How to Find and Remove Duplicate Photos on iPhone [Update]

Is There A Way to Find Duplicate Photos on iPhone?

With the advanced camera of iPhone, everyone can take great photos. We usually don't just take one shot but try many times to get the perfect composition. However, over time, you will find that photos consume your space and those duplicate photos should be condemned. So you may want to learn how to find duplicate photos on iPhone.

It’s time to learn how to delete duplicate photos on iPhone iOS to free up space. This guide will show you several ways to quickly find and remove similar photos. Let's take a look!

Way 1. How to Find Duplicate Photos on iPhone Manually

If you do not want third-party apps to access your photos, you can try to find duplicate photos manually. This process can be time-consuming, depending on how many photos you have stored on your iPhone because you have to find them by yourself.

Steps to Find Duplicate Photos on iPhone Manually

> Search by Category

Duplicate images and similar photos are usually taken at the same time or in the same place. You can check your pictures by date or location to find duplicate photos.

• View by date: Open Photos app > Tap Library > Tap Days.
• View by location: Go to Photos app > Tap Albums > Choose Places.

> Search by Keywords

Go to Photos app > Tap Search > Tap the search bar and enter one keyword to search for specific people, places, etc.

Way 2. Find Duplicate Photos on iPhone via Deduplication Tool

If you have a large photo library, you can let third-party apps help you quickly find all duplicate photos on iPhone.

There are many duplicate photo cleaners for iPhone, such as Gemini Photos, Cleaner for iPhone, Remo Duplicate Photos Remover, etc. and you can get them from App Store. In addition, some PC-based iPhone data management tools also provide such features.

Find Similar Photos on iPhone via Gemini Photos on iPhone

Here we take Gemini Photos as an example to show you how to find duplicate photos. Gemini is an often recommended photo de-duplication tool. It will find duplicate pictures and similar-looking pictures.

Step 1. Download Gemini Photos from App Store.

Step 2. Open the app and let it scan your photos. (Gemini Photos is one paid app but users can try all the Gemini features free for three days.)

Step 3. When the scan is finished, you can go to the Duplicates or Similar folder to find your duplicate photos.

Step 4. You can tap the Delete button to remove unwanted photos. The deleted photos will be moved to Recently Deleted album in Photos app.

Find Duplicate Photos on iPhone via FoneTool on Windows

FoneTool is one PC-based app to find duplicate photos on iPhone. Its Photo Deduplication feature will scan your photo library and find all duplicate photos. Then you can delete unwanted photos quickly. In addition, it can also help you find duplicate photos on computer.

Highlights
FoneTool features a user-friendly interface, making it easy for anyone to use.
It offers fast scanning speeds, making it an excellent choice if you have a large number of pictures.
You can preview and select specific folders if you don't want to scan the entire disk, saving time.
It supports identifying similar images on a computer, external hard drive, or USB flash drive, as well as iPhones and iPads.

Step 1. Download, install and launch FoneTool > Connect iPhone to computer via USB cable.

Step 2. Choose Toolbox > Photo Deduplication.

Step 3. Click Scan iOS Device option.

Step 4. Set the filter date range > Click Start scanning.

Step 5.  It will list all duplicate photos on your device. You can click Delete button to remove unwanted photos.

★Tips:

If you wish, you can click on the Migrate to option to move the selected photos to your computer.

If you want to find duplicate photos on computer, please click the Scan Computer option and choose the location you want to scan.

Besides help you learn how to find duplicate photos on iPhone, FoneTool is good at data transfer between iPhone and computer. It offers 3 transfer models: iPhone to PC, PC to iPhone, iPhone to iPhone.

If you want to transfer pictures to Windows, you can click the Phone Transfer and choose iPhone to PC option to transfer photos from iPhone to computer for further editing. And it can be finished within a superfast speed. For example, import 100+ photos only need 3 seconds.

Way 3. How to Delete Duplicate Pics on iPhone with Google Photos

If you are using Google Photos to back up your photos, you can take advantage of its Search feature to find duplicate photos. It will analyze all your photos and group them based on Google's algorithm. For example, when you search for a keyword like “beach”, Google Photos will pull up all photos related to "beach".

Steps to Find Duplicate Photos in Google Photos

Step 1. Open Google Photos on your iPhone.

Step 2. Tap the search bar and enter what you want to find > Then it will list all similar-looking images.

Step 3. If you want to delete some duplicate photos, you can tap and hold the pictures you want to delete > Tap the Trash Can icon to make it.

Final Words

That’s all about how to find duplicate photos on iPhone. It’s not difficult to find duplicates on iPhone and delete them. To save time and energy, you may use deduplication tools to achieve the goal.

PS: Before deleting duplicate photos, you can first backup iPhone photos in case you accidentally delete some important ones.