Guide

How to Delete All Screenshots on iPhone

By Aleksandrs Vozņarskis, developer of Picmori

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Screenshots pile up quietly: a ticket, a map, a recipe, a chat you wanted to remember. The good news is that your iPhone already keeps them all in one place, so you can clear them in a few taps.

On Android? Read the Android cleaning guide instead.

Before you start: Deleted screenshots go to Recently Deleted and stay there for 30 days, so you can still get them back. If iCloud Photos is on, deleting a screenshot on your iPhone also deletes it on your other devices.

Delete all screenshots at once

Step 1: Open the Screenshots collection

Step 1: Photos app, Collections tab, Screenshots marked under Media Types — Photos: **Collections → Media Types → Screenshots**. On iOS 18 scroll down to Media Types; on iOS 16 and 17, start from Albums.

Step 2: Select them

Step 2: Screenshots collection in select mode with Select All marked — Tap **Select**, then **Select All**. No Select All? Slide a finger across the thumbnails.

A favorite is not protected

It still sits in Screenshots, and Select All takes it too. Skip the ones you need.

Step 3: Delete them

Step 3: Screenshots selected and the Delete 3 Photos button marked — Tap the trash can and confirm. They move to Recently Deleted.

Step 4: Empty Recently Deleted

Step 4: Recently Deleted album in Photos, locked, with View Album marked — **Collections → Utilities → Recently Deleted → View Album**, unlock, then **Select → More (•••) → Delete All**.

Until then they wait there 30 days and can be recovered.

Screen recordings have their own collection

Same steps in Collections → Media Types → Screen Recordings. On iOS 18 scroll down to Media Types; on iOS 17, start from Albums.

Can iPhone delete screenshots automatically?

No. But on iOS 26 a new screenshot opens full screen, and Close deletes it on the spot.

Settings, General, Screen Capture with Full-Screen Previews marked — Prefer the small thumbnail? **Settings → General → Screen Capture**, turn off **Full-Screen Previews**.

Swipe through them instead: Picmori

When some screenshots still matter, a grid of tiny thumbnails makes it easy to delete the wrong one. Picmori shows one at a time: left to delete, right to keep, with undo.

Its Screenshots mode (Premium) brings only screenshots and saved images, heaviest first. Free chapters include them too. Next: duplicates on iPhone, deleting many photos at once or the whole photo library.

Questions about deleting screenshots

How do I delete all screenshots at once on iPhone?

Open Photos and go to the Screenshots collection: Collections, Media Types, Screenshots on iOS 26 and later; Media Types, Screenshots further down the Photos screen on iOS 18; Albums, Screenshots on iOS 16 and 17. Tap Select, then Select All, or slide your finger across the thumbnails to select many at once. Tap the Trash button and confirm.

Do deleted screenshots free up space right away?

Not on your iPhone. Deleted screenshots stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days before they are removed from your iPhone for good. To get the space back now, open Recently Deleted, unlock it and delete the items there. Items in Recently Deleted don't count toward your iCloud storage.

Can iPhone delete screenshots automatically?

No. iOS has no setting that deletes old screenshots on its own. On iOS 26 and later a new screenshot opens full screen, and you can tap the Close button to cancel or delete it right away. For the ones already saved, clear the Screenshots collection every now and then.

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