Apple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all
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Security researchers reverse-engineered iOS 17.5.1 and found that changes in PhotoLibraryServices (PLModelMigrationActionRegistration_17000) caused a migration routine to rescan local storage and reimport old photos, explaining reports of deleted images reappearing after iOS 17.5; Apple fixed the bug in 17.5.1, indicating the issue was local (not iCloud) and underscoring that deleted files can persist until overwritten.
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