

Proceed with this to remove previously synced media. In this case, check this box, and then Finder or iTunes will ask if you wish to remove media synced previously. If the non-deletable images on your iPhone are from any other computer, most likely, the “Sync photos to your device from” option will be unchecked.

Note: At one time, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod can only be synced with one computer (Mac or PC). Alternatively, you can also just uncheck the selected Albums or People you wish to remove.ħ) Finally, click Apply from the bottom right and let it finish. On other Mac and Windows PC, open iTunes.ģ) Inside Finder or iTunes, click your iPhone name or the tiny iPhone icon.ĥ) Uncheck Sync photos to your device from to remove all synced photos and videos. Related: How to know which app created or saved that photo or video on your iPhone How to delete grayed out photos on iPhone, iPadĢ) On Mac running macOS Catalina or later, open Finder. In the right image, you can see that the trash icon is missing. In the center image, you can see the trash icon is gray. If you can’t do that, you will have to erase your iPhone, which will remove everything, including these images. The only way to delete such images is to connect your iPhone to the Mac or PC and unsync or remove these images. Such photos do not show the delete option, or if they show, the Trash icon is gray, and you can’t tap it. Anytime you wish to get rid of them, open the Photos app, select the images and tap the blue trash icon.īut if you ever synced, transferred, added, or imported images to your iPhone from a Mac or PC using iTunes or Finder, you cannot delete these images on your iPhone. Pictures you shoot on your iPhone, download from the Internet, receive via AirDrop, email, iMessage, or chat app have the delete button.

In this post, we’re going to show you how you can delete photos on your iPhone when the Trash icon is grayed out.Īlso see: How to recover deleted photos on iPhone or iPad Why can’t I delete some photos and videos on my iPhone? If you’re facing this issue, then worry not, there’s a simple solution to it. Are you trying to delete photos on your iPhone but just aren’t able to? We’ve heard several complaints about an issue where the Trash icon in the Photos app is greyed out and doesn’t let you delete photos/videos.
