Apple set to permanently delete some people's photos from iPhones next month

If you're anything like me, then you'll probably have hundreds if not thousands of random screenshots, bulk Whatsapp group snaps and dodgy slips saved to your phone.

However, amid the avalanche of pics we probably don't care too much about - there are a load of sentimental and nostalgic shots we'd probably prefer to keep hold of for the mems.

But Apple users are now being warned that the company is set to permanently delete some people's photos from iPhones just next month.

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The tech giant has issued a warning to iPhone users that they will permanently delete an entire photo album from all devices next month.

The album in question, My Photo Stream, a service that automatically stores any snaps from the last 30 days, is currently scheduled to be shut down on 26 July but there's thankfully a way around making sure you don't lose the contents of the album forever.

In short, the stream has already stopped automatically uploading pictures earlier this week (26 June) but everything that is currently in it will be lost if not backed-up elsewhere once the service is removed a month later.

Apple's support page explains: "The photos in My Photo Stream are already stored on at least one of your devices, so as long as you have the device with your originals, you won’t lose any photos as part of this process.

"If a photo you want isn't already in your library on a particular iPhone, iPad, or Mac, make sure that you save it to your library on that device."

Unsure of how to do so?

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Simply open up your Photos app and tap Albums at the bottom.

Many different albums will then appear including Recents, Whatsapp and Favourites.

Scroll until you see My Photo Stream and, once you're in, press select it in the top right corner of the screen.

All you have to do from there is select all the images from the album you want to keep then tap the square share button with an arrow coming out the top and then press save to ensure they're all backed-up to your device and you're sorted!

Phew - crisis averted.

Moving forward, Apple points to iCloud Photos as 'the best way to keep the photos and videos you take up to date across all your devices and safely stored'.

"If you already have iCloud Photos enabled on all of your devices, you don't need to do anything else - your photos already sync to iCloud," the support page explains.

My Photo Stream is scheduled to be shut down on 26 July, 2023.

Tyla has reached out to Apple for comment.