Troubling iOS 17.5 Bug Reportedly Resurfacing Old Deleted Photos (2024)

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Troubling iOS 17.5 Bug Reportedly Resurfacing Old Deleted Photos? ›

Apple has shed more light on the bizarre iOS 17.5 bug that caused long-deleted photos to mysteriously reappear on users' devices. In a statement to 9to5Mac

The latest iOS update is here, and you can download it now. Apple released the iOS 17.5 update to the general public on May 13, about two months after the release of iOS 17.4. The latest update brings security patches and a handful of useful and fun features to the iPhones of most people.

If your iPhone is not letting you delete photos, try restarting your iPhone, checking if the photos are synced from other devices, ensuring the photos are not set to read-only, or deleting some photos to free up storage space. For more solutions, read this article.

If deleted photos are reappearing on iPhone, it might be due to Photo Stream. To resolve this: Open "Settings" on your iPhone and tap on your name at the top. Tap on "iCloud", then select "Photos".

Recover deleted photos or videos

Tap the Recently Deleted album under Utilities. In iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later, use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Recently Deleted album. Tap Select. Select the photo or video that you want to keep and tap Recover.

An Apple Photos glitch, now fixed, is a reminder that digital bits of your life will live on forever. Last week, an alarming complaint popped up from iPhone owners on Reddit and elsewhere: Old photos, long since deleted, had resurfaced in their Photos app.

Apple iOS 17.5.1 Security

Apple has not confirmed a single security issue in this update, which suggests that it's purely about the Photos problem.

iOS 17.5.1

This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.

Users of this version of iOS have reported issues with the Home Screen widgets not working correctly. Numerous widgets are impacted by this problem, including Wallet, Apple Music, Mail, Fitness, Weather, and others. These widgets either don't display any data or don't update as expected, according to user reports.

Why can't I delete old photos? ›

There are quite a few reasons why you can't delete photos from Android Gallery on your smartphone. Some of the reasons include you have enabled cloud sync for your photos, there is an issue with the app, or your SD card is misbehaving.

Apple Inc does not plan to permanently delete all the photos of its users, contrary to a social media post claiming the company is about to do so. A post in Facebook (here), dated July 9, suggests that Apple "will permanently delete people's photos next month".

Delete photos or videos

After 30 days, they'll be permanently deleted. If you use iCloud Photos and delete photos and videos from one device, the photos and videos will be deleted on your other devices.

Most of the cases are related to the card problem, which should be locked, turned to read-only, or write-protected. To get rid of the continuing deleted files showing up, you need to convert the read-only card to normal.

If a deleted photo or video isn't in trash, you can't restore it. You won't be able to restore a photo or video if: The photo or video wasn't backed up and: On an Android 11 and up device, you moved it to trash more than 30 days ago.

If you accidentally deleted your photo or video, it goes to the Recently Deleted album. Go to Photos > Albums, and tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section.

If a deleted photo or video isn't in trash, you can't restore it. You won't be able to restore a photo or video if: The photo or video wasn't backed up and: On an Android 11 and up device, you moved it to trash more than 30 days ago.