In iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, Apple has added a “Recovered” album to the stock photos app to let you easily recover photos and videos that have been lost or damaged. In other words, the Apple Photos app has offered a straightforward to restore the missing photos and videos on iPhone and iPad. Read on…
Recover Lost or Damaged Photos/Videos in iOS 18/iPadOS 18 on iPhone and iPad
For folks who are uninitiated, photos tend to go missing or get damaged due to database corruption issues. Besides, things like botched-up photo transfers and ill-functioning third-party party camera apps are also responsible for missing images and videos.
- To get started, open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Now, you will need to scroll down to the Utilities section.
- Next, tap on the Recovered photo album and authenticate using your Face ID. Note that if the “Recovered” album does not show up under the Utilities section, you will need to swipe left on the photo albums card to reveal it.
- If you want to recover a specific photo, tap on it and then hit the Recover button. However, if you would like to restore multiple images at once, tap on the Select button at the top right to select several items at once. After that, you can choose to recover them all. But if you don’t want to keep any of the images, you can delete them all as well.
And that’s pretty much it!
It’s worth pointing out that the “Recovered” album appears only if there are photos or videos that have been lost on your device or if the images/videos are not part of the Photos Library. Therefore, you shouldn’t wonder why this album does not show up on your device.
How do hide photos and videos on your iPhone or iPad?
- Hiding photos on an iPhone is pretty simple. Just launch the Photos app on your iPhone -> select the image/s you want to hide -> tap on the triple-dot icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Now, select the Hide option in the menu.
- Your hidden images will now be saved in the Hidden album under the Utilities section.
For an extra layer of safeguard from the prying eyes, you can shield your hidden photo album with Face ID.
- To do so, navigate to the Settings app on your device -> scroll down to the bottom of the screen and choose Apps.
- Now, find the Photos app and select it.
- Then, ensure that the toggle next to Use Face ID is enabled.
- From now onward, viewing images will require authentication through Face ID.
