Avast Cleanup for iOS - FAQs

Avast Cleanup for iOS is an app designed to help you manage and organize content stored on your device. It provides tools to remove unwanted images, videos, and contacts, and to store selected media in a private file locker that is separate from your main library.

Avast Cleanup for iOS can help improve your overall device experience by reducing clutter and making stored content easier to manage. It can help with the following:

• Organizing images, videos, and contacts: Identify and remove unwanted or duplicate media and clean up incomplete or duplicate contacts.
• Freeing up storage space: Remove unnecessary files or reduce the size of images and videos to free up space on your device.
• Protecting private media: Store selected images and videos in a private media vault that is separate from your main library.
• Simplifying device cleanup: Use built‑in tools that guide you through reviewing and managing content in a few clear steps.

For detailed information on system requirements for Avast Cleanup, refer to the following article: System requirements for Avast applications.

To download and install Avast Cleanup for iOS:

1. Open the App Store on your iOS device and search for Avast Cleanup.
2. Click Get ▸ Install.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Avast Cleanup is now installed on your iOS device.

With a paid subscription, you can take advantage of the following features:

• Advanced Media Cleaner: Automatically groups similar/duplicate, dark or blurry images, and helps you review and remove them.
• Optimizer: Optimize your images and videos to reduce image and video size and save storage.
• Clean Share: Safely share your images and videos without revealing location, time, or other hidden data.
• Unlimited Secret Files: Free users can add up to 10 images. Paid users can add an unlimited amount of images.
• Access to Priority support: Contact Avast Support from the app to receive help directly from our Customer Care team.
• Block ads: Remove third-party ads from the Avast Cleanup interface.

Open Avast Cleanup for iOS and select Upgrade in the top-right corner. Select your preferred plan, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the transaction.

No. Currently, Avast Cleanup for iOS is only available as a standalone application. It is not included in the Avast Cleanup multi-device subscription.

For detailed instructions to cancel an Avast subscription purchased via the App Store, refer to the following article:

• Canceling an Avast subscription via Google Play Store or the App Store

Media Cleaner helps you review and remove unwanted images, screenshots, and large videos from your device. In the paid version, Media Cleaner automatically identifies specific categories of images, such as duplicates or low‑quality images, and groups them together, so you can review and manage them without having to manually go through your entire photo library.

To start using Media Cleaner, tap Clean by month or Clean by type on the Home screen of Avast Cleanup, then choose the images or videos you want to send to Trash or to optimize.

Swipe Clean is a feature that helps you review images one by one using a swipe‑based interface. It displays individual images in full view and lets you decide whether to keep or remove each item. To use Swipe Clean:

• Open Avast Cleanup and tap Swipe Clean at the bottom of the screen.
• Select the type of images you want to review.
• For each image, swipe right to keep it or swipe left to send it to Trash.

Optimizer is a premium feature that helps you reduce image and video size and save storage. For more information about using Optimizer, refer to the following steps:

1. Open Avast Cleanup and tap More tools at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap Optimize videos or Optimize photos.
3. Tap the photo(s) or video(s) you want to optimize, then tap Optimize.
4. Choose the photo(s) or video(s) output quality, then tap Optimize now.

Your media files are now optimized to occupy less space on your device. The original file is moved to Trash.

Clean Share is a premium feature that lets you share images and videos without including hidden information, such as location, time, or other metadata. To use Clean Share:

1. Open Avast Cleanup and tap More tools at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap Select from gallery.
3. Tap the files that you want to share, then tap Select.
4. Tap Remove hidden data.

The selected file can now be shared without hidden data.

You can also add Clean Share to the iOS Share menu for quicker access:

• In the iOS Share menu, scroll to the bottom and tap Edit Actions.
• Under Other Actions, find Share safely with Avast and tap the + button to add it to Favorites.

The Share safely with Avast shortcut is now available in your Share menu, allowing you to easily use Clean Share when sharing images and videos.

Secret Files is a feature which helps you keep your files hidden, by giving you a private media vault, separate from your main library. For more information about using Secret Files, refer to the following steps:

1. Open Avast Cleanup and tap More tools at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap Access media vault.
3. Create your PIN code.
4. Tap Import files, select the files that you want to hide, and tap Add.
5. In the Import completed alert, tap Delete to delete the selected files from your phone’s library.

If you uninstall Avast Cleanup, any files you have stored in Secret Files will be deleted along with the app and there is no option to restore them. We recommend exporting your files from Secret Files before uninstalling the app.

Clean up and organize your contacts by removing incomplete records and duplicates. Every change is backed up so you can recover contacts if needed. For more information about using Contact Cleaner, refer to the following steps:

1. Open Avast Cleanup and tap More tools at the bottom of the screen.
2. Under the Contacts Cleaner section, the following options are available:
   • See all contacts: Lists all the contacts available on your device. Tap the contact you want to remove, then tap Remove contact.
   • Clear duplicates: Lists all the duplicate contacts available on your device. Select the contact that you want to clean up and tap Merge selected contacts to remove the duplicates.
   • Fix incomplete contacts: This list includes the contacts with incomplete records. Select a contact, enter the required contact information, and tap Save.
   • Backup & Restore: Create contacts backup or choose a backup to restore.

The selected contacts are organized and cleaned up.

All removed images and videos are sent to Trash. To restore the files that are moved to the trash, tap Trash at the bottom of the main Avast Cleanup screen, select the files that you want to recover, and tap Recover selected / Recover all.

To change the PIN code for Secret Files:

1. Open Avast Cleanup for iOS and tap Settings (the gear icon) in the bottom-right corner.
2. Under Secret Files, tap Change PIN code.
3. Enter your current PIN code.
4. Enter your new PIN code twice to confirm it.

If you uninstall Avast Cleanup, any files you have stored in Secret Files will be deleted along with the app and there is no option to restore them. We recommend exporting your files from Secret Files before uninstalling the app.

To uninstall Avast Cleanup follow the steps below:

1. On the Home screen of your device, touch and hold the Avast Cleanup icon, then select Remove App from the menu that appears.
2. Select Delete App to remove Avast Cleanup and all of your app data.
3. Select Delete to confirm removal.

Avast Cleanup is now uninstalled from your device.

If you have a paid version of Avast Cleanup, removing the app from your device does not automatically cancel your subscription. For information about canceling an Avast subscription, refer to the following article: Canceling an Avast subscription via Google Play Store or the App Store.