Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has provided a detailed explanation for the rare bug that caused deleted photos to reappear on iPhones running iOS 17.5. The company has confirmed that the issue was due to “database corruption” and has clarified the situation further.
What Happened: Apple released iOS 17.5.1 earlier this week to address the unusual problem of deleted photos resurfacing after the installation of iOS 17.5.
The company attributed this to database corruption. However, the issue was not related to iCloud Photos, as many users speculated, reported 9to5Mac.
Apple explained that the photos, which were not completely deleted from a user’s device, were not synced to iCloud Photos. These files were only present on the device itself.