Unable to delete imported photos on my iPhone

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Unable to delete imported photos on my iPhone

Hi, in my iphone i have some photos that were imported from an old huawei cellphone, now that i want to delete all the photos that was imported, i can't; when i select the photos i cannot even clik on the bin button, and i cannot delete them in any other way.

I have already disabled the synchronization with icloud, but still i can't do anything about them. The photos were imported from an old friend of mine and i don't know how he passed the files from the old cellphone to the new one. Anybody got some advice?

Thank you in advance for your help

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Original Title: Can't delete photos from my device

iPhone 16

Posted on Jul 28, 2025 09:49 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 28, 2025 11:12 AM in response to marcocarri

marcocarri wrote: …delete all the photos that was imported, i can't;

I have already disabled the synchronization with icloud,

It's "synchronization with iCloud" that will do it. Those pictures aren't really "owned" by Photos; Photos just shows them as a courtesy. If you turn on iCloud, the first thing that happens is you get a warning that these pictures will be erased. Since that's what you want, turning on iCloud Photos is a good way to go. It deletes them first, so you can quickly disconnect iCloud before any major transfers occur.

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Answer 2

léonie

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Aug 1, 2025 06:10 AM in response to marcocarri

You wrote: "The photos were imported from an old friend of mine and i don't know how he passed the files from the old cellphone to the new one. "

How did you set up the cell phone ? Did your friend give it to you without erasing the it?

is the iPhone still bound to the Apple account of your old friend?

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