iPhone not sending or receiving pictures (2024)

I am having same issue. Since upgrading to 17.1.2 having problems texting photos or sharing articles from multiple apps via text. Restart helped temporarily.

yes, I'm over it too. I've done everything suggested, including turning on and off (which works temporarily) and then photos etc just won't work again. Apple needs to get their act together here. My next phone won't be an Iphone.

Everyone I know with an iPhone is having this problem since updating to iOS 16.4. Pics come through on iPads with the same Apple ID, but not on iPhones. I've personally tried every suggested fix (check/reset all Messages settings, power cycle the phone, reset network settings, reset Messages, reset the whole phone, etc.), on three different iPhone models with two different carriers, and nothing works. I've also noticed almost daily requests to do Apple ID updates that stated at the same time. This appears to a significant bug in iOS 16.4, in the Messages server system, or in the Apple ID system, that will require an update to fix.

I recently had this happen to me. I made sure that SMS/MMS were enabled on my phone. I did one network reset. (that can be found under settings, general, scroll down to transfer/reset then select reset network.) eventually I called AT&T, who is my carrier, and they had to completely reset my phone to the local towers and it’s fine now. I have an iPhone 12. Hope this helps!

I’ve just updated to 17.2 and it’s still not fixed it so it’s have no idea what’s going on with Apple atm it’s very frustrating

This happens to me too ALL the time. Im out and about and i try to send a picture to some body, and they tell me they didn't get it until i got to wifi. The same happens to me the other way, someone try's to send me a voice message or something and it wont let me download it or listen to it

Sure resetting the phone works, however it isn't a permanent solution. I find it to be a big inconvenience to have to reset my phone a few times a day just to send and receive images properly. Paid 900$ for my phone, would love it if apple could step up to the plate and find a permanent solution. Make the absurd amount of money I spent worth it.

This has continued to happen to me periodically, and to a couple of friends as well. Each time we find that there is a new iOS update available, and once we do the update, it works again. So apparently this is a new ploy that Apple has intentionally implemented to force people to install updates as soon as they’re released.

Same problem. Images can be sent and received on my MacBook and iPad and even my Apple Watch but not on my iPhone 12 running 16.5.1. I tried every single tip in this thread and it's still not working.

I'm updated to 16.5 and still can't send photos in group messages or to androids. MMS is activated and restarted. Tried all the fixes and nothing works. This is going to be a real pain when I'm in Alaska and wanting to send photos home to friends and family.