Problem: iphone changes photo filename

I have just discovered that if you save a photo to your iPhone, by downloading it from a site or email, it changes the filename.
This is a problem because:
A) You need the photo's original filename for reference when liaising with people about the photo, otherwise you don't know which one you are talking about.
B) I may want to email it from the phone to someone else, which would spread the wrong filename even further.
Why does iPhone do this? And how do I solve this problem, because the filename does not show in Photoshop File Info EXIF either?
It doesn't happen with computers or websites (apart from Facebook and Twitter of course, and that's another problem).
Thanks,
Sarah

Hi, I noticed this as well long ago. It isn't a problem for me personally nor do i know how to fix it. But i can suggest a temporary work around.
1. save the website where you got your photo so you can access it on your computer later for it's original file name/URL.
2. you can go to google image search and drag this image into the search bar on a computer and it will find it for you, if you need the original url.
3. you can add a number to the photo using photo editing apps on your phone so you can reference them in an email such as - see photo 1. Theres lots of apps like Over and ImageEditor.
This is more time consuming as many other issues I have with the things that Apple does with their phone. I seem to waste a lot of time going around issues they should have fixed a long time ago.
-Deja

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