howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-flip-a-photo-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 17e · iOS 27.0.1

In this guide

Open the photo and tap Edit
Tap Crop, then the flip button
Check it, then tap the yellow tick
Find the saved photo
To undo it later, tap Edit, then the red button
Tap Revert to Original
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open the photo in Photos, tap Edit (the sliders), then Crop. Tap the flip button at the top left to mirror it, then the yellow tick to save. To undo it later, tap Edit, the red circular-arrow button at the top right, then Revert to Original.

6 of 6 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: iPhone
Shown on: iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
App: Photos
Real screenshots: 6 of 6 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Open the photo and tap Edit
Edit is the sliders button in the bar at the bottom.
Done
Tap Crop, then the flip button
Crop is in the bar at the bottom with Live, Adjust, Filters and Tools. Flip is the first button at the top left, Rotate the second.
Done
Check it, then tap the yellow tick
Ours flipped at once: the big stones moved to the left. The tick is at the top right.
Done
Find the saved photo
Back in the viewer, ours showed the mirrored photo.
Done
To undo it later, tap Edit, then the red button
On iOS 27.0.1 Revert is a red circular-arrow button at the top right of Edit, not a word.
Done
Tap Revert to Original
Ours said: Reverting to original will remove all edits made to this photo.
Done

If you do not see this option

No Done or Revert button? Apple's guide says Done and Revert. On our iOS 27.0.1 Done is a yellow tick (step 3) and Revert is the red arrow button (step 5). Source: Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPhone
No flip button? Flip is in the Crop tool: tap Crop in the bottom bar first (step 2).
Need it turned, not mirrored? Apple says the Rotate button turns it 90 degrees. It is next to Flip. Source: Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPhone

If this does not work

Changed your mind before saving? Tap the X at the top left. Apple says to tap Cancel, then Discard Changes. Source: Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPhone
Flipping a video? Apple says the same Crop tools work on videos. Source: Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPhone

About this guide

Flip mirrors the photo left to right. It sits next to Rotate in the Crop tool.

The screenshots are from our iPhone 17e with iOS 27.0.1, in Dark mode, taken on 25 October 2026. We flipped and saved the photo, then reverted it to the original. The place name above the photo is blurred.