[Feature]: Create new album directly from selection on mobile #185

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-04T18:32:52+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 18:32:52 +03:00

Originally created by @pluja on GitHub (Aug 7, 2022).

Originally assigned to: @matthinc on GitHub.

Feature detail

It would be great if we could select photos from the main "Photos" view and create an album directly from that selection as an alternative to going to "Library" and selecting "New Album"

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Mobile App

Originally created by @pluja on GitHub (Aug 7, 2022). Originally assigned to: @matthinc on GitHub. ### Feature detail It would be great if we could select photos from the main "Photos" view and create an album directly from that selection as an alternative to going to "Library" and selecting "New Album" ### Platform Mobile App

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2026-02-04 18:32:55 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 18:33:05 +03:00

@matthinc commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2022):

Implemented in https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/901

@matthinc commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2022): Implemented in https://github.com/immich-app/immich/pull/901

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Reference: immich-app/immich#185