iPhone 14 shared album photos stuck preparing

I’ve been trying to save some vacation photos a friend sent through a shared album. But it’s stuck in either preparing or downloading loading screen that hasn’t moved at all. I restarted my phone and messed around with some settings, but it didn’t help. I have an iPhone 14 ios 26.1

Does anyone know how I can get this to work?

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 7:47 PM

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SravanKrA

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Dec 6, 2025 4:57 AM in response to vanaxa

Select fewer photos for transfer.

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