How to Remove Stickers from Photos in Samsung Galaxy Android Gallery app.
Learn how to remove stickers from photos in the Samsung Gallery app. If you added stickers to a picture and changed your mind, getting rid of them is very easy.
I’ll show you how to revert edited pictures back to their original state. I’m using a Samsung S23 Ultra with Android 15 and One UI 7.0, but these steps work on most Samsung Galaxy phones.
The Easy Way: Revert to Original
When you edit a photo in Samsung Gallery – whether you add stickers, crop it, or draw on it – the app always keeps the original version. Here’s how to go back:
- Open the Gallery app
- Find the photo that has stickers on it
- Tap the pencil icon to enter edit mode
- Tap Revert (usually in the top menu or the three dots menu)
- Confirm that you want to revert
The stickers disappear, and your photo goes back to how it looked before you edited it. No quality loss. No complicated steps.
Important: This Only Works for Your Own Edits
The revert feature works perfectly for photos you edited yourself on your own device. Samsung Gallery saves the original file every time you make changes.
However, if someone else sent you a photo that already has stickers on it, revert won’t help. Those stickers are baked into the image file. You can’t magically remove them because the original version isn’t on your phone.
Step-by-Step Summary
Here’s the whole process in one simple list:
- Open Gallery
- Tap the photo with stickers
- Tap the pencil icon (edit)
- Tap Revert
- Confirm
That’s it. Stickers removed. Photo restored.
What If You Already Saved Over the Original?
If you saved an edited photo and then deleted the original, revert will no longer work. Samsung Gallery needs the original file to revert back to it.
To avoid this in the future:
- Don’t delete the original version of your photos
- When you edit a photo, Samsung saves a new edited copy by default – the original stays untouched
- As long as you don’t manually delete the original, revert will always work
How to Check If a Photo Can Be Reverted
Not sure if a photo has an original version saved? Here’s a quick way to tell:
- Open the photo in Gallery
- Tap the pencil icon to edit
- Look for the Revert option
If Revert is grayed out or not visible, the original is gone. If it’s there and tappable, you can restore the photo.
What About Stickers on Photos You Received?
If someone shares a photo with you that already has stickers on it, you have a few options:
- Nothing – You can’t remove stickers from a flattened image file
- Use AI fill – Some newer Samsung phones have AI tools that can try to guess what’s behind the sticker and fill it in. This doesn’t restore the original. It creates something new that may not look exactly right.
- Ask for the original – The easiest solution. Ask the person who sent it to share the unedited version.
A Note About Saving Stickers from Received Photos
Even if you can’t remove stickers from a photo someone sent you, you can save those stickers for yourself:
- Open the received photo in Gallery
- Long press on the sticker (or the subject)
- Tap Save as sticker
This adds the sticker to your own collection. You can then use it on your own photos.
Final Tips
- Revert removes all edits – stickers, cropping, drawing, filters – everything goes back to original
- The original photo stays on your phone unless you delete it
- Always check for the Revert option before spending time trying other methods
- For photos sent by others, ask for the original instead of trying to remove stickers
If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone and need to clean up edited pictures, just use the Revert button. It’s fast, free, and works perfectly.
Thanks for reading.
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