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How to Find Imported Photos on iPhone & iPad

By: Waseem Patwegar

When you open the Photos App on iPhone or iPad, you are likely to see Photos taken using the Camera on your iPhone and also Photos imported from other devices.

Find Imported Photos on iPhone & iPad

Photos from other devices get into iPhone due to My Photo Stream option being enabled on iPhone, which results in Photos from other devices being downloaded to your iPhone.

The good news is that it is easy to Find Imported Photos on iPhone and prevent Photos from other devices being downloaded to your device.

Find Imported Photos on iPhone

While the Photos App shows both native and imported Photos in Library view, it also keeps the imported Photos in a separate folder named as “Imports” under Utilities section.

To Find Imported Photos on iPhone or iPad, open the Photos App and tap on the Albums tab.

Albums Tab in iPhone Photos App

On Albums screen, scroll down to Utilities section and tap on Imports.

Imports Folder in iPhone Photos App

All the Photos that you see in the imports Album have reached iPhone via iCloud from other devices linked to your Apple ID.

Stop iPhone Importing Photos from other Devices

You can stop Photos from other devices being imported to iPhone by disabling “My Photo Stream” option on your device.

Go to Settings > Photos > move the toggle next to My Photo Stream to OFF position.

Disable My Photo Stream on iPhone

Once Photo Stream is disabled, you will no longer find Photos from other devices being imported to iPhone. However, Photos that were already imported will still remain on your iPhone.

Remove Imported Photos from iPhone

If you are trying to recover storage space on iPhone, you can get rid of imported Photos by manually selecting and deleting them.

Open the Photos App on your iPhone and tap on Albums tab.

Albums Tab in iPhone Photos App

On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Imports.

Imports Folder in iPhone Photos App

Once you are in Imports Album, scroll all the way up and tap on the Select option.

Select Option in iPhone Imports Album

Now, you can either manually select Photos or tap on Select to select all items and tap on the Trash Can icon.

Select And Delete imported Photos from iPhone

Once you tap on the Trash Icon, all the selected Photos will be moved to the Recently Deleted Folder. To recover storage, you need to permanently delete these photos by going to Recently Deleted Folder.

Note: The originals of the deleted Photos will still be available in original devices from which they came from.

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