Delete and hide photos and videos on iPhone
In the Photos app , you can delete photos and videos from your iPhone or hide them in the Hidden album. You can also recover photos you recently deleted. When you use iCloud Photos, any changes you make are saved across all your devices.
See Use iCloud Photos on iPhone.
Delete or hide a photo or video
In Photos, tap a photo or video, then do either of the following:
Delete: Tap
to delete a photo from your iPhone and other devices using the same iCloud Photos account.
Deleted photos and videos are kept in the Recently Deleted album for 30 days, where you can recover or permanently remove them from all devices.
Hide: Tap
, then tap Hide in the list of options.
Hidden photos are moved to the Hidden album. You can’t view them anywhere else.
To turn off the Hidden album so it doesn’t appear in Albums, go to Settings
> Photos, then turn off Hidden Album.
Recover or permanently delete deleted photos
To recover deleted photos, or to permanently delete them, do the following:
Tap Albums, then tap Recently Deleted under Utilities.
Tap Select, then choose the photos and videos you want to recover or delete.
Choose Recover or Delete at the bottom of the screen.