utilities photos is missing on iphone since ios 18

In iOS18 we can rearrange the predefinded collections, so it is hard to tell, where recently Deleted is currently on your iPhone.

Use the tool "Customize & Reorder" to arrange the albums and collections and pin the ones, you need to access quickly and hide and unhide collections. This is described here: Customize the Photos app on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)

Reorder collections

You can change the order of collections so that the items you use most frequently are the first ones you see below the photo grid. For example, if you frequently view your photo albums, you can move them above other collections.

1. Go to the Photos app  on your iPhone.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the app, then tap Customize & Reorder.
3. Drag the collections into a new order.

Hide or unhide a collection

You can hide any collections you don’t want displayed. When you hide a collection, none of your photos are lost. You can unhide the collection at any time to view the photos in it.

1. Go to the Photos app  on your iPhone.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the app, then tap Customize & Reorder.
3. Deselect the collections you want to hide.
4. To unhide a collection, select its checkbox.
5. To reset all your collections back to the default, tap Reset.

Pin a collection

You can choose what collections and albums appear in Pinned Collections, to make them easy to find.

1. Go to the Photos app  on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down, then tap Pinned Collections.
3. Tap Modify, then do any of the following:

• • Remove a pinned collection: Tap , then tap Delete.
  • Pin a collection: Tap the suggested collection you want to add, or tap Any Collection or Album to see more options.
  • Reorder pinned collections: Drag the collections into a new order.

1. Note: The collections with  next to them are currently in your pinned collections. The collections with  next to them are not yet pinned.