iOS 16 allows users to delete duplicate photos.
Sofia Pitt
Apple Latest iPhones Software updates, iOS 16, was released on Monday. If you’re like me and you clutter your Photos app with duplicate photos, then Apple’s new software update can help you organize your photos and clean up your library.
A new feature that Apple is calling “duplicate detection“combines all your repetitive photos. This feature is only available on iOS 16, which you can download as long as you have an iPhone 8 or later.
Using this new feature can help you free up wasted storage space. Here’s how to remove duplicate photos with iOS 16.
To delete duplicate photos on iOS 16
iOS 16 allows you to delete duplicate photos.
Sofia Pitt
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Tap Albums at the bottom of your screen.
- In Albums, scroll down to the section titled Add-ons.
- In the Utilities section, select Copy.
- You will see duplicate combinations and an option to Merge.
- Click Merge to remove duplicate photos.
- To go through your duplicate photos faster, select Select in the top right corner to select multiple photos at once. You can even Select All to merge all the duplicate photos that iOS 16 detects.
iOS 16 allows you to merge duplicate photos.
Sofia Pitt
That’s it! After using this trick myself, I was able to remove 1,437 duplicate photos, free up a lot of storage space, and streamline my Photos app.
Again, this only works if you have an update installed. You can check by going to Settings > General > About. If you don’t see iOS 16 listed, go to Settings > General > Software Update on your iPhone.
