How To Add Photos to Facebook Album

Photos are part of us, and when you take pictures to capture various moments, it makes sense that you want to add them to your Facebook album.

A Facebook album is an excellent way of organizing your photos and videos. Besides, your Facebook friends can view your photos based on a given album and all pictures associated with a given event or memory.

We’ll cover the three ways of adding photos to a Facebook album. We will see the steps of using the mobile app and the Facebook website to analyze which best works for you. If that sounds good, stick around, and let’s get started.

How To Add Photos to an Existing Facebook Album

Facebook only allows you to add photos to your album or if you have a shared album to which you are a contributor. Use any of the methods below to add photos to an existing album.

Method #1: For Computer

1. Open your Facebook account via a browser or the desktop Facebook app.
2. Once logged in, tap on your profile picture and click on your name.
3. Navigate to “Photos”.
4. Locate and click on “Albums”, then choose the album you wish to add photos to.
5. Click the “+ Add to album” option.
6. Tap the “Upload Photos” option and browse the photos you wish to add.
7. Once added, click the “Post” button.

Your uploaded pictures will get added to your existing album.

Method #2: For Mobile App

The steps below work for your case using Android or iPhone:

1. Login to your Facebook account using the mobile app.
2. Tap the three lines at the top (for Android) or the bottom (for iPhone).
3. Next, click on your Facebook name.
4. Navigate to “Photos”.
5. Locate and click on “Albums” at the right and tap on your target album.
6. Click the “Add Photos/Videos” option.
7. Select the photos you want to add and click “Next”.
8. Finally, click the “Post” option.

That way, you’ve successfully added your photos to an existing album you created or are a contributor to.

How To Create a Facebook Album and Add Photos

Facebook allows creating an album as a collection of your favorite or event photos. Follow the steps below.

Method #1: For Computer

To create an album on your computer, start by accessing your Facebook account, then proceed with the steps below:

1. Tap on your Facebook profile icon.
2. Navigate to “Photos” and click on “Albums”.
3. Tap the “+ Create album” option.
4. Tap the “Upload Photos/Videos” option and choose the photos you want to add from your computer’s local storage.
5. Once selected, click the “Open” option.
6. Type the name of your album and optionally add a description and choose your audience.
7. Finally, click the “Post” button.

You will find all the uploaded photos in your newly created album.

Method #2: For Mobile

Creating a new album and adding pictures is the same on Android and iPhone. Follow the below steps.

1. Access your Facebook account.
2. On your home page, click the “What’s on your mind?” option.
3. Next, click the “+ Album” and click the “+ CREATE NEW ALBUM”.
4. Type the name of the new album and select a suitable audience.
5. Lastly, tap the “Create/Save” button a the top of the screen.

With your album created and the photos added, you can add pictures to it later to increment to the album.

How To Move Photos Between Albums

You can also add photos to a Facebook album by moving them from another album. However, this method only works when using a computer, not the mobile Facebook app.

Use the below steps:

1. Open your Facebook account from your computer.
2. Tap on your Facebook profile picture.
3. Navigate to “Photos” and click on “Albums”.
4. Locate the album containing the photo you want to move and click on it.
5. Once you find the target photo, click on the pencil icon next to it.
6. Tap the “Move to another album” option.
7. Finally, click the destination album and tap the “Move photo” option.

That’s it. Your photo is now added to your target Facebook album.

Conclusion

Facebook albums are a good way of creating a collection of your pictures.

You can easily create a new album and add photos to it, or add photos to an existing Facebook album, as described in this article.

Hopefully, you now understand the three ways of adding photos to a Facebook album.