Find out how to add keywords to your photos and videos on iPhone and iPad in iOS 27 so you can easily search for them using those keywords and find them very quickly.

Unlike the Settings app search, which has been broken for a few years now, the Photos app search is decent . It already lets you search for generic terms like food and shows all matching food photos across cuisines and styles. Similarly, if you’re looking for a picture of your ID card , typing your name or ID name should bring that matching photo right up.

Still, some photos are too complex to describe in the search field. That is where adding manual keywords helps.

You can add whatever keyword you want to a photo or video (just make sure you remember it). Later, when you want to find that item, simply enter the keyword in the search box, and it will appear.…