iOS 17 no longer see recent contacts when sending a photo as text

As long as I have had my iPhone, I could take a photo, then press the "share" button, press text and I would see the most recent people I had texted. Since iOS 17, this very useful feature has disappeared. I can still go through, select share and then text and then type the person's name into the field, but after so many years of just having that info available, this seems like a big step backwards. Is there a way to get this basic functionality back?

Posted on Jan 25, 2024 3:25 PM

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