iPhone Storage?: Many of us take the same photo multiple times before capturing the right image and then quickly forget to remove the extras. This results in a large number of duplicate images that take up valuable storage space on our iPhone or iCloud.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix this problem built into your iPhone if you have iOS 16 or later.
Apple introduced its “duplicate detection” feature in 2022 and it works just as its name suggests.
The tool uses on-device AI to identify identical images and add them to an easy-to-find album in the Photos app.
Apple says the iPhone classifies duplicates not only as exact copies but also as photos that look the same but have unique resolutions, file formats, or other small differences.
Delete duplicate photos and videos to get more storage on your iPhone. Apple/KeynoteUSA
Make sure to turn on iCloud sync before following the step-by-step process below.
Here’s how to use the built-in iPhone tool to free up storage space:
1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
2. Play the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll down to the Utilities section and touch Duplicates. This is where you can see all the duplicate photos on your iPhone and delete them, either individually or all at once.
4. For the last option, tap Select in the upper right corner.
5. Tap Select All to merge all the duplicate photos that your iPhone detects and delete them at the same time.
6. If you want to remove duplicates individually, scroll up and tap Bind on the chosen selection of duplicate images. Then tap Bind (number) do you copy to remove duplicates? Go down the line and repeat this step for all the identical photos you want to delete.
Merging keeps the best version of the photo in your library. Duplicates are moved to the Recently Removed album.
Without iOS 17? No problem. See the most interesting hidden features of iOS 16
If you found this iOS 16 feature useful, check out KeynoteUSA’s cheat sheet for iOS 17. For more tips on saving space, read our full list of tips for clearing your iPhone storage. I took over 600 photos with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. See my favorites
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