Unable to access iOS 15 photos from my PC.

[GBstoic]

A lightning cable connects an iPhone SE Original to my Windows PC. Using Windows file explorer I can navigate to the iphone’s DCIM folder but then cannot see any photos or folders. Only exception to this is that I can see ”Recently Deleted” photos.

This function worked fine yesterday when I was on iOS 14.7 beta 2. I used it to backup photos before installing this beta.

 

[Krutav]

Yup, same problem here. I ended up just using file sharing to get it to an iPad and then upload. With the feedback app, we can submit the complaint to Apple and it may get fixed in the next iOS 15 beta.

 

[CoZmicShReddeR]

Well I was hoping there was a fix so I guess downgrade or hope the next Beta fixes it!

 

[GBstoic]

Well I was hoping there was a fix so I guess downgrade or hope the next Beta fixes it!

At the weekend I reverted to iOS 14.7.1. Just to prove that I could really. Mine is a spare phone and to date I have seen nothing in iOS 15 to excite. Plenty of annoyances - including Safari. I started with iOS 5 but for the first time I might stick rather than twist.

 

[Wally Jarratt]

I'm having the same problems... iOS 15 beta 4.

 

[GBstoic]

Working for me in beta 5. Anyone else?

 

[Wally Jarratt]

Yes...It's working again now.

Hey...so IF (and it's a big IF), but IF Apple removes the lightning cable in iPhone 14 (or succeeding models)...how will be be able to quickly and efficiently move files from the iPhone to a PC or offline storage. I move files from my iPhone on a monthly basis and keep them cataloged on my PC in year and month...so my monthly moving of image files can sometimes be over 1000 images.

 

[GBstoic]

Yes...It's working again now.

Hey...so IF (and it's a big IF), but IF Apple removes the lightning cable in iPhone 14 (or succeeding models)...how will be be able to quickly and efficiently move files from the iPhone to a PC or offline storage. I move files from my iPhone on a monthly basis and keep them cataloged on my PC in year and month...so my monthly moving of image files can sometimes be over 1000 images.

Don’t forget that Apple has only recently started officially supporting hi-res 24 bit audio. High bit rate music can only be played by connecting to an external DAC using a cable. Lightning on an iPhone or USB-C on an iPad Pro. So cables are required at least until Apple has another policy shift.