After ios18 update can no longer see sent photos or links in message threads

Used to be able to go in a message thread and click on the persons contact photo and you would be able to see all the photos and files you have sent back and forth since the start of the thread. All of my previous photos and links are gone. I can only see what has been sent since I updated the iOS. This is very upsetting because I always used that feature to go back and look at a photo or link that was sent to me weeks or months ago. PLEASE FIX

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 22, 2024 10:14 PM

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Scorpi0

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Posted on Sep 28, 2024 3:21 AM

Here’s the fix:

Go to Settings>Apps>Messages

Click on Siri and turn all those settings off and then back on again.

Then go back to the previous menu and click on Search. Turn all those settings off and back on again also.

Now when you go back to your photos in your messages, you will see a message saying the phone is indexing all your messages. Give it some time. It might take a few hours or even a whole day, but all your photos in your messages should come back eventually.

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