We’ll show you two ways to merge photos on Android in the guide below.
1. Use Adobe Photoshop Express to Combine Photos on Android
The free Adobe Photoshop Express is one of the most popular photo editing apps you can use to combine photos on Android. The app lets you put your photos in many layouts, and you’re free to choose any that you like.
To combine your photos on your Android phone with this app:
Download and install the Adobe Photoshop Express app on your device. Launch the app and sign in to your Adobe account. If you don’t have one, you can create a new account for free. Grant the app storage permission. On the main app screen, tap the collage icon in the bottom-right corner. Select the images you’d like to put side by side. Tapping an image once will select it. Then, tap the next icon in the bottom-right corner. By default, your photos will use a vertical layout if you select two or three images. In the case of four or more images, the app will put them in a grid layout. To change this, tap on any preview layout in the bottom toolbar, so your photos appear side by side or in your layout of choice. You can use a two-finger pinch on your images to adjust them. When you’re happy with the results, tap the share icon in the top-right. On the following screen, tap Save to Gallery to save your combined photo.
On the last screen, you can share your combined photos directly to your social media accounts as well as email accounts.
Adobe Photoshop Express gets the job done, but it’s more than just a photo merging app. You can do plenty more in Adobe Photoshop Express. If you prefer not to use Adobe, there exist great alternatives to Adobe’s image editing apps on Android.
2. Use Image Combiner to Combine Photos on Android
Image Combiner—another free app—is dedicated to helping you combine photos on your Android-based devices. With this app, you can select any of your photos on your phone and put them side by side. If you instead want to put a picture on another picture, you’ll need to use Android photo blender apps if your Photoshop skills are wanting.
The app takes care of adjusting your images, so you don’t need to manually move your photos around to make them look nicer. To use this app to combine photos on your Android device:
Install the free Image Combiner app from the Google Play Store, then launch the app and agree to its privacy policy by tapping Yes, I Agree to continue. Tap Combine and select Add Picture at the bottom to add the photos that you want to combine. On the Add picture from popup, select Gallery & other sources. Tap Allow to grant the app storage access. This will take you to your file manager. In the file manager screen, tap the hamburger icon in the top-left and select Gallery. This will let you pick a photo from your Gallery app. Select the photos you want to combine into one and tap the checkmark in the top-right. Once your photos are in the app, tap Combine Images at the bottom. This starts putting your photos side by side. You can configure how your photos are combined. For example, you can combine your photos both vertically and horizontally. Choose the option you like and tap Save. Enter a name for your new combined photo, and tap OK. Your photo is now saved in the Gallery app.
If you feel the image quality is not what you expected, open the app, tap the three dots in the top-right, and select Settings. You’ll see an option that says Default image quality. Tap this option to choose the quality for your combined photos. Keep in mind the higher the quality you choose for your photos, the larger the size of your photos will be.
Put Photos Side by Side on Android Devices
If you’re looking to combine photos on your Android phone, you don’t need to rely on a desktop app as there are apps that let you do this task right on your phone itself. The only caveat is you can’t put a picture on another picture using these apps—you can only put them side by side.
Merging photos is just one way you can create new images on Android. There are apps that enable you to animate your pictures, too.
