GoKawiilGoogle Photos fixes bug that hid edited images from Android apps
Google Photos has resolved a bug that caused edited photos to disappear from apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Messages, and Gemini, even though the images remained visible in the Photos gallery itself. APKMirror founder Artem Russakovskii reported the issue to Google, which confirmed and tested the fix in Google Photos version 7.97.
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The bug appears linked to how Android indexes local media URIs after non-destructive edits, suggesting a deeper system-level quirk rather than a simple app glitch. This follows another recent Google Photos editing bug that froze key buttons, which may point to broader instability in the app's editing pipeline as Google continues to update it.
- Google Photos v7.97 fixes a bug hiding edited photos from other apps.
- The bug affected WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Messages, and Gemini photo pickers.
- It's the second editing-related Google Photos bug reported in recent months.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-10-30
Published there as: “This Google Photos bug made edited photos disappear, and there’s finally a fix”
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