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After update to iOS 17, date search not working correctly.

In my household, I have a 13 Pro Max and an XR. Both have iOS 17.0.2. After updating to 17, a search in photos by day (July 4 for example) only produces results for photos with July or 4 as text in the photo. The results won't include any photos taken on July 4. Prior to 17, when I would type a date the little calendar icon would appear to the left. No more. Anyone else?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 7:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 7:59 AM

I did try that, no luck. The XR was updated to 17 yesterday and prior to the update, date searches worked properly. The only date search working correctly on both is by month and/or year. As soon as I add a day of the month, the only results produced are of photos with text in the photos related to the search.

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Sep 27, 2023 7:59 AM in response to léonie

I did try that, no luck. The XR was updated to 17 yesterday and prior to the update, date searches worked properly. The only date search working correctly on both is by month and/or year. As soon as I add a day of the month, the only results produced are of photos with text in the photos related to the search.

Oct 6, 2023 7:18 AM in response to Not-Happy-Jan

This morning I updated my Macbook Air to Sonoma 17.0. Prior to the update, I could find photos for specific days. After the upgrade, not possible. Nice work Apple.


It seems really dumb but I wonder if this isn't somehow related to the upcoming release of Apple's Journal app. I will be shocked if when released it doesn't have a "on this day" feature that produces photos taken on the specific day. It seems stupid as it seems like there wouldn't be a reason to remove the feature from photo searches but not stupid as it'd make a lot of users more interested in the Journal app.

After update to iOS 17, date search not working correctly.

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