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Apple iOS 17.5 was released for eligible iPhones, and it includes a few new features that will help users with their daily tasks. According to media reports, it also has a bug that causes previously deleted photographs to resurface in the iPhone's Photos app. It's worth noting that beta testers experienced the same concerns prior to the stable release.

How Apple Photos Deleting Cycle Works:

For those unaware, the iOS users can remove images that they do not want to keep in their Photos application. Apple then holds data in its recycle bin for a short time before deleting it if it is not restored within 30 days and it gets permanently deleted. If the media content disappears forever (after 30 days), no user can restore the images, movies, or other media files.

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iOS 17.5 Photo Resurfacing Issue: What’s Happening

Some users on X and Reddit have claimed that they have been getting back the deleted images from years ago. A Reddit user said that NSFW photos deleted years ago reappeared on the application. Another user claimed that 300 photos came back on his iPhone. However, Apple is yet to acknowledge the issue.

iOS 17.5 Issue:

This means that information, including images and videos, was erased but came back. We still don’t know what exactly the problem is but since the photos taken a few years back are coming back it is not the problem with recently deleted photos being undeleted. It could be a bug, a photo library corruption or syncing issues with iCloud. Stay tuned for the latest updates of the issues.

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Meanwhile, people are hoping that the tech giant will fix the issue of deleted pictures returning on the app. Till then, the users are advised to not install the iOS 17.5 (if not already).