2024-05-17 21:25:31
As we reported, a bug within the iOS/iPadOS 17.5 can be inflicting deleted pictures to return “from the ashes”. Though it was already recognized that the flaw impacts iPhones and iPads, some customers began reporting that photos have reappeared even on restored gadgets — and there are those that have seen pictures from 2010(!) reappear with out them anticipating it.
A Reddit person shared that outdated pictures had been “resurrected” on an iPad that had been erased and offered in September 2023. The one who bought the pill then reported that the pictures resurfaced after updating it to iPadOS 17.5.
I deleted the iPad […] earlier than promoting. I by no means signed in with my Apple ID after deleting it. I offered it to a pal in September 2023, and in the present day he referred to as me after updating to iPadOS 17.5, saying that my outdated pictures confirmed up in his Images app… HUGE PRIVACY VIOLATION. […] How many individuals will obtain pictures of different folks on gadgets they purchased second-hand?
Nonetheless within the publication, the person confirmed that he had by no means logged into the iPad together with his Apple ID after deleting it. Even so, his outdated pictures — some, together with from 2017 — reappeared on the gadget.
Different folks have additionally reported seeing deleted pictures after updating to iOS 17.5. In lots of of those tales, customers had been nonetheless logged into their iCloud Photograph Libraries — which isn’t the case with the Reddit person.
The difficulty can also be inconsistent and solely impacts some folks and never all deleted photos reappear. For now, Apple has not but commented on the bug or supplied an answer.
through MacRumors
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