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How exactly does the duplicates thing work in Photos? Like what does the "merge" button (or whatever it is called in english) actually do? and what happens when you have both versions in different albums, will the photo disappear from album B or will it be replaced by the one and only version? lets say I have two versions of a photo in my camera roll by mistake and I sort version A into Album A and version B (same photo) into Album B, if I merge both versions (to remove the duplicate) will it remove the photo from Album A or B since it is technically no longer available? I would hope it just replaces it
When you merge, the 1 version will be in both albums.
 
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Since we can have multiple lock screens now, is there any way to automatically show a specific lockscreen + wallpaper combo at a certain time of the day or when dark mode is being activated? I would love to have a brighter combo during the day and a darker one in the evening

You can by creating a focus for a specific time period and linking a wallpaper to it. I do not know of any way to tie this to dark mode though. You could create separate day and night focuses to achieve this
 
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You can by creating a focus for a specific time period and linking a wallpaper to it. I do not know of any way to tie this to dark mode though. You could create separate day and night focuses to achieve this
This would still only be one wallpaper. I agree, it would be super cool if you could have one Lock Screen setup with multiple wallpapers set for just a certain time frame, and then change to another Lock Screen with another different set of photos. Like how you can change Watch Faces via Automation in the Shortcuts app based on your location or time of day.
 
This would still only be one wallpaper. I agree, it would be super cool if you could have one Lock Screen setup with multiple wallpapers set for just a certain time frame, and then change to another Lock Screen with another different set of photos. Like how you can change Watch Faces via Automation in the Shortcuts app based on your location or time of day.

As mentioned, just set up a time and/or location based Focus mode to do this and use the Photos custom lockscreen with several photos in the rotation. You could even do this last year using a shortcut that was triggered by a focus mode that would run at a particular location and time. Now its even easier as you don’t need the Shortcut.
 
I don’t want that much “movement” in the clock behind the background of the image, however it is achieved. I have not seen anything approaching what was shown in the short video attached to that post. I am skeptical that this really exists in that form.
Federico Viticci just posted this on Twitter. Looks pretty similar…

 
As mentioned, just set up a time and/or location based Focus mode to do this and use the Photos custom lockscreen with several photos in the rotation. You could even do this last year using a shortcut that was triggered by a focus mode that would run at a particular location and time. Now it’s even easier as you don’t need the Shortcut.
Still, it would be even easier to just add an Automation to switch to one Lock Screen at a certain time. Then any potential change in Lock Screen Widgets happen, too. You can pick 50 photos to cycle thru for one Lock Screen, plus that Lock Screen’s set photo for the Home Screen, too. All of that could be different, photos & Lock Screen Widgets, with a different Lock Screen. When I get to work, set one Lock Screen. When I leave, set another. That would be great.
 
As a proxy in one or as a full file? If the latter, what’s the point then? You now have 2 of the same file again.
Are you sure you know how albums works in iOS Photos?

Albums aren't real folders, where you place photos and they stick there. Albums are just "filters" disguised as folders alloying you to organise your photos by whatever theme you want. But at the end of the day, all images are just stored into that one big library. So no, you will not have 2 of the same files again. You will juste have image A and image B merged into image C, which can be viewed inside the album A and the album B or whatever.
 
Still, it would be even easier to just add an Automation to switch to one Lock Screen at a certain time. Then any potential change in Lock Screen Widgets happen, too. You can pick 50 photos to cycle thru for one Lock Screen, plus that Lock Screen’s set photo for the Home Screen, too. All of that could be different, photos & Lock Screen Widgets, with a different Lock Screen. When I get to work, set one Lock Screen. When I leave, set another. That would be great.
But that’s what they’re saying exists. If you configure a focus you link the specific Lock Screen to said focus, then make the focus change by time or location or anything. That changes photos, widgets, etc
 
Are you sure you know how albums works in iOS Photos?

Albums aren't real folders, where you place photos and they stick there. Albums are just "filters" disguised as folders alloying you to organise your photos by whatever theme you want. But at the end of the day, all images are just stored into that one big library. So no, you will not have 2 of the same files again. You will juste have image A and image B merged into image C, which can be viewed inside the album A and the album B or whatever.

I pay a lot of attention to many things in iOS. How photo albums work is not one of them. Thank you for your concern.
 
Are you sure you know how albums works in iOS Photos?

Albums aren't real folders, where you place photos and they stick there. Albums are just "filters" disguised as folders alloying you to organise your photos by whatever theme you want. But at the end of the day, all images are just stored into that one big library. So no, you will not have 2 of the same files again. You will juste have image A and image B merged into image C, which can be viewed inside the album A and the album B or whatever.
Yup just like even if you "delete" stuff, the pointer is just gone. Unless you totally fill the storage or do zero writes, it could still be retrievable with the right skills and tools
 
This is a welcome change!!

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