Photos not going to My Photo Stream on iPhone 12 Pro

Ever since my phone was updated to the update that was released after 14.1 and before 14.3 (don't remember the exact number) when I take a photo it uploading to the photo stream is intermittent at best.

For example, I took 7 pictures today outside and when I returned home and on my Wifi network, only 2 of them appeared in the photo stream.

Sometimes, if I take a picture at home, it will go to the stream, sometimes not.

If I take a photo with another device (another phone, iPad) it goes to the stream quickly.

Before that version of Ios 14, it worked perfectly.

Could a bug have been introduced?

I have turned it off, then back on, restarted the device, etc.

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 4:16 PM

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AndreTheGeek

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Posted on Apr 25, 2021 9:44 AM

I believe I've found the trigger.

I did a 'Reset all Settings', and Photo Stream started working fine. I then went to try toggling settings one by one, and the very first one broke Photo Stream. In Camera Settings, under Formats, set to "Most Compatible" breaks it. Switching it back fixes it.

It is just on the iPhone 12 Pro. Changing the same setting on my wife's SE does not break it.

Please check yours and see if you have "Most Compatible" set, and try toggling it.

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