Apple needs to address this serious iOS 17.5 bug now since it is making iPhone users nervous

The recent iOS 17.5 update added some useful features such as the one that will alert iPhone users when a rogue item tracker belonging to a third party is tracking them regardless of which platform it is connected to. There were also a large number of security patches including one to patch a flaw that could allow an app to access user-sensitive data. According to some iPhone users, iOS 17.5 also has an unintended “feature” that is actually a bug. It brings back photos that were previously deleted.

On Reddit (via 9to5Mac), a user who goes by the name “Specialist-Fix8528” had an interesting story to share about something that happened after updating his iPhone to iOS 17.5. “Just completed the update. When in conversation with my partner, I went to send a picture and saw that the latest pictures were nsfw material we’d made years ago when we were living apart (covid etc). But WTF. It was permanently deleted. Years ago but magically it’s back?? I checked my iPad and it also has pictures (some art work I did years ago). I feel so uncomfortable. Anyone else got this issue? I mean with pictures coming back post update”

While the Photos app does have a “Recently Deleted” feature allowing users to recall photos deleted over the previous 30 days, the photos coming back from the trash are years old so “Recently Deleted” has nothing to do with this bug. And even if some changes were made to the Photos app by users, a deleted photo, like a deleted email or message, should be considered gone forever. The fact that these pictures have returned needs to be addressed immediately by Apple especially since the company prides itself on the security of the iPhone.