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matthew994
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Files app search by date not working in iCloud Drive on iOS 27

Files app / iCloud Drive search no longer finds results by typing a date (worked fine before iOS 27)


Since updating to iOS 27, searching for files in the Files app (browsing iCloud Drive) by typing a date no longer returns any results.


Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the Files app

2. Go to Browse -> iCloud Drive

3. Tap the search bar and type a date (e.g. "18/9/26")

4. Result: "No results for '18/9/26'"


Expected behavior:

Before updating to iOS 27, typing a date in this same search bar would return all files/photos from that date. This worked reliably on iOS 26.


What I've tried:

- Different date formats (numeric and written out)

- Restarting the device

- Sorting by Date instead (works, but isn't a real substitute for search on a large folder)


Is anyone else seeing this? Wondering if it's a known regression or if something changed intentionally with how Files search handles dates in iOS 27.


Device: iPhone 16 PRO MAX

iOS version: 27.0

Posted on Sep 22, 2026 1:19 PM

3 replies

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Sep 22, 2026 3:36 PM in response to matthew994

From Siri AI:


It appears your “sorting by date” method is the way to proceed.


If you wish, submit feedback to Apple.

Product Feedback - Apple


sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Sep 22, 2026 4:32 PM in response to matthew994

matthew994 wrote:
is there a way to submit a feedback [directly] to apple?

Yes, as shown above.

Product Feedback - Apple


matthew994 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sep 22, 2026 4:23 PM in response to sberman

Well, the problem is that this solution is not a solution. I work with thousand of files (I currently have 5000 files on icloud) and I constantly upload more.


With the older version of iOS I could simply search a specific date on the search bar and it automatically filtered all the files of that specific date. Now this function is no more available and for me is crazy since this function is crucial for my work.


is there a way to submit a feedback direclty to apple?


is there a way to rollback to iOS 26?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362961