Stuck on iMovie Needed Permissions

I launched iMovie on my iPhone 16 Pro Max (running 18.1.1). It prompted me for access to my Photo Library and music. It already had Limited Access. I did not change this. It shows the “Needed Permissions” page. When I click on the “Continue” button, the button fades but nothing happens after that.

I went to Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos > iMovie and changed this to “Full Access”. I re-launched iMovie. On the “Needed Permissions” page, “Photo Library Access” has a green check mark. I tap “Continue”. It fades and nothing happens after that.

I changed the access to “None”. It’s still the same.

I powered off and powered on the iPhone and it’s still the same. I restarted iPhone and it’s still the same.

I tried changing the settings at Settings > Apps > iMovie, but it’s still the same.

I updated to iOS 18.2. Still stuck on “Needed Permissions”.

I have approximately 700GB of photos/videos. I left the “Needed Permissions” page (after tapping “Continue”) in the foreground overnight. Nothing happened.

How do I get past the “Needed Permissions” page?

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 12, 2024 3:36 AM

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ObiJonSolo

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Posted on Dec 13, 2024 6:55 PM

Please ignore all other clever ideas as Allow/Disallow, green check, etc. does nothing. As of today (12/13) deleting the iMovie app and reloading it works perfectly. The problem occurs when you skip past the popup for music on the initial launch and there is no way to recover from it. Apple will fix it at some point, but dropping the app and reloading it (about 10 seconds for me) saved me from reading anymore less-than-helpful suggestions. :)

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