iPhone user rotating a photo.
Khamosh Pathak

If some of your iPhone or iPad photos are in the condemnable orientation, don't vex: The Photos app includes a built-in feature that lets you rotate a photo by 90 degrees at a time. Hera's how to use it.

First, unstoppered the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad and sail to the photo that you want to circumvolve.

Ahead you do anything else, it's important to understand that Photos will save the rotation changes to your original image. If you'd like to keep an original (unrotated) copy of the image, we recommend that you create a extra image for editing purposes initial. To do and so, knock the Divvy up clit (which looks comparable a rounded square with an arrow pointing upward out of it) and choose the "Duplicate" option.

Once you'ray ready to rotate, tap the "Edit" button in the top toolbar to record photo-redaction mode.

Tap "Edit" button in the top toolbar.

On the image-editing screen, tap the Crop button in the bottom toolbar (Information technology looks like 2 right angles with dotted arrows around IT.).

Tap the Crop button (box with dotted arrows) in the editing mode.

At the top of the screen, tap the Revolve around icon (It's a rounded square with a sickle-shaped pointer pointing left above its upper-right box.).

Tap the Rotate button (box with left arrow) in the top toolbar.

This will instantly rotate the image by 90 degrees in the left (counterclockwise) direction.

Every time you tap the spread ou button, you'll rotate IT by 90 degrees again. With four taps, for example, you'll have the image back in the original put back. Once you're happy with the rotated see, tap the "Done" button in the bottom toolbar.

Tap "Done" to save the rotated image.

The image thumbnail testament be updated in the Photos library.

Original picture compared to the rotated picture.
The fresh picture vs. the revolved picture.

You can now freely part the rotated image as you normally would, and the recipient role wish see it in the proper preference.

How to Undo the Revolution

Photo editing in the Photos app on iPhone and iPad is not-destructive. This means that you can go back at any time to revert the changes that you've made.

If you lack to undo the rotation, browse to the picture in the Photos app and pat the "Edit" push button.

Tap "Edit" button in the top toolbar.

Connected the photo-edit screen, pat the "Revert" button in the bottom-right niche.

Tap "Revert" in photo editor.

In the pop-up book, choose "Revert to Original."

Choose "Revert to Original" option to revert the photo to its original state.

The image volition be directly restored to its avant-garde stage and will follow exactly like it was before the rotation.

Straight off that you've used the editor in the Photos app, we suggest that you spend a bit to a greater extent time with it. You can apply quick filters, fix malposed images, redact second details, Oregon enhance photos quite easily. Have fun!

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