2 Easy Ways to Combine Photos on an iPhone

As it turns out, there are actually multiple ways to combine photos on an iPhone.

Below, we’ll show you some of the ways to put two pictures together on your iPhone or iPad.

How to Combine iPhone Photos Using Layout

One of the best ways to put photos side-by-side on an iPhone is by using the free Layout app. This app comes from the developers of Instagram and provides various ways to combine your images.

Here are the steps you need to follow to use Layout:

1. Open the App Store on your iPhone and search for Layout. Tap the entry that says Layout from Instagram and install the app on your phone.
2. Launch the app once it’s installed.
3. On the app’s main screen, tap the photos that you’d like to combine into a single image.
4. As soon as you start tapping photos, Layout displays various compositions at the top. Select the layout that has your selected photos side-by-side.
5. Your selected layout will open in full-screen mode. If you want, use the tools given at the bottom of your screen to edit your photo.
6. Tap Save in the top-right corner to save your combined photo.
7. Layout will save your photo to the Photos app.
8. Tap Done to close the editing mode in Layout.

How to Combine Photos Using Shortcuts on an iPhone

If you want to merge photos from within the Photos app, Shortcuts can help you do that. Shortcuts is a free app owned by Apple that you can use to automate many tasks on your iPhone, including combining images.

In Shortcuts, you need to create a custom shortcut that processes the selected images, combines them, and saves them to Photos again.

Here are the steps on how to create the shortcut you need:

1. Open the App Store, search for Shortcuts, and install the Shortcuts app on your device if you don’t have it already.
2. Launch the Shortcuts app and on the main app screen, tap Create Shortcut to add a new shortcut.
3. On the following screen, search for Combine Images and tap that option in the results.
4. Now you need to configure the selected action:
   1. In Mode, select Side-by-Side, since you want to put your photos side-by-side.
   2. Then choose either Horizontal or Vertical, depending on how you want to combine your images.
   3. Leave the Spacing field blank if you don’t want to have a space between your combined photos.
5. Search for another action named Save to Photo Album. Tap the action when it appears in the search results. This action will save your combined photo in the Photos app. Tap the option next to Album in the Save to Photo Album section to choose where your combined photos will be saved.
6. Tap the settings icon in the top-right corner of your shortcut, then tap Name and enter a name for your shortcut. Use a descriptive name, like Combine Photos, so you don’t lose track of it in the future.
7. Enable the Show in Share Sheet toggle so that you can see this shortcut in the Photos app. Then, tap Done in the top-right corner, then Done again to save your shortcut.

After making the shortcut above, here’s how to go about using it:

1. Launch the Photos app on your iPhone and select the photos you want to combine.
2. Tap the share icon in the lower-left corner and choose Shortcuts.
3. Select the shortcut you created above and let it run through its process.
4. Go back to Photos to find your combined image.

Put Photos Side-by-Side With Ease on an iPhone

There’s absolutely no need to learn any complex photo-editing skills when you want to combine photos on an iPhone. With the two easy-to-use methods shown above, you can quickly and conveniently have all your selected photos merged into one.

Source; MUO