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How do I fix this issue, my best photos ended up blank and had this error

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 11, 2020 2:19 PM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2021 9:10 AM

I was having this same issue and I finally figured out how to fix it! Close out the photos app, go to settings, Apple ID, iCloud, photos, and change “optimize iPhone storage” to “download and keep originals”. Make sure there is a check mark next to “download and keep originals”. Close out of all your apps and restart your phone. Once your phone is back on, turn on airplane mode for 10 seconds then turn it back off. Open photos and click on the photo or video that wasn’t loading and it should be downloaded now!

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Dec 24, 2020 7:58 PM in response to caden46

I just upgraded my phone to the 12 pro max today and everything went perfectly except for the fact i can’t see any of my pictures because it says it had an error trying to load the highest quality version of the picture? now i can’t use any of these pictures i just took took. how do i fix this?? i went from an iphone 11 pro max to the 12 pro max so why is this happening??

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