HEIC photos won’t download from messages

This (tapping 3xs) is not working for me. It only lets me reply to original comment, or react (thumbs up, !, ha ha). I can’t open these picture attachments in this message/conversation. Camera is also set to high efficiency.

Does anyone have other options to view these pictures?

Same problem, hopefully we get an answer

Tap on the image thrice (not in quick succession) quickly but steadily.

I have been trying for months to figure this out. The tapping on the images consecutively a few times worked!!! Thank you so much!

Thank you. Worked :-)

Try turning off your wifi.. I’ve found that when it happens to me, I’m connected with some unfamiliar network that doesn’t like you passing pictures of cats and dogs around all willy-nilly.

Try turning off your wifi.. I’ve found that when it happens to me, I’m connected with some unfamiliar network that doesn’t like you passing pictures of cats and dogs around all willy-nilly.