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Why can't I send or share photos from my iPhone6 photo app? It says "There was a error while preparing to share. Please try again later." It's been 4 days and no luck. Help!

Why can't I send or share photos from my iPhone6 photo app? It says "There was a error while preparing to share. Please try again later." It's been 4 days and no luck. Help!

iPhone 6, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 24, 2014 6:24 PM

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May 14, 2015 8:59 AM in response to Reading Tchr

I'm having the same problem, with iPhone 5s and iOS 8.3. Very frustrating. The error mentioned shows up when trying to share photo directly from photo library, and it doesn't matter if I select to share via email or another app.
If I try to upload photo from Facebook to a posting nothing happens, and everything I write in the same posting disappears.

Jun 14, 2015 11:00 PM in response to twolip

GO to settings, scroll down to iCloud, click on it, scroll down to log out, press log out and wait for it to finish logging out, then log right back in with your iTunes password. It will reset up your pictures, don't be alarmed they will disappear for a few minutes and then re download from the iCloud and that fixes the error.

Jun 16, 2015 3:56 AM in response to Rundmc96

Tried iCloud off/on and didn't help unfortunatly.


What I did find out though is, that iPhone screenshots (png), added to the iCloud photo library,

which I then try to a iCloud photo sharing are causing the issue.


iphone screenshot -> autoupload to photo library on ipad -> add to iCloud photo sharing : ERROR

iphone photo/camera -> autoupload to photo library on ipad -> add to iCloud photo sharing : OK


Strange. Anybody any further ideas ?


Regards, Arnd

Why can't I send or share photos from my iPhone6 photo app? It says "There was a error while preparing to share. Please try again later." It's been 4 days and no luck. Help!

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