How to merge duplicate photos and videos on iPhone

You can merge duplicate photos and videos on iPhone from the Duplicates collection in Photos to save space.

Last updated: October 14, 2026 10:46 pm

By Tom Griffin - Executive Editor

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On iPhone, the Photos app identifies duplicate photos and videos in your photo library in the Duplicates collection. You can merge duplicate photos and videos to save space and clean up your library. It’s in Utilities. Got no duplicates? Then the Duplicates collection doesn’t appear.

The Duplicates screen, showing duplicate photos next to each other. On the right side of the screen are Merge buttons to merge each pair of duplicate photos.

Start the Photos app on your iPhone.
Tap Collections.
Tap Utilities and tap Duplicates.
Tap Merge to combine a set of duplicates and tap Merge [number] Items.

The Duplicates collection doesn’t appear if there aren’t any duplicate photos or videos in your library.

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ByTom Griffin

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Tom Griffin is the editor-in-chief at GeeksChalk where he oversees all of site’s evergreen content to ensure it’s up to date with the latest information. Hailing from London in the UK, he has over seven years of experience in the tech journalism space and holds a degree in English Literature. In his spare time, Tom can found checking out the latest video games, immersing himself in his favorite sporting pastime of football, and petting every dog he comes across in the outside world.