Apple finally explained the controversial iPhone bug that made deleted photos reappear

Some iPhone owners discovered a very weird and disturbing bug a few days ago. Somehow, old, long-deleted iPhone photos that should have been permanently purged resurfaced on devices running iOS 17.5. This prompted speculation about what might have caused the bug, as this was a very serious problem. Imagine sensitive content you thought you had deleted years ago resurfacing unexpectedly.

Apple fixed the deleted photos bug with the iOS 17.5.1 update a few days ago without immediately explaining in detail what caused the issue. Thankfully, we have an answer, and it looks like the matter isn't as serious as it could have been. This isn't some sort of iCloud bug that could impact other data. It's rather a rare occurrence that has to do with corrupted files on the iPhones themselves.

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