How can I retrieve photos I accidentally deleted?

Open Photos and tap on Albums at the bottom of the screen. Scroll way down the bottom to find the Utilities heading and look for the Recently Deleted Album. Tap on Recently Deleted to open it.

If there are no photos in Recently Deleted, the photos were all deleted more than 30 days ago, so they are gone.



If you deleted photos from the Photos app on your phone recently, look for the Recently Deleted album in Photos to see if the images are there. If it has been more than 30 days since you originally deleted the photos, they are gone.

If you deleted photos that were stored in another location. we'll need more details.

I am not sure these are saved on your iCloud backup. If you wish, you may restore that iCloud backup to find out. Here’s how.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

The answer depends completely on where your photos were housed.