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What each group means
FirstHour puts each picture it can read into one main group. A picture can also appear under Clean-up suggestions. Protect's groups may need your attention first.
In Protect
| Group | What's in it |
|---|---|
| Card numbers | Photos of cards and card details. |
| IDs and passports | IDs, passports and certificates. FirstHour may miss ID cards written only in alphabets it reads less well, such as Hebrew, Persian, Bangla and Hindi. Passports are usually still found. |
| Backup codes | Codes that open an account without your phone. |
| Crypto recovery phrases | Anyone with these can take the funds. |
| Bank account numbers | Full account numbers labeled with a bank's name or account wording. E-wallet and masked numbers are left out. |
| Wi-Fi passwords | QR codes with a network's password inside. It doesn't find a password written or typed in a picture. |
| Bank or e-wallet mentions | Pictures that name a bank or e-wallet. Often fine to keep. |
| Old one-time codes | Expired codes. Usually safe to delete. |
What you can do in Protect
Open a group to show the pictures, review them one by one, use Vault all or delete them all (in most groups, only after you've shown the pictures). In the review, swipe left to delete, right to keep and up to hide. Nothing happens until you tap Apply, and iPhone asks before anything leaves Photos.
In Tidy up
Everyday pictures go into groups like these:
PeopleFood and drinksPets and animalsOutdoorsPlaces and tripsReceiptsChatsShoppingDocuments and papersSocial mediaReadingOther photosOther
Clean-up suggestions
| Suggestion | What's in it |
|---|---|
| Old screenshots | Screenshots more than a year old. |
| Burst photos | Many shots taken in a second or two. One button keeps each burst's key photo and any shots you starred, and deletes the rest. iPhone asks once. |
| Duplicates | The same picture saved more than once. One button keeps the best copy of each and deletes the others. iPhone asks once. |
Good to know
- Keep all marks a group as done. Nothing changes in Photos, and you can put it back to sort.
- People, Food and drinks, Pets and animals, Outdoors and Other photos don't have a Delete all button, so one tap can't clear them. Other groups do, including Places and trips. Sorting can be wrong, so look through a group before you delete it.
- Checks can be wrong in both directions, so a picture may land in the wrong group, or be missed.