This new discovery of the iOS/iPadOS system may be able to solve a long-standing mystery for many people. That is to say, sometimes there seems to be a “supernatural phenomenon” of losing photos in the Apple system. Now it has been confirmed? Continue reading Photos taken on iPhone disappear for no apparent reason? The iOS 18 Photos App will “instantly rescue” your photos and video report content.

Photo files disappeared for no reason after taking photos on iPhone? iOS 18 Photo App will “instantly rescue” your photos and videos
along withPublic beta of iOS 18/iPadOS 18/watchOS 11/macOS Sequoia Now that it’s fully here, Apple is gradually completing some of the features mentioned at the WWDC press conference. However, more and more hidden functions that were not mentioned at the press conference are gradually being unearthed.
This time foreign media discovered it in the new iOS/iPadOS system, which may be able to solve a long-standing mystery for many people. That is to say, sometimes the Apple system seems to have a “supernatural phenomenon” of losing photos – has anyone encountered it? I just find that sometimes the iPhone is very happy to take pictures, but when I open the Photos app, I find that I can’t find the file I just took (dumbfounded).
Now (after updating to the new system), it is very likely that you can be rescued immediately through the new version of Apple Photos app!

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Foreign media 9to5Mac discovered that in the new version of the “Photo app / Photo app” in iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, the new system will actively analyze whether the stored photo and video data are damaged or incorrect, and will place image files that may not be directly saved in the database in the new “Recovered” folder.
This folder operates somewhat similarly to the “Recently Deleted” folder/album – except that clicking in will require a biometric unlock to view. There are also “Restore to library” and “Permanently Delete” options.

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Regarding the reasons for the errors, foreign media have also obtained relevant information from the authorities.
The image files that will be included in “Recovery” first may be damaged during the process of being captured by the device and being saved to the gallery, as well as in the database itself – a while ago, deleted photos suddenly reappeared in iOS 17.5.1. It seems to be a similar problem? In addition, it may also be caused by a third-party application that cannot correctly import photos into the gallery due to permissions and other issues.
In short, there are various situations where it cannot be successfully saved into the photo app gallery.

When these problems occurred in the past, it seemed that they would basically disappear into the unknown space of the system (basically equivalent to disappearing QQ). The new generation of iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia systems will be classified into the Recovered album folder, allowing you to decide whether to delete it or try to see if the image is still available depending on the situation.
That is to say, foreign media mentioned that photos and videos that disappeared in the past may also be found during the system’s automatic scanning process. However, it seems that it has not appeared in the author’s device – I don’t know if the data in which this happened is too old (Orz), but it does not rule out that the system may still be slowly scanning.
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Source: KOCPC Chinese