I just started getting a popup saying that iMessage needs to be enabled for me to send a few photos on a group text. I can't seem to send photos at all. My iMessage is enabled. My phone number is selected to send and receive. I closed out the app, and tried again. Restarted my phone and tried again. Wifi is working well. I have good reception. What is going on?!
iPhone 13, iOS 15.5
Hello Lolomite,
Are you able to send photos in non-group messages?
If so, are the people in the group message all iPhone users or is it a mix?
If it is a mix, you might want to enable the option in Settings > Messages > Send as SMS as well as the MMS Messaging and Group Messaging options.
Have a great day.
Lolomite,
We appreciate the additional information. You may need to reach out to your carrier since this seems to be specifically related to SMS/MMS messages. But let's keep looking and see what we can find out.
In the article, If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support you will find a section, "Try these steps first" that you will want to try. You can skip over the ones you have already tried.
If this continues to be isolated to SMS/MMS messages, then try contacting your carrier to see if there is anything that needs to be done on their side.
Take care!
Thank you for your reply! Yes, I can send a single photo to iPhone users. It seems to be non-phone users that is giving me trouble, even though I have my settings to allow SMS and group texts. The difficulty with the group of mixed phone types is new, but I have had issues for months sending a single photo to a non-phone user. It often says not sent or delivered, and sometimes it has been sent and delivered, other times, it just won't go through.
Having this same issue after upgrading to 15.5. My household is having the exact same issue. Sometimes it happens when sending pictures to imessage friends as well.
iMessage is enabled, but not working
