[2023] How to Delete/Recover Recently Deleted photos on iPhone?

The recently deleted feature/folder was invented by companies so you don’t accidently delete and lose your favorite memories. But, sometimes all you need to do is get rid of some specific photographs or videos on your iPhone. The reason could be anything. Like, you might be in need of some extra storage to install an app or maybe you want to remove those duplicate or blurred pics or it could be one of toxic friend/relative or lover’s photographs. If this is the case and you just want to delete all those photos forever from the memory of your smartphone, you can delete them from Recently Deleted photos section too. Today we will tell you How to Delete or recover Recently Deleted photos on iPhone.

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How to Delete Recently Deleted photos on iPhone?

Removing unnecessary photos or videos is quiet easy. You can either let them get deleted automatically (iPhone automatically removes them in 30 days) or remove them manually by following the steps mentioned below.

Deleting a single photo/video

To delete a single photo or video from recently deleted section of your iPhone, all you have to do is:

Go to Photos > Tap on Albums and scroll down to Recently Deleted. (You might require a face ID or passcode to access this.)
Tap the photo you want to delete and select delete option on the left bottom corner.
A popup will appear asking you to Delete Photo or cancel. Just tap on Delete Photo to remove it permanently.
That’s it! It’s gone!

Deleting Multiple photos/videos

Removing multiple photos from recently deleted section is an easy task. Just follow the below mentioned steps.

Go to Photos > Tap on Albums and scroll down to Recently Deleted. (You might require a face ID or passcode to access this.)
Tap the select button on right top corner.
Now you will see Delete All on the bottom left corner of your iPhone’s screen.
Just tap Delete All and confirm Delete (n) items to remove the photos/videos permanently.

Recovering photos/videos from Recently Deleted

In case you have changed your mind and want to recover those photographs you have recently deleted on your iPhone, you can easily recover them from the recently deleted section. Below is how to do that.

Recover a single photo/video

To recover a single photo or video from recently deleted section of your iPhone, all you have to do is:

Go to Photos > Tap on Albums and scroll down to Recently Deleted. (You might require a face ID or passcode to access this.)
Tap the photo you want to recover and select recover option on the right bottom corner.
A popup will appear asking you to Recover Photo or cancel. Just tap on Recover Photo to recover it.
That’s it! The photo will be sent back to the library.

Recovering Multiple photos/videos

Recovering multiple photos from recently deleted section is an easy task. Just follow the below mentioned steps.

Go to Photos > Tap on Albums and scroll down to Recently Deleted. (You might require a face ID or passcode to access this.)
Tap the select button on right top corner.
Now you will see Recover All on the bottom right corner of your iPhone’s screen.
Just tap Recover All and confirm Delete (n) items to recover the photos/videos.