![]() ![]() So what exactly does Merge mean then in that context? Well, it's not always about the photo because sometimes you've got data attached to the photo like, say, a caption or you might have key word tags and other information. So deleting one or the other is not going to make any difference. If they're identical, well, it really doesn't matter which one is deleted. Another thing you can do is just have the Merge button next to the date for the photo. One way is just to go into the pair and go between them and then the one you want to delete you use the Trash Can or bin icon down here to get rid of it. Now you can get rid of duplicate photos one of a few different ways. Still I may not want to have both photos in my library since they are so similar. It's very close but they are definitely not exactly the same photo. They are slight differences in the background or in the positions of people. But in my regular photos collection I actually have photos where there are people in them and you can see they are different photos. This, of course, is my special photo collection for making tutorials. But if you look closely you can see that they actually were taken at different times. I just pointed the iPhone down at the ground under my desk and took two photos and they are extremely similar. I can also tap at the bottom to switch between them which does it without the animation between them so it may be a better way to see if they are actually identical or not. I can swipe between them and see each one. I can tap on one and then go down into the pair. So I can go through and browse through this like it is kind of an album and see the different duplicates. You can see I even have one that is there three times. Maybe ones you took just one second after the other so they look extremely similar. If may also find photos that are nearly identical. So now you have two identical photos but different resolutions. Edited it and resized it in another app and brought it back into Photos. For instance a photo may be a different resolution. But it is also finding photos that might differ in some ways. They are exactly the same photo taken exactly the same time, exactly the same bits in the photo. So it is finding photos that are identical. It's a list of all the photos that have been found that the Photos App thinks are duplicates. Now when you tap on Duplicates then you're going to into this special album. Also probably depends on how big your library is. So something happens in the background and it may take a little while after you add new photos or update. It may take some time if you have a large photo library and you've just updated to iOS 16 or maybe you've just added a lot of photos. So this isn't something that works when you actually tap Duplicates. Therefore no Duplicates Folder will be shown under Utilities. The Photos app hasn't found any photos that qualify to being duplicates. Now, if you don't see a Duplicates Folder there? The reason probably is you simply don't have any duplicates. It will show you the number of duplicates it has found right there. Media Types and at the very bottom you're going to see Utilities. Shared Albums, People, Places, different things like that. You're going to see all your albums there. So you're going to go down to the bottom and tap on Album. First, Apple puts this function in the Album section. ![]() So a new feature in iOS 16 is the ability to see duplicate photos in the Photos App and then choose what to do with them, like merge them or delete one or the other. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let me show you how you can detect and delete duplicate photos in the Photos App on iOS 16. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out How To Detect Duplicate Photos With iOS 16 at YouTube for closed captioning and more options. ![]()
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