iCloud users on Windows alert when viewing other users’ images and videos in their account

A few days ago, Apple officially launched the new, redesigned iCloud online platform accessible through iCloud.com. A great way to control all cloud services in one place, as well as access email, iWork suite programs and more. But today we wake up to the news that some users are viewing their iCloud Gallery on Windows Pictures and Videos that don’t belong to them. Additionally, owners of some iPhones they don’t see their synced videos properly.

The first issue is a serious security issue if confirmed by Apple, although there is no official information as of yet.

Security issue? iCloud for Windows shows disturbing errors

The information comes from the MacRumors support user forums. Apparently some users are having a series of issues with the app iCloud for Windows. For one, videos recorded with the iPhone 14 Pro Max (and another device) when uploaded to the Apple cloud appear black with black lines that prevent the video from being fully seen.

On another side, And that’s really the most worrying thing.

is that some users see how images from unknown sources appear that they do not recognize as their own. i.e. images of family, day to day, children or sports photos which are not yours which may indicate, although not confirmed, it would be photographs of other users sneaking into other people’s accounts.

this mistake seems to affect both Windows 10 and Windows 11

and more particularly to users whose iCloud photo library is configured with the activation of multimedia content under HDR and HEVC technology. There is no official reaction from Apple nor an assessment of the impact of this possible error since the only information is in these forums. We will see if in the next few days we have new information and if the error is contained without much social alarm.