Apple Vision Pro User Guide
- Welcome
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- Change notification settings and device sounds
- Set the date, time, language, and region
- Change your device name
- Change the appearance of text and windows
- See people around you while immersed
- See your Magic keyboard while immersed
- Use Apple Vision Pro on an airplane or a train
- Refresh apps in the background
- Set content restrictions in Screen Time
- Let others use your Apple Vision Pro
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- Books
- Calendar
- Capture
- Clock
- Encounter Dinosaurs
- Home
- Maps
- Mindfulness
- News
- Numbers
- Pages
- Podcasts
- Reminders
- Shazam
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
- Voice Memos
- Copyright
Delete or hide photos and videos on Apple Vision Pro
In the Photos app, you can delete photos and videos from your Apple Vision Pro or hide them in the Hidden album. You can also recover photos you recently deleted. Photos you delete and hide are saved in the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums, which you unlock using your Apple Vision Pro authentication method—Optic ID or your passcode.
When you use iCloud Photos on Apple Vision Pro, any photos you delete or hide are deleted or hidden on your other devices.
Delete or hide a photo or video
Go to the Photos app
on your Apple Vision Pro.Tap a photo or video, tap
Delete: Tap Delete to delete a photo or video from Apple Vision Pro and other devices using the same iCloud Photos account.
Deleted photos and videos are kept in the Recently Deleted album for 30 days, where you can recover or permanently remove them from all devices.
Hide: Tap Hide, then tap Hide in the list of options.
Hidden photos and videos are moved to the Hidden album. You can’t view them anywhere else.
To turn off the Hidden folder so it doesn’t appear in Albums, go to Settings
Delete or hide multiple photos and videos
While viewing photos in an album or in the All Photos view in your library, do either of the following:
Delete: Tap Select, select the items you want to delete, then tap
.Hide: Tap Select, select the items you want to hide, tap
Recover or permanently delete deleted photos and videos
To recover deleted photos or videos, or to permanently delete them, do the following:
Go to the Photos app
on your Apple Vision Pro.Tap Albums in the tab bar, then tap Recently Deleted below Utilities.
Tap Select, then choose the photos and videos you want to recover or delete.
Tap
Unlock the Recently Deleted and Hidden albums
The Recently Deleted and Hidden albums are locked by default. You unlock these folders using your Apple Vision Pro authentication method—Optic ID or your passcode.
To change the default setting from locked to unlocked, go to Settings > 