Stickers disappearing seconds after being added on iPhone Messages app

I bought a new Apple 16 yesterday and set it up. Stickers that i had previously were all gone which is not a big deal but when i go to add stickers it is created and either adds to the drawer for 1 second then disappears or is created and you cannot see it in the drawer at all. I have tried shutting down the app and re-opening, restarting phone, nothing seems to be working. i even tried creating a sticker from a photo i had previously and successfully set up on my old iPhone 12 but nothing seems to be working. Any help would be appreciated!! Getting super frustrated.




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iPhone 16

Posted on Sep 21, 2024 8:14 PM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2024 12:49 PM

I had the same issue! I've upgraded from iPhone 13 Pro to 16 Pro. How I fixed it?

  1. Update iOS to the latest version (in my case 18.2)
  2. Then going to Settings, Apps, Messages and disable iMessage, wait some seconds and then enable it again. Done!


PS: Additionally check in 'Send & Receive" that everything looks fine.

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Oct 9, 2024 8:49 AM in response to caseyperrin

Me too… I tried toggling show/hide sticker in settings and it had no effect, rebooting had no effect, prior stickers never show, a new sticker shows for one second then disappears. I tried clicking on the sticker while it is visible and nothing happens. I tried this in Messages and Notes and a couple other apps with the same behavior.

This is on 16.0 and 16.0.1 only on iPhone 16 series phones.

Older phones work just fine.

Nov 6, 2024 8:32 PM in response to caseyperrin

Their support team said “Thank you for patiently waiting. What I found out so far, through my research, is that we did receive similar reports about this issue and it has reached our engineering team. Glad to let you know that they are actively investigating this issue. We can't guarantee yet a specific date to when we can expect the solution but it may come in a form of a software update or a specific troubleshooting step.”

Jan 22, 2025 2:27 PM in response to caseyperrin

Soooo basically on a random day all my stickers disappeared into thin air-🌚 like HELLO??? This happened about 3+ times in the same month and I’m just confused why they keep disappearing. I know ppl might think that it’s not a big deal but I use them a lot n I have rlly funny stickers sooo I personally like them. But Apple count ur days cs if my stickers disappear one more time, I WILL be taking matters into my own hands😼👍 (all jokes) ok byeee🙂‍↕️👌

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