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How to Delete WeChat Photos from iPhone with Ease? (3 Ways)

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WeChat is one of the most widely used messaging apps among iPhone users, allowing you to chat, share photos, and send files conveniently. However, over time, WeChat can store thousands of images and videos that take up valuable storage space on your iPhone. If your device is running slow or showing a "Storage Almost Full" alert, it's time to clean up.

In this article, you'll learn how to delete WeChat photos from iPhone through different methods. Let's dive in and free up your iPhone's storage space efficiently.

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Part 1. How to Delete WeChat Photos from iPhone Manually

You can directly use WeChat's built-in storage management feature to delete WeChat photos from your iPhone. This is the most fundamental and effective way to clean up and directly free up the storage space occupied by WeChat.

How do I delete WeChat photos from iPhone? Follow the steps below:

Step 1. Open the WeChat app and go to the "Me" page.

Step 2. Click the "Settings" option, then enter the "General" settings.

Step 3. Find the "Storage" option in the "General" settings and click to enter.

how to delete wechat photos from iphone manually

Step 4. Select the "Manage WeChat Chat Data" option on the "Storage" page.

Step 5. Choose the chat object from which you want to delete photos in the chat data management page and click to enter.

Step 6. Find the "Images" option in the chat details page and click to enter. In the image management page, you can select the photos you want to delete for batch deletion.

Step 7. Click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the page and confirm the deletion operation.

Part 2. How to Remove WeChat Pictures from iPhone via the Photos App

If you previously clicked the "Save" button at the bottom while browsing images in WeChat, these images will be saved to your iPhone's system album. Even if you clear your WeChat chat history, the copies in these albums will still take up space. Therefore, you need to delete them separately.

Here is how to remove WeChat photos on iPhone via the Photos app:

Step 1. Open the iPhone's built-in "Photos" app.

Step 2. Go to the "Albums" tab and scroll down to find the "My Albums" section.

Step 3. Here, you will find a separate album named "WeChat" (if you have saved any images before). All the images saved through WeChat will be displayed here.

Step 4. Enter the album, tap "Select" in the top right corner, then check the images you want to delete. Finally, tap the "trash can" icon in the bottom right corner to delete them.

how to delete wechat photos from iphone using the photos app

Step 5. Open the "Recently Deleted" album and tap "Select" > "Delete All" to permanently erase the images.

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Part 3. How to Delete WeChat Photos on iPhone Permanently (Unrecoverable)

If you want to delete the photos from WeChat permanently on your iPhone, it is kindly recommended to rely on a professional iPhone data erasing tool - Coolmuster iOS Eraser to delete WeChat photos from iPhone without any chance to recover. This software allows you to permanently wipe WeChat photos, chat attachments, caches, and other sensitive files from your iPhone, ensuring your privacy is 100% protected.

Key features of iOS Eraser:

  • Permanently delete WeChat photos from iPhone without recovery.
  • Completely wipe all data from your iDevices, including private information, system settings, deleted files, and more.
  • Permanently erase both existing and deleted data, ensuring it cannot be recovered.
  • Choose from three levels of data erasure: Low, Medium, and High.
  • The 100% read-only mode ensures safe and secure data removal from iOS devices.
  • Fully compatible with the latest iOS 26, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 models.

Here's how to delete WeChat photos from iPhone completely:

01Connect your iDevice to your computer via USB cable. The software will automatically detect your device, and the main interface will appear, ready for data erasure.

make your idevice recognized by the program

02Click the "Erase" button, select your preferred security level (Low, Medium, or High), and confirm by clicking "OK".

choose the security levels

03When prompted, type "delete" to confirm, then click "Erase" again. A final confirmation will appear—click "OK" to begin the permanent deletion process.

start the erase process

04Once the process is complete, all data on your device will be permanently erased and cannot be recovered. You can now set up your iDevice as new.

finish the eraseing process

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Note: Please make sure your WeChat photos are stored on your iPhone, and remember to back up your iPhone data before going further in case of data loss.

Conclusion

It is easy to delete WeChat photos from your iPhone, right? In addition to the manual deletion, you can use Coolmuster iOS Eraser to remove all WeChat pictures and data from your device. But it will also delete other files simultaneously. Please back up the data you need before the deletion.

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