Learn how to easily set a favorite picture as the key photo for a person or pet in your iPhone's Photos app. This helps you quickly identify them in your People & Pets album.
Setting a Key Photo for People or Pets
Your iPhone automatically identifies people and pets in your photos and groups them. The "key photo" is the main picture displayed for that person or pet in the People & Pets album. You can change this key photo to any picture that includes their face.
Here's the straightforward process to make a key photo for a specific person or pet, based on the iPhone Photos app functionality:
Steps to Make a Key Photo:
- Open the Photos App: Navigate to the standard Photos application on your iPhone.
- Go to People & Pets: Tap on the "Albums" tab at the bottom, then scroll down and tap on the "People & Pets" album.
- Select the Person or Pet: Tap on the specific person or pet whose key photo you wish to change.
- Show More Faces: Tap the ... menu (usually in the top-right corner) and then tap "Show Faces". This displays a collection of photos featuring that person or pet.
- Choose and Set: Browse through the photos. Touch and hold the picture you want to set as the key photo. A menu will pop up.
- Tap "Make Key Photo": From the options presented, tap "Make Key Photo".
The selected photo will now appear as the main image for that person or pet in the People & Pets album.
Note: This method is specifically for the key photo displayed in the "People & Pets" album. Setting a key photo for an album or a Live Photo is done differently.
Why Change the Key Photo?
- Personalization: Choose your favorite or most representative picture of that person or pet.
- Easy Identification: Make it easier to quickly spot someone in the People & Pets album, especially if the default photo isn't clear or recognizable.
| Step | Action | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Photos app | Access photo library |
| 2 | Go to People & Pets | Find automatically recognized faces |
| 3 | Select person/pet | Isolate photos of one subject |
| 4 | Tap ... > Show Faces | See all recognized photos |
| 5 | Touch & hold a photo | Select a potential key photo |
| 6 | Tap Make Key Photo | Confirm the choice |
Using these steps ensures you select the perfect key photo for the important people and pets stored in your iPhone's photo library.
