Emailing photo attachments from my iPhone 11

Then, TPITTS437, it appears you have yet to find the best tool for the job.

Perhaps you should keep looking.

Of course, if you can get Microsoft to fix their software, the use of iCloud, or other Cloud storage links, would work well.

Halliday

Just about everyone has heard the story of a proud little grandmother who, watching her grandson on parade with the other soldiers, exclaims: “Look, everyone but Johnny’s out of step!”

Is your first name Johnny?

Absurd that Apple would do this but par for the course for them. If they didn't make the best phone on the planet, I'd have nothing to do with this company. The Outlook option isn't available for me, unfortunately.

j_a_x, this is the soloution that was/is buried..

krwakefield, THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM that is being ignored. I tried it tonight and attached a non jpeg file and it worked. Let me repeat what you said and ring some bells if I may...

But there is a workaround. As long as you also attach a non-image/picture file along with the pictures on the email, then all the files will be attached and not embedded. The additional file can be any other type (PDF, video, etc.).

I suggest using a PDF that says "Thanks Apple for messing this up!"

krwakefield wrote:

A guy at my work found a work-around since this is so critical to our business.

With Apple’s recent update to their iOS software to version 14, they have removed the ability to attach image/pictures files as attachments. Instead, they have forced the images and pictures to be embedded into the body of the email. Regardless of which app you are initiating the attachment process from, all images/pictures will be embedded.

But there is a workaround. As long as you also attach a non-image/picture file along with the pictures on the email, then all the files will be attached and not embedded. The additional file can be any other type (PDF, video, etc.).

I suggest using a PDF that says "Thanks Apple for messing this up!"

Good luck!

I might also add that if you are just trying to get photos from your phone to your computer without opening up I-(gobbleupyourtime) tunes, you can simply use the program called Snapdrop. It is simply a website that you go to on your computer and then on your phone and as long as both are on the same wifi, dropping photos from your phone is seemless. It is snapdrop.net

You can easily move multiple photos from one device to another (on same WiFi network) using the Documents app by Readdle. Best tool available for this—Transfer from IOS to Mac or PC, or transfer from one iOS device to another.

I was primarily working with an iPad, with no cellular, so yes, always on WiFi, and mostly at home.

I try not to let my life be completely controlled by mobile phones and other electronic gadgets. The one constant in life is change, and the key to surviving it is to adapt, bend with the wind or break. Not so long ago we didn’t even have mobile phones, and yet we were able to function, as a society and as individuals.

Lots of frustration evident in this post, and what has been resolved? Nothing. I’m sure my thoughts won’t help resolve the issues, but my personal thought is: Will “this” be important or affect life five years for now. Most of the time the answer is no—so just figure out a temporary fix, because before too long there will be another change to deal with. Life is too short anyway, so why let stress about everything.

It’s far bigger than how not handles jpg

the phone lags and often 5 letters behind what your typing . Many my apps no longer work properly. Oh well I guess everyone had to rewrite apps to please Apple now 😆😆

I thought I had already tried to recommend that you, Mystified-OZ, create your own question on your particular iPhone 12 issues.

Such do not belong in this Discussion, since they are distinct.

I have seen but a few people asking about issues similar to yours, but you will likely be able to find one that is far closer than this Discussion.

Are you f***ing kidding me. I just bought new iPhone12 and my images are embedded. On my desk is my iPhone 8+ and it always sent my photos as attachments. I'm returning it to Verizon. I'm done with iPhone. Good bye and good riddance.

Only partially true. Yes, they embedded images by default but we still had the option to click upload and select the format. Don't believe me? Well I did it just three weeks ago...before I got my new phone. I transfer files regularly and often.

Now, there's no option for uploading files rather than embedding them. That's the issue that you only partially correctly answered. You haven't provided a solution. Just useless words.

SOLUTION! I've found a fix for emailing photos from my phone (from messages or photos app) to my outlook email by using the Spark app, not the Apple Mail app to send them. Download Spark, connect whatever email accounts you want, then choose Spark instead of Apple Mail app when emailing photos from your phone. They send as attachments, not embedded.

Hope this helps!

Thanks for posting. I'm still on an Iphone 6s Plus. I planned to finally upgrade to 12 Pro Max in January. Android users have been telling me for years to dump Iphone and start over. I've generally been happy, until they slowed my phone down after an update 4-5 years ago. They got caught and are paying out a half a billion dollar settlement. Anyway, I see no point in upgrading to an Iphone now, with this latest development. No answers from Apple..... No Monies from ME!

I know its 14! I'm just glad I learned, BEFORE buying the new phone. The guy I was replying to, had just bought the 12, I haven't yet, and WON'T BUY, if the problem does not get corrected. It's a PAIN dealing with embedded images!

It’s amazing, KingCrossover, how many, here, are ignoring the fact that the core of the issue is not about appearances, but functionality.

Sure. In both cases (and many others) the attachments are displayed (rendered) inline with text and other features (what so many here refer to an «embedded»). (This is the Internet standard for HTML type rich-text [text/html], that’s been around since the ‘90s.)

However, in all email clients, except one (and its derivatives), you, the user, can perform all bulk attachment operations (such as bulk-saves), regardless how the email client chooses to display (render) the received email.

As I wrote:

«I challenge anyone to find another email client (that isn’t a derivative of Microsoft Outlook) with this flawed handling of your received emails.»