Q: iOS 9 Spotlight Search not working properly
HI,
On my iPhone 5 32gb Spotlight Search is not working and hasn't been since around the time of iOS 8. When I search for keywords that I know have been used in messages from a year ago it only shows results back to the middle of this year. I have read a lot of threads about the issue and have tried the suggestions:
-changing the phone language which seems to have worked for some people
-sending myself emails from my iCloud account
-sending myself a text
-I have reset all phone settings
-restoring from backup
None of which have worked I'm loathe to restore as a new phone as deleting all of my texts defeats the purpose of wanting to search my old messages
Amy suggestions?
Thanks
iPhone 5, iOS 9, null
Posted on Sep 17, 2015 3:53 AM
Same problem. I solved it by shutting down all the spotlight switches in Preferences/General/Spotlight. Then restart the phone by pressing Home and Side buttons at the same time.
Finally, toggle on only the contact switch in spotlight. Wait for a few minutes and all the contacts must appear now.
Later, you can enable other searches if you want.
I hope this can solve the problem to anyone.
Fernando
Posted on Sep 18, 2015 7:13 AM