Some photo albums disappeared on iPhone after iOS 26 update

some (not all) photo albums disappeared since IOS 26 iphone update

Posted on Jan 30, 2026 6:48 AM

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Jan 30, 2026 7:57 AM in response to Cy36l

Cy36l wrote: some (not all) photo albums disappeared since IOS 26 iphone update

I'd look around to see if some sorting put them somewhere unexpected.


You didn't give us much information. Here are some things that would help:

  • What model is your phone?
  • Are you using iCloud Photos to synchronize your devices? If so
  • …Do you have “Optimize Storage” checked in Photos’ Settings?
  • …Do you see all your iPhone pictures and albums at iCloud.com?
  • …Do you have more than 10% free storage on your iCloud account?
  • What is your storage on this iPhone? At Settings>General>iPhone Storage, my phone says 50.5 GB of 128 GB used. What does yours say? Do you have more than 10% free storage on your iPhone?
  • Is there some pattern to the missing folders? Do they have similar names or creation dates, for instance?


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Some photo albums disappeared on iPhone after iOS 26 update

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