short after the release of Io 17.5 last hebdomad , some users start to notice that certain photos they had previously cancel ( though not all of them ) started toreappear in their photo library . Some of the photos were quite old , and there was n’t any rhyme or reason as to which mental image would be impacted ; some report photo institutionalise through Messages , others not .
There was conjecture about Apple potentially observe picture they say they deleted , among other accusation .
The mystery appears to now be solved , and furbish up , with Io 17.5.1 . The loss note are as play along :
This update provide crucial bug fixes and address a rare issue where photos that experienced database putrefaction could re-emerge in the Photos program library even if they were blue-pencil .
When you “ delete ” a file in iOS ( and most other operating systems ) , it ’s not really erased . rather , a file direction organization set that field of storehouse as empty and useable for future use . But the data is technically still there until it is overwrite by novel data , which is how some specialized forensic software can recover “ deleted ” datum from backbreaking drive and SSDs .
So Apple was n’t keeping cancel photos or content in iCloud beyond the 30 - sidereal day restore period . Instead , some epitome pit as deleted but not yet overwrite by new data had their database submission debauch in such a agency as to cause your iPhone or iPad to once again display them in your Photos album .
The Io 17.5.1 update fixes this bug . The patch note do n’t name any other modification and there are no security updates listed .
How to update to iOS 17.5.1
To refresh your iPhone :
