Missing photos from iMessage under contact

I've seen another thread where people are experiencing the same issue where in an iMessage you can scroll through the messages and see every photo sent within that message, but when you click on the contact/group name at the top to see all the photos there, half of them are missing randomly. Has anyone figured out a strange setting that is limiting this photo viewing? It is extremely inconvenient.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 12, 2024 8:19 AM

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