iPhone not sending or receiving pictures

Whenever someone sends me a photo, whether it be a screenshot or normal photo, they will not display. It will not even let me click it or download it. I have to ask for the person to send it through Snapchat or Messenger. When sending photos or videos, they will not send through iMessage. They will barely send through MMS, and if they do, the quality is awful. Everyone I send or receive from are iPhone users. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and currently on iOS 16.3.1. They use to be labeled HEIC, but I changed some settings according to Google and they now just say JPEG, as seen in the photos I attached. It also does this when connected to Wi-Fi. I feel like I've tried everything.


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iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 7:39 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2023 6:30 PM

I was having this issue, actually twice now. First time I contacted apple support and we did all the things and I explained that it was only with other iPhones, not androids. And in my group chat with my family we have two androids so photos in that were fine even with three iPhones in that chat. That’s when she realized it was an issue with the iMessage itself. She had me go into settings and turn off my iMessage and hard reset my phone (volume buttons then power) and when it turned back on turn iMessage back on and it was fixed. Did it again the second time it started and it’s working again 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m the only one of my family and friends with this problem though 😩

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