iOS 16.1 duplicates finder in Photos erases photos permanently without asking

[0111587]

After updating to iOS 16.1 the Photos app found 7.180 duplicates of the 93.226 photos in the app (cloud).
Before I could do anything the picture count of my library went from 93.226 to 89.636 or 3.590 less photos (2x3.590 = 7.180) so it looks like iOS 16.1 has automatically merged these duplicates without putting the duplicates to the „Recently Deleted“ folder. There are only 8 pictures in the „Recently Deleted“ folder and 0 photo in „Duplicates“ folder now. It seems I just have to trust that these where actual duplicates. iOS 16.1 just deleted them permanently. Anyone else experience this?

 

[usagora]

Is the "duplicates finder" only available if you use iCloud Photos? I don't sync my photos to iCloud, and I'm not seeing anywhere in the Photos app on iOS 16.1 where it gives me duplicate finding functionality. Under "Utilities" all I see is Imports, Hidden, and Recently Deleted.

Wanted to test this myself.

 

[posguy99]

It seems I just have to trust that these where actual duplicates. iOS 16.1 just deleted them permanently. Anyone else experience this?

Or restore your photos from your backup. You do have one, right?

 

[0111587]

Or restore your photos from your backup. You do have one, right?

Actually I have, 640GB of it

 

[RL@78757]

After updating to iOS 16.1 the Photos app found 7.180 duplicates of the 93.226 photos in the app (cloud).
Before I could do anything the picture count of my library went from 93.226 to 89.636 or 3.590 less photos (2x3.590 = 7.180) so it looks like iOS 16.1 has automatically merged these duplicates without putting the duplicates to the „Recently Deleted“ folder. There are only 8 pictures in the „Recently Deleted“ folder and 0 photo in „Duplicates“ folder now. It seems I just have to trust that these where actual duplicates. iOS 16.1 just deleted them permanently. Anyone else experience this?

Duplicate photos doesn’t really work. Could be a bug 🐜….