Ryan Haines / Android Authority
TL;DR iPhone users have discovered an odd bug that is turning older photos taken on Android phones red.
While the issue remains unexplained, some people point to possible HDR format incompatibility.
While iOS 26.2 doesn’t fix it, some folks have also figured out a fix
Apple has long attempted to keep Android and related services out of reach for its users. That friction inadvertently impacts users switching from an Android device to an iPhone or using both OSes at the same time. Now, it appears iOS bugs may also lean into those biases.
Several iPhone users noticed an unexplained iOS 26 bug that changes the colors of pictures taken on Android devices and shared with them. Numerous reports on Reddit say that their pictures, when viewed in the iOS Photos app, turn red when they zoom in on the image. The same does not occur while viewing the images on a device running iOS 18.
The issue randomly appears in some pictures captured with specific devices. Redditor Jonkmclovin noted this only occurs with devices captured using a Moto Razr. Meanwhile, djenki0119 says it only impacts photos captured with the Galaxy S24. Interestingly, another user claims to have the issue while viewing images taken with the iPhone 15 on an iPhone 17, suggesting it may not be limited to Android devices.
Additionally, the images turn gray when users attempt to edit them.
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