Creating Your First Collection
A collection is a private space for sharing photos with a specific group of people. Learn more about collections.
Start With the Sample Collection
When you first sign in, your account already has one sample collection (Cooper Family) to look around: a populated feed, timeline, map, gallery, and people graph so you can see how lovd works before adding anything of your own. It carries a Sample badge so you always know it isn't your photos.
- Explore freely: open the sample to try the different views and see what a full collection looks like.
- It clears itself: the sample disappears automatically as soon as you create your own first collection. You can also hide it sooner: the sample-collections notice sits as a card in your collections grid and in the collection menu, each with a Hide sample collections button.
- Take the tour: a short, skippable welcome tour points out the sample collection and where to add your own. You can replay it anytime with Take the tour in the user menu (top-right).
- Follow the checklist: a Get started card in your collections grid tracks three tasks (add your first photos, create a collection, invite someone to share it with) and ticks each one off as you go. Dismiss it from the card once you're set.
How to Create a Collection
Open Collections
Find Collections in the main menu. New accounts start with the sample collection described above; your own collections appear in the same list once you create them. Use the New collection button to add one.
Start a new collection
Open the collection creator from your collections list.
Name it and pick an icon
Enter a name ("Family", "Uni Friends", "Spain 2024") and choose an icon from the picker next to it. Keep the name simple.
Set a theme (optional)
Choose a colour and corner style for the collection, or leave the defaults.
Tap Create
Your collection is ready and automatically selected.
What's Next?
Collection Ideas
- "Family": add parents, kids, and siblings.
- "Year Holidays": one collection per year's trips.
- "Kids": share photos with grandparents and relatives.
- "Just Us": a private space for you and your partner.
- "Event Name": for a wedding, party, or reunion; invite the guests so everyone can add their photos.
Good to Know
Collections are private by default. No one can see your photos until you invite them.