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When trying to send photos by text, why does my iPhone say “ unable to share”. There was an error while preparing to share. Try later.

When I try to use texting to share photos from my iPhone, why does it say “unable to share. There was an error made while preparing to send.?

Posted on Sep 26, 2020 3:02 PM

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There could be many reasons, some suggestions are to; toggle on and off iCloud Photo Library, Logoff and Logon iCloud Account, turn off Low Power Mode, Settings/Mobile Data to ensure photos are on and more. Hope one of them helps.

Posted on Sep 26, 2020 3:17 PM

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When trying to send photos by text, why does my iPhone say “ unable to share”. There was an error while preparing to share. Try later.

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