Emailing photo attachments from my iPhone 11

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In sending using iCloud mail it still sent jpgs but now since the 14.4 that does not work now 🤔🤔😵

I use my old iPhone 6 that never had iOS updated

eill not buy another iPhone if this is how it goes

I initially met the same problem everyone else complains of. I use Gmail by default on my iPhone 7 version 14.4. Either starting from Photos and selecting for Gmail or going straight to Gmail>compose and clicking on attachments either way I end up with the photo embedded inline in the text. But if I tap on the photo I get a 'Send as attachment' or 'Remove' pop-up option. Selecting 'Send as attachment' reduces the photo to an attachment sized mini photo at the bottom of the test page. Problem solved

Thanks for trying to help, but it would have been really helpful if you had been more detailed in your response. I've looked in a few places and cannot find this "Photos" setting you speak of… My iPhone is on the latest iOS 14.4.

One question I have is whether you need to use the Gmail app to send the email, or can you use the default iOS Mail client and just send it from your Gmail account?

Here's what I did, but wasn't able to find this setting:

1 - I went into Settings, then scrolled down to Gmail's, and there's no such thing.

2 - I opened up the Gmail app, clicked the 3 horizontal bars in the top left corner, and went to Settings. Nothing.

3 - Finally, just to rule this option out, I even checked out the settings in Gmail on my desktop browser.

So I'm curious what you did exactly?

55irate wrote:

Photos to email problem.

I got it working.

Settings

Gmail

Photos

All photos. ( changed from Select photos)

turn off phone to make the change stick.

turn on phone. !!!Viola !!! It works.

I use Gmail by default on my iPhone 7 version 14.4. When I try to attach a photo it ends up embedded inline in the text. But if I tap on the photo I get a 'Send as attachment or Remove' pop-up option. Selecting 'Send as attachment' reduces the photo to an attachment sized mini photo at the bottom of the test page. Problem solved but this only works in Gmail. It doesn't work in Apple's own Mail app!

Pvjoy wrote:

I have been sending photos through Outlook and am able to upload several photos at a time. I am still not able to do it through my email as Jpegs.

Do make sure that your iPhone’s Camera is set to take Photos in “Most Compatible” (JPEG) format, rather than the “High Efficiency” format (a more recent and superior format, but not one that most PC software will support, without you having to pay more money).

This procedure works for me:

In photos on I-phone, I keep a one second video available. I select the 1 second video first and then the photos I want to send. You must select the video first. Then I send the email and the photos appear as attachments the way they did before ios 14 updates.

the reason I posted this suggestion was to help anyone that has the same issue. I don't care why it doesn't function the way it did before ios14. Other users and I just want it to work like it did before. If our perceptions are foolish and stupid, I don't care.

Well, Skeptical66, y’all may do as y’all wish.

If y’all are happy with such workarounds, I’m OK with that.

If, on the other hand, y’all want something to change—whether by Apple or the creator of that very tiny subset of email clients that have a problem allowing y’all, as users, to perform bulk attachment operations (such as bulk-saves)—y’all will have far greater success in obtaining beneficial change if y’all have a clearer understanding of what is actually involved and happening.

However, if y’all are happy with just workarounds, I’m OK with that.

It’s no “skin off my nose” either way.

I just bought a new iphone 12 mini and just hit the same problem. Very frustrating!!!! Arg!!!!

After spending hundreds of dollars in a phone. What good is having a great camera if you can’t email great pictures?

It is not a very tiny subset. We are having the same problem at mu work. We all have work iphones as well. Now it is a hassle sending pictures to customers.

Why can’t there be a choice to “embed picture” or “send as attachment”? It is STUPID. Why would you remove such a critical and useful part of using your phone/camera?

jhaight wrote:

…

Settings

1. …

I think this changes the file from HEIC to JPG …

Yes. That is what those settings change.

However, it’s not like the HEIC is some proprietary format. It is an International standard. Unfortunately, some software require their users to make additional purchases, in order to work with this newer and superior format.

… and somehow that solved the problem. …

I’m glad this helped solve your particular issues.

Unfortunately, this change is not sufficient for the issues others have been experiencing. (The difference has to do with the email client used at the receiving end.)

… Hope this works for others having this problem.

Thank you for your contribution!

Settings to compatibility does not work . I found some workarounds but now that I recently updated iOS praying they fixed this made it even worse .

the cute is ANDROID and the hardware is tops too and cheaper

jaykay1320 wrote:

If last week we can email photos as attachments and this week we cannot, apple has broken the phone we bought. This has to stop!! - fix it

Did you actually only update your iOS only within the last week, or so? (🤔😉)

What “broke” was that Apple’s use of the International Internet Standards, governing the composition and transfer of email, progressed, while the very tiny subset of email clients (consisting of only a single email client and its derivatives) hasn’t progressed since 2010, or even earlier.

No other email clients have any problem with the International Internet Standards, governing the composition and transfer of email.

I would not expect Apple to stay stagnant, just because some very tiny subset of email clients has been stagnant for over a decade.

I found a workaround, but take it with a grain of salt.

I asked some friends to send me some test pictures using different OS (Win, Linux, Android) and all came in as attachments except iOS 14.

Solution;

Make a random blank file (pdf, note, 15 sec video) and name it "iOSFluxCapacitor" or "iOSDiscombabulator" ... :-) or whatever you want.

Adding the file with the image (s) will force the email system to attach, not embed, all the files including the image (s).

NOTE: Hope this work for you guys. I know my life is a whole lot better now that I don't have to download each image one at the time, but all at once.