Thierry Beja

Q: how to delete a "person" album in photos (iOS 10)

Hi,

 

I want to delete a complete album of a person under People in Photos (iOS 10).

I don't want to hide it, I want to delete it.

 

It was created by mistake and actually... I tried deleting the only photo that was part of it but now I have an empty album that I can't remove. It says "1" under the number of pics in it, but it is actually blank.

 

The only thing I can do with it is hide it...

But that is stupid, I just want to delete the album completely.

 

Any idea ?

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 12:49 AM

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  • by becky_s22,Helpful

    becky_s22 becky_s22 Sep 23, 2016 2:58 PM in response to Thierry Beja
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:58 PM in response to Thierry Beja
    Hi Thierry Beja,


    I understand that you would like to delete an album from your Photos app running the new iOS 10. No problem! You can Manage your albums by using the steps below. 
     

    Manage albums. While viewing your album list, tap Edit.

    Rename an album: Tap the album name, then enter a new name.

    Rearrange albums: Touch to enlarge the album’s thumbnail, then drag it to another location.

    Delete an album: Tap the Delete button.

    Note: You can’t delete albums that Photos creates for you, such as People, Places, and Selfies.


    Organize photos and videos


    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities to post your question. This should have that unwanted album deleted in no time! 

    Have a nice day.  
  • by Thierry Beja,

    Thierry Beja Thierry Beja Sep 23, 2016 3:05 PM in response to becky_s22
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    Sep 23, 2016 3:05 PM in response to becky_s22

    hi

    thank you very much for getting back to me but you are not answering to my question at all.

    I want to delete a "people" album

    as all people album, it was created automatically by the app.

    tthe method you describe is as you say irrelevant for such albums.

     

    as the pictures that were constituting it have been deleted, I don't understand why I should be forced to keep this album.

    Again, I don't want to just hide it with my useful but non favorites people album, I want to get rid of it completely

  • by irina_w,Helpful

    irina_w irina_w Sep 24, 2016 8:03 AM in response to Thierry Beja
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    Sep 24, 2016 8:03 AM in response to Thierry Beja
    No problem Thierry Beja, glad I can lend a hand here. Since the People album was created by the app. It can only be hidden and not deleted. 

    Note: You can’t delete albums that Photos creates for you, such as People, Places, and Selfies.
     


    Hope that answers your question. 

    Take care.
  • by Thierry Beja,

    Thierry Beja Thierry Beja Sep 24, 2016 8:06 AM in response to irina_w
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    Sep 24, 2016 8:06 AM in response to irina_w

    Hi

    thanks

    I understand

    that is the stupidest thing however

     

    now, I'll have to keep a completely empty album in my list just because the app created it

     

    so stupid...

  • by Abcd5678,

    Abcd5678 Abcd5678 Oct 5, 2016 11:00 PM in response to irina_w
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    Oct 5, 2016 11:00 PM in response to irina_w

    Why the **** not, why always create something that I don't like and I never need?

    I would really want to delete people, places and selfies.