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I want delete photos off my iphone but keep them in the cloud. Help.

I want to delete the photos off my 7+ iphone but keep them in the cloud. When I do this the device wants to delete them everywhere, how do I avoid this.

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 3, 2022 3:21 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2022 3:24 PM

hdelmore425 wrote:

I want to delete the photos off my 7+ iphone but keep them in the cloud. When I do this the device wants to delete them everywhere, how do I avoid this.

you don't that is how it works when you enable syncing with icloud as outlined here Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

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I want delete photos off my iphone but keep them in the cloud. Help.

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