How to delete photos on phone but keep on cloud

How to keep pictures on Cloud and delete on phone

Hi igerd,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you want to store or back up the pictures on your iPhone using iCloud. There are a few different options that are available when using iCloud services.
You can use iCloud to back up your iPhone data, including pictures, as explained in this article:
iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview
Note that your photos wont be backed up if iCloud Photo Library beta is turned on:
If you turn on iCloud Photo Library beta, your photos and videos are already stored in iCloud, so they aren’t included in your iCloud Backup.
If you are using iCloud Photo Library beta, your pictures will be synced between your iPhone and the cloud. Removing them from your iPhone will also remove them from the cloud, as mentioned here:
iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ - Apple Support
Deleting a photo or video from your Photos app will also remove the item from iCloud Photo Library and from your iCloud storage allocation. Photos and videos you remove can be recovered from the Recently Deleted album for 30 days. After 30 days, your content will be removed from the Recently Deleted album. Photos are backed up on our servers for up to 30 days after they're deleted from the Photos app. If you need to recover these photos during that time, contact Apple Support.
Sincerely,
Jeremy

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If I subscribe to iCloud storage but my iPhone can just hold up to 16 gb.
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Indeed.
If you switch you picture sync back on and connect to a wifi it will sync your photos back.
What i would recommend is to do a weekly backup on the pc and delete photos off the phone that is not needed. Just make sure you leave the sync off on the phone.
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