9 Ways to Fix the iPhone Photos Disappeared from Camera Roll Issue

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It is annoying that iPhone photos disappeared from the camera roll. But it is quite a common issue that many Apple users may encounter. To help you out, we dig out the iron truth about why the camera roll is missing from iPhone and how to fix the resolve the photos not showing up on iPhone cameral roll issue.

Part 1. Why Did My Camera Roll Disappear?
Part 2. What to Do when Camera Roll Photos Disappeared?
Bonus Tips You May Want

Part 1. Why Did My Camera Roll Disappear?

There are many causes for the camera roll missing from iPhone, such as:

• Accidental deletion.
• iOS update failure.
• The photos get hidden in the camera roll.
• You have signed in to iCloud with a different Apple ID.
• Photo Stream is disabled or unworkable.
• You have restored your iPhone with the wrong backup.
• There are issues with the iCloud Photo Sync option.
• Not enough iPhone storage space.
• Invalid Date and Time.
• Unstable operating system.
• iCloud Photos is turned off.
• Sign out of iCloud.

Part 2. What to Do when Camera Roll Photos Disappeared?

Trick 1. Check the Recently Deleted Album

Generally, the Recently Deleted album store the deleted photos and videos for up to 30 days. If the iPhone photos disappeared from the camera roll, you could check the Recently Deleted folder to see whether you have mistakenly removed them.

• Open the Photos app on your iPhone and go to Albums at the bottom.
• Scroll down to tap the Recently Deleted album and choose the desired photos.
• Tap Recover at the lower-right corner to restore the disappeared photos to their original albums.

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Trick 2. Sign In with the Correct Apple ID

You should also check whether you use the same Apple ID to sign into iCloud. When logging in with an incorrect Apple ID, the photos may disappear from the camera roll.

Trick 3. Enable iCloud Photo Library

Suppose you don't turn on the iCloud Photo Library feature on your iPhone. In that case, you cannot access all photos with the same Apple ID across all Apple devices. Thus, open Settings on your iPhone > tap your name > select iCloud > Photos > enable iCloud Photo Library.

Then, the All Photo album will replace the Camera Roll album after enabling the iCloud Photo Library.

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Trick 4. Unhide Your Photos

As mentioned above, one reason for the camera roll missing from iPhone is that you may have hidden your photos. You can check the hidden folder to see if the desired photos are there.

• Run the Photos app on your iPhone and tap Albums at the bottom.
• Click Hidden and check if there are any wanted photos.
• Click Select to pick the photos you want to unhide.
• Tap the Share icon > Unhide.

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Trick 5. Restart Your iPhone

Restarting the iPhone fixes many system glitches, like the iPhone photos disappearing from the camera roll. So, you can reboot the device to check whether it resolves the problem or not.

Trick 6. Set Date & Time

In rare cases, a failed communication with Apple servers may also cause the camera roll to be missing from iPhone. Hence, you can change the date and time settings from Set Automatically to Time Zone and select the correct location on your iPhone.

Trick 7. Restore Photo Backup with iTunes

Suppose you have backed up your iPhone with iTunes previously. In that case, you can restore the disappeared photos from the iTunes backup to your iPhone. There are two ways to restore the disappeared photos from iTunes backup.

Option 1: Using iTunes

The restoring process will overwrite the existing iPhone data.

• Run iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
• Click the iPhone icon when it appears in the iTunes window > Summary on the left side > Restore Backup.
• Select the most relevant backup file and tap Restore.

Option 2: Without iTunes

Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery allows you to get back the missing camera roll photos from the iTunes backup to a computer without running iTunes and connecting your iPhone. Besides, you can also preview and check the desired photos to restore. It is user-friendly and causes no data loss.

• Install and run the software on your computer.
• Select the iOS Recovery module from the toolbox > Recover from iTunes Backup File on the left.

• Select a backup file from the list and tap Start Scan. If you cannot find the desired backup file, click the Select button below to pick the iTunes backup file from other customized folders.
• Tick Camera Roll and Photos on the interface and hit Start Scan.

• Choose Camera Roll on the left panel and view the image thumbnails to locate the disappeared pictures.
• Tick off the wanted photos and hit Recover to Computer below to save them to your computer.

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Trick 8. Restore Missing Photos from icloud.com

Assume you have enabled iCloud Photos on your iPhone. You can restore the disappeared photos from the iCloud website without data loss. Here's how.

• Visit icloud.com from any computer browser and log in with the same Apple ID credentials you used on your iPhone.
• Click the Photos tab and locate the disappeared photos.
• Tap the download icon next to each photo you want to download.

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Trick 9. Restore Disappeared Camera Roll Photos from iPhone Directly

Assume you don't back up your iPhone photos to iCloud or iTunes, and all the above methods cannot get the disappeared camera roll photos back. You can recover the missing images from your iPhone directly with the help of iPhone Photo Recovery. It is a powerful tool that supports recovering iOS data without backup under many common scenarios.

The highlights of iPhone Photo Recovery:

* Recover missing photos directly from camera roll, photo stream, photo library, and apps.

* Restore photos from iCloud and iTunes backup.

* Apply to different data loss situations: Accidental deletion, system crashes, iOS update failure, jailbreak failure, water damage, screen smashes, no backup, locked/stolen/lost iPhone, get stuck in DFU mode/Apple logo, etc.

* View all photos and selective recovery.

* Compatible with iPhone 14/SE (3rd/2nd/1st generation)/13 Pro Max/13 Pro/13/13 mini/12 Pro Max/12 Pro/12/12 mini/11 Pro Max/11 Pro/11/XS Max/XS/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7 Plus/7/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6, etc.

To get back missing camera roll photos without backup:

1. Install and run the software on your computer and click the Recover from iOS Device mode on the left window. Next, plug your iPhone into the computer via USB and click Start Scan to scan the iPhone data.

2. After scanning, it will display the iPhone files on the interface. Tap Camera Roll on the left side and preview all the pictures. Later, check the desired photos and tap Recover below to recover them to your computer.

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Bonus Tips You May Want

1. Why did the Photos App Disappear from iPhone?

Sometimes you may not find the Photos app on the home screen. Why does it happen? Below are the possible reasons.

• So many applications on your iPhone have occupied large storage space and made the Photos app unable to show. You can clear the junk and unnecessary data to free up more storage space.
• iOS update failure or crash causes the Photos app to disappear.
• The Photos app has been folded into an app folder. You can use App Store to search and locate the Photos app to see whether it is hidden or deleted from the screen.
• The third-party photo apps removed from App Store won't appear after an update.
• You have switched to a different Apple ID on your iPhone that didn't purchase the Photo app or other Apple apps.
• You may have removed the Photos app from the screen by accident. You can ask Siri to search for the app.

2. Why did the Photos icon Disappear on iPhone?

• You may have dragged the Photos icon to an app folder unconsciously. You can use the spotlight search to find it across all the home screens.
• An iOS update may alter the screen display.

Conclusion

You can follow our instructions one by one to troubleshoot the "iPhone photos disappeared from camera roll" issue. Or you can restore them from an iTunes or iCloud backup if there is one. I will highly recommend Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery to restore missing camera roll photos from iTunes. It won't cause data loss and allows you to view and check the wanted images to restore.

Also, you can use iPhone Photo Recovery to recover the disappeared camera roll photos from your iPhone to your computer for further use. It works with various data loss scenarios and is easy to handle.

We hope this tutorial will help you get back the missing photos. If you have anything to tell us, please leave a comment below.

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