With the recent flash of iOS 26, countless peculiarities and nightmares have been raised. Reports indicate that some photos taken with Android phones turn completely red or reddish in hue when opened in the iPhone Photos app. The issue has already crossed over from boring discussions in the tech arena.
What kind of photos are affected on iOS 26?
Mostly, the photos seen under this problem are:
*HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos taken on Android phones.
* Mostly photos taken from Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy devices.
* Photo files using HEIC or advanced color settings.
While transferring the photos to iPhone by means of AirDrop, iCloud, WhatsApp, Telegram, or anything else, the colors get distorted turning red upon opening with the Photos app.
Why is this happening?
(Possible causes)
Tech specialists think the major reasons behind this bug could be:
*Color Profile incompatible
* New image processing algorithms introduced.
* Improper reading of Android phone's HDR metadata.
An additional idea states
*iOS fails while trying to decode images with Ultra HDR or 10-bit color depth from Android phones.
As Per Users Report
A lot of users reported on social sites and Reddit that:
* The same photos look fine in the Android gallery
* But red filter is applied when seen in iPhone Photos app
* They look good again when viewed through third-party apps (like Google Photos)
This has signified that the issue has mainly confined to the iPhone Photos app:
What can be the temporary solutions?
Before such an update comes from Apple, there are a few options to try as temporary solutions:
* Use Google Photos or any other third-party gallery apps
* Turn off HDR while sending a photo from Android
* Convert images to JPG
* Take a screenshot and use it as a new image
Is Apple aware of this glitch?
If yes, then there are trustworthy sources stating that Apple is already aware and it could be patched in an upcoming minor update to iOS 26 or iOS 26.1.
Conclusion
So it opened a whole new bag of tricks, but that Android photo turning red bug is rather bothersome to their users. This is a key consideration for anyone exchanging photos regularly between Android and iPhone. Now it really becomes more interesting to see how fast Apple will pop out the final fix for this strange bug.
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