Email photo as attachment, not embedded, in iOS 14

“It’s simply the way of the march of technology.”

What garbage. More like a “retreat”. This is such a retrograde step that has adversely affected too many regular users. It can not be regarded as advancement!

Like so many things in life, Totally_bemused, it’s all a matter of perspective.

The same has been decried of so many technological advances that I could not do them justice by listing them here.

Suffice it to be said, like I had already pointed out, plain/text email has been going the way of the “Dodo” for over a quarter century now.

All you can do is find a way to adapt.

Note: using a tool for a purpose for which is was not intended, by design, never ends well.

Maybe Halliday works for Apple and is trying to persuade the high percentage of us who think the change is a backwards step that Apple have done the right thing. At least give the user the choice to embed or attach. Unfortunately many of us who use email for business purposes and not just fun need to attach photos like we do files as an attachment, not doing so makes our work more difficult weather or not attaching photos isn’t for what it was intended its what many people need and want.

This is a user-to-user support forum, Raasay1.

As I explained on another issue, where many people were simply using this forum for complaining: whether Apple may “glean” any information about user complaints here, or not, their principle “takeaway” would be that users who simply use this forum for complaining, rather than using the Apple provided Feedback avenues, are obviously not serious about providing Apple Feedback, but simply wish to be seen as complaining.

Simply find the appropriate feedback mechanism, from Product Feedback — Apple, and let Apple know your Feedback!

Anything else is not accomplishing anything constructive.

So you’ve done a nice job scolding all for using the wrong tool for the job and we should use the right tool, but you left out one very important piece of information: What is the right tool, in your opinion?

‘Perspective’ it most certainly is, Halliday.

File transfer via email ‘transcends’ the need of ensuring (forcing) all parties concerned to be connected by proprietary file transfer platforms (CITRIX SHAREFILE, DROPBOX, BOX, etc,), which is generally regarded as a top-heavy resource overhead that duplicates an existing facility.

In this particular instance, our use of email may not be as intended in its purest sense. However, throughout life human nature overcomes obstacles and ‘adapt’ a tools use for the benefit of themselves and those around them. This does not necessarily make it wrong, or something that should be thwarted just because the original intended use is viewed by some to have been misappropriated.

It works and works well and is used in this fashion by millions. It should therefore be embraced and enhanced and not ‘decried’ as you put it.

It’s up to you to research and find the right tool for the job, Beaker911.

Since you are trying to transfer files (photos, more specifically), you should look for such tools.

Since you are wanting to do such in bulk, you’ll want to narrow your search accordingly.

Of course, the nature of the systems at the two ends will, likewise, narrow your search.

The best fit is up to the individual user.

I wouldn’t presume to pick for you.

(I’m sorry you got habituated to the wrong tool, simply because it seemed so convenient, for a time.)

Precisely, Totally_bemused.

You are now needing to «’adapt’ [to changes in] tools use[d] for the benefit of [your]selves and those around [you].»

Adapt or complain (to be seen complaining) or provide appropriate Feedback to the maker(s) of the tools that have been changing to serve other purposes.

The choice is yours.

By the way, complaining to be seen complaining is counterproductive: even if Apple “gleans” anything from your complaining, here, the principle “takeaway”, for Apple, is that you are insufficiently serious about your issue, since, otherwise, you would avail yourself of the provided Feedback avenues.

No «vitriol» on my part, Scamp468.

If you have actually availed yourself of the appropriate Apple Feedback mechanisms, then congratulations.

In such case, you need not stick around here, to continue to be seen as complaining.

There has been helpful suggestions and recommendations provided, by those that aren’t just here to be seen as complaining, JessamineInLondon.

Such even included pointers to the appropriate methods for providing constructive Feedback to Apple.

Complaining here (to be seen complaining) is counterproductive, as has been explained.

We are sorry that we cannot provide y’all with your desired outcome, at this time.

I am talking to Apple support regarding the same issue, they are saying this is the first they have heard of this, how can this be? Have you managed to find a way of sending your photos as attachments or are they still in the body of your email.

i use exchange : outlook for company email

any images I sent to anyone’s email showed as attachments if they had outlook or a business email.

now they are embedded

these embedded images are often displayed way too big or not big enough.

if they were jpeg attachments, the receiver can open and enlarge , to view better

I to am having the same issue. If Apple can not offer a fix or another update to correct... time to look at other makers of phones. Hope Apple corrects I have been pleased with iPhone for many years until now. I use it numerous times daily for work.

Thanks

Am I understanding this correctly, Scamp468?

You wrote that, with this photos as attachments in emails, issue, it «Seems what messes it up is using a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account??»

So, if I’m understanding you correctly, the only time there’s an issue is when Apple Mail tries to send such emails using «a Microsoft Exchange Server».

Is that a correct assessment of what you are saying, and/or trying to obtain conformation from others?

Halliday, thank you for the educational update on attached vs embedded.  With this new found knowledge, I used the save all attachments function on the email I sent me with the 'not embedded' attachment that shows up inline in the middle of my email.  When I did that, there was nothing listed in the attachments.  Can you please educate my email programs on the fact that there is no such thing as embedded and that all photos are attached?