1. Swipe the viewfinder to the left to view the photo or video.

2. Do one of the following:

   • To delete it from your phone’s storage and your Google account backup, touch . (If you don't see the icon, touch the screen first.)
   • To delete it only from your phone’s storage, touch > Delete from device.

To delete an album:

1. Open Gallery.
2. From the Albums view, touch & hold the album to delete.

1. From the list of thumbnail photos:

   • To select one item, touch & hold it.
   • To select multiple items, touch & hold the first one, then touch the others.

2. Do one of the following:

   • To delete it from your phone’s storage and your Google account backup, touch .
   • To delete it only from your phone’s storage, touch > Delete from device.

If you automatically back up photos to your Google account, you have some time to recover deleted items. When you delete a photo or video, it’s moved to the Trash in the Photos app for several weeks, before being deleted forever.

To recover a photo or video:

1. Open the Photos app.
2. Touch > Trash.
3. Touch & hold the photo or video.
4. Touch Restore.

If you don’t back up photos to your Google account, to maximize use of your phone’s internal storage space, there’s no undo. Once you delete something from your phone’s storage, it’s gone. You can try using a third-party app to recover recently deleted photos or videos.

If you’re having problems, try these troubleshooting steps.