Duplicate photos and videos take up valuable space on a device, and the same goes for iPhones. Fortunately, with iOS 16, Apple has made it easy to find and delete duplicates in the Photos app. The best part is that you don't need a third-party app to do this. Here's how to delete duplicate photos and videos from your iPhone.
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iPhone: Find and delete duplicates in the Photos app
To find duplicate photos and videos, open the app Photos on your iPhone and tap the “Albums” tab, located at the bottom of the screen.
Scroll down and find the “Utilities” section towards the bottom of the page. There you will find the “Duplicates” album.
Tap on “Duplicates” and a list of all duplicate photos and videos on your iPhone will appear.
You’ll see a preview of each image and its associated file size. You can check each duplicate entry individually, then tap “Merge” to save one of the photos or videos. iOS will automatically keep the higher-quality version.
Next, you will need to confirm that you want to merge the photos or videos in the pop-up window.
If you don’t have time to merge each copy individually, you can do them all at once. To do this, tap “Select” at the top of the screen , then tap “Select All.” Then, tap “Merge” at the bottom of the screen.
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iPhone Photos app: Can't see the duplicate album?
The ability to find and delete duplicate photos and videos was released with iOS 16.If you can't see the "Duplicates" album, you'll first need to make sure you've upgraded to the latest version of iOS.
You can see your current iOS in General > About > iOS Version. Then, you can upgrade to iOS 16 by going to Settings > General > Software Update.
The “Duplicates” album may not appear immediately. It may take a few hours to a few days for it to appear after installing the update.
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Apple states that the detection process requires your iPhone to be locked and plugged in. Keep in mind that the size of your library and the tasks running on device will affect how quickly the process completes.
Source: www.howtogeek.com
