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ssenso
User level: Level 1 (9 points)

Sharing photos in Messages doesn't work after iOS 27.0.1. update

After 27.0.1 update, both on an iPhone ProMax 17 and iPhone 17, photos will not send in Messages. They will not send both to other iPhone users and Android users. The recipient gets a spinning wheel like the image is attempting to download but never happens. The sender shows a blue (or green depending on to whom the image is being sent) status bar that moves to the right ¾ of the way then freezes. Eventually the sender gets a "Not delivered" error message. Is this an update bug that will eventually have a fix or does anyone know a fix? Thank you.

Posted on Oct 25, 2026 5:42 AM

2 replies

lobsterghost1
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)

Oct 25, 2026 6:54 AM in response to ssenso

Is this isolated to just one recipient or multiple recipients? If you can send an image and have ensured in Settings > Apps > Messages - that RCS and MMS is enabled, and a recipient can't receive the image, the issue would likely be on their end, not your end. This is certainly not something which is being reported here as an issue lots of people have, so I doubt there's any fix Apple may be working on.

Nyaka
User level: Level 1 (0 points)

Nov 7, 2026 9:24 AM in response to lobsterghost1

I'm having the same issue. I can't send to more than one person. The recipient has RCS and MMS enabled.

This doesn't happen all the time. I tried sending one photo and multiple photos, and it behaves the same.

It started with the latest update to 27.2.


Sender iOS version: 27.2

Receiving iOS version: 27.1


This how it looks on the receiving end:


And this is when it's sent (I blurred the content):

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256382635