How to Automatically Save Notes App Images and Videos to Photos on iPhone 13
By default, photos and videos you take using the Notes app don’t show up in your Photos library—they’re saved inside the Notes app only. But if you want those media files to appear in your Photos app automatically, there’s a simple setting you can enable. Here’s how to do it on iPhone 13 running iOS 15.4.1.
What This Setting Does
Turning on the “Save to Photos” option in Notes lets your iPhone automatically store:
- Photos and videos taken inside Notes
- Scanned documents
- Media added through the camera within the Notes app
Once enabled, anything you capture via Notes shows up in the Photos app just like pictures from your Camera app.
How to Enable “Save to Photos” for Notes
- Open the Settings app
- Scroll down and tap Notes
- Scroll to the Media section
- Toggle on Save to Photos
That’s it. From now on, any new photos, videos, or scanned documents created from Notes will also appear in your Photos app automatically.
How to Test It
- Open the Notes app
- Create a new note
- Tap the Camera icon
- Choose to take a photo, video, or scan a document
- Capture your media and save it in the note
- Open the Photos app – your new media should appear there immediately
Want to Stop Saving to Photos?
Just go back to Settings > Notes and turn Save to Photos OFF. Any new media added in Notes will stay in the Notes app only.