How To Delete Videos On iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus places deleted videos into a folder called “Recently Deleted” in the Photos app in iOS, thus meaning the video that you deleted isn’t actually deleted. Below we’ll explain how you can delete videos from iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

This means the videos is not truly deleted and can be recovered on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. You can access these videos in the “Recently Deleted” folder for up to 30 days to recover deleted videos from the Recently Deleted folder until they officially get deleted permanently. Below are directions on how to delete videos on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus on iOS.

Deleting Videos from iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Permanently

A major negative with the new iOS update is that there isn’t a quick shortcut for deleting videos on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. No matter what you try, there is no way to videos photos from iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus without them going into the “Recently Deleted” folder. Since there is no other option here is how you can delete videos if you want to delete the videos permanently.

First you need to open up the “Photos” app and select “Albums” in the lower-right corner. After you select “Albums”, you’ll see two folders appear. One folder is labeled “Recently Added” folder and the other is labeled “Recently Deleted” folder. Any pictures you take on your iPhone or iPad will instantly appear in the “Recently Added” folder. If you want to delete any videos you have to go to the “Recently Added” folder and manually select the videos you want to delete. First choose “Select” in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tapping on the photos that you want deleted. From there, select “Delete” at the bottom and confirm the action when the pop-up appears.

The videos will then be moved to the “Recently Deleted” folder. This means that you have to go the “Recently Deleted” folder and redo the deletion process that you did in the Recently Added folder. Now you need to select the photos you want to delete by choosing “Select” in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tapping on the photos that you want deleted. Then choose “Delete” in the lower-left corner and confirm the action when the pop-up appears.