{"id":17917,"date":"2023-01-08T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/?p=17917"},"modified":"2023-01-12T07:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:55:56","slug":"random-photos-appear-on-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Photos Appearing On My Phone? See How To Fix It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may be asking <strong>why are random photos appearing on my phone.<\/strong> It may occur to you as an iOS or Android user and it is sometimes surprising to see pictures you don\u2019t know of on your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are having an issue stopping random photos from appearing on your phone, you should check the security of your iCloud and Google Photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, you should consider checking if you&#8217;ve signed into your email or an iCloud account on another device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn why random photos appear on your phone. You\u2019ll also know <strong>how to fix random photos from appearing on your phone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/airpods-only-playing-in-one-ear\/\">AirPods Only Playing In One Ear? See How To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0095da;color:#0095da\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0095da;color:#0095da\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#why-do-i-see-random-photos-appearing-on-my-phone\" title=\"Why Do I See Random Photos Appearing On My Phone?\">Why Do I See Random Photos Appearing On My Phone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#how-to-fix-it-when-random-photos-appearing-on-your-phone\" title=\"How To Fix It When Random Photos Appearing On Your Phone\">How To Fix It When Random Photos Appearing On Your Phone<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-1-disable-apps-from-accessing-photos\" title=\"Fix 1: Disable Apps From Accessing Photos\">Fix 1: Disable Apps From Accessing Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-2-remove-the-unknown-image\" title=\"Fix 2: Remove The Unknown Image\">Fix 2: Remove The Unknown Image<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-3-turn-off-auto-download-on-whatsapp\" title=\"Fix 3: Turn Off Auto-download On WhatsApp\">Fix 3: Turn Off Auto-download On WhatsApp<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-4-check-devices-logged-into-icloud\" title=\"Fix 4: Check Devices Logged Into iCloud\">Fix 4: Check Devices Logged Into iCloud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-5-disable-partner-sharing-on-google-photos\" title=\"Fix 5: Disable Partner Sharing on Google Photos\">Fix 5: Disable Partner Sharing on Google Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-6-check-if-your-device-has-been-hacked\" title=\"Fix 6: Check If Your Device Has Been Hacked\">Fix 6: Check If Your Device Has Been Hacked<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-7-revoke-access-in-google-photos\" title=\"Fix 7: Revoke Access In Google Photos\">Fix 7: Revoke Access In Google Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-8-check-keyboard-apps\" title=\"Fix 8: Check Keyboard Apps\">Fix 8: Check Keyboard Apps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#fix-9-factory-reset-your-device\" title=\"Fix 9: Factory Reset Your Device\">Fix 9: Factory Reset Your Device<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/random-photos-appear-on-phone\/#conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-do-when-random-photos-appear-on-my-phone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-do-when-random-photos-appear-on-my-phone\"><\/span>What To Do When Random Photos Appear On My Phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you need to do when you keep seeing random photos appear on your phone is to check if you&#8217;ve <strong>signed in<\/strong> to your Google Account or iCloud account to <strong>another device.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might have been what must have caused it, so to check it out you&#8217;ll have to go and see the devices you&#8217;ve <strong>previously<\/strong> login to and which one is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you&#8217;ll need to <strong>sign out<\/strong> from those devices. When you do this, you&#8217;ll no longer see random photos appearing on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know how to see the devices you&#8217;ve previously login to, check the fixes below on the <strong>step-by-step guide<\/strong>. See what to do if you keep seeing photos on your iPhone or Android device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/security.google.com\/settings\/security\/secureaccount\" target=\"_blank\">review your account<\/a> security, check for any <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/device-activity\" target=\"_blank\">unknown devices<\/a> and see how devices is with your Google Account and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/activate-google-two-factor-authentication-2fa\/\">enable 2-step verification<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/iphone-charger-hot\/\">Why Is My iPhone Charger Hot? See How To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-do-i-see-random-photos-appearing-on-my-phone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-do-i-see-random-photos-appearing-on-my-phone\"><\/span>Why Do I See Random Photos Appearing On My Phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are seeing random photos on your Android or iOS device, you should know <strong>several factors<\/strong> are causing this unusual activity on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes <strong>auto-downloaded pictures<\/strong> and videos from WhatsApp into your gallery or camera roll. It may also be a result of you <strong>singing in your<\/strong> iCloud or Google Account to another device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <strong>sold a device without resetting it<\/strong> to factory defaults, and your account is still available on the device, you may see the photos available on the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is if you&#8217;ve configured the Google <strong>Backup &amp; Sync or iCloud photos<\/strong> backup on your phone to upload the photos to the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using a third-party app, especially on your Android device, then it may have had access to your gallery and it is adding images that you do not know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, it may be photos that you&#8217;ve <strong>saved from social media<\/strong> downloaded, or auto-saved from messages people have sent you, or a group you&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have your <strong>Airdrops or Bluetooth<\/strong> turn on, so someone just sends a photo to you, maybe. You have access to someone&#8217;s photos collection, or someone has access to your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way you&#8217;re likely to see photos appearing on your phone is from apps. These images can be from <strong>apps that caches images for their use<\/strong>. Sometimes the photos come with the app you Install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you download a <strong>zip file<\/strong> and you extract it, you&#8217;ll see photos relating to the file you&#8217;ve downloaded. You&#8217;ll be able to access these images through the file manager app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/airpods-connecting-while-in-case\/\">AirPods Connecting While In Case? Top 12 Ways To Fix (SOLVED)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-fix-it-when-random-photos-appearing-on-your-phone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-fix-it-when-random-photos-appearing-on-your-phone\"><\/span>How To Fix It When Random Photos Appearing On Your Phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix random photos appearing on your phone, you\u2019ll have to stop the auto-download images feature on WhatApp and make sure you&#8217;re not signed in to another device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-1-disable-apps-from-accessing-photos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-1-disable-apps-from-accessing-photos\"><\/span>Fix 1: Disable Apps From Accessing Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You should disable all apps on your Android or iOS device from having access to your gallery or camera roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will stop all apps including WhatsApp from auto-saving photos into your phone\u2019s gallery. If this happens, you can prevent random photos from your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For iPhone<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Settings &gt; Go to Privacy &gt; Photos &gt; Check if you see read and write near the apps &gt; Now disable their access to your photos.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Android<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Settings &gt; Select Apps &amp; Notifications &gt; Permission manager &gt; File and media &gt; Disable apps that have access to your gallery\/media\/camera.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-2-remove-the-unknown-image\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-2-remove-the-unknown-image\"><\/span>Fix 2: Remove The Unknown Image<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After you disable the apps from having access to your gallery, the next thing is to delete all the random images from your camera roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will enable you to know where the images come from in case you continue to see any new unknown images in your gallery again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For iPhone<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Photos &gt; In the right corner tap Select and choose the images you want to delete &gt; toap the delete button &gt; Then Delete photo.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Android<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Google Photos\/Gallery\/File manager &gt; Long press the image you want to delete &gt; And tap on the delete icon.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-3-turn-off-auto-download-on-whatsapp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-3-turn-off-auto-download-on-whatsapp\"><\/span>Fix 3: Turn Off Auto-download On WhatsApp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Auto-download feature on WhatsApp is a major reason why you may see random photos in your gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll have to turn this feature off to hinder photos from auto-downloading into your gallery from WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For iPhone<\/strong>:&nbsp; <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Launch WhatsApp &gt; Select Settings &gt; Click Chats &gt; Turn off the Save in Camera roll toggle.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Android<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Launch WhatsApp &gt; Go to More options [three dots] &gt; Tap Settings &gt; Tap Storage and data &gt; Turn off Media auto-download.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/no-subject-messages-on-samsung\/\">No Subject Messages On Samsung? See How To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-4-check-devices-logged-into-icloud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-4-check-devices-logged-into-icloud\"><\/span>Fix 4: Check Devices Logged Into iCloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be possible that you may not be the only one having access to iCloud on your iOS device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, you must check how many people have logged into your iCloud and have access to your photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Settings &gt; Tap on your profile &gt; Check out the devices logged into your iCloud &gt; log out devices that you do not recognize.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-5-disable-partner-sharing-on-google-photos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-5-disable-partner-sharing-on-google-photos\"><\/span>Fix 5: Disable Partner Sharing on Google Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a feature to enable partner sharing on Google Photos and this enables other people to upload photos into your Google Photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this happens, you will receive random photos you do not know of, probably uploaded by the other person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To disable partner sharing on the account. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Google Photos > Tap Settings > Tap Disable Partner Sharing.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techvocast.com\/how-to\/call-ends-immediately-after-dialing\/\">Call Ends Immediately After Dialing? See How To Fix It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-6-check-if-your-device-has-been-hacked\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-6-check-if-your-device-has-been-hacked\"><\/span>Fix 6: Check If Your Device Has Been Hacked<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be seeing these random photos in your gallery because someone has access to your phone that you do not know. Your phone may be hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, people fall for links they see in their messages or normal message app and it is through their devices that have been hacked. It can also be that you did not reset your previous phone properly before it was sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your pictures automatically save into your iCloud or Google photos and someone else is using the accounts somewhere, you will surely complain about seeing random photos in your camera roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can put your iPhone into Device Firmware Update (DFU) mode to remove all viruses on the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Connect iPhone to computer &gt; Open iTunes &gt; Turn off device &gt; Hold the power button and volume down button for 10 seconds &gt;&nbsp; Check if the device screen turns black to show DFU mode.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-7-revoke-access-in-google-photos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-7-revoke-access-in-google-photos\"><\/span>Fix 7: Revoke Access In Google Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone may have sent you an invite to share their gallery and you accepted without knowing very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes you share the same pictures you upload on each other&#8217;s phone and as a result, you\u2019ll see images you do not know of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can revoke access and you will no longer share the same photos with the other user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Open Google Photos &gt; Go to Shared Albums &gt; Tap on People &gt; Remove other users &gt; Turn off collaborate.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-8-check-keyboard-apps\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-8-check-keyboard-apps\"><\/span>Fix 8: Check Keyboard Apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Several keyboards have GIFs and memes that can auto-download into your gallery as you continue to use the keyboard apps and you use the GIFs and stickers they provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use these memes or stickers from the keyboard apps, they end up in your gallery and you would have no option but to delete them when you find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid the random images completely from these keyboard apps, the best option is to delete the keyboard apps from your device and use the default keyboard of your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fix-9-factory-reset-your-device\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fix-9-factory-reset-your-device\"><\/span>Fix 9: Factory Reset Your Device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have tried all the above options and you still see unknown pictures in your gallery, the best thing to do is to factory reset your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will stop all possible causes of this issue you are facing to be prevented since you are going to erase all data on the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will make your device operate as if it were new and you will no longer see random photos in your gallery just like you bought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For iPhone<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Settings &gt; Tap on General &gt; Tap on Reset All Data<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Android<\/strong>: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Go to Settings &gt; Tap System &gt; Tap Reset Options &gt; Tap Factory Reset &gt; Tap Erase all data.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reasons why you are wondering why random photos appear on your phone may be weird but they can be resolved using the guidelines provided in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to stop all apps from having access to your gallery. You can also delete all the random photos you see in your gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn off auto-media download on the social media and messaging apps you use, if you&#8217;ve logged in to your Google Account or iCloud account to another device, remove the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The security of your Google Photos and iCloud must be properly checked to stop random photos from appearing on your phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn why random photos appear on your phone. 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