Hiding Your Screenshots from Your Photo Library

Screenshots have a habit of quietly taking over your Photo Library... receipts, one-off instructions, confirmation pages, and the occasional accidental screenshot can quickly bury the photos that actually matter. In iPadOS 26, Apple gives you a smarter way to keep screenshots out of sight without deleting them, helping your Library stay clean, calm, and focused on your real photos.

Using built-in features of the Photos app, screenshots can be automatically separated from your main Library view and tucked away in their own dedicated Screenshots collection. This means your everyday photos, memories, and albums are no longer interrupted by clutter, while your screenshots remain safely stored and easy to find whenever you need them. Nothing is lost, it’s simply better organised behind the scenes.

For anyone who takes lots of screenshots for reference, travel, shopping, or quick notes, this small change makes a surprisingly big difference. Your Photo Library feels lighter and more intentional, scrolling becomes faster, and finding meaningful photos is far less frustrating. It’s one of those quiet iPadOS 26 improvements that saves time every single day — especially if your Photos app has been feeling a little overwhelming lately.