How to Delete Duplicate Photos on Android
We built Phone Cleaner - Smart Cleanup. To delete duplicate photos on Android with it, tap Cleaner, then Duplicate Photos, check the copies the app pre-selected in each group, and tap Delete. A free user can delete 25 items a day by default, shared by all Cleaner sections. A rewarded ad resets that day's count, and Pro removes the limit.
This guide walks you through each step. It also explains what the Best tag means, so you know which photo stays.
Quick answer
- Open Phone Cleaner - Smart Cleanup and go to Cleaner › Duplicate Photos.
- The app groups copies of the same photo. In each group, it marks one photo as Best and pre-selects the other copies for deletion.
- Check the pre-selected copies, then tap Delete.
- A free user can delete 25 items a day by default, shared by all Cleaner sections.
- A rewarded ad resets that day's count. Pro removes the limit.
How to delete duplicate photos on Android, step by step
The full path in the app is Cleaner › Duplicate Photos › Delete. Follow these steps in order.
Open Phone Cleaner - Smart Cleanup and tap Cleaner.
Tap Duplicate Photos to see copies of the same photo grouped together.
Open a group. The app marks one photo as Best and pre-selects the other copies for deletion.
Look over the pre-selected copies in each group before you delete anything.
Tap Delete to remove the selected copies. A free user can delete 25 items a day by default, shared by all Cleaner sections.
If you reach that day's limit, watch a rewarded ad to reset the day's count and keep deleting.
Or choose Pro, which removes the limit.
Tip: take a moment in each group before you tap Delete. The pre-selected copies are only a suggestion, so make sure you are happy with them first.
What the Best tag and the pre-selected copies mean
In the Duplicate Photos section of Phone Cleaner - Smart Cleanup, copies of the same photo sit together in a group. In each group, the app marks one photo as Best. That is the photo the app suggests you keep.
The app pre-selects the other copies in the group for deletion. When you tap Delete, the selected copies are removed. Look over each group first, so the photo you want to keep is the one that stays.
Deleting more than 25 photos in a day
In Phone Cleaner - Smart Cleanup, a free user can delete 25 items a day by default. This count is shared by all Cleaner sections, not only Duplicate Photos.
If you reach that day's limit, you have two choices:
- Watch a rewarded ad. This resets that day's count, so you can keep deleting.
- Choose Pro. Pro removes the limit.
More you can do with Phone Cleaner
- Similar Photos The app groups photos that look almost the same, like burst shots, and pre-selects the ones it suggests deleting. Check the picks, then delete the rest.
- Similar Screenshots and Other Screenshots See screenshots that look alike grouped together, and all other screenshots in one list. Select the ones you do not need and delete them.
- Similar Videos and Other Videos Review videos that look alike, with a suggested one to keep, and the rest of your videos in one list. Play a video before you pick what to delete.
- Similar Screen Recordings and Other Screen Recordings Find screen recordings, with similar ones grouped together. Select the ones you do not need and delete them.
- Chat Media Browse photos saved from messaging apps, sort them by size or date, and delete the ones you do not need.
- Other See the rest of your photos in one list, sort them by name, size or date to find the biggest ones, and delete what you do not need.
- Compress Video Pick a video, choose Low, Medium or High quality to see the new size, and compress it. Then keep both videos or remove the original.
- Photo Organizer Works offline Pick a month and go through its photos one at a time. Swipe right or tap Keep to keep a photo, swipe left or tap Trash to move it to the Trash Bin.
- Trash Bin Works offline Photos you trash in Photo Organizer wait in the Trash Bin. Recover one or all of them, or tap Empty Trash Bin to delete them for good.