Guide
How to find duplicate photos on iPhone
Start with the duplicates Apple’s Photos app has identified. Then review the extra shots and screenshots you no longer want, whether or not Photos considers them duplicates.
Use Apple’s built-in Duplicates collection
Open Photos, tap Collections, then find Duplicates under Utilities. Review the photos or videos in a set and tap Merge to combine them. Follow Apple’s merging instructions for your version of iOS.
If the collection is missing, Photos may still be scanning or may not have found any duplicates. Leave your iPhone locked and connected to power; detection can take up to a few days. Apple explains the scanning requirements here.
Review more than duplicates
After checking Duplicates, look through photos you no longer need. Old screenshots, extra attempts at a group photo, and pictures you saved for a one-time task can take up space even when they are not duplicates. Compare them yourself and keep the ones that matter to you.
Learn where duplicate detection ends and manual review helps →
Make manual review a daily habit
You can browse your library in Photos and choose unwanted items yourself. For a smaller daily review, Cleanup Today shows photos and videos from this calendar date across past years, grouped by year. You decide what to keep or delete.
When similar photos are found, use the Similar filter to review them together. This compares photos across every year shown for that calendar date, not your entire library, and does not analyze videos. You approve every deletion yourself.