To reduce unnecessary space consumption, Apple introduced the function of detecting duplicate images for iCloud shared photo gallery in iOS 16.4

CTOnews.com, March 22 (Xinhua) in the update of iOS 16.4 RC released today, Apple not only introduces new Emoji symbols and enhanced network push notification functions, but also introduces duplicate image detection function for iCloud shared photo gallery.

CTOnews.com Note: Apple added duplicate image detection to the Photos app in iOS 16. After the album app detects duplicate photos, it displays the corresponding number of duplicate photos in the Duplicates folder under the Utilities area. The user clicks to enter the folder and can choose to clean up the duplicate photos.

When the duplicate image detection feature was launched, it was limited to local photo album applications, while in the iOS 16.4 RC version, Apple said it could detect duplicate photos and videos in iCloud's shared photo gallery and reduce unnecessary space footage by merging duplicate photos / videos.