{
  "id": 17199281,
  "title": "This Google Photos bug made edited photos disappear, and there’s finally a fix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/this-google-photos-bug-made-edited-photos-disappear-and-theres",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:03:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-edited-pictures-disappearing-bug-fix-3729868/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Google Photos bug caused edited photos to vanish unexpectedly, affecting multiple Android apps. Users experienced their carefully edited images mysteriously disappearing from photo pickers and other applications such as Google Messages, Gemini, and WhatsApp. The issue persisted without any warning or error messages, leaving users puzzled as to what had happened to their visual creations. Artem Russakovskii, the founder of APKMirror, initially reported this problem to the Google Photos team via X. In response, Google acknowledged the bug and confirmed that it had been fixed in Photos version 7.97. To validate the resolution, Artem conducted tests using the updated version, ensuring that the bug was indeed resolved. The fix is now available, allowing users to reclaim their perfectly edited photos and use them as intended across various platforms.",
  "summary": "A simple photo edit could send Android apps on a wild goose chase.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}