Open the app that contains the trash or bin
Tap Menu or More
Tap Trash, Bin, or Recently Deleted
Select the items you want to remove
Tap Delete Forever, Empty Trash, or Delete Permanently
Confirm the deletion
In Google Photos, open Library
Tap Trash
Tap Select
Choose items
Tap Delete
In Files by Google, open the app
Tap Menu
Tap Trash
Tap Select all or choose files
Tap Delete forever
In Gmail, open the app
Tap Menu
Tap Trash
Tap Empty trash now
In Google Drive, open the app
Tap Menu
Tap Trash
Tap More
Tap Empty trash
In Samsung My Files, open the app
Tap Menu
Tap Trash
Tap Empty
Confirm
In Messages apps with trash, open the app
Open Trash or Deleted messages
Select messages
Tap Delete forever
If no trash option exists, deleted items are already removed permanently
