I did accidentally deleted photo in iCloud so I quickly set back to download and keep originals. Now all my photo have no cloud symbol on my phone. Now I have 18 days left will my photo on iPhone gone if the iCloud photo deleted.
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 26
Using iCloud Photos synchronizes your Photos Library with your iCloud Photos Library. Having iCloud Photos turned on makes the pictures in your phone's Library exactly the same as pictures in your Library at iCloud.com.
Download Originals has nothing to do with the synchronization. In "Optimize," Photos saves space by keeping only screen sized versions of the pictures. It's still true that you see exactly the same pictures at iCloud.com and on your phone. When you delete a picture on one place, it's deleted everywhere.
Of course, a great safety feature on the iPhone is that deleted pictures remain in the "Recently Deleted" view for 30 days before they are removed permanently. This safety feature can be defeated, though, by choosing to prematurely delete pictures from the "Recently Deleted" view. If you use iCloud Photos, then that "synchronizes" its Photos Library with the phone, so what you see on the phone is what is at iCloud. iCloud Photos doesn't keep pictures in "Recently Deleted" any longer than the phone does.
You can see this:
If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support
Basically the above says to look in Recently Deleted and in Hidden. Be sure to check your Library thoroughly-- the pictures may not be where you expect, as dates may have changed. You can use the search field with the date or location. And remember, you can sort the Library by date captured or by date added. Also, your Library view now has filters, and you may not have your filter set to "All Items’.
Unfortunately, if you don't keep your own backups to an external drive, then there really isn't any place else to look.
Using iCloud Photos synchronizes your Photos Library with your iCloud Photos Library. Having iCloud Photos turned on makes the pictures in your phone's Library exactly the same as pictures in your Library at iCloud.com.
Download Originals has nothing to do with the synchronization. In "Optimize," Photos saves space by keeping only screen sized versions of the pictures. It's still true that you see exactly the same pictures at iCloud.com and on your phone. When you delete a picture on one place, it's deleted everywhere.
Of course, a great safety feature on the iPhone is that deleted pictures remain in the "Recently Deleted" view for 30 days before they are removed permanently. This safety feature can be defeated, though, by choosing to prematurely delete pictures from the "Recently Deleted" view. If you use iCloud Photos, then that "synchronizes" its Photos Library with the phone, so what you see on the phone is what is at iCloud. iCloud Photos doesn't keep pictures in "Recently Deleted" any longer than the phone does.
You can see this:
If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support
Basically the above says to look in Recently Deleted and in Hidden. Be sure to check your Library thoroughly-- the pictures may not be where you expect, as dates may have changed. You can use the search field with the date or location. And remember, you can sort the Library by date captured or by date added. Also, your Library view now has filters, and you may not have your filter set to "All Items’.
Unfortunately, if you don't keep your own backups to an external drive, then there really isn't any place else to look.
What if I deleted photo in iCloud but I keet it "download and keep original" ?
