While most Photos can be easily deleted from iPhone, Photos that are Synced to iPhone from other devices like Mac or Windows computer cannot be easily removed from iPhone.
As far as we are aware, the only way to remove Synced Photos from iPhone is to connect your device to the same Mac or PC to which these photos belong to.
With this understanding, let us go ahead and take a look at the steps to remove Photos that were Synced to your device from Mac and Windows computer.
1. Delete Synced Photos on iPhone Using Mac
Follow the steps below to remove Synced Photos from iPhone that originally belonged to your Mac.
1. Plug your iPhone to Mac using its supplied lightning cable.
2. Click on the Finder icon and select your iPhone in the side menu.
3. Next, click on Photos (1) tab > check Selected Albums (2) option and Uncheck Photo Albums (3) containing Synced Photos that you want to remove from iPhone.
4. After you are done unchecking Photo Albums, click on the Apply button.
5. Wait for the changes to Sync with your iPhone.
Once the syncing process is completed, all the Synced Photos will be removed from your device.
2. Delete Synced Photos on iPhone Using Windows computer
Except for a slightly different interface, the steps to remove Synced Photos from iPhone using Windows computer are similar to those on Mac.
1. Plug iPhone into Windows Computer using its supplied lightning cable.
2. Open iTunes and click on the Phone icon as it appears in iTunes.
3. Select Photos (1) in side menu > check Selected folders (2) option > Uncheck Photo Albums (3) containing Synced Photos that you want to remove from iPhone and click on Apply.
Note: If “Selected Folders” is greyed out, click on the Down Arrow next to “Copy Photos from” option and select iPod Photo Cache Folder.
4. Wait for the changes to Sync with your iPhone.
Once the Syncing Process is completed, all the Synced Photos will be removed from your iPhone.