How to Delete Screenshots on iPhone

To delete screenshots on iPhone, open Photos, go to Collections, tap Media Types and tap Screenshots. Tap Select, slide a finger across the screenshots to remove, then tap the Trash button. They move to the Recently Deleted album for 30 days before they are removed for good.

Photos files every saved screenshot into that collection by itself. That means screenshots can be selected as one group without sorting the camera roll first. Boarding passes, receipts and chat captures sit there long after they were needed.

Where to Find Screenshots on iPhone

Where are screenshots on iPhone?

Screenshots on iPhone are in the Photos app, under Collections, then Media Types, then Screenshots. Apple gives this path on its screenshot support page, published on 15 October 2026.

What happens just after taking one depends on the iOS version. In iOS 26, the screenshot opens full screen with quick tools to crop, share or save it. In iOS 18 and earlier, a thumbnail appears in the lower-left corner and can be swiped away.

How to Delete Screenshots on iPhone, One or Many

Deleting from the Screenshots collection uses the same steps as any photo in the library. Apple's page on deleting photos gives them:

1. Open the Screenshots collection and tap Select.
2. Tap each screenshot to delete, or slide a finger across several to select them in one movement.
3. Tap the Trash button.
4. Confirm the deletion.

For a single screenshot, open it, tap the Trash button and tap Delete Photo. The same Select and slide works on any photo in the library, and it is the basis for deleting photos on iPhone in bulk.

Sliding a finger across the thumbnails is also how the whole collection is cleared in one go.

How to Delete All Screenshots at Once

Can all screenshots on iPhone be deleted at once?

All screenshots on iPhone can be deleted at once from the Screenshots collection. Tap Select, slide a finger from the first screenshot and keep going until the last one is selected, then tap the Trash button.

Before tapping Trash, scroll back through the selection. Tickets, receipts, addresses and codes sit in the same collection as everything else.

The Shortcuts app offers a second route. Its Find Photos action accepts filter parameters, as Apple's Shortcuts guide shows. A shortcut can gather every photo that matches its filters in one run. One that deletes what it gathers removes every match, with no chance to keep a few.

Which route fits depends on whether any screenshots need to stay:

Every route through Photos ends in the same album, Recently Deleted.

Empty Recently Deleted to Get the Space Back

Deleted screenshots are not gone yet. Apple keeps them in Recently Deleted for 30 days, where they can still be recovered, and removes them permanently after that. To remove them from the iPhone sooner, empty Recently Deleted by hand:

1. In Photos, open Collections and tap Recently Deleted.
2. Unlock the album with Face ID or Touch ID.
3. Tap Select, tap the More button, then tap Delete All.
4. Confirm the deletion.

Apple's iCloud storage page says items in Recently Deleted do not count towards iCloud storage. When iCloud storage is over its limit, Apple says deleted photos are removed at once and cannot be recovered.

With iCloud Photos on, a screenshot deleted on the iPhone is also deleted on every other device signed in with the same Apple Account. A screenshot needed on a Mac or iPad has to be saved somewhere else before the deletion.

To see the space return, open Settings, tap General, then tap iPhone Storage. Apple's storage page lists Photos as its own category, so note its size before and after emptying the album.

Keeping the Screenshots Collection Small

Screenshots build up one code, ticket and map at a time. Clearing the collection once a month keeps each round short.

Reviewing one screenshot at a time means every one gets a decision, so nothing meant to stay is lost.

Apps built for that show one photo at a time and delete only what you confirm. Apps such as Swipe Quick do this on the device, and can show the camera roll by album. Swipe left to delete and swipe right to keep. Deleted photos still go to Recently Deleted for 30 days.