New iOS 26 glitch is breaking photos shared from Android phones: here's what you need to know
Posted on: Dec 15, 2025 15:11 IST | Posted by: Livemint
Apple's iOS 26 has been struck with another unusual glitch which is turn photos taken from humanoid devices red river for some users. The young bug was discovered by users on Reddit, who say that the pictures taken on Android devices are getting an red filter applied when viewing them in the Apple Photos app.
One user says this was the case when they took the images with their Motorola Razr device while another user says that same was the case when they took pictures with their Samsung Galaxy S24. Meanwhile, yet another user noted that they faced the same issue even when viewing the images taken from their iPhone 15 on the iPhone 17.
A user also complained that not only are images turning red while zooming in on the iPhone, they are also turning black & white while trying to crop them. The users also complained that the issue persisted even after installing the latest iOS 26.2 update.
The social media users also seemed to have found a way around the issue. The users say clicking on Edit and then ‘Revert’ seems to remove the red filter on the affected images. However, a more permanent fix will have to brought in by Apple for the issue.
Apple hasn't admitted the red filter issue with images, so it isn't yet clear when users can expect a fix for the problem.
Problems with iOS 26 so far:
Notably, this is not the first time that users are complaining of issues with iOS 26. Soon after the new update was released to all users, a barrage of criticism came in on social media about lagging, stuttering animations, app crashes and battery draining issues.
Meanwhile, the new Liquid Glass design also turned out to be a hit or a miss among users with a section of users complaining that the new design language reduced readability and was visually distracting. Since then, Apple has rolled out multiple updates to give users more control over how Liquid Glass appears.
The tech giant also recently announced that it had fixed over 20 security flaws with the new iOS 26.2 update. One of the issues was related to the App Store, where a permission flaw could allow an app to access sensitive payment tokens. There were also similar permissions and logging issues across other system components like Icons, Messages, MediaExperience, Screen Time, Telephony and Photos.
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