Can’t find my usual Favorite photo on iOS 18

I just updated to the latest iOS last week and am new to the controversial Photo app on my iPh15. Like most people, I usually have a “FAVORITE” folder where I mark with certain photos with a ❤️ sign for easier access.

However, now the Favorite folder is not under “media type”, “utilities” or “albums”. The favoriting feature is still there, I can still type “favorite” on the search bar to go into the folder, but it used to be easily accessed directly just one click away from the main page.

Is this the way it’s supposed to be? Or am I missing something here?

I just updated to the latest iOS last week and am new to the controversial Photo app on my iPh15. Like most people, I usually have a “FAVORITE” folder where I mark with certain photos with a ❤️ sign for easier access.

However, now the Favorite folder is not under “media type”, “utilities” or “albums”. The favoriting feature is still there, I can still type “favorite” on the search bar to go into the folder, but it used to be easily accessed directly just one click away from the main page.

Is this the way it’s supposed to be? Or am I missing something here?