I can't attach a photo on text messages to non iMessage users after 9.3 update

Hi keakuki,

If you are having trouble with SMS and MMS messages on your iPhone, the resource below provides some initial troubleshooting steps:

If you can‘t send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Go to Settings > Messages. Check that the type of message that you're trying to send is turned on (iMessage, SMS, MMS, or Group messaging):

Restart your device and check for updates

1. Restart your device.
2. Check for a carrier settings update.
3. Check for an iOS software update.

Take care,

This just started for me on 6/10/16 on an iphone 6 Sprint. I have made no changes to the phone between yesterday, when it worked, and today, when it does not. I have found that under "settings" and then "photos & camera" when I switch from "optimize iphone storage" to "download and keep originals" the problem goes away. I suspect this means something is up with icloud, but who am I to say.

I'm having the same problem after the update. I think it's something to do with iCloud as whenever I click on the camera and a text when I go to load the picture it tries to download and then nothing. I literally have to go into my photos hold copy and paste or take a screenshot and then I can select that screenshot and post it in the text message. all I know Is everything was fine until I took the update. this is why I always wait to update and all it still didn't help. When I called Apple support about it all they said to do was do a rollback

I Had the same issues with not being able to txt pictures on my camera roll. I know of a couple ways around this until apple fixes this enormous issue.

1. Delete the picture you are trying to message; go into your deleted folder and recover that picture. You will be able to send it in a message.

...or

2. Email the picture to yourself, download the picture from your email and you will be able to send it in a message.

I'm having the same issue after the latest update. Can not attach a photo from my photo library/iCloud to a text or iMessage. It has nothing to do with network or MMS messaging. Nothing has been changed except the update. It's so frustrating!!

I had this same problem after an upgrade. I had all the proper settings enabled, but just couldn't attach photos from iCloud to a text. The only thing worked for me was deleting a bunch of old text message. I reduced my used storage space of text messages from about 9GB to about 8GB. Now I'm able to attach again. I don't know what the magic limit of storage is but this worked for me. hope this helps and good luck!

I had this problem after upgrading to iOS 10 and for me this was my solution:

The iOS upgrade somehow turned off MMS messaging in my Message settings. Once turned back on, I'm able to attach photos to non iMessage users again. Just exit the messaging app and enter again to have the setting take into affect.

Hope that works for you.

Well, I just stumbled across a solution. I wanted to send pictures in a txt message to my own e-mail (not messenger) and found since upgrading to IOS 10, when I hit the 'camera' icon at the bottom I now get the 'live camera' turning on in the lower left side and the right side is only a limited number of my library pics. How do I bring up other pictures in my library? On the left side of the 'live' camera view is an arrow. Hit that and your complete library comes up. Touch the picture you want and it loads in to the message space. I discovered you can also select more than one picture to send at a time. Just tried it so I'll need to see how it appears in my e-mail. At least I figured that out. :-)

It is not about MMS or wifi or iCloud. It is the IOS problem on the phone. When you touch the arrow to the left of where you enter your text message, it does not do anything. A phone reboot is required and it is VERY annoying!

I have tried rebooting, deleting the pic, and all the above. I've even checked in my contact to make sure I have "mobile" selected (not iphone) for the person b/c I'm sending pics to someone that doesn't have an iPhone. I've tried all of the suggestions! Nothing is working. Last week, I even called apple support and they suposefly helped me fix it (obviously not for good). But, it started again today... anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

Hi,

Enable MMS mess in the settings----Messages----MMS Messaging.it will solve your prob.

Check for wifi or data to be switched on during enabling the MMS..wait for while..then check it.

Same problem here and it's very annoying