iPhone users are experiencing a very scary sense of déjà vu.
Apple’s latest update iOS 17.5 (which the company recently urged users to download immediately) is causing photos that have been deleted for years to reappear on your phone.
One person was shocked when a deleted nude photo of her and her partner from three years ago suddenly appeared in their camera roll.
“When I went to send photos, the latest photos were [not safe for work] “I made this material many years ago when we lived separately,” says a shocked and “displeased” user. I lamented it on Reddit..
“But guess what? It was permanently deleted. Years ago, but it magically came back?? When I checked my iPad, it also had photos (art I did years ago). I felt very uncomfortable.”
The Post has reached out to Apple for comment.
The update includes security upgrades, new features, and some cosmetic changes that similarly affected another user who commented on the post.
“Same here. I have 4 photos from 2010 that keep showing up as the most recent photos uploaded to iCloud. I’ve deleted them multiple times,” they wrote.
Others on X, one of whom is I took a screen capture of the photo that was returned unsolicited.called it “the worst software experience ever.”
“These suddenly appeared out of nowhere,” they added.
another Written by user They said, “I can see the multiple photos I deleted again in Photos.”
1 person posted 25 voicemails suddenly reappeared on my phone as well.
Technology blog MacRumors I wrote down some possible explanations. For exploitative bugs that make users feel vulnerable.
According to the site, “reports may be caused by indexing bugs, corruption in your photo library, or syncing issues between your local device and iCloud Photos.”
“Another possibility is that when trying to solve a problem, Photo sync bug in iOS 17.3Apple has inadvertently introduced a new sync issue that may be related to iCloud backups. ”
The shocking flaw comes a month after Apple warned many users around the world that their phones were being targeted by “mercenary” cyberattacks.
