How to Recover iPhone Photos That You Deleted

How to Recover iPhone Photos That You Deleted

Here’s how you can recover (or permanently delete) those images.

1. Go to Apple’s native Photos app.

2. You’ll see your Moments section, full of all the photos you’ve taken recently. At the bottom of the screen, tap Albums.

3. You’ll see a list of albums. Scroll down until you reach Recently Deleted. Apple’s iOS 8 automatically stores away everything you’ve deleted in this folder for 30 days. Once that time passes, it’s gone for good.

This is helpful to know, because you may want to find a photo you accidentally axed. But perhaps even more important, you may want to erase an incriminating image so no snooping eyes can find it.

4. When you open the album, you’ll notice that each thumbnail image tells you how many days are left until it disappears for good (ranging from 30 days to one). Tap whatever image you want to recover or permanently delete. At the bottom of the screen, you’ll see those two options. Choose one.