iPhone 12 Pro Max Offloading content to iCloud

[anjanesh]

I'm on an iPhone 12 Pro Max 256GB.
iPhone Storage is at 212GB of 256GB used.
I'm on iCloud at 2TB plan with 359GB used.
Photos take 108GB on my iPhone.

If I delete all my photos on my iPhone will they still be retained in iCloud ?

 

[kitKAC]

Technically yes, but only for 30 days before they are removed permanently.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/104967

 

[cynics]

Yes, they will eventually get deleted either via a sync or via a backup. Do you have optimize storage for Photos on (and messages for that matter)?

 

[anjanesh]

Yes, they will eventually get deleted either via a sync or via a backup. Do you have optimize storage for Photos on (and messages for that matter)?

I just turned it on - but I am assuming I will need to upgrade to iPhone 18 512GB by next September ?

 

[AJACs3]

Never mind