

READ MORE: iOS 16 has a new feature that skips annoying website CAPTCHAs When iOS 16 arrives this fall, you’ll get Duplicate detection, and a whole bunch of other useful new features. If you’re anything like me, you probably have five copies of every meme you ever saved, because it’s easier to copy them again when you see them instead of searching through your photo library. It’ll also keep the highest quality image or video. Apple says those will all be kept when you merge duplicates. Oh, and if you’ve spent time categorizing your images and added captions, keywords, and the like – don’t worry. Tapping on that shows you a list of all the duplicates, with the option to delete or merge them into a single copy. You’ll see Duplicates under the Utilities section. Then, tap on Albums and scroll all the way down to the bottom. To find the feature once iOS 16 arrives, open the Photos app. READ MORE: iOS 16 will finally let you lock photo albums with Face ID READ MORE: iOS 16 features a new tool that removes backgrounds from photos Image: KnowTechie It’ll also pick up on duplicate videos, in case you were wondering. From there, you can easily trim the additional storage. That list will show up in the Utilities section of the Photos app. Then you’ll get a list of all the duplicate photos. Your iPhone or iPad will use on-device machine learning to search your photo library. Apple’s bringing a new tool in iOS 16, that helps you trim down the clutter.Īpple calls it “Duplicate detection” and it does exactly what you would expect it to. Every iPhone user probably has multiple copies of the same photos in their library.
