iPhone photos and messages not indexing after iOS 17 Update

After the iOS 17 update, and the first patch, (17.0.1) my photos are no longer indexed properly. For example, if I just try to search for 9/21, I get five random photos from different dates. PLEASE HELP!

I have restarted the device multiple times and have also learned that it may take up to one week to re-index after the update, but I don’t think that’s the problem.


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Posted on Sep 22, 2023 3:19 AM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2023 3:11 PM

Per the Apple help desk this is known issue. Even the person troubleshooting my issue had this exact problem. We just need more people to report it so that they prioritize fixing in their next release. Frustrating that this is happening still after several updates.

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iPhone photos and messages not indexing after iOS 17 Update

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