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After installing the latest IOS upgrade a couple of days ago the search function on Photos no longer works as before (on Ipad or IPhone) Used to be able to search by date or date range to find photos taken on those dates and now it’s not working that way. It was working fine the morning before I did the IOS upgrade 17 and afterwards it no longer worked that way.
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17
When will this issue be resolved? Says for me to charge overnight “photos scans your library to offer search suggestions. Connect you iPhone to power overnight to continue scanning.” Umm I do this every night. Need a solution pronto please. This is ridiculous, Apple- you’re better than this. Please correct this issue.
When will this issue be resolved? Says for me to charge overnight “photos scans your library to offer search suggestions. Connect you iPhone to power overnight to continue scanning.” Umm I do this every night. Need a solution pronto please. This is ridiculous, Apple- you’re better than this. Please correct this issue.
My device is a 14 Pro and I have the exact same issue. In addition to the search function not working since upgrading to iOS 17, all photos download extremely slow from iCloud regardless of being on WiFi or 5G UWB. Any suggestions to resolve this? Thanks.
How did you fix the problem please?
I am having the same issue along with face recognition not working. All my people albums are missing loads of pictures. I installed both updates the same day they were launched. I would think my phone would have adjusted by now. I use these features often so this is really annoying.
i am having this issues too, so annoying! I like to be able to search photos like the way it was before this IOS 17 upgrade. Please resolve already.. I also getting a lag/blurred picture after taking photos but cleared after few seconds. Is there a fix for that?
Same issue and then some. All photos on airdrops going to iCloud instead of phone. I’ve spent hours searching for fixes and tried them all. Spent hours more with work because nothing is working properly to streamline as usual.
I always swipe up and add notes to media on my phone. Nothing is working In the search now like it use to.
Apple, most of the reasons I use your product are not working anymore with this update. Please fix ALL of this.
Unbelievably ridiculous.
Yes I tried all of these. Since it no longer works the way it used to, there should be a function to allow you to search by “taken on” to find all photos taken on a particular day or date range-irregardless of GPS or anything else. That is how it used to work. If you typed in a particular date or range all photos taken on that day would come up.
My device is a 14 Pro and I have the exact same issue. In addition to the search function not working since upgrading to iOS 17.2.1, all photos download extremely slow from iCloud regardless of being on WiFi or 5G UWB, and often can;t use the markup function which is a big issue for my line of work!
Re: When will this issue be resolved?
We are all Apple users, like yourself, in the community ... so no-one here really knows what Apple will do next, and comments to Apple only reach the Apple users.
Meanwhile, if the search function does not work as expected, Apple can be informed, or features requested, using their feedback form:
The more feedback they receive on an issue, the more likely it will be addressed.
Webform: Feedback - Photos - Apple
I’m experiencing the same issue within the PHOTOS app.
I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max.
IOS 17.1.2 is currently installed.
The Search function does not work.
The phone is not indexing my photos and sometimes it will reminded them at night.
This was never the issue before I installed IOS 17.
I have always been able to easily search my photos by date, key word, name with no issues.
I am having the same issue with the photos app. It started slowly. When I did a search , I only got a few pictures related to the search , when I knew I had hundreds . Now I get nothing . I also have to wait for my pictures to format to be able to send. I get a swirling circle. If I take the photo in messages and send, I have no issue. But if the photo is taken in photos , I have to wait to be able to send. I took my phone to the Apple Store to have a “Genius” check it out. They were stumped . They said they had never heard of this issue , and it was probably an update glitch. I pulled up to his site and showed them all the other people having issues. I was there for about an hour between sign in, assessment of my issues, and seeing a technician. My search still isn’t working , and pictures still take forever to be ready to share.
I have a 15 Pro Max on 17.3.1 and I have the exact same issue. It has been this way for over 3 weeks and it is driving me insane! I use the search function MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY, so this is truly beyond frustrating.
Thanks. My iPhone 14 Pro iOS Version is 17.1.1 and the search function continues to not work.
Not sure what you mean-that’s how I’ve been using the search function but now, if I type in 9/2/2023 or 09/02/2023 or even September 2 it comes up with a bunch of garbage-looking for those numbers in the actual photos-doesn’t bring up the photos taken on that day. It was working fine right before I did the upgrade. Just got back from a vacation so had already been working with the photos prior to installing the upgrade. Now it doesn’t work the way it used to.
Wondering if the update to iOS17.01 may be helpful. (iOS17.02 is just for iPhone 15)
About iOS 17 Updates - Apple Support
Photos search function no longer working after IOS 17 upgrade
