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iPhone OS 3.0 Bug Leads to Disappearing Photos

Submitted by Chris Barylick on August 9, 2009 - 9:00am.
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A recently discovered iPhone OS 3.0 bug has become the center of attention on a lengthy Apple Discussions Board thread. According to iLounge, the bug appears to pertain only to photos with the name IMG_10000 or higher.

As a result, iPhone OS 3.0's built-in Photos application refuses to acknowledge the presence of these images or show them in the Camera Roll. Users are reporting, however, that the pictures are indeed still on the device, and can still be imported to iPhoto on the Mac or the selected program on Windows.

The bug appears to be independent of another OS 3.0 photo-related problem, in which pictures are taken by the device and then reported as missing by iPhoto during the import process.

If you've seen this on your end, please let us know!

Submitted by Eclispe2001silver on August 10, 2009 - 11:16am.
I was so PISSED last night. I couldnt even save pictures a screenshot and send it on. It wont let me do anything. FIX THIS SOON APPLE CUZ I NEED MY PICS TO WORK. AND I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO PLUG IT IN TO THE COMPUTER EVERYDAY TO GET MY PICS. WHY ME?

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Submitted by Dave1212 (not verified) on February 5, 2010 - 9:44am.
I've got this same issue on my iPhone, it's a total pain!

Photos are still fine stored on the device, but they don't show up in the camera roll.