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What happened to "recents" in photos in ios 18?

What happened to "recents" (previously "camera roll") in ios18? I see an album separating out downloaded pics which is nice and they are all in the library but no separate album for pictures I've recently taken. I don't use the cloud and I would use recents to see when I needed to sync to my iMac. I can see them one at a time in the camera app but no count. I feel this is a big omission.

Posted on Sep 25, 2024 12:39 PM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2024 12:35 PM

Count on Apple to mess it up. I have never interacted with a company that moved so slowly, or takes away things that are good and makes them more complicated. REALLY disappointed to lose Recents! The page I use is so cluttered - it reminds me of a Samsung TV. I like simple interfaces!

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Oct 23, 2024 11:21 AM in response to krispyk

krispyk wrote:

I’m just voicing my frustration, and I don’t need to be talked down to for “taking this too seriously”. Unless you have anything concrete to say, please go find another thread to troll.

And that's not what this forum is for. This is a technical support forum. But I am curious as to why you think it's okay for you to vent your frustration but not okay for me to express my opinions without being insulted.

Oct 23, 2024 11:52 AM in response to krispyk

krispyk wrote:

You are not offering technical support. You are basically telling people that you don’t understand why they feel the way they do, and that other people feel differently. You were trying to convince people not to feel the way they do. That is not why they are here. Look up the definition of the word commiserate.

Again, why is it okay for you to give your opinions and not okay for me to give mine? I'm not trying to convince anyone to feel any way.

Oct 23, 2024 5:18 PM in response to krispyk

I'm sure the cartoon is supposed to mean...something. But, I believe I have made the point and I hope you'll keep it in mind in your future participation in this forum that everyone gets to express their opinion as long as it's within the rules. And the only people entitled to decide what is in the rules and what is not are the Hosts. Calling a civily-expressed opinion "trolling" and telling someone to stop posting doesn't tend to go over very well here.

Nov 14, 2024 9:10 AM in response to muguy

muguy wrote:

When you open photos you open into recent days. Check the customize link at the bottom of the "Home Screen" for details.

The problem I've got is that the "Recent Days" collection doesn't show recent days. The latest pics in Recent Days are May. I've taken pics in every month since then and can see them in the Library. If I go into the Library and click the Months filter at the bottom of the screen I get panels for Nov, Jul, Jun, May... etc. I've got pics taken in October and August but the filters seem to be ignoring those. I've confirmed that the pics are dated and Siri finds them if I search by date so it's not an index-build problem. Any one else seeing anything like this?

What happened to "recents" in photos in ios 18?

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