iPhone- Can't Delete or Add Photos to Favorites!

iPhone 14 Pro; iOS 18.3. What happened to the previous album: Recent? I now have a "Years, Months, All" thing that doesn't show all my photos! I have to go through "search" to find the photos that are not displayed on that list, and I know are there! >>> How do I untangle that one?


What really bothers me is there are photos I want to delete or add to my favorites but cannot. And cannot be edited. I go on Google to find out why, and I get these vague instructions that are so complicated that it adds to my frustration. Is this a Cloud thing? A desktop Photo app thing? YOU TELL ME! Please!


What photos I have on my phone are to be separate from my desktop plus both and separately backed up by iCloud, which I'm paying for. Is that possible? I don't need photos and videos stored in the desktop Photos app. I'm afraid to delete them as they might be deleted in my private folders.


iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 10, 2025 8:52 AM

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Feb 10, 2025 9:52 AM in response to rgbnite

rgbnite wrote:

iPhone 14 Pro; iOS 18.3. What happened to the previous album: Recent? I now have a "Years, Months, All" thing that doesn't show all my photos! I have to go through "search" to find the photos that are not displayed on that list, and I know are there! >>> How do I untangle that one?

What really bothers me is there are photos I want to delete or add to my favorites but cannot. And cannot be edited. I go on Google to find out why, and I get these vague instructions that are so complicated that it adds to my frustration. Is this a Cloud thing? A desktop Photo app thing? YOU TELL ME! Please!

What photos I have on my phone are to be separate from my desktop plus both and separately backed up by iCloud, which I'm paying for. Is that possible? I don't need photos and videos stored in the desktop Photos app. I'm afraid to delete them as they might be deleted in my private folders.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/08d0d24a-de5c-407a-b929-db469f1643d8


You posted in macOS Sequoia...


You might have better luck over here:

https://discussions.apple.com/community/iphone



I'll put in to have it moved. Good luck !

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