How do I delete multiple photos on iPhone after unsyncing from iCloud?

Where do I delete multiple photos on my iPhone?


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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on May 21, 2025 6:41 AM

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Posted on May 21, 2025 7:21 AM

In Library view, you can use the Select button

to choose the pictures you want to delete. You can actually just run your finger over a bunch of pictures

to get lots of them in one go. Then you tap the trash can.


This will remove the pictures from your Photos Library, but they are still on the iPhone, and they can be seen in the Recently Deleted view in Utilities at the bottom of the window.

(If your phone has been "customized," then things like Recently Deleted could be in a different spot."


If you look in Recently Deleted,

You can see the pictures you deleted. As a safety feature, they will stay there for 30 days before they are permanently removed from the phone. Until then, you can Recover the pictures using the More (•••) menu.


If you are absolutely sure you don't need that safety, you can choose to "Delete" the Recently Deleted pictures, and they will be destroyed.


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May 21, 2025 7:21 AM in response to dbowman64

In Library view, you can use the Select button

to choose the pictures you want to delete. You can actually just run your finger over a bunch of pictures

to get lots of them in one go. Then you tap the trash can.


This will remove the pictures from your Photos Library, but they are still on the iPhone, and they can be seen in the Recently Deleted view in Utilities at the bottom of the window.

(If your phone has been "customized," then things like Recently Deleted could be in a different spot."


If you look in Recently Deleted,

You can see the pictures you deleted. As a safety feature, they will stay there for 30 days before they are permanently removed from the phone. Until then, you can Recover the pictures using the More (•••) menu.


If you are absolutely sure you don't need that safety, you can choose to "Delete" the Recently Deleted pictures, and they will be destroyed.


Is this what you needed?

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