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Android: Can’t Delete Photos From Gallery App

Android: Can’t Delete Photos From Gallery App

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Normally, you can tap and hold any photo in the Gallery app for Android to access the option to delete. That option may not appear for all of your photos. That’s because the Gallery may not only show images on your device. It also may show items on the Picasa and Google Plus service.

You have a couple of options on how to deal with this issue.

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Option 1 – Disable Syncing with Google+/Picasa

If you want to keep your images in your Google Plus profile, but you don’t want them displayed within the Gallery app, you can simply disable photo syncing with these steps:

  1. Go to “Settings” > “Accounts” > “Google“. From there, you can select the Google account you are using, then uncheck the “Sync Picasa Web Albums” option.
  2. Now under “Settings” > “Application manager“, swipe over to “All” > “Gallery“, and select “Clear data“.

Google+ and Picasa items will no longer appear in the Gallery app.

Option 2 – Delete Photos from Google+/Picasaol>
  • Visit your personal Instant Upload page.
  • Select the photo(s) you wish to delete.
  • Select the trash icon, then choose “Move to trash“.

    • The photo will then be removed from Gallery after the next sync with your Android.

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    2. This worked for me.

      Go to the photo and click the drop-down menu and select download. Then delete as normal.

    3. When i want to delete a photo i delete then move to the next photo but when i go back it’s still there can someone help me please?

    5. My screenshots don’t go away anymore I tried deleting it but a couple seconds later they come back the first option I can’t find on my phone, I cleared the galley cashe and the final link plus Google issnt available for me , so what do I do ??

    6. i am unable to delete image form my galaxing even afey. i have samsung J2. It is reappearing even after deleting.

    7. i am trying to delete photos from the gallery. whenever i press the delete , nothing happens and its not deleted . i have Samsung s8 plus

    8. I have a Gallaxy GT-P5 110 tablet tab 2 10.1 and I am unable to delete photos and a document from the Gallery app as when I try I do not get a Trash icon up I can highlight by ticking the boxes but can go no further can you help?.

    9. I try to delete unwanted pictures from the gallery but cannot.These pictures are unnecessarily cluttering and slowing the tab.

    10. I’m trying to delete photos from my android phone’s gallery app, but whenever I tap the trash icon, a blue text box appears saying, “Failed to delete photo.” I’ve tried everything, but nothing’s working, please help me.

    11. Whenever I delete a screenshot from the gallery it doesn’t work. I’ll hit delete, then when it asks if I’m sure I say yes. The screen moves to the next picture but then I look and the picture I just “deleted” is still there. I don’t understand why it won’t delete

    13. Hi,
      I Select and deleted photos from my Samsung J1 Ace Neo, but the unwanted and deleted photos return again within a second and it doubles up. What is wrong? Can you tell me how to delete unwanted photos permanently from the phone or SD Card? Thank you.

    20. I opened my files (Samsung My Files) then opened images. A thumbnail of the picture with the filename should appear hold your finger on the image briefly. Several options should appear in the top right corner of the screen. Delete is one of those options

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