Bulk delete all photos and videos from iPhone #

To batch delete all photos and videos without a third party app or a PC or Mac:

Tap Photos app > Photos > All Photos
Tap Select at top right
Begin sliding your index finger across the bottom row of images
Tap the battery icon at top right (or anywhere else in the status bar) with your middle finger to select all photos and videos
Tap the Trash icon and confirm deletion
Tap Albums > Recently Deleted > Select > Delete All > confirm deletion

Video of the process. H/T MacObserver.

Updates

The above process failed on a collection of over 58,000 images, but iMazing for macOS did the job, at least when deleting in batches under 10,000.
Successfully deleted ~40,000 photos and videos in a single attempt via iExplorer:
1. Quit Photos.app and Camera.app on iPhone
2. Connect iPhone to Mac or PC via USB
3. In iExplorer, click Media directory in left panel
4. Open the DCIM directory and delete all ###APPLE subdirectories ("If you also need to delete your Photo Library albums synced from iTunes, you can navigate to Media/PhotoData and delete the Sync folder which has those files. Photo Stream (iCloud) files can be deleted in Media/PhotoStreamsData folder.")
5. Make sure iCloud Photos is off then delete Photos.sqlite from Media/PhotoData/
6. Turn the iPhone off and on
Image Capture and File Explorer are inefficient and unreliable when handling large collections.
Another method for batch deleting directly on device, via Shortcuts.app:
1. Create a new shortcut.
2. In "Search for apps and actions" bar, search for "Photos" then tap "Find Photos".
3. Search for "Photos" again, this time tapping on "Delete Photos".
4. Optional: Tap "Add Filter" → "Date Taken" → "is before" → select desired date.
5. Tap the Run/Play button then tap "Delete" when prompted to confirm.
6. Deleted items will be moved to "Recently Deleted"; empty in Photos.app via Albums → Recently Deleted → More (3 dots in a circle) → Delete All → Delete From This iPhone.

/misc | Aug 11, 2020