You open your gallery. Three versions of the same selfie, a screenshot of a recipe you never tried, and that one photo of the floor you swear you meant to delete. It adds up. Fast.

Start with your albums. Create folders: Receipts, Memes, For Printing, Favorites. Use the “Hide” feature for screenshots you need but don’t want in the camera roll.

For editing, you don’t always need pro tools. Snapseed is subtle but powerful, tune the brightness in specific areas or blur out clutter in the background. Lightroom Mobile lets you save presets, so your photos can have a consistent tone without editing each one from scratch. For quick fixes, VSCO and Canva work like magic.

Try the “Favorites” heart tag on your phone. Tap it only for the photos that spark something, real memories, not just images.

Once a month, take 10 minutes to declutter. Delete duplicates. Archive clutter. You’ll scroll easier, and those important photos? You’ll actually find them.

Your phone is a reflection of your life. A little editing, visual or digital, makes it easier to enjoy what really matters.