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dee dee5 Thanks for replying but i still i have the same problem. I am able to delete photos permanently on my phone but i can't on iCloud.com. i really don't know why. And these photos are photos i don't even have on my phone anymore. its more than 40 days and they are still in the recently deleted folder.
I just logged into my iCloud.com and noticed the changes to the iCloud Photos section. The "recently deleted" photos you referenced is what I assume a backup plan to recover photos that may have been deleted by mistake or prematurely. Underneath the deleted photos are the remaining number of days before being permanently deleted. Having said that, I think Apple should allow the option for instant permanent deletion. Then again, the millions of people who are own Apple products that are not a tech savvy may be the reason it's like that. Anyway, unless I missed the option, there's no way to instantly delete the pics in the recently deleted folder within iCloud.com.