What is the ruling on taking pictures with a phone camera, with the images remaining on the phone without necessity, and does the same ruling apply to videos?

The summary of the two fatwas is that taking pictures with a phone camera is permissible, even though it is preferable to avoid it. The meaning of "it is preferable to avoid it" is that there is no sin in doing it, but it is more pious to abstain from it, especially if there is no need for it. Photographing things that cannot sustain life, such as a head without a body, is not included in the prohibited types of photography. The ruling on video is the same as the ruling on photography with a phone.