iCloud photos
Does deleting photos from Recently Deleted on my iPad also permanently delete them from iCloud? If so, how do I store photos in iCloud but remove them from my device to make more space (like I do with movies and apps)?
iPad, iPadOS 13
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Yes.
iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
