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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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Posted on Mar 23, 2018 8:58 AM

I really hate this and i have sent various reviews about this situation but they’re not doing anything about it at all and it’s been 3 ios updates since. can we just go back to the days when photos are stored normal in my photo library without the blurring and the exclamation point in the corner. Please, someone say something about this issue, it’s really getting my nerves, i hate it

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Nov 4, 2016 3:18 PM in response to Nak131

Lets get to the bottom of this issue, what is the reason for the message, 'Unable to Share, There was an error while preparing to share. Please try again later'? My theory

Possible reason

The limited ability to Share to other devises could be:

  1. iCloud is busy catching up on uploading photos so is not ready to Share.
  2. iCloud has not completed transferral of photos rendering the user storage poor.


Possible fix

  • Remove some pics.
  • Adjust iCloud storage settings.
  • Allow iCloud to finish uploading pictures by connecting to wireless network services.
  • Logout and back in.

Nov 4, 2016 3:19 PM in response to Reading Tchr

Lets get to the bottom of this issue, what is the reason for the message, 'Unable to Share, There was an error while preparing to share. Please try again later'? My theory

Possible reason

The limited ability to Share to other devises could be:

  1. iCloud is busy catching up on uploading photos so is not ready to Share.
  2. iCloud has not completed transferral of photos rendering the user storage poor.

Possible fix

  • Remove some pics.
  • Adjust iCloud storage settings.
  • Allow iCloud to finish uploading pictures by connecting to wireless network services.
  • Logout and back in.

Dec 7, 2016 10:56 AM in response to Reading Tchr

Here's what I found worked for me. Go into the Camera and select the icon of the last photo you took in the lower left hand corner. When you select the photo and it grows larger, select the All Photos link in the upper right corner. This should show you all your photos whether stored locally on you phone or your iCloud account. Select the Collections link (this is optional) and then the photo you want to share either via text message or email. A popup should appear that displays the word preparing and a small white circle with a gray outline. As the images is prepared the circle will fill as the process continues. As soon as this process is complete you should be able to send the image via your chosen method. I hope this help you. 😉

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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