Some netizens in the Reddit forum discovered a strange problem in iOS 26 a month ago: when photos taken by Android are imported into the iOS photo album, the photos will appear in a strong red color, and it looks like a red filter has been automatically added.
However, judging from the discussion, it is not only the photos taken by Android that are affected. Similar problems may also occur after the photos taken by users on iPhone are downloaded from Google Photos backup to the local. Some users also noticed that the photos turned blue.
Most users probably won't notice this issue because you won't see the red color when browsing photos in your photo album, but if you zoom in on a specific photo you may see the red filter, and the good news is that at least this issue appears to be fixed.
According to netizens, the photo data itself is not lost. Users can open the affected picture, click Edit and then click Restore to delete this "weird" filter, and then the picture can be restored to its original state.
Speaking of which, this may be related to HDR. Photos taken after turning on camera HDR will retain more content. If there are compatibility issues with the HDR color profile, a red filter may be automatically added to the iPhone.
However, it is still unclear the specific cause of the problem. Apple does not seem to have issued a response to this problem. Users who encounter such problems are advised to back up their photos to avoid permanent damage to the photos and cause losses.