Update 16.1.1 photos gone

After updating my phone to 16.1.1 my photos are now gone in text messages. I do not have iCloud set up. Is there a way to obtain these back?

iPhone XS, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 20, 2022 10:21 AM

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Nov 20, 2022 10:57 AM in response to HC03-290

HC03-290 wrote:

After updating my phone to 16.1.1 my photos are now gone in text messages. I do not have iCloud set up. Is there a way to obtain these back?

Generally you would restore from your iCloud/itunes backup, since you don't have one then there is no recovery.

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