Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases an urgent security update that fixes a 'rare' bug that caused deleted photos to be restored - here's how to install it on your device

They're some of the most popular smartphones around the world. 

And if you use an iPhone, make sure you update it today.  

Apple has released an urgent security update that fixes a 'rare bug' that caused deleted photos to be restored on some iPhones. 

The update, called iOS 17.5.1, was quietly released by Apple, and also contains 'important bug fixes', according to the tech giant. 

Here's how to install iOS 17.5.1 on your iPhone. 

They're some of the most popular smartphones around the world. And if you use an iPhone, make sure you update it today

The update, called iOS 17.5.1, was quietly released by Apple, and also contains 'important bug fixes', according to the tech giant

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Creepy iPhone glitch causes pictures that were deleted YEARS ago to resurface - and affected users say they're 'thoroughly freaked out'

iOS 17.5.1 was released by Apple in response to a bizarre glitch that caused some users' pictures to resurface, years after they had been deleted. 

'This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted,' Apple explains in the description of the update. 

By default, Apple's Photos app has a 'Recently Deleted' folder, which keeps your deleted images and videos for 30 days. 

However, after downloading the previous software update, iOS 17.5, several users reported images and videos deleted months or even years ago reappearing. 

iOS 17.5.1 was released by Apple in response to a bizarre glitch that caused some users' pictures to resurface, years after they had been deleted

One user wrote: 'I have four pics from 2010 that keep reappearing as the latest pics uploaded to iCloud. I have deleted them repeatedly'

While Apple did not publically address the issue at the time, it appears to have rectified the problem with the new iOS update

Taking to Reddit, one user revealed how 'nsfw material' had reappeared on their iPhone following the update. 

'Latest iOS update has brought back some pictures I deleted in 2021. Erm, so yeah. Very creepy. Thoroughly freaked out,' they posted. 

Another user wrote: 'I have four pics from 2010 that keep reappearing as the latest pics uploaded to iCloud. I have deleted them repeatedly.'

One added: 'One pic from June 2023 reappeared on my iPhone photo library. I'm sure, because in April 2024 I've transferred all my photos/videos to a computer and afterwards cleaned all photos/videos from the iPhone (including trash bin). I don't use iCloud Photos.'

And one vented: 'Some pictures from a few years ago has come back for me. It's really is shocking. They are in the recent images actually that's what is worrying me.'

While Apple did not publically address the issue at the time, it appears to have rectified the problem with the new iOS update. 

To download it on your iPhone, simply open the Settings app, and scroll down to General. 

Tap 'Software Update' and the option to download iOS 17.5.1 will appear on your screen. 

Either tap 'Update Now' to install it immediately, or 'Update Tonight' if you'd prefer to install it this evening.