iOS 18 Sticker Issue

I fixed this on my IOS18 iPhone this morning! I noticed yesterday that all my stickers were gone, and I was unable to make or create new stickers from my photos. This morning, I turned off a setting In keyboard that said send stickers from emoji keyboard. All of a sudden, all my stickers came back and I was able to save stickers successfully again! Good luck out there!

I had to do the factory reset as well. It was very scary but Apple guided me through it. It worked and it solve a lot of other issues I was having with my new phone.

I finally have stickers on my 16PM. After nothing else worked, I ended up doing:

1) Backup

2) Erase All

3) Restore from Backup

The restore took a while, but everything seems to be working now.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Totally not. Stickers are stil not working on my new iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18 (latest updates included). Too bad for Apple. Not so bad for most users, since majority are not using iMessage, and will never user iMessage...

It might not be a big problem but it is still annoying that you put 1500+ euro for a Pro model and it does not work as intended and Apple does not even have a plan to fix this. I am not going to buy a 16 Pro this year and Apple is really annoying me with all these little things that do not work. Besides in the demo at launch events.

same happens to me and I was slightly relieved to find other people experiencing the same issue ... Would have felt bad spending £1300 on an iphone 16 Pro Max just to find out it's uniquely disfunctional .. Sigh indeed

...anybody knows how to make the stickers work in the MS Teams app on the iPhone?... this used to work until a few weeks ago... before they have moved the stickers section to no longer be on the extra keyboard :-(

I actually have an iphone13 where the switch was activated and everything has always worked. And then I have an iPhone 15 pro with the switch deactivated and stickers have never worked. So it is random at best. There seem to be something in the PRo versions?

What worked for me is doing a full reset. Backed up my iPhone 16 promax first, Erased all content, then restored the backup. A drastic step but I have tried all other options to no avail. An Apple support person even assisted me before but didn’t solve the problem.

An App that had crashing and freezing problems before was solved after my full reset. Good luck.

Potencial Solution for iOS 18 Stickers Bug:

Step 1: Change to a Numeric Passcode:

• Open 'Settings' and tap on 'Face ID & Passcode' or 'Touch ID & Passcode'.
• Enter your current passcode.
• Choose 'Change Passcode', then select 'Passcode Options'.
• Opt for 'Custom Numeric Code' or '6-Digit Numeric Code'. Enter and confirm your new numeric passcode.

Why This Helps:

• The switch to a numeric passcode could resolve any underlying security-related conflicts within the iOS system that might be impacting the sticker functionality.

Step 2: Restart Your iPhone:

• For iPhones with a Physical Power Button:
  • Press and hold the Side Button until you see the 'Slide to Power Off' slider.
  • Drag the slider to shut down your iPhone.
  • After it's off, press and hold the Side Button until the Apple logo appears.
• For iPhones without a Physical Power Button:
  • Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
  • Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
  • Then, press and hold the Side Button until the Apple logo appears.

Why Restart:

• Restarting your device can rectify software glitches by clearing out the active memory and restarting all background processes, which might correct the sticker issue.

This solutions aims to address the specific issue where stickers fail to save or disappear post the iOS 18 update. While changing your passcode to numeric and restarting might seem unconventional, it has been anecdotally effective for some users. If after implementing these steps, your stickers still aren't functioning as expected, be patient as Apple is likely to address this in a forthcoming update. The anticipation is for iOS 18.2, where an official solution to this persistent bug is expected to be included. Keep your device updated to ensure you receive this fix as soon as it's available.

I tried several steps to resolve..

Only updating to iOS 18.2 resolved it.

my stickers are back!

good luck 🍀

After going from ios17 to ios18 all my stickys are small when included with text.

Worked with Apple support for 3 months. Still not fixed. When sending stickys by them selves in a text message, they stay large and seeable. Add text and the sticky shrinks to where you can hardly see it.

TERRIBLE FOR APPLE! They cant fix what they broke.

Well, not for me. I still have the same issue with 15Pro.