Android: delete Picasa images from gallery

Picasa images cannot be easily deleted from the gallery on the Android smartphone. In this practical tip, we will show you how to clean up the gallery anyway.

Android gallery: delete Picasa pictures - so it'll work

1. Open the settings on your Android smartphone and tap on "Apps".
2. Swipe left across the screen until you see "All" at the top of the screen.
3. Now scroll down to the "Gallery" and tap on it.
4. Here you can "delete data" and "clear cache". You don't need to be afraid to have your photos, only the Picasa pictures will be removed. Now the Picasa pictures should be removed from the gallery. If you have a Google Plus account that you upload images to, it may be that they have been synchronized and the images still exist. Then you have to do the following steps.

Picasa images in the gallery through Google Plus

If the steps in section one are unsuccessful, it may be due to your Google Plus account. If you share photos on Google Plus, they will be synchronized with your mobile phone.

1. Repeat steps 1 and 2 from section one.
2. Scroll down to the "Google Plus" app.
3. Again, tap on "Clear data" and "Clear cache".

You can also restore deleted files on your Android phone. You can find out which tools you can use in another practical tip.