How To Delete Facebook Photos On Iphone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove photos which you've uploaded to Facebook, as well as how to untag yourself from photos other people have uploaded. You can do this both in the Facebook mobile app and on the Facebook website.

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Open Facebook. The Facebook app resembles a white "f" on a blue background. Doing so will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Tap ☰ . It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).

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Tap your name. This option will appear at the top of the menu. Doing so takes you to your profile.
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Scroll down and tap Photos . It's a tab located below your profile's information section.
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Tap the Uploads tab. You'll see this tab at the top of the screen.
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Select a photo to delete. Scroll to the photo you want to remove, then tap it to open it.
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Tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android). It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A menu will appear.
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Tap Delete Photo . This option is at the top of the menu.
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Tap Delete when prompted. Doing so will remove the photo from your Facebook account. If there was a post associated with the photo, the post will also be removed.

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your preferred web browser. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
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Click your name. This tab is in the upper-right corner of the Facebook page. Doing so opens your profile page.
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Click Photos . It's a tab just below your cover photo.
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Click Your Photos . This tab is below the "Photos" heading near the top of the list of photos. Doing so opens a list of your personally uploaded photos.
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Select a photo to delete. Scroll down to the photo you want to remove and place your mouse cursor over it; you should see a pencil-shaped button appear in the top-right corner of the photo's thumbnail.
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Click the pencil icon. This will prompt a drop-down menu.
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Click Delete This Photo . It's the last option in the drop-down menu.
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Click Delete when prompted. Doing so will remove the photo from your Facebook account. If there was a post associated with the photo, the post will also be removed.

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1
Open Facebook. The Facebook app resembles a white "f" on a blue background. Doing so will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2

Tap ☰ . It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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Tap your name. This option will appear at the top of the menu. Doing so takes you to your profile.
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Scroll down and tap Photos . It's a tab located below your profile's information section.
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Tap Photos of You . This tab is in the upper-left side of the page.
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Open a photo you want to untag. Scroll to a photo you want to untag and tap it.
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Tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android). It's in the top-right corner of the photo's screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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Tap Remove Tag . This option is in the drop-down menu.
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Tap OK when prompted. Doing so will remove the tag from the photo, thereby removing the photo from your Timeline.
- The photo will still be viewable by the friends of the person who posted it.
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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your preferred web browser. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
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Click your name. This tab is in the upper-right corner of the Facebook page. Doing so opens your profile page.
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Click Photos . It's a tab just below your cover photo.
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Click Photos of You . This tab is below and to the left of the "Photos" heading near the top of the list of photos. Clicking it opens a list of photos in which you are tagged.
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Select a photo to delete. Scroll down to the photo you want to untag and place your mouse cursor over it; you should see a pencil-shaped button appear in the top-right corner of the photo's thumbnail.
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Click the pencil icon. This will prompt a drop-down menu.
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Click Remove Tag . It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Click OK when prompted. Doing so removes the tag from the photo, and the photo from your Timeline.
- You can also check the "Report" box on the prompt window to report the photo.
- Untagged photos will still be viewable by the friends of the person who posted them.
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How do I remove someone else's photo from Facebook?

If this person has tagged you in a photo, you can always change the privacy settings, and hide it from your timeline. You can also un-tag yourself, or ask the owner of the photo to do it for you. If you come across someone's photo, and it is offensive or against the Terms of Service, you can report it.
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How can I remove a photo of me published by a third party without authorization?

You can flag it for Facebook, and Facebook will remove it. Just click the little arrow in the top left corner of the post and click the "report post" button. Please remember that once something is on the internet, it is unlikely that it will ever be truly gone.
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How do I delete the picture on the right hand corner of my Facebook page?

I believe you are talking about your profile picture. Unfortunately, you cannot delete a profile picture entirely, but you can change it to a different photo.
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How do I delete a photo in which someone has tagged me?

You can't delete the photo, but you can ask them to crop you out and untag yourself. If they say no and are making you feel bullied or harassed, you can report the photo.
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How do I delete a post that I put on Facebook?

Click the ellipsis (...) to the right of a post and then click Delete.
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How do I remove photos from a Facebook search?

You can either make the photos private or remove them from Facebook.
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Is there a way to delete pictures before actually posting them?

If you haven't posted the pictures, then they aren't on Facebook to delete.
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How do I remove iOS photos from Facebook?

The same way you'd remove any other photos. The process is not operating system-specific.
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How do I delete a photo from Facebook if there is no pencil icon?

If you are on the mobile app, tap on the photo that you want to delete. Tap the screen until white text shows up around the picture (once or twice). In the corner of the screen there is a "..." symbol. Tap it. Then tap "Delete." If you are on the computer, click on the photo that you want to delete, click the "..." symbol, and then click "Delete."
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What happens if someone is tagged in a photo I delete?

The person won't be able to see the photo from your page.

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Untagging yourself from a photo doesn't delete the photo. People who are friends with the person who uploaded the photo will still be able to see it after you untag yourself.

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1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap ☰
3. Tap your name.
4. Tap Photos.
5. Tap a photo you want to remove.
6. Tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android).
7. Tap Delete Photo.
8. Tap Delete.

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