diff --git a/ios/App/App/SharedImagePlugin.swift b/ios/App/App/SharedImagePlugin.swift
index c5966fa3..85ac0db8 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/SharedImagePlugin.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/SharedImagePlugin.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class SharedImagePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
         return [
             CAPPluginMethod(#selector(getSharedImage(_:)), returnType: .promise),
             CAPPluginMethod(#selector(hasSharedImage(_:)), returnType: .promise),
-            CAPPluginMethod(#selector(markProcessed(_:)), returnType: .promise)
+            CAPPluginMethod(#selector(markProcessed(_:)), returnType: .promise),
+            CAPPluginMethod(#selector(clearProcessedShare(_:)), returnType: .promise)
         ]
     }
     
@@ -82,5 +83,17 @@ public class SharedImagePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
             "success": success
         ])
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Permanently remove the currently processed share from App Group storage (Phase 1F)
+     * Deletes the image file and all share metadata. Idempotent.
+     * Intended to be called only after successful processing and markProcessed().
+     */
+    @objc public func clearProcessedShare(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
+        let success = SharedImageUtility.clearProcessedShare()
+        call.resolve([
+            "success": success
+        ])
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift b/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
index defacc51..088727a0 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
@@ -117,6 +117,55 @@ public class SharedImageUtility {
         print("[ShareTarget] shareId=\(shareId) marked processed")
         return true
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Permanently remove the currently processed share from App Group storage (Phase 1F).
+     *
+     * Deletes the shared image file (if present) and removes all share metadata
+     * keys. Idempotent: missing files or keys are treated as success. Intended
+     * to be called only after the share has been successfully handed off to the
+     * app and marked processed.
+     *
+     * @returns true if cleanup completed without error, false if file deletion failed
+     */
+    @discardableResult
+    static func clearProcessedShare() -> Bool {
+        let userDefaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: appGroupIdentifier)
+        let shareId = userDefaults?.string(forKey: sharedPhotoShareIdKey)
+            ?? userDefaults?.string(forKey: sharedPhotoProcessedShareIdKey)
+            ?? "unknown"
+
+        print("[ShareTarget] shareId=\(shareId) cleanup started")
+
+        var success = true
+
+        // Delete the shared image file if it exists
+        if let filePath = userDefaults?.string(forKey: sharedPhotoFilePathKey),
+           let containerURL = appGroupContainerURL {
+            let fileURL = containerURL.appendingPathComponent(filePath)
+            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: fileURL.path) {
+                do {
+                    try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: fileURL)
+                } catch {
+                    success = false
+                    print("[ShareTarget] shareId=\(shareId) cleanup warning: failed to delete file error=\(error.localizedDescription)")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Remove all share metadata keys (removeObject is a no-op when absent)
+        if let userDefaults = userDefaults {
+            userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: sharedPhotoFileNameKey)
+            userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: sharedPhotoFilePathKey)
+            userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: sharedPhotoShareIdKey)
+            userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: sharedPhotoReadyKey)
+            userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: sharedPhotoProcessedShareIdKey)
+            userDefaults.synchronize()
+        }
+
+        print("[ShareTarget] shareId=\(shareId) cleanup completed")
+        return success
+    }
     
     /**
      * Check if shared image exists without reading it
diff --git a/src/main.capacitor.ts b/src/main.capacitor.ts
index 37972586..3ded2082 100644
--- a/src/main.capacitor.ts
+++ b/src/main.capacitor.ts
@@ -196,9 +196,11 @@ async function checkAndStoreNativeSharedImage(): Promise<{
       // Signal explicit completion only after successful processing.
       // iOS-only: the markProcessed API is not implemented on Android.
       if (shareId && Capacitor.getPlatform() === "ios") {
+        let marked = false;
         try {
           logger.info(`[Main] markProcessed invoked shareId=${shareId}`);
           await SharedImage.markProcessed({ shareId });
+          marked = true;
         } catch (markError) {
           // A failure to mark processed must not fail the (already successful)
           // share processing; the share simply remains available for retry.
@@ -207,6 +209,20 @@ async function checkAndStoreNativeSharedImage(): Promise<{
             markError,
           );
         }
+
+        // Phase 1F: native cleanup ONLY after both processing and markProcessed
+        // succeed. A cleanup failure is logged but does not fail the import,
+        // since the image has already been handed off to the app.
+        if (marked) {
+          try {
+            await SharedImage.clearProcessedShare();
+          } catch (cleanupError) {
+            logger.warn(
+              `[Main] cleanup failed shareId=${shareId}:`,
+              cleanupError,
+            );
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       isProcessingSharedImage = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/SharedImagePlugin.web.ts b/src/plugins/SharedImagePlugin.web.ts
index 29ac1d1d..61cf533c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/SharedImagePlugin.web.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/SharedImagePlugin.web.ts
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ export class SharedImagePluginWeb
     // Web platform doesn't support native sharing - no-op
     return { success: false };
   }
+
+  async clearProcessedShare(): Promise<{ success: boolean }> {
+    // Web platform doesn't support native sharing - no-op
+    return { success: false };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/definitions.ts b/src/plugins/definitions.ts
index a582b8bf..13aa70a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/definitions.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/definitions.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,16 @@ export interface SharedImagePlugin {
    * @param options.shareId The share identifier reported by getSharedImage()
    */
   markProcessed(options: { shareId: string }): Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
+
+  /**
+   * Permanently remove the currently processed share from native storage
+   * (Phase 1F, iOS only).
+   *
+   * Deletes the shared image file and all share metadata. Idempotent: missing
+   * files/keys resolve successfully. Should only be called after the share has
+   * been successfully processed AND marked processed.
+   *
+   * On web this is a no-op that resolves with success=false.
+   */
+  clearProcessedShare(): Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
 }