Apple's latest iOS 17.5 update has caused an unexpected glitch that has caused long-deleted photos and voice messages to reappear on smartphones, raising concerns about user data privacy.
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Recovering deleted data
After installing the latest version of the iOS 17.5 operating system, many iPhone owners encountered an unusual problem - media files that had been deleted years earlier were redisplayed on their devices. The sudden reappearance of old photos and voice messages has left users shocked and worried as some of the recovered data was of a personal or even intimate nature.
Impossibility of permanent deletion
Despite the fact that iPhone owners have previously deleted unwanted photos and audio recordings, they were downloaded again to smartphones after the OS update. Files were displayed as recently added to iCloud cloud storage, although in fact they had long been erased from the devices. Users tried in vain to delete this data again, but it stubbornly returned to their media libraries.
Privacy violation
A bug in the iOS 17.5 update cast doubt on the reliability of deletion personal data in the Apple operating system. If files deleted several years ago can suddenly be restored, this means that the information of iPhone users is not completely erased and can be accessed by attackers or company employees.
Glossary
- Apple is an American corporation, manufacturer of iPhone smartphones, iPad tablets and Mac computers.
- iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple for its smartphones and tablets.
- iCloud is a cloud service from Apple for storing user data and synchronizing devices.
Links
- Reddit post about recovering deleted photos
- Comment on restoring photos without synchronization
- Certificate on restoring old voice messages
- Wccftech - Strange bug in iOS 17.5 showing deleted photos
- The Verge - iOS 17.5 recovers deleted photos and voice messages
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Apple's new iOS 17.5 update brings not only the ability to install third-party apps for EU users, but also a strange bug that causes old deleted photos to be restored to iPhones. This raises the question of data privacy in iOS.
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Андрей
I can't believe this problem is happening with iOS 17.5. Deleting photos and then seeing them appear again is a real privacy nightmare! 😨 I can imagine how embarrassed someone was when they saw old photos that they had already gotten rid of.
Бренда
Yeah, this situation worries me a lot too. How could Apple allow such a serious failure in the data deletion system? 🤔 For many, photographs store personal memories that should not come up years later.
Фабио
What if this is actually not a mistake, but a cunning marketing ploy by Apple? 🤨 Show old photos to make us nostalgic and buy new iPhones, keeping memories!
Кингсли
I can't imagine that a company as reputable as Apple would intentionally violate user privacy. This must really be a technical error in the update. 💻 I hope they fix everything quickly and there won’t be any scandals.
Гюнтер
Phew, all these new updates and technologies are nothing but problems! 😠 In my time, we shot on film, and if you didn’t like the photo, we just threw it away, and there were no system errors. Why keep old photos on your phone at all? Waste your money on unnecessary cloud subscription fees!
Франческа
Gunther, I understand your distrust of new technologies, but cloud storage is very convenient. 📲 You can easily share photos with your family and create backup copies. And this problem seems to be just a one-time glitch that Apple will probably fix.
Кингсли
Listen, one of the users wrote that he saw the restored photos, although he didn’t even use iCloud! 🤯 Maybe the problem is more serious and affects not only the cloud, but also local storage on the phone?
Олег
I also recently noticed a couple of old photos in the gallery that I definitely deleted a couple of years ago. 😕 At first I didn’t pay attention, but now, after these messages, it’s just creepy. Apple should definitely react somehow and deal with this ban!