How to Tag Files on iPhone and iPad

How to Tag Files on iPhone and iPad

Using file tags can help to arrange, organize, and prioritize documents, files, and data. Now that iOS has a dedicated Files app for the iPhone and iPad, you might find it helpful to know that you can tag any items, files, documents, images, or anything else stored within the Files app of iOS, much like you can . And perhaps best of all, if the tagged files are stored in iCloud Drive, they will sync to other iOS devices and Macs as well, with that same tag. Tagging files in iOS is a simple process, but its easily overlooked. This tutorial will show you how to tag a single file, how to tag multiple files, and how to view tagged files in the iOS Files app. The Files app is available on all iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 11 or later. The tutorial here is demonstrated on an iPhone but the behavior is the same on an iPad too. You can tag any file quickly from the iOS Files app by following these steps: Thats it, your selected file will have been tagged with the tag of your choice. If youre syncing data with iCloud, then the file tags will sync over to other devices shortly. And yes if you tag a file from iCloud Drive on the Mac, that tag will sync with the associated file to iPhone or iPad as well via Files app. You can also tag multiple files at the same time from the Files app in iOS, heres how that works: Whether you tag one file or many files is up to you. Of course you can easily see the tagged files from the iOS Files app as well. This is also where the power of file tagging can be extra useful, because you can use file tags to quickly see and edit items you have tagged, without having to navigate to wherever their original location is in the Files app or file system. Note that on the iPad the Browse section will be in the Files app sidebar if the device is orientated horizontally. For Mac users reading this and wondering about tagging directly in the Finder of Mac OS, or from within iCloud Drive, you can , or , too. While tagging is fairly new to the iOS world with Files app, the Tags feature has been around on the Mac for a very long time, where it used to be called Labels before rebranding as Tags in more recent Mac OS releases. Anyway, enjoy your tags!