Unable to send photos from iPhone 16 to email

it wouldn’t surprise me that spam filtering is blocking the message. I just tried this on iPadOS 26, and the message also disappeared. I do need to check a few other details about the recipient mail first though, such as sufficient mail storage quota.

Add some text to the message, and use a subject line, and test again.

There are other ways to send photos, including using a link into your iCloud Photos storage.

Or if you’re moving these photos among your own gear, iCloud Photos can be useful, as can AirDrop and some other options for transferring images.

Sending these photos to yourself, or to others?

Are you already using iCloud Photos?

(With these answers, there might be an alternative for making the photos available.)

Unfortunately for this current case, mail is not entirely reliable, and will probably only continue to get less reliable. It should work, but it sometimes doesn’t.

dredscot007 wrote:

I have enough storage, sending to Mac

AirDrop is probably the closest to what you are doing now, and works without mail or the rest.

• How to use AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

I use a USB cable and Photos app, importing the camera roll directly into Photos app, then syncing back using Finder.

• Transfer photos from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
• Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support

There are other options, including importing photos using Image Capture app:

• Image Capture User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

dredscot007 wrote:

So why am I unable to click on the photo, choose email, input email address and click send? Does that not work anymore? It worked fine until a few days ago and now does not work. I've tried also copy and attach, still not arriving in either email.

Presumably, the mail server has hit its storage quota, or the mail server is silently filtering what is often a format used for spam messages, or maybe the mail server credentials are wrong or corrupted or blocked.

Does a text mail message sent using Mail app work?

Does AirDrop, or cable sync work?

Well I finally got it working. For some reason my password was wrong. I did not change it but anyway once I got a new one the photos send fine via email. That was for one email, now to figure out the other one since I did not change anything but stranger things happen right? Thanks for trying to help me, appreciate it.

dredscot007 wrote:

I am sending photos to myself as I have always done and I have changed nothing. I tried both the emails I use and neither worked.

Do you have enough storage quota available for your mail? (How this storage is checked depends on which mail service provider is providing your mail.)

Are you sending the photos to a Mac? PC? iPad? Something else?

dredscot007 wrote:

So why am I unable to click on the photo, choose email, input email address and click send? Does that not work anymore? It worked fine until a few days ago and now does not work. I've tried also copy and attach, still not arriving in either email.

I can't explain why it doesn't work for you. It most definitely does work for me.

You might want to contact Apple for help with this. If you're in the US, you can call Apple at 800-MY-APPLE

dredscot007 wrote:

I was able to send photos from phone to email and then it stopped working. It seems like the photos go but they do not appear in email. The email I send to is set up for this, I did not change anything. I have turned the phone off and restarted. Still not working, photos are not in spam file either. Not sure what to do now?

It's not clear what you're describing. Are you suggesting if you open Photos and choose a photo you cannot use the box with an up arrow to forward the photo in an email or are you suggesting that if you start to write an email, you can't tap the oval with Aa/paperclip/circle with a pencil tip which will then bring up the option to access to photo library to attach a photo to the email?

dredscot007 wrote:

I click on a photo to send to an email address. It seems like it is sent but it does not show up in the email it was sent to

I'm not sure what to advise you here. I just tested this by sending a photo to myself from a photo in my photo library and it sent without issue.

So why am I unable to click on the photo, choose email, input email address and click send? Does that not work anymore? It worked fine until a few days ago and now does not work. I've tried also copy and attach, still not arriving in either email.

I click on a photo to send to an email address. It seems like it is sent but it does not show up in the email it was sent to

I am sending photos to myself as I have always done and I have changed nothing. I tried both the emails I use and neither worked.

I have enough storage, sending to Mac