iPhone Storage Tip: How to Clear Out Identical Images From iCloud Instantly – CNET

Taking a photo that encapsulates a core memory, or even one that details the more mundane moments of life, is something that many people tend to do.

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Fortunately, there’s an easy way around this issue that is built into your iPhone if you have iOS 16 or later.

Apple introduced its “duplicate detection” feature in 2022, and it works just as its name suggests. The tool uses on-device AI to identify identical images and aggregate them in an easy-to-find album in the Photos app. Apple says the iPhone classifies duplicates not only as exact copies, but also as photos that appear to be the same but have unique resolutions, file formats, or other slight differences.

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