---
title: "I made Tinder for my camera roll"
description: "A Shortcut I made in 2021 offers one random photo at a time for deletion. Favourites have immunity."
date: 2026-10-19
lang: en
translationKey: "photo-tinder"
translationStatus: machine
tags: ["automation", "interfaces", "everyday"]
related: ["ai-on-a-tap", "papper"]
sourceUrls: ["https://t.me/Shipao/1489", "https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/38b69b92744c46c18c880cbec5f1990d"]
canonical: "https://shipulin.md/en/blog/photo-tinder/"
---

My camera roll was full of memes and saved images mixed in with actual photographs. The storage subscription kept charging. A grand clear-out remained a future project.

In 2021 I made a Shortcut that picks a random photo and asks whether to delete it. Keep it or remove it. Next. Continue until you have had enough.[^post]

It felt like Tinder with myself. No elaborate classification: one image, one decision. Favourites were excluded. They had immunity.

I set it to run before bed, hoping the library would be cleaner after six months. Not the most efficient method, but a pleasant one.

Here are [the original Shortcut](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/38b69b92744c46c18c880cbec5f1990d) and [a short explanation of how I used it](https://t.me/Shipao/1489).

[^post]: [The announcement, 2021](https://t.me/Shipao/1489).