How to Delete All Photos from an iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Photos app.

   It's a white app with a multicolored flower icon.
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   Step 2: Tap Albums.

   It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. , It's at the top of the screen. , It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. , There is no "select all" feature in the Photos app, so you must manually select all the photos you want to delete. , It's in the lower-right corner of the screen. , This moves all the photos in the album to the "Recently Deleted" folder. , It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. , It's a gray square with a trash can icon. , It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. , It's in the lower-left corner of the screen. , This deletes all photos from your iPhone.
   
   To prevent photos from other devices that use your Apple ID from appearing on your iPhone, open Settings, tap your Apple ID, then tap iCloud and Photos.
   
   Slide iCloud Photo Library and Upload to My Photo Stream to the "Off" (white) position.
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   Step 3: Tap All Photos.

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   Step 4: Tap Select.

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   Step 5: Tap all photos in the album.

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   Step 6: Tap the trash can icon.

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   Step 7: Tap Delete (#) Items.

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   Step 8: Tap Albums.

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   Step 9: Scroll down and tap Recently Deleted.

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    Step 10: Tap Select.

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    Step 11: Tap Delete All.

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    Step 12: Tap Delete (#) Items.

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