Photo Organizing: Stop Scrolling: How to Find a Photo on Your iPhone

Stop Scrolling: How to Find a Photo on Your iPhone

Have you ever known exactly what a photo looked like but had absolutely no idea when you took it—or where it was hiding?

In this episode, Kristi and Amanda begin the third and final question in their Top iPhone Questions series: How do I find a photo on my iPhone?

Before diving in, they catch up on their summer memories and discuss the pressure to capture everything, the value of everyday photos, and the fun of seeing your family’s story through someone else’s camera.

Then, they explore how the way we use our iPhone cameras has changed. Our Photos Libraries no longer hold only family memories—they’re also filled with receipts, recipes, school schedules, parking spots, screenshots, products, and countless other pieces of visual information.

Thankfully, your iPhone already has tools that can help you find what you need without scrolling through thousands of photos.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Searching for photos using the details you remember

• How your iPhone recognizes people, places, objects, events, and text

• Why a search like “dog in the water” may actually work

• What happened when Kristi tried searching for an old Minion costume

• Why Search is helpful—but isn’t a replacement for an organized photo collection

• Exploring the useful features inside the Collections tab

• Using searchable captions to add clues your iPhone cannot recognize

• Letting go of the pressure to photograph every moment perfectly

• How a ten-minute Tiny Task can help you learn without becoming overwhelmed

Over the next three Tiny Task episodes, Kristi and Amanda will help you:

1. Search using the clues you remember

2. Explore the tools inside the Collections tab

3. Add searchable captions to meaningful photos

This series will also bring season one of Sorted-It-Out to a close. After a short break, Kristi and Amanda will return with season two on October 15, 2026.

Your Tiny Task:

Think of one photo you know is somewhere in your Photos Library but can never seem to find. Write down any clues you remember—who was there, where you were, what was happening, or something visible in the photo—and keep those clues ready for the first Tiny Task.

Follow or subscribe to Sorted-It-Out wherever you listen so you don’t miss the final Tiny Tasks of season one—or the beginning of season two on October 15.

Pick one. Tiny Task it. Call it a win.

Episode Transcript

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.15450007Have you ever known exactly what a photo looked like but had absolutely no idea when you took it or where it was hiding? Maybe you remember who was in it, where you were, one tiny detail in the background, or perhaps you know where it was taken and wish you could simply revisit that place inside your photos library. 2 00:00:17,490.15550007 --> 00:00:25,716.820166737 The good news is that your iPhone already has some surprisingly helpful tools for finding those photos if you know where to look and what clues to give. 3 00:00:25,853.487833404 --> 00:00:35,199.356378217 Today, we're kicking off the final question in our top iPhone question series: how do I find a photo on my We'll introduce three different ways to help you find your photos. 4 00:00:35,759.356378217 --> 00:00:37,49.356378217 Welcome back to Sorted Out. 5 00:00:37,159.356378217 --> 00:00:42,759.356378217 We're Christine and Amanda, childhood best friends turned professional photo organizers, and we are so glad that you're here. 6 00:00:42,932.688711551 --> 00:00:46,252.689711551 This podcast is all about making photo organizing feel simpler. 7 00:00:46,452.689711551 --> 00:00:53,392.689711551 No guilt, no overwhelm, just realistic advice mixed with real-life mom moments and everyday lessons we're learning right alongside you. 8 00:00:53,559.355378217 --> 00:00:56,629.356378217 We're moms, we're busy, and life is messy. 9 00:00:56,679.355378217 --> 00:01:00,139.355378217 So around here, we're focused on progress, not perfection. 10 00:01:00,364.046988195 --> 00:01:04,514.046988195 Today we're beginning the third and final question in our top iPhone question series. 11 00:01:04,857.088234418 --> 00:01:20,874.999963723 We started by asking, "Where are my photos?" Then we explored, "Why is my iPhone so full?" And now we're asking, "How do I find a photo on my iPhone?" Because knowing that a photo is probably somewhere in your photos library is one thing, actually finding it when you need it is something completely different. 12 00:01:20,991.66663039 --> 00:01:23,711.66563039 And we're not only using our iPhones to capture memories anymore. 13 00:01:23,884.999963723 --> 00:01:33,849.479417405 We're taking photos of school schedules, receipts, recipes, parking spots, products in stores, appointment information, and all kinds of things we're convinced we'll remember later. 14 00:01:34,34.512176313 --> 00:01:37,154.513176313 That means we aren't always searching for a favorite family photo. 15 00:01:37,264.511176313 --> 00:01:41,774.50817631 Sometimes we're looking for one tiny piece of information buried among thousands of images. 16 00:01:41,994.50817631 --> 00:01:46,574.50917631 But finding it doesn't have to mean scrolling through your entire life one thumbnail at a time. 17 00:01:46,775.66537132 --> 00:01:50,755.66537132 Over the next three tiny tasks, we are gonna explore three ways your iPhone can help. 18 00:01:50,975.66537132 --> 00:01:51,895.66537132 So let's get into it. 19 00:01:52,451.36727244 --> 00:01:59,214.59727698 Okay, Amanda, before we get into the main topic that we're gonna be chatting about today, I do have a question for you. 20 00:01:59,284.59827698 --> 00:02:00,624.59827698 I know that you love these questions. 21 00:02:00,877.09827698 --> 00:02:01,857.09827698 Oh, I'm so scared. 22 00:02:01,954.59827698 --> 00:02:02,364.59827698 coming. 23 00:02:03,137.09827698 --> 00:02:03,347.09827698 I know. 24 00:02:04,187.09827698 --> 00:02:04,727.09827698 And I, I... 25 00:02:04,737.09827698 --> 00:02:12,727.79650205 Your brain is not predictable either with what you choose for questions I'm really not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but I don't know. 26 00:02:12,947.29650205 --> 00:02:13,887.29650205 I'll take it as a compliment. 27 00:02:14,897.79650205 --> 00:02:16,197.29650205 Sure here's your question. 28 00:02:16,617.29650205 --> 00:02:20,337.29650205 Here's your question, then I'll, I'll answer it too, 'cause I had to think about this for a minute. 29 00:02:21,277.29650205 --> 00:02:32,258.30568076 so what was your most memorable summer moment, and did anyone actually remember to take a photo of it? And when I say remember, you don't always have to do that, but anyway, I'll just let, let you Hmm, hmm, mm-hmm. 30 00:02:32,516.42102239 --> 00:02:39,343.08668906 Okay, most memorable is a little hard to think on the spot, especially for someone who likes to spend too much time reflecting. 31 00:02:39,488.58768906 --> 00:02:44,341.92102239 Okay, so don't say most memorable, maybe just like some key things. 32 00:02:45,44.42102239 --> 00:02:47,804.42102239 Look at you modifying it, adapting it for me already. 33 00:02:47,814.42102239 --> 00:02:48,774.42102239 Thank you. 34 00:02:50,244.42102239 --> 00:02:50,624.42102239 Okay. 35 00:02:50,634.42102239 --> 00:03:03,801.08668906 N- it's funny 'cause now that you say this though, I feel like I've already reflected on this because some of my main go-to summer events, which, quote-unquote, "might be most memorable," I actually do on a yearly basis. 36 00:03:03,801.08768906 --> 00:03:05,581.08668906 So we fly back home to Ontario. 37 00:03:05,581.08668906 --> 00:03:09,961.08768906 As you know, we have this really big, ridiculous ring board tournament with, like, 60 people, friends and family. 38 00:03:09,961.08768906 --> 00:03:10,801.08668906 It's amazing. 39 00:03:10,937.75335572 --> 00:03:12,317.75235572 It's like a family reunion. 40 00:03:12,847.75335572 --> 00:03:16,817.75435572 And, you know, I also do some other things with the kids, like, that are mini adventures. 41 00:03:16,847.75135572 --> 00:03:19,601.08568906 Like, we go on this big Wibit, it's called. 42 00:03:19,631.08368906 --> 00:03:20,171.08568906 I don't even know if it... 43 00:03:20,191.08568906 --> 00:03:21,1.08668906 Yeah, it's called the Wibit. 44 00:03:21,21.08768906 --> 00:03:23,751.08468906 Anyway, it's like this big obstacle course. 45 00:03:24,131.08368906 --> 00:03:26,501.08768906 Um, it's inflatable obstacle thing. 46 00:03:26,521.08768906 --> 00:03:27,441.08468906 Yeah, out on the... 47 00:03:27,471.08468906 --> 00:03:29,701.08468906 I might even have put it in one of our newsletters. 48 00:03:29,894.58668906 --> 00:03:32,204.58668906 It, on the water was like, "This thing is amazing." 49 00:03:32,214.58668906 --> 00:03:33,643.08668906 I didn't It's so fun. 50 00:03:33,993.08668906 --> 00:03:35,263.08668906 Yes, it's so fun. 51 00:03:35,713.08668906 --> 00:03:38,213.08668906 Uh, so those, you know, those are some repeat things. 52 00:03:38,273.08668906 --> 00:03:56,182.54476808 And it's funny because as many of you might know, or you might know now too, uh, Christy, that when we start to take ph- once we've started to do photo books and so on, I feel my photography started to change a bit because I could really feel the story more in the intention of my, photography. 53 00:03:56,319.21143475 --> 00:04:10,632.54676808 And what I noticed this year was because I was with different people at the time, or I was more involved, say, in the event, the organization, the administration It is, it needs organization administration because it's so big, and I love it. 54 00:04:10,642.54276808 --> 00:04:20,102.54476808 It's so fun, but it takes, you know Like, we, we have big tournament brackets that need to go on whiteboards and stuff so there's a lot involved. 55 00:04:20,250.34188818 --> 00:04:26,790.34088818 And, uh, my great partner photographer, was injured, and she wasn't taking as many photos this year. 56 00:04:26,790.34088818 --> 00:04:33,230.33588818 So I felt like, oh, it was so fun, but we didn't capture the story the same as we did previously. 57 00:04:33,850.33788818 --> 00:04:45,527.00355485 And I was very aware of it in the time because I think, I kind of think in that yearly storybook now of like And then I thought, "Okay, but I have to also just let this go," because sometimes this is gonna happen. 58 00:04:45,707.00655485 --> 00:04:48,177.00255485 We're just not We're gonna be so in the moment. 59 00:04:48,177.00855485 --> 00:04:53,723.67422151 The Wibbit day, my mom got to come with me that day, and we were, like, reading books, and we were talking so much. 60 00:04:54,53.67322151 --> 00:04:56,253.66822151 And I did capture my go-to stuff. 61 00:04:56,263.66422151 --> 00:05:11,543.66822151 But, in my usual capacity of not being able to answer a question in short form, this is my long, drawn-out answer of what goes through my head when you ask something simple like, "Did you capture a memory?" Well, let me tell you. 62 00:05:12,343.67122151 --> 00:05:13,663.66722151 And I go on and on and on. 63 00:05:14,153.66722151 --> 00:05:14,273.66722151 I know. 64 00:05:14,653.66722151 --> 00:05:15,683.66722151 Exactly. 65 00:05:16,63.66722151 --> 00:05:25,935.38171347 But I also share this because I think a lot of people struggle with, Yeah you know, I didn't Am I being present? Am I behind my camera too much? Shoot, I missed that. 66 00:05:25,935.38171347 --> 00:05:43,661.56191848 Should I have got a video? And that's why I just I kinda like to have a almost, like, a bit of a template feeling of when I go into events, let's make sure I capture the go-to selfies, the this, the this, and then I'm okay if the camera goes away then because I'm gonna delete half the photos that I take anyway if I take too many. 67 00:05:43,765.05891848 --> 00:05:44,75.05891848 True. 68 00:05:44,495.05891848 --> 00:05:50,828.21458515 Yeah, that's true So it's my own little, like, maybe minimalist approach now to save me some work on the other end. 69 00:05:50,868.21758515 --> 00:05:58,429.33470306 But at the same time, I grapple with that mini disappointment that I didn't quite capture, you know, enough of the story that I wanted. 70 00:05:58,449.34270306 --> 00:06:07,518.84470306 But sort of goes on with, like, mom guilt and Oh yeah a photo book or something like that and you're like, "Oh, I just didn't turn out exactly how I wanted," whatever, man, get her done. 71 00:06:07,608.84470306 --> 00:06:08,338.84470306 Like, it's fine. 72 00:06:08,439.34470306 --> 00:06:09,299.34470306 Exactly. 73 00:06:09,329.34470306 --> 00:06:12,819.34470306 And guess what? There are other years where I had way more photos and videos. 74 00:06:12,869.34470306 --> 00:06:26,159.34370306 But I do recognize that I just have to go through that thought process at first in order to let it go, and maybe because time is moving so fast or because it feels that way, and my kids are going into teenagehood, and I'm like, "What? Everything's changing so fast. 75 00:06:26,179.34370306 --> 00:06:26,989.34370306 Capture it all. 76 00:06:27,92.67703639 --> 00:06:28,672.67803639 Take more photos, take more videos." 77 00:06:29,139.12851132 --> 00:06:30,909.12851132 No, that is not the answer, everybody. 78 00:06:31,336.62851132 --> 00:06:32,226.62851132 No, that's not the answer. 79 00:06:32,226.62851132 --> 00:06:32,476.62851132 No. 80 00:06:32,966.62851132 --> 00:06:43,481.43751978 Um, when I was thinking about this question, 'cause I was like, "Is this a good one to ask Amanda?" But then I was like, "Hmm, how would I answer it?" And I had a little bit of a, uh, an answer, but now I've changed my answer listening to your answer. 81 00:06:43,481.43751978 --> 00:06:45,131.43751978 Or no, I've modified it, I guess, a little bit. 82 00:06:45,651.43751978 --> 00:06:48,788.10418645 But yeah, memorable, whatever, maybe not. 83 00:06:48,828.10418645 --> 00:06:53,224.7993213 We've talked about this before, like we're at the cottage a lot, so the things have shifted. 84 00:06:53,224.8013213 --> 00:06:57,464.8013213 I used to take, like you said, uh, you know, the main photos of the big events in my life. 85 00:06:57,464.8013213 --> 00:06:59,964.8013213 Camping, first days of school, all that kind of stuff. 86 00:06:59,964.8013213 --> 00:07:03,604.8003213 But our life has shifted, and now we're mainly up at the cottage. 87 00:07:03,708.13465463 --> 00:07:05,652.60983483 So sunset pictures, water pictures. 88 00:07:05,682.60983483 --> 00:07:06,482.61083483 We talked about this. 89 00:07:06,502.60983483 --> 00:07:08,902.61183483 We have family and friend pictures we do all the time. 90 00:07:09,215.94416817 --> 00:07:17,102.61283483 what I've just discovered last week is we do have somebody, here on the island, 'cause our cottage is on a island, and we call her the island photographer. 91 00:07:17,202.61283483 --> 00:07:22,602.60983483 And she posts things on, like, a private Instagram page or whatever, and she just told me about it, which is totally fine. 92 00:07:22,769.2775015 --> 00:07:29,239.2785015 But she takes a lot of photos and videos when I'm not even paying attention of just candid life. 93 00:07:29,292.81478268 --> 00:07:37,944.31178268 No this really funny video of Tim, like, cheers-ing everybody because he's like, "We had a plan to go this way in our life, but we went this way. 94 00:07:37,944.31278268 --> 00:07:38,984.31578268 We did a whole U-ey." 95 00:07:39,46.81478268 --> 00:07:41,524.31378268 My gosh and said, "It's the island U-ey." 96 00:07:41,534.30978268 --> 00:07:46,174.30978268 Like, so I didn't even know that video was being taken, and so we watch it back. 97 00:07:46,174.31678268 --> 00:07:55,294.31278268 I'm like, these are the things that I a lot is the candid moments Угу memorable until you watch them back. 98 00:07:55,294.31278268 --> 00:07:59,294.31578268 So that, that is Very good Yes, that's my answer, so there you go. 99 00:07:59,606.81478268 --> 00:08:05,573.45241296 That is a good answer, and I do think you bring up a couple points that I'd like to reflect upon, i.e., 100 00:08:05,883.45241296 --> 00:08:11,853.45141296 another photographer, a point of view coming into the picture, ha, no pun intended, that your... 101 00:08:12,93.45241296 --> 00:08:18,443.45241296 if you think about it, so many of your memories that are in your photo book are all captured by you or set up by you. 102 00:08:18,556.78574629 --> 00:08:25,480.11807963 And y- Oh ja you know, the history of your family and the story of your family is essentially told through your viewpoint. 103 00:08:25,530.11907963 --> 00:08:33,970.11907963 And how cool is it Yeah where someone else is just, like, you're like, "Oh, this is how I show up in the world through someone else's lens," or something. 104 00:08:33,970.12007963 --> 00:08:41,434.72098666 And you're like, it's kind of unsettling at first, but, it's cool 'cause that's just such a different part of the story that you haven't had access to, right? I love that. 105 00:08:41,474.72098666 --> 00:08:44,584.72098666 And then the other thing I wanted to comment on was the... 106 00:08:44,728.05431999 --> 00:08:55,588.01023609 It's a really good point about the day-to-day life, the shift where you have less events in life throughout the year, but you have, really happy, full life of candid moments. 107 00:08:55,628.01023609 --> 00:09:00,478.01023609 So Угу trigger you to bring your camera out as much though. 108 00:09:00,584.67590276 --> 00:09:10,637.5238703 But when you think of even in those candid shots or that everyday life, in my head, I'm always thinking, even though I don't have all my photo books done, just FYI, not even close. 109 00:09:10,677.5258703 --> 00:09:13,197.5248703 I've been building a business, not my yearly photo books. 110 00:09:13,297.5248703 --> 00:09:14,357.5238703 Little bit behind. 111 00:09:15,937.5238703 --> 00:09:23,716.31678867 But I still think in my head of, I don't have photos of my kids and I this month because we're busy, and they're gone. 112 00:09:23,769.65312201 --> 00:09:24,759.65312201 Let's just take a selfie. 113 00:09:24,839.65212201 --> 00:09:27,539.65312201 Let's just document that we existed together this month. 114 00:09:27,719.65312201 --> 00:09:38,835.77877507 And that, Yeah, that's a g- yeah you know, that annual family book might start to look like a few random selfies or just a day-to-day life of, I don't know, like maybe your kid's sitting and watching gaming. 115 00:09:38,905.78277507 --> 00:09:40,245.77877507 You're like, "I'm gonna take a picture of this. 116 00:09:40,285.77977507 --> 00:09:50,393.08395724 This is just regular everyday life, but when these guys are gone, I'm gonna kinda miss like having him in there with his headset on, just peeking in on him," you know? So just, We're like two, two years of, uh, 0.5 117 00:09:50,393.08395724 --> 00:09:52,293.08395724 photos that's what the Green family is. 118 00:09:52,383.08295724 --> 00:09:54,263.08395724 Trinity does the whole 0.5. 119 00:09:54,263.08395724 --> 00:10:01,206.41629057 She picks up the camera and turns it around so that all of us can fit in it, and changes, like, the, uh, whatever that's called to, like, 0.5 120 00:10:01,206.41629057 --> 00:10:03,506.41729057 so, it opens up the screen a little bit more. 121 00:10:03,638.27343343 --> 00:10:06,284.9401001 And anywhere and everywhere we've gone, it's just a 0.5. 122 00:10:06,400.10776677 --> 00:10:08,821.60676677 Yeah, that's funny in the el- All five of us are in the elevator. 123 00:10:08,821.60776677 --> 00:10:09,691.60776677 All of us are on the beach. 124 00:10:09,691.60776677 --> 00:10:10,581.60676677 All of us are at the cottage. 125 00:10:10,981.60776677 --> 00:10:12,321.60576677 We're in front of the bus when we sold it. 126 00:10:12,321.60776677 --> 00:10:12,851.60776677 Like, everything. 127 00:10:12,851.60776677 --> 00:10:13,951.60876677 Trinity's like, "0.5," 128 00:10:13,951.60876677 --> 00:10:14,991.60576677 and all of a sudden we're all like, "Yay." 129 00:10:15,488.10776677 --> 00:10:16,348.10776677 That's so fun. 130 00:10:16,368.10776677 --> 00:10:18,48.10776677 Well, that's part of the story right there. 131 00:10:18,68.10776677 --> 00:10:19,18.10776677 That's the .5 132 00:10:19,348.10776677 --> 00:10:36,620.85580168 transition, right? And Yeah, a little side note, as I was shopping for iPhones this summer, uh, for my mom, who now has an iPhone Pro, I kind of forgot about this feature that I'm still on a 15 happily, although I'm not really happy with my battery, but whatever. 133 00:10:36,670.85680168 --> 00:10:42,955.86738352 I will upgrade, probably do a 17 once this is done Yeah, mine's start- my battery's starting to go for off Yeah, that it's a thing. 134 00:10:42,965.86738352 --> 00:10:54,582.70071685 But anyway, the big thing was, and I totally forgot about this feature, was we knew the camera like 15 and above had really improved, but I forgot that the selfie camera, like the front-facing camera they called it, Mm-hmm. 135 00:10:54,739.19971685 --> 00:10:55,509.20071685 uh, improves. 136 00:10:55,529.19971685 --> 00:10:57,769.20071685 I think it's significantly in the 17. 137 00:10:57,809.20071685 --> 00:10:58,789.20071685 I don't think it's in the 16. 138 00:10:58,809.20071685 --> 00:10:59,879.20071685 So that's something that's kinda cool. 139 00:11:00,219.19971685 --> 00:11:03,279.19971685 That should be your next phone upgrade because you're a .5 140 00:11:03,279.19971685 --> 00:11:06,649.20071685 family now, is you're going to need the better camera on the front-facer. 141 00:11:07,278.89899576 --> 00:11:08,758.89899576 Yeah, it's her camera. 142 00:11:08,908.89899576 --> 00:11:09,363.39899576 It's Aw. 143 00:11:09,378.89899576 --> 00:11:11,708.89899576 the point fives are on her phone, and then she just shares it. 144 00:11:11,878.89899576 --> 00:11:14,12.2323291 And h- she's got the upgraded phone, so it's fine. 145 00:11:14,22.2323291 --> 00:11:23,452.06566243 But she, there you go she'll just, she'll share it in our, uh, text group chat, which is called Potential Organ Donors, is what my family's group Oh, Just let you guys know that wow. 146 00:11:23,752.06566243 --> 00:11:23,979.19151277 Wow. 147 00:11:24,162.06566243 --> 00:11:27,610.42053771 Just a warm and fuzzy family "Oh, thank, thanks Trinity." 148 00:11:27,902.25387105 --> 00:11:28,342.99310007 Jeez. 149 00:11:28,367.08720438 --> 00:11:31,352.25387105 Anyway, I thought we were the dark family, but yeah. 150 00:11:33,345.58720438 --> 00:11:33,815.58720438 Fair. 151 00:11:33,967.08720438 --> 00:11:34,347.08720438 Okay. 152 00:11:34,375.58720438 --> 00:11:34,745.58720438 right. 153 00:11:35,57.08620438 --> 00:11:35,297.08620438 all right. 154 00:11:35,607.08620438 --> 00:11:39,229.58720438 So let's shift into what we actually are supposed to be talking about Right. 155 00:11:39,279.58720438 --> 00:11:42,837.08620438 Oh We're gonna be moving into our very last question. 156 00:11:42,847.08520438 --> 00:11:50,807.08420438 We were at, uh, what people were asking Google about their iPhones, and of course, we're taking it with a photo organizing lens. 157 00:11:50,873.75387105 --> 00:11:55,843.75487105 And, the third question is, where do I find? What are we finding, Amanda? You go ahead and let us know. 158 00:11:56,263.75387105 --> 00:12:03,124.25587105 What are we finding? What are we finding It's a loaded What are we finding? Oh my gosh, that's like... 159 00:12:03,124.25587105 --> 00:12:03,824.25587105 Don't get me started if this is gonna be another series we just discovered. 160 00:12:03,824.25587105 --> 00:12:05,324.25587105 Yeah, it is, it is a loaded question. 161 00:12:05,654.25487105 --> 00:12:16,195.38333188 But we need to ask it because, again, I kind of revert to this a lot, the way we take photos now is not just for memory keeping, and we have mini computers in our hands. 162 00:12:16,255.38233188 --> 00:12:18,375.38333188 Often they're, they are our... 163 00:12:18,705.38233188 --> 00:12:20,85.38233188 They are our... 164 00:12:20,135.38333188 --> 00:12:21,325.38233188 Gosh, that's hard to say. 165 00:12:21,661.10069861 --> 00:12:33,582.34559657 It is hard to say Often they are our It's even worse if I'm trying to spell it I'm just gonna re- like work this sentence around a different way. 166 00:12:34,430.34440749 --> 00:12:35,120.34440749 Often... 167 00:12:36,200.34440749 --> 00:12:47,482.34440749 we're taking photos of more than just memories, right? So often our iPhones and their camera are used for so much more than just capturing family moments, right? We're capturing stuff at Costco. 168 00:12:47,482.34440749 --> 00:12:49,872.34440749 We're capturing information and schedules. 169 00:12:49,872.34440749 --> 00:12:53,325.67674083 We're capturing, meals that we just took or like, "Look what I just made. 170 00:12:53,325.67674083 --> 00:12:55,605.67774083 It looks so delicious," and sharing and sharing and sharing. 171 00:12:55,685.67774083 --> 00:13:00,472.34440749 Even more so we're also,, sharing visually in text conversations. 172 00:13:00,512.34440749 --> 00:13:03,12.34440749 We're not just going back and forth explaining something. 173 00:13:03,92.34540749 --> 00:13:07,52.34340749 I've noticed people are sending me more selfies and mini videos of what they're doing. 174 00:13:07,52.34440749 --> 00:13:08,189.01107416 And delete, delete, delete. 175 00:13:08,239.01107416 --> 00:13:10,379.00907416 This is already taking up too much storage on my phone. 176 00:13:10,465.67674083 --> 00:13:12,115.67574083 Uh, so something to be mindful of. 177 00:13:12,115.67774083 --> 00:13:15,595.67774083 But again, it's like our patterns and our trends of how we take photos are... 178 00:13:15,625.67774083 --> 00:13:16,635.67974083 continue to evolve. 179 00:13:16,722.34440749 --> 00:13:23,363.23102881 So what do we do with all that? What are we actually finding? That's a really good question because this really differs for everybody. 180 00:13:23,436.56536214 --> 00:13:30,648.3363372 But often we're not just trying to find memories, we're trying to find information as well in our photo collection. 181 00:13:30,658.3373372 --> 00:13:41,94.57601135 So the search feature has become quite an important tool to use, but I think there's so much more that, how people can use it than they understand it or than they know how. 182 00:13:41,124.57501135 --> 00:13:47,964.58301135 We are going to, break it down into a tiny task, number one, and search with the clues you remember. 183 00:13:48,57.91334469 --> 00:13:49,77.91434469 I find this really common. 184 00:13:49,97.91434469 --> 00:13:53,957.90834468 It's almost like we're searching our photo collections like we're searching on Google. 185 00:13:54,510.74667802 --> 00:13:54,750.74667802 Mm-hmm. 186 00:13:54,791.24467802 --> 00:13:55,811.24267802 know? Like, "Okay. 187 00:13:56,31.24067802 --> 00:13:58,981.24667802 What, what did we do that day? Uh, dog with... 188 00:13:59,1.24167802 --> 00:14:00,52.89673924 dog in the water." 189 00:14:00,91.24067802 --> 00:14:07,11.23967802 You know? But what's really cool is Apple Photos has become so much more intelligent with the search features that it will actually bring up... 190 00:14:07,401.23967802 --> 00:14:10,441.23567802 You can say that, and it will bring up photos of dog in the water. 191 00:14:10,501.23667802 --> 00:14:12,711.24067802 So, just a really quick anecdote. 192 00:14:12,741.24467802 --> 00:14:28,477.91034468 I wrote this in a newsletter a couple weeks ago where, I was talking about taking the selfie, the point five I guess, in the Green family terminology of whoever goes with us when we go to a movie, we go out afterwards and we take a selfie in front of the poster of the movie we just saw. 193 00:14:28,562.46590024 --> 00:14:32,848.79702269 I started this with my kids when they were little, and it's just kinda became a thing. 194 00:14:32,868.78302269 --> 00:14:37,298.78402269 I didn't really know I was starting a thing we did every time, but I just thought, "Oh, let's just capture that we just saw this. 195 00:14:37,298.79202269 --> 00:14:38,118.79702269 This was so fun." 196 00:14:38,202.12835602 --> 00:14:48,713.73874151 And when I was writing in the newsletter, because we had just done this for the latest Spider-Man movie and the Odyssey in the summer, I wanted to include other ones, retro ones, ones we had done a long time ago. 197 00:14:48,787.08007484 --> 00:14:56,714.92101362 And because they're not fully organized yet or keyworded or whatever, I was like, "Well, I'm pretty sure we went to a Spider-Man movie or a Minion movie previously." 198 00:14:56,742.01118822 --> 00:15:04,423.49044899 And I literally typed that in and it found Spider-Man for me in a poster Which sure enough, we were standing in front of, I think it was Spider-Man 2. 199 00:15:04,423.49044899 --> 00:15:05,193.49044899 I was like, "Perfect." 200 00:15:05,230.15711566 --> 00:15:08,280.15711566 So that was actually a really good example. 201 00:15:08,290.15711566 --> 00:15:14,30.15711566 I don't always use the search function in my camera roll because of the way my brain works or the way I've set things up. 202 00:15:14,50.15811566 --> 00:15:20,320.15811566 But we are gonna teach you, how to use it with the clues you remember, and what it actually means when the results come up. 203 00:15:20,320.15911566 --> 00:15:22,390.15911566 So that'll be a fun little tiny task. 204 00:15:22,570.15711566 --> 00:15:40,142.26988364 I think these are fun 'cause I'm an Apple nerd, but When I put that newsletter out and I saw the pictures of your little guys with their little Minion hats in front of the little So cute I know I didn't exactly know what the, newsletter was gonna be about, but I was like, "Oh, well I know I have pictures of my kids and myself and my husband. 205 00:15:40,142.26988364 --> 00:15:44,442.27388364 We used to do this big Halloween party every year, Oh yeah all dressed up like Mi- Minions. 206 00:15:44,732.27288364 --> 00:15:49,922.27588364 And I was like, "Oh, I don't know what she's talking about in the newsletter yet, but I'm gonna find that picture 'cause maybe it's relevant." 207 00:15:50,122.27688364 --> 00:16:01,424.99643693 So I Great Right to search, 'cause that's exactly what I love to do, and I put in Minion, although it wouldn't find it because Apple, know, was probably looking for the actual Minions on a poster board or something. 208 00:16:01,424.99643693 --> 00:16:04,404.99343693 They didn't really know that Christy Green dressed up like a Minion was actually a Minion. 209 00:16:04,545.49643693 --> 00:16:06,915.49643693 Maybe your minion didn't quite qualify yet. 210 00:16:07,15.49643693 --> 00:16:17,335.38100549 Like, maybe it was missing some key minion features? It's, it's possible, and, you know, Tim's beard was painted yellow and stuff, so maybe, maybe if I put yellow beard, I probably would've been able to find him for sure. 211 00:16:17,539.88100549 --> 00:16:18,919.88100549 It's, it's true. 212 00:16:19,25.37900549 --> 00:16:19,525.37900549 I didn't. 213 00:16:19,579.88100549 --> 00:16:25,349.88100549 I, I do think that's a great example though, and why not try it, right? Because you don't know what year that was. 214 00:16:25,409.88100549 --> 00:16:27,19.88100549 You, you're like, "I don't know what year it was. 215 00:16:27,19.88100549 --> 00:16:28,579.88100549 We had this Halloween party every year." 216 00:16:28,589.88100549 --> 00:16:38,559.87800549 So this is where this tool will be kind of handy and I'll show different ways, keeping the task tiny and manageable so you can just chip away at learning and understanding that, that search engine. 217 00:16:38,666.54467215 --> 00:16:44,476.5416722 You could try Halloween yes, it will recognize Halloween as October 31st, but, it does also recognize... 218 00:16:44,496.5446722 --> 00:16:45,426.5446722 It's same with Christmas. 219 00:16:45,426.5446722 --> 00:16:47,716.5416722 It doesn't necessarily say it's December 25th. 220 00:16:47,736.5426722 --> 00:16:50,746.5426722 Anything to do with Christmas, it should recognize that as well, which is pretty cool. 221 00:16:50,752.0436722 --> 00:16:51,25.2272118 Yeah. 222 00:16:51,75.2272118 --> 00:17:05,246.7474862 Exactly, and I did flip to like, oh, Halloween, and then because we've done so many actual Halloween and then Halloween parties and Halloween stuff with the kids at the school I only had like three minutes to look for this one picture, and then I Totally relevant for the, for the newsletter anyway, so I was like, eh, abandon. 223 00:17:05,286.7484862 --> 00:17:12,96.7474862 But I would've found Yeah with the Halloween search, but I was like, yeah, it doesn't even matter anyway 'cause it doesn't, it's not relevant for the newsletter. 224 00:17:12,300.5818195 --> 00:17:22,773.9151529 That's a really good point, and like you said, you, you often look for things through your search, but this is also my point where search is a great tool, but I don't like to use it as the ultimate organization. 225 00:17:22,833.9151529 --> 00:17:33,100.1869233 Like, "Oh, I just have the search function, I don't really need to organize," because our collections will just grow bigger, and it's just gotta search through that much more, and you, you'll need to, establish better keywords or whatever. 226 00:17:33,100.1869233 --> 00:17:45,233.5292878 But hey, next time you find it, and this actually, I'm gonna skip to our tiny task three, which is add a searchable caption, because I love this tiny task for this example with the minion. 227 00:17:45,233.5292878 --> 00:17:55,203.5302878 If you actually do, let's say you get ten minutes instead of three minutes to find it, and you can start just going around, looking back at the-- whenever you had the Halloween party, just skipping through each year. 228 00:17:55,253.5282878 --> 00:17:59,293.5282878 You know, a much slower way to find them, but that's how a lot of people end up doing it. 229 00:17:59,353.5262878 --> 00:18:09,356.8606212 When you do that and find it, you can swipe the thing up and write minion, and now at least that minion photo will become that much more searchable without getting to that higher level of organizing. 230 00:18:09,356.8606212 --> 00:18:12,703.0262878 But more to follow on that one Oh, yeah. 231 00:18:12,733.0262878 --> 00:18:13,163.0262878 Yeah, yeah. 232 00:18:13,323.0262878 --> 00:18:14,733.0262878 Tiny task number three is a good one. 233 00:18:14,963.0262878 --> 00:18:17,113.0262878 I started using a couple years ago for multiple things. 234 00:18:17,113.0262878 --> 00:18:17,871.5458256 Yeah Mm-hmm. 235 00:18:18,51.5458256 --> 00:18:28,209.5458256 So that's number three, and because we like to just, like, keep you on your toes and jumble it up, now we're gonna talk about number two very briefly be- before we, before we talk about number two, I do wanna Mm-hmm. 236 00:18:28,863.0458256 --> 00:18:39,793.0458256 We spent a lot of time on number one, And maybe this is just the younger generation, may- maybe not, but often if I'm talking to my kids and we're trying to find a photo for whatever, like on their phones, I'll say, "Just go to the search." 237 00:18:39,886.3791589 --> 00:18:43,176.3771589 And they're like, "What do you mean?" Well, Actually, this has happened with people that I know as well. 238 00:18:43,176.3771589 --> 00:18:45,686.3771589 I'm like, "Oh, just, just search," like you said, "dog in the water." 239 00:18:45,726.3771589 --> 00:18:49,339.8781589 They're like, "What? How do you do that?" There's actually a lot of people out there that don't even know that that's Hmm. 240 00:18:49,406.3781589 --> 00:18:49,967.0561635 an option. 241 00:18:50,53.2114923 --> 00:18:51,673.2114923 Oh yeah, the actual description. 242 00:18:51,754.2114923 --> 00:18:52,979.7104923 Yeah Yeah. 243 00:18:52,979.7104923 --> 00:19:01,369.7104923 No, not even just the description, even just searching, The search? Oh, okay the de- description for sure, but the search function as well. 244 00:19:01,379.7114923 --> 00:19:04,459.7164923 There's a lot of people out there that don't, know that that's even a thing. 245 00:19:04,569.7144923 --> 00:19:05,382.2164923 Or maybe Wow. 246 00:19:05,489.7164923 --> 00:19:15,218.8831589 and they're just like, "What am I searching?" Like Okay, that's a really good point though, because it doesn't know, its abilities, right? Which is, its capabilities, That's, that's why we're here, and this is what is... 247 00:19:15,368.8831589 --> 00:19:26,817.7788505 I have loved about the tiny tasks, is that intentional time to just play and get more familiar with it so that you can start using the tools more often and more confidently is the ultimate goal, so. 248 00:19:26,934.4465172 --> 00:19:29,994.4455172 Uh, okay, so permission to move on, Ms. 249 00:19:30,4.4465172 --> 00:19:32,168.6131839 Christie, to tiny task two? y- yes, ma'am. 250 00:19:32,178.6131839 --> 00:19:33,381.1121839 Please do All right. 251 00:19:33,531.1111839 --> 00:19:37,611.1131839 Uh, learn and use the features in your collections tab. 252 00:19:37,713.4630713 --> 00:19:39,834.1827324 So this, yeah Wait. 253 00:19:40,137.9372988 --> 00:19:47,787.9372988 I, I just have to say I'm actually mind-blown that you only talked about dynamic number three for about four seconds. 254 00:19:47,950.4372988 --> 00:19:48,480.4372988 Okay. 255 00:19:48,547.9372988 --> 00:19:49,17.9372988 gonna say. 256 00:19:49,197.9372988 --> 00:19:53,250.4372988 Now I'm-- number two I too am going to take that as a compliment. 257 00:19:53,615.1235344 --> 00:19:53,975.1235344 Okay. 258 00:19:54,483.6235344 --> 00:19:56,533.6225344 Although that is questionable. 259 00:19:56,855.2136666 --> 00:19:58,905.2136666 Thank you, All Noteworthy. 260 00:19:59,132.6502065 --> 00:20:02,632.6502065 Tiny task two, maybe I need to ramble a bit. 261 00:20:02,831.8884513 --> 00:20:05,801.8884513 Uh, learn and use the features in your collections tab. 262 00:20:05,828.6740378 --> 00:20:12,528.6730378 And although I won't ramble about tiny task two, I might end up rambling a little bit in the tiny task episode. 263 00:20:12,578.6730378 --> 00:20:17,518.6730378 It, it is a bit loaded, but that's kind of what we love, to take the loaded stuff and break it down. 264 00:20:17,518.6730378 --> 00:20:25,255.3377045 So let's consider it added value where you might have some tiny task options to do a few tiny tasks or just one. 265 00:20:25,255.3387045 --> 00:20:29,715.3367045 Sometimes I slide it in there 'cause, you know, we're covering a lot here, and I don't want you to be overwhelmed. 266 00:20:29,815.3407045 --> 00:20:36,145.3397045 But I do want you to know that collections tab because when you understand it a little bit more, it is gold. 267 00:20:36,197.3555775 --> 00:20:42,947.3555775 We've talked about the collection tab quite a few times in some of our other podcasts, because that's where you need to go to do whatever we were explaining. 268 00:20:43,50.6889108 --> 00:20:49,261.811226 But a few years ago, I'm gonna say, mind you, a few years ago feels like yesterday and 20 years, so I'm not I know. 269 00:20:49,397.311226 --> 00:21:02,997.310226 but I don't know how that has happened know, when you either showed me, taught me, or we were talking about the collections tab, or maybe you said something and I was like, "Hmm, what is this?" And I went in to go, look in that section of, the Photos app. 270 00:21:03,57.310226 --> 00:21:04,257.311226 Uh, it's, it's mind-blowing. 271 00:21:04,277.311226 --> 00:21:04,977.309226 I love it there. 272 00:21:05,87.311226 --> 00:21:05,527.309226 I love it. 273 00:21:05,617.309226 --> 00:21:08,297.311226 I'm just Right? It's kind of you guys do too. 274 00:21:08,393.9788927 --> 00:21:09,274.4778927 It's I know. 275 00:21:09,566.0860059 --> 00:21:13,795.6107804 And I think very useful tool I know we're doing. 276 00:21:13,825.6097804 --> 00:21:14,135.6097804 Yeah. 277 00:21:14,305.6097804 --> 00:21:14,845.6102804 Mm-hmm. 278 00:21:14,845.6102804 --> 00:21:16,705.6102804 Yeah, spoiler alert, Photo Map. 279 00:21:16,825.6102804 --> 00:21:17,565.6102804 Hello. 280 00:21:17,685.6102804 --> 00:21:20,505.6102804 We love you, and we didn't know all this time. 281 00:21:20,636.4436137 --> 00:21:22,215.6102804 No it's super cool. 282 00:21:22,245.6092804 --> 00:21:30,355.6102804 And but I totally understand as well how it can be overwhelming if you kinda get lost in it, and you didn't even know how you got there, there are all these features. 283 00:21:30,499.4865638 --> 00:21:35,779.4865638 So again, hence the tiny tasks where it's just a little bit of time to play and get familiar with. 284 00:21:35,809.4875638 --> 00:21:39,306.1532305 And, you can remove some of those things from your screen as well. 285 00:21:39,316.1532305 --> 00:21:46,506.1552305 We're not going to dive into that, but you can actually customize that collections tab if there are features in it where you're like, "I don't even..." 286 00:21:46,526.1522305 --> 00:21:49,156.1532305 You just scroll past them every single time and never use them. 287 00:21:49,221.6542305 --> 00:21:49,661.6542305 Mm-hmm. 288 00:21:49,741.6542305 --> 00:22:03,249.4875638 Mm-hmm it, it is pretty cool that you can customize that screen, but we don't want you to do any customizations until you kind of have a better understanding because what if you end up falling in love with a feature you just didn't know you, like, you could fall in love with, right? So that's what we're here for. 289 00:22:03,292.9905638 --> 00:22:03,982.9905638 with it for a bit. 290 00:22:04,22.9905638 --> 00:22:04,682.9905638 Exactly. 291 00:22:04,752.9905638 --> 00:22:05,582.9905638 Yeah, I love that. 292 00:22:05,612.9905638 --> 00:22:06,562.9905638 I love all these tasks. 293 00:22:06,562.9905638 --> 00:22:07,392.9905638 I'm super excited. 294 00:22:07,428.3335661 --> 00:22:09,840.8335661 Mm-hmm feel like you've learned a lot actually this year. 295 00:22:10,180.8335661 --> 00:22:10,730.8335661 It's been good. 296 00:22:10,956.3335661 --> 00:22:11,256.3335661 Yeah. 297 00:22:12,100.8335661 --> 00:22:14,296.3335661 I've learned a lot and I use it yeah. 298 00:22:15,109.6668994 --> 00:22:23,859.6668994 And a lot of the things I am using or have used and no one was there, but, you know, it's one of those little pushes, "Hey, Christie, get back in there and do that." 299 00:22:23,859.6668994 --> 00:22:27,79.6668994 And I'm like, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that," or, "Oh yeah, I should probably use that more. 300 00:22:27,522.1668994 --> 00:22:28,2.1668994 Nice. 301 00:22:28,32.1668994 --> 00:22:29,239.6668994 Yeah, and I l- Mm-hmm." 302 00:22:29,432.1668994 --> 00:22:35,842.1668994 That element of it that it just stays with you to remind you, like a nice little nudge because, you know, your life is crazy busy. 303 00:22:35,902.1668994 --> 00:22:40,692.1668994 How do you integrate these other learning curves and it's not just you that's busy. 304 00:22:40,692.1668994 --> 00:22:45,588.8325661 So many people are busy, and that concept of tiny task is just start really simple. 305 00:22:45,588.8325661 --> 00:22:50,378.8325661 You don't wanna try to learn it when you're trying to organize or find something. 306 00:22:50,452.1658994 --> 00:23:06,670.1668994 You wanna learn it when you just set aside time to learn it I think one of the reasons why, it's coming to my head, is 'cause I'm busy over here doing, you know, newsletters or this or that, and you're over there creating, Угу to, and I'm gonna, I'm gonna coin this phrase as an MM phrase, I'm Ooh. 307 00:23:07,340.1668994 --> 00:23:14,71.6668994 Drum roll have to because I had option A, option B, or option Amanda, and I always just checked Amanda. 308 00:23:14,81.6648994 --> 00:23:16,71.6638994 I was just like, "How do we do this?" And you would just text it. 309 00:23:16,121.6668994 --> 00:23:17,391.6678994 I didn't have to look anything up. 310 00:23:17,421.6698994 --> 00:23:19,281.6678994 You just, you did it for me. 311 00:23:19,591.6678994 --> 00:23:22,689.3970581 So I feel like option Amanda is the podcast. 312 00:23:22,689.3970581 --> 00:23:23,849.3950581 Maybe we should rename it. 313 00:23:24,133.8970581 --> 00:23:25,23.8970581 Oh, yeah. 314 00:23:25,73.8970581 --> 00:23:26,323.8970581 We'll work on that a little bit. 315 00:23:26,343.7064482 --> 00:23:28,353.7064482 I have heard this with the third child rule. 316 00:23:28,403.7064482 --> 00:23:31,437.8731148 I don't know if this applied to me 'cause I am a third child, but, Hmm. 317 00:23:31,490.3731148 --> 00:23:35,817.0387815 they take longer to start talking because their older siblings do all the talking for them. 318 00:23:35,999.8731148 --> 00:23:36,519.8731148 It's true. 319 00:23:36,579.8731148 --> 00:23:38,959.8731148 I have three children, and I said, "Please stop talking for Carson. 320 00:23:38,959.8731148 --> 00:23:39,849.8731148 He's just grunting." 321 00:23:39,909.8731148 --> 00:23:40,959.8731148 Like, please. 322 00:23:41,708.3731148 --> 00:23:42,468.3731148 There you go. 323 00:23:42,988.5579221 --> 00:23:43,458.5579221 It's true. 324 00:23:43,566.3069173 --> 00:23:46,961.1402506 You had third child syndrome He is a rambler. 325 00:23:46,971.1402506 --> 00:23:47,381.1402506 Was. 326 00:23:47,391.1402506 --> 00:23:48,391.1392506 He was a rambler. 327 00:23:48,421.1392506 --> 00:23:49,761.1402506 Oh my gosh, it's all making sense now. 328 00:23:50,131.1392506 --> 00:23:50,161.1392506 Okay. 329 00:23:50,816.3069173 --> 00:23:52,36.3069173 Look at what we achieved today. 330 00:23:52,166.3069173 --> 00:23:52,946.3069173 I'm so proud of us. 331 00:23:53,192.9735839 --> 00:23:55,212.9735839 You're gonna have to unpack that all after this podcast. 332 00:23:55,476.3069173 --> 00:23:57,669.1107721 Like, what did I just discover? Oh, no. 333 00:23:57,809.1107721 --> 00:23:58,429.1107721 We already knew. 334 00:23:58,429.1107721 --> 00:24:00,229.1107721 The girls and I already knew this about Nurse Nightingale. 335 00:24:02,9.1107721 --> 00:24:04,669.1107721 Uh, it's, That's great the comparison for you. 336 00:24:04,669.1107721 --> 00:24:04,889.1107721 Yeah. 337 00:24:04,959.1107721 --> 00:24:05,239.1107721 Mm-hmm. 338 00:24:05,464.2774388 --> 00:24:05,984.2774388 That's good. 339 00:24:06,354.2774388 --> 00:24:07,124.2774388 That is good. 340 00:24:07,208.2218635 --> 00:24:07,878.2218635 So there you go. 341 00:24:07,878.2218635 --> 00:24:10,158.2218635 One more series to finish our first season. 342 00:24:10,158.2218635 --> 00:24:14,177.7218635 What? How did we do this? We did a first season So much fun. 343 00:24:14,267.7218635 --> 00:24:24,460.2218635 Yeah, this will conclude, season one of Sorted Out, and, yeah, we'll be coming back, uh, to talk about some amazing things in season two I'm already excited because I'm bursting with content. 344 00:24:24,585.5200495 --> 00:24:25,885.5200495 I just wanna share everything I learn. 345 00:24:25,885.5200495 --> 00:24:26,815.5200495 I'm like, "Ooh, we could... 346 00:24:27,125.5200495 --> 00:24:30,55.5190495 This is how we could do this, and this is how we could turn it into a tiny task." 347 00:24:30,447.8729248 --> 00:24:32,552.1674867 Think in tiny tasks constantly now. 348 00:24:32,671.3512662 --> 00:24:36,31.3502662 I'm like, "Why is that still laying there? I need to tiny task this." 349 00:24:36,354.6845995 --> 00:24:40,954.6845995 Like, things that kinda hang over my head, I now use the words like, "All right. 350 00:24:41,174.6845995 --> 00:24:41,834.6845995 That's enough of that. 351 00:24:41,874.6835995 --> 00:24:43,4.6835995 I need to tiny task this." 352 00:24:43,24.6835995 --> 00:24:53,44.2901755 Instead of saying I need to get that done," I start just saying, "What's the tiny task I can do to, move closer to getting that done?" Like It helps because then you're not thinking about the thing as a whole. 353 00:24:53,44.2901755 --> 00:24:53,922.1970711 That's overwhelming. 354 00:24:54,152.1970711 --> 00:24:58,620.6970711 Who wants to clean out the garage on one day? Nope, just take tiny tasks to get to Yeah. 355 00:24:58,662.1970711 --> 00:24:59,182.1970711 your garage. 356 00:24:59,230.6970711 --> 00:25:04,370.6970711 And I tell you, it is a little dopamine hit to feel accomplishment after 10 minutes. 357 00:25:04,440.6970711 --> 00:25:05,400.6970711 It's weird, but... 358 00:25:05,420.6970711 --> 00:25:12,264.0294045 And especially when the 10 minutes is like, I just have to sit down and go into my Apple Photos right now and play around. 359 00:25:12,534.0304045 --> 00:25:15,980.6960711 I'm not organizing, I'm just playing around, and I get 10 minutes to do it. 360 00:25:16,180.6950711 --> 00:25:21,493.1545374 And I just, like, go and sit in a nice little cozy corner, put my 10-minute timer on, and I love it. 361 00:25:21,503.1555374 --> 00:25:26,73.1565374 And then my brain is just like, Oh, we could do this, This makes sense how people do this," and I love it. 362 00:25:26,83.1565374 --> 00:25:38,591.8896901 So I recognize that people can avoid the Photos app because of that overwhelming piece, and I have recognized that in myself with other tasks I have to tackle. 363 00:25:38,651.8896901 --> 00:25:51,201.8911901 We're just hoping the Tiny Tasks, as they infiltrate our world and we get this little excitement of finishing things we didn't really wanna do in Tiny Tasked It, we hope it's given to you that, little fun 10-minute achievement here and there in your world as well. 364 00:25:51,571.1408146 --> 00:26:11,300.522885 And there you have it, the beginning of our final question in the top iPhone question series, how do I find the photos on my iPhone? Over the next three tiny tasks, we're gonna help you search using the clues you remember, explore your photos through the collections tab, and add searchable captions to the photos where people, details, and stories matter to you. 365 00:26:11,472.7211639 --> 00:26:13,822.7211639 These tools won't deliver perfect results every time. 366 00:26:13,962.7211639 --> 00:26:22,292.7201639 As we talked about with my missing minion photo, your iPhone may not recognize that the person wearing yellow face paint and overalls is in fact supposed to be a minion. 367 00:26:22,459.9373479 --> 00:26:30,169.9363479 But learning what your iPhone can recognize and adding your own clues when it can, can make finding your photos much easier. 368 00:26:30,345.6284355 --> 00:26:37,515.6264355 And remember, search is a helpful finding tool, but it isn't a replacement for creating an organized and maintainable photo collection. 369 00:26:37,628.0973456 --> 00:26:40,558.0963456 It can help you access what you need without endless scrolling. 370 00:26:40,694.7640123 --> 00:26:47,754.7570123 Once we complete these final three tiny tasks, we'll also be wrapping up our very first season of Sorted Out, which feels a little unbelievable. 371 00:26:47,784.5421705 --> 00:26:51,924.5421705 We'll be taking a short break between seasons, but we already have plenty of ideas waiting for you. 372 00:26:52,244.5381705 --> 00:26:56,544.5471705 Season 2 of Sorted Out will officially begin on October 15th, 2026. 373 00:26:56,754.5461705 --> 00:27:01,81.2158371 Make sure you follow or subscribe wherever you listen so you'll be notified when we return. 374 00:27:01,171.2128371 --> 00:27:02,541.2108371 And we'd love to hear from you. 375 00:27:02,581.2118371 --> 00:27:11,54.5431705 What is one photo you know is somewhere in your Photos library but you can never seem to find? Send us your missing photo mystery and tell us what clues you remember about it. 376 00:27:11,181.2098371 --> 00:27:19,351.2158371 Until next time, take what fits, leave what doesn't, and remember, pick one tiny tasket, call it a win, and we'll see you next time on Sorted Out.