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Apple Photos app corrupts images

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1133 points pattyj | 9 comments | 17 Sep 25 11:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.844s | source | bottom
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myshkin5 ◴[17 Sep 25 14:29 UTC] No.45276272[source]▶
I’m a fan of the whole Apple ecosystem but I have to say that there’s a pattern here. Apple does a decent job of keeping my data safe from others but a terrible job of keeping it intact. From music libraries with song titles that got switched to long integers to this (and I’m sure more that I’m not remembering atm) they need to do a better job here.

Sure security is important but integrity is too.

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1. montebicyclelo ◴[17 Sep 25 14:40 UTC] No.45276424[source]▶
I stopped using apple's notes app with an ipad pen after it lost 20 minutes of my handwritten notes when trying to sync them. (Which fits the theme of apple losing people's stuff.)
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2. eptcyka ◴[17 Sep 25 14:50 UTC] No.45276540[source]▶
You should’ve put an airtag on them first.
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3. cwmoore ◴[17 Sep 25 15:04 UTC] No.45276723[source]▶
Yes, two or three to make sure.
4. big_toast ◴[17 Sep 25 15:09 UTC] No.45276788[source]▶
I don't really get the syncing situation with apple. And it's really hard to tell when they've resolved bugs in one app or introduced new ones elsewhere.

The Safari reading list can't even sync properly between devices for me. Image Capture ("Keep Originals"??) or AirDrop is a little minimal for such a keystone part of the phone -> computer if you don't want to use Apple ecosystem after.. Let alone the other more complicated issues.

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5. skylurk ◴[17 Sep 25 16:20 UTC] No.45277824[source]▶
I'd love to know how they CRDT hand-written notes.
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6. bobbylarrybobby ◴[17 Sep 25 16:24 UTC] No.45277901[source]▶
Sounds like they don't.
7. cozzyd ◴[17 Sep 25 16:58 UTC] No.45278401[source]▶
Deleting your data is next level privacy.
8. KPGv2 ◴[17 Sep 25 17:09 UTC] No.45278549[source]▶
You presumably would process the pen inputs, not the resulting image produced by the handwriting. No different from how you handle conflicts in online gaming.
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