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    How to edit captions and comments of shared iCloud album in iOS 27

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    Learn how to change the captions or comments you added to photos in your shared iCloud photo albums on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web.

    Shared iCloud album activity on iPhone

    iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, and macOS 27.2 Golden Gate now allow you to edit captions of a shared album as well as comments under individual photos. Before this update, if you needed to change a comment, you had to delete the comment and add a new one.

    You can change the album caption and individual photo comments from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even iCloud Photos on the web. Here are the full steps for all.

    Important: You can only change the caption and comments for upgraded shared albums, which count against your iCloud space, support emoji reactions, and require iCloud Photos to be set up on the device where you’re creating the album. You can upgrade your old shared albums by tapping the three-dot icon and selecting ‘Upgrade Shared Album.’

    Upgrade Shared Album in iOS 27

    Change shared iCloud photo caption

    Every time you add one or more photos to a shared album, you’re given the option to add a caption. If you didn’t add one or want to edit the current one, here’s how to do that. The steps are similar for all platforms.

    iPhone and iPad

    1) Update your device to iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, or later.

    2) Open the Photos app, go to the Collections tab, and enter a shared album.

    3) Tap the activity icon.

    Tap Activity icon in iCloud shared album on iPhone

    4) Find the activity that says ‘You shared N photos.’ You could have more than one such activity if you add photos and videos to this album in separate batches. Tap the three dots icon for that activity and select Edit Caption.

    5) Add or edit the caption and tap the checkmark icon to save it. An ‘Edited’ label appears for this activity at the top; tapping it doesn’t show the actual edit history (i.e., the old caption).

    Edit Caption for shared iCloud photo album on iPhone

    Mac

    1. Open the Photos app on your Mac running macOS 27.2 Golden Gate or later.
    2. Click Shared Albums in the left sidebar and open an album.
    3. Click Activity at the top.
    4. Click the three-dot button and select Edit Caption.
    5. Add or edit the caption, then click Save.

    Edit Caption for shared iCloud photo album on Mac

    iCloud Web

    1. Visit iCloud.com/photos and sign in with your Apple Account.
    2. Click Shared Albums on the left and select a photo album.
    3. Switch to the Activity tab from the top center of the screen.
    4. Click the three-dot icon for an activity and select Edit Caption.
    5. Add or change the caption and click the big Save button.

    Edit Caption for shared iCloud photo album on iCloud Web

    Edit comments added to a photo in shared iCloud album

    You can add comments to every photo you add to a shared album. Latest OS updates let you edit the comments if needed.

    iPhone and iPad

    1. Open the Photos app and go inside a shared album.
    2. Tap a photo to view it on full screen.
    3. Tap the comment icon.
    4. Touch and hold an existing comment and select Edit.
    5. Rewrite your comment and tap the checkmark icon to save it. Note that you can’t delete all text to remove the comment; instead, just swipe left on the comment and tap the red trash icon.

    Editing photo comment for shared album on iPhone

    Mac

    1. Go to the Photos app on your Mac and select a shared album.
    2. Double-click an image to open it in large view.
    3. Click the comment icon in the top-right corner.
    4. Control-click on a comment and select Edit.
    5. Change the comment text and click Save.

    Edit comment for photo in shared iCloud album on Mac

    iCloud Web

    1. Visit iCloud.com/photos, go inside a Shared Album, and open a photo.
    2. Click the comment icon in the top right corner.
    3. Hover the mouse pointer over the comment, click the three dots icon, and select Edit Comment.
    4. Edit the comment and click Save.

    Edit comment for photo in shared iCloud album on web

    Additionally, Apple OS 27.2 now shows a popup to prevent duplicate photos from being added to the shared album.

    Skip Duplicates option when adding photo to shared iCloud album

    Also, new in iOS 27:

    Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/11/03/edit-comment-caption-shared-album/

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    How to restore the classic red Apple Music icon on iOS 27

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    Find out how to have the red Apple Music icon on your iPhone or iPad Home Screen if you prefer the old icon to the new black-and-white one added in iOS 27.

    New white and old red Music icon on iPhone Home Screen

    iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and tvOS 27 have removed the red Apple Music icon and replaced it with a black-and-white version. In my opinion, the new icon is amazing and better than the old one. I always found the red icons and red app theme to be a bright eyesore.

    That said, many people don’t like this change and would rather keep the red icon they’re already familiar with and have built muscle memory around. If you are one of them, here’s how to get back the red icon on your iOS 27 Home Screen.

    Note that, unlike some other apps, Apple Music doesn’t offer an easy, user-available option to select a different icon. So you’ll need to use the Apple Shortcuts app to create a quick Home Screen open-app shortcut for Music, and it will use the original red-and-white icon.

    The shortcut approach works perfectly, but you will miss the touch-and-hold shortcut actions, as shown in the screenshots below. Plus, you’ll still see the original icon in the App Library, and two Music icons in the App Library’s alphabetical view.

    Quick actions difference for Music app and Music shortcut

    Additionally, this tip only works on iOS and iPadOS; it isn’t of much use on macOS; and it isn’t even possible on tvOS.

    Restore the red Music app icon in iOS 27

    1) Download and save this original red Apple Music app icon to your iPhone or iPad’s Photos or Files app. You can also skip this step and still get a similar-looking red icon, as explained in Step 8 below.

    2) Open the Apple Shortcuts app and tap the plus button (+) to create a new one.

    Creating new shortcut in iOS 27 Shortcuts app

    3) Tap Edit at the top to bypass the new AI shortcut building feature.

    4) Tap Open App.

    Tap Edit to create a new shortcut on iPhone and select Open App

    5) Tap the light blue ‘App‘ placeholder text and select Music from the list of applications.

    Setting Open Music as shortcut

    6) Tap the current shortcut name at the top and rename it to ‘Music.’

    Renaming Music app shortcut on iPhone

    7) Then, tap the new name again and select Add to Home Screen.

    Add to Home Screen for Music app shortcut on iPhone

    8) Now:

    • Similar red app icon (I prefer this): To get a similar-looking red icon, stay in the Symbol tab and select the red color. Then, search for the music symbol and tap it. You’ll see the red app icon at the top that looks much like the original Apple Music icon. Tap the checkmark icon to add it to the Home Screen.

    Adding red and music icon for shortcut

    • Original app icon: If you want to use the original Music icon you downloaded in Step 1, switch to the Image tab, choose the icon image from Photos or the Files app, adjust the icon crop, and tap the checkmark icon to add it to the Home Screen.

    Adding original Music app icon for shortcut

    Note that a transparent PNG icon may add a thin black outline, as shown in the screenshot below.

    New iOS 27 white and old red Music app icons on iPhone Home Screen

    9) Once you have the red Music app shortcut on the Home Screen, remove the white original app icon from there to reduce confusion. Tap the new red Music icon shortcut to open the Apple Music app instantly.

    Remove Music app icon from Home Screen on iPhone

    More on Apple Music:

    Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/11/02/restore-red-apple-music-icon/