How to Add Stickers to Photos on Samsung Galaxy

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Last Updated: December 27, 2022

Your Samsung Galaxy's Gallery app makes it easy to add fun stickers to your photos. All you'll need to do is open your picture for editing, choose the sticker option, and then tap the sticker you want to use. You can also use other apps, including Facebook Messenger, to add stickers and emoji to your pictures. This wikiHow article will show you a few easy ways to adorn your photos with stickers on your Samsung Galaxy Note, S20, and all other Galaxy phones and tablets.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Using the Default Photo Editor

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Open the Gallery app on your Samsung Galaxy. You can find the Gallery icon on your homepage or on your Apps menu.
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Tap the picture you want to edit. This will open the selected image in full-screen.

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Open the image in editing mode. You can do this by tapping the pencil icon or the word Edit on the photo.^{[1]
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- On some versions, you can tap the three-dot icon on the top-right corner, and select Open in Photo Editor Pro.
- On earlier versions, you may have to tap Edit at the bottom of your screen.
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Tap the sticker icon in the photo editor. It looks like a smiley face on the toolbar at the bottom.
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Tap the sticker you want to add. Scroll through the sticker options, or swipe left or right to view other categories. Tap a sticker to add it to your picture.
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Drag the sticker to position it on the picture. You can move the sticker on the picture by holding down and dragging it around.
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Drag the stickers corners to change its size. You can hold down and drag one of the sticker's corners to make it bigger or smaller.
- You can also rotate the sticker from its corners.
- If you want to remove the sticker, tap its top-right corner with the red "-" minus sign.
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Tap Save. It's in the upper-right corner of your screen. This will save a new copy of the edited photo to your Gallery with the sticker added.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Using Aviary Photo Editor

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Open the Aviary app on your Galaxy. The Aviary icon looks like a white camera on your Apps menu.
- Aviary is a free, third-party photo editor app. You can download it from the Google Play Store.
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Tap the picture you want to edit. This will open the selected picture in Aviary's editor.
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Tap Stickers at the bottom. This button looks like a star icon on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
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Tap the sticker pack you want to use. If you don't have the selected pack downloaded, you'll be prompted to download it here.
- You can download a variety of free and paid sticker packs.
- Logging in with your Adobe Creative Cloud account will make some extra sticker packs available for free.
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Tap the sticker you want to add. This will copy the selected sticker, and add it on your photo.
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Hold down and drag the sticker around. You can move it around, and place it anywhere on the image.
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Customize the sticker's size and orientation.
- To change its size, pinch in and pinch out on the sticker with two fingers, or drag the diagonal arrows on its bottom-right corner.
- Tap the triangle icon on its bottom-left corner to flip the sticker.
- Tap the two-circles icon on its upper-right to change the sticker's opacity.
- Tap the "X" on its top-left to remove the sticker.
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Tap
on the top-right. This will save your sticker. You can make more edits on the picture, or save it by tapping DONE on the top-right.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using Messenger

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Open the Messenger app on your Galaxy. The Messenger icon looks like a blue speech bubble with a thunderbolt in it. You can find it on your Apps menu.
- You can also use the Facebook app to edit your pictures the same way you do in Messenger.
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Tap the camera icon at the bottom. This will open your camera.
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Tap the Gallery thumbnail. This button is located in the lower-left corner of your screen. It will open your gallery grid.
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Tap the picture you want to edit. This will open the selected picture in Messenger.
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Tap the smiley icon at the top. You can find it next to "Aa" at the top of your screen. It will open the sticker gallery.
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Tap the sticker you want to use. This will add the selected sticker to your picture.
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Drag the sticker around on the picture. You can move the sticker around, and place it anywhere on your image.
- To remove a sticker, drag and drop it on the Trash icon at the bottom.
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Pinch in and pinch out with two fingers to change the sticker's size. You can make it bigger with the pinch-out gesture, and smaller with the pinch-in.
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Tap Save on the bottom-left. This will save the edited picture to your Galaxy's Gallery.