How to make slideshows with your iPhone or iPad

Slideshowing your photos is one of the best ways to create stories with your memories without having to use third-party applications, because you can do it directly from your device, whether it's an iPhone or an iPad.

You can make a nice presentation with your iPhone to entertain your friends and family when they visit you. The Photos app on your iPhone not only allows you to create slideshows, but also allows you to add music, further personalizing your creation.

In this article I will show you how to create a slideshow with music on your iPhone or iPad. Go for it!

How to Make a Slideshow with Music Using the Photos App

The process is very simple, you simply have to follow the steps below to do it correctly.

• First open the Photos app and press Select at the top right.
• Select the images you want to include in your slideshow.
• Remember that you can swipe across multiple photos to select them at once.
• Play the three point icon In the bottom right.
• Scroll vertically and select Slideshow.
• Your images will now be displayed in looping slides.

If you are not completely happy with your work, you can edit it, to do so follow these steps:

• Tap anywhere in the slideshow and press Options In the bottom right.
• Choose theme to change the display style, among the five available.
• Tap Music to change the song, or choose a tone or press Music Library.
• Select if you want it to Repeat or not
• Then use the slider in the menu Options to change the transition speed.
• Tap OK at the top right.
• Now, you'll simply have to show your phone to anyone you want to show your creation to. You can even share your iPhone or iPad creation on your TV to make the experience more engaging.
• press OK to close the slideshow.

Can you save the slideshow to your iPhone?

Unfortunately, you can't save slideshows using the Photos app on iPhone. But you can share images grouped by date as slideshows.

How to Share a Slideshow of Grouped Photos via Photo Library

Another feature of the Photos app is that it groups images in the Library based on the days, months, or years you took them. So this slideshow option is useful for creating time-bound memories. However, you cannot customize or add images as you want.

To create and share slideshows based on your days, months, or years on your iPhone, follow these steps:

• First in the Photos app, tap Photo Library.
• Select Years, Months or Days.
• The images are subgrouped with their own presentation created by Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.
• Tap the three horizontal dots at the top right of the pass you want.
• Now select Play memory video.
• To choose music: Tap the music icon at the bottom left. Tap that icon again to load songs.

Share a slideshow of grouped photos via the Photo Library

• Touch the three points of the pass at the top right.
• Tap the Share icon at the top right to share your slideshow.
• Alternatively, select Save to files to save it on your device.
• The process may be slow at times if you've already backed up your photos to iCloud, as your iPhone needs to download them first.

Use a third-party app to share slideshows on iPhone

While the above option is stricter, you can take the help of movie making apps. However, I recommend iMovie, as it allows you to create slideshows from your images and save them as videos, which you can share with others.

Why can't I add music to my slideshow on iPhone?

It is possible that you can't add music from services like Apple Music, since most of them have copyright protection. And this is what often stops people from adding music to their slideshow.

The Photos app and many third-party options also let you add preset songs to your slideshow. So, you might want to use one of those songs instead, even more so if you later want to upload that slideshow to social media.

Conclusion

Photo slideshows are beautiful if you put enough creativity into the process and pay attention to the details. These are all the ways to create a photo slideshow with music on your iPhone. I hope you can create some nice memories from your recent vacation. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions.