Can't send photos to non-iPhone users

Hi all,

tried several things that are mentioned in the reply's but nothing worked and my iCloud and FaceTime are logged in with the same account.

the only thing that worked for me was turning of Wifi so the message was send via the SIM and not over Wifi.

It’s very annoying but for me the only solution, hope it helps for others and hope they fix this.

Greetings

This worked for me! Thank you!

As has already been said several times, MMS can only use cellular data, because MMS is carried by your network carrier, and your carrier doesn’t have access to your Wi-Fi network.

the bluetooth thing worked for me too. i am wondering if it could have something to do with my apple watch with cellular service being connected to the phone. do you have a cell connected watch too?

Drakarnir wrote:

the bluetooth thing worked for me too. i am wondering if it could have something to do with my apple watch with cellular service being connected to the phone. do you have a cell connected watch too?

I have an Apple Watch with cellular service and have no problem sending pictures to non-iPhone users. And, I don't turn BT off. Ever.

Switching bluetooth off and on worked for single android texts and group texts!!! Genius

switch bluetooth on/off and it solved the issue on my new iphone 14... saw that suggested in this very forum

It's, all BS - Same problem thru multiple iPhones, multiple carriers, and multiple years and multiple osx and iOS. Apple just doesn't give a s..... I've got multiple family members & several just can't afford Apple or their work/home phone has to be non apple. So I have to always do 2 sets of messages. Forget it, it's not even worth trying. Setting SMS & MMS on the iPhone is still useless.

JPK_01 wrote:

It's, all BS - Same problem thru multiple iPhones, multiple carriers, and multiple years and multiple osx and iOS. Apple just doesn't give a s..... I've got multiple family members & several just can't afford Apple or their work/home phone has to be non apple. So I have to always do 2 sets of messages. Forget it, it's not even worth trying. Setting SMS & MMS on the iPhone is still useless.

Really odd. Through almost 16 years of using iPhones, and 7 different models, and 3 different carriers, I’ve never had a problem sending or receiving MMS messages.

I found a fix at least for Verizon. If you download the Verizon messages+ app and set it up, you can then send an image via that app. Once that image is sent, it seems to re-enable the ability to send photo messages in your account. It's worth a try!

Exact same problem here. Turned off my VPN and pix send fine.

I CAN ONLY TEXT TO NON IPHONE USERS. I CANNOT SEND PHOTOS. I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO UP TO NOW & NOT SURE WHY. I HAVE SMS MMS TOGGLED ‘ON’ and I RESET THE PHONE & CLEARED CACHE. NON IPHONEUSERS NO LONGER RECIEVING MY PICTURES & ITS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE

MMS is a carrier function. If it isn’t working only your carrier can fix it.

Your caps lock is also stuck on. Posting in all caps is considered rude.

I still can not send any photos or short videos to anyone that does not use an iPhone. This is ridiculous. Maybe it is time to switch to an android. It will not send via Wi-Fi or cell service. And yes my MMS is on in messages.

Shellturton wrote:

I still can not send any photos or short videos to anyone that does not use an iPhone. This is ridiculous. Maybe it is time to switch to an android. It will not send via Wi-Fi or cell service. And yes my MMS is on in messages.

Actually, it’s time to contact your cellular network provider. Photos use MMS messaging, which is 100% a carrier service, and if it doesn’t work only your carrier can fix it.

Basic facts:

• SMS (text) messages use the cellular voice control channel, so you must have cellular calling for it to work
• SMS is always on for an iPhone
• MMS (picture) messages use cellular data, and cannot use Wi-Fi
• MMS must be turned on in Settings/Messages
• If you don’t see a switch for MMS in Settings/Messages that means that your carrier has not enabled MMS on your account.

But the bottom line is that only your carrier can fix it. Oh, and this is true for Android phones also.

Oh, one more thing: If your carrier is Verizon, this is a well known and widely reported problem with Verizon’s setup of some models of phones.