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Photos in messages won't load

A few months ago, I received an alert that my phone was running low on storage. It suggested that I optimize.

I did that.

Now every photo/video that was sent in a text message before that is a blank box that says "tap to download". When I tap, either nothing will happen or it turns into a white square with a question mark.

Some of those photos I really need!

Does anybody know how to fix this??

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Apr 6, 2022 4:46 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2022 8:30 PM

Please wait a while after you have optimised storage for all the photos and messages to get synced to iCloud


If you had turned on Messages in iCloud & iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID

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Photos in messages won't load

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