6 Best Ways to Fix iPhone Not Sending Pictures Issues

Trying to send pictures of your daughter’s school play to your grandma via iMessage, but your iPhone is raining on your parade? Or maybe you sent a picture of your new pet cat to your roommate using a cellular network (via MMS) but it’s not going? Don’t be upset or angry just yet, because in the paragraphs below we have found the best six (6) ways to fix the problem.

If your iPhone is not sending pictures, it could be a result of poor network connection on your end or unknown issues on the receiver side. The problem may also be from your network operator. Whatever is causing your iPhone not sending pictures via iMessage or MMS, the troubleshooting options below should fix it.

1. Send to Another Person

Sending the picture to another person is an effective way to narrow down the source of the problem. If a picture isn’t going to a specific person, try sending it to another person. If the picture is gone, there is nothing wrong with your iPhone or your network connection. Maybe the person you sent the pictures to failed, they are not in iMessage, or the contact phone number is wrong. It is also possible that the number has been disabled or is no longer using iMessage.

If you sent the image to another person and it was not delivered, the problem is most likely on your end. Proceed to other troubleshooting checks below for possible solutions.

2. Check Internet Connection

If your iPhone can’t send a picture to another person in iMessage, the first thing you want to check is your network connection. If you are using cellular/mobile data, check that you are not running out of your current internet plan or subscription. On the other hand, if you are using a Wi-Fi connection, you should check if the router is active and transmitting data properly.

Therefore, you should check if the network connection is active. A good way to do this is to open a web page in Safari or your preferred browser. If you can surf the web in a browser or use other applications that require an internet connection to work, then everything is fine with your internet connection. Otherwise, you should check out our guide that recommends ways to fix internet connection problems on iPhone.

3. Is iMessage Enabled?

If your network is working perfectly but your iPhone is still not sending pictures via iMessage, you need to confirm that iMessage is enabled on your device. If the feature is enabled, you can disable it for a few minutes and then re-enable it. This will help resolve the issue that prevents the instant forwarder from sending pictures. Here’s how to check if iMessage is enabled on your device.

Stage 1: Launch the iPhone Settings menu.

Step 2: Scroll down and select Messages.

If iMessage is disabled, turn it on to enable it.

If enabled, turn it off and then on again. Now try to send the image to the recipient and check if it passes. If not, move on to the next troubleshooting option.

4. Check (Enable) MMS

There are two ways to send a picture to a contact on iPhone through the messaging app. The first is via iMessage and the second is via MMS. Pictures can be sent to other iMessage users using an internet connection via iMessage. If your contact is not on iMessage, the pictures are sent over a cellular network via MMS, a regular text message format containing multimedia content.

If the person you’re sending the picture to is not in iMessage and MMS is disabled on your device, the pictures will not be sent/delivered, but regular SMS text messages will pass. When your iPhone is not sending pictures via the Messages app, check that MMS is enabled. Here’s how to do it.

Stage 1: Launch the iPhone Settings app.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Messages.

Stage 3: Find and open the MMS Messaging option.

If you can’t find this option in your device’s Settings menu (as seen in the image below), your network operator mostly doesn’t support MMS.

Alternatively, you can turn on ‘Send as SMS’ and check if your iPhone can now send pictures to the contact. If nothing changes, you should contact your network provider.

5. Reset Network Settings

If your iPhone’s network configuration is not set properly, it may not be able to send pictures. If you don’t want to mess with configurations you know nothing about and cause even worse connection problems, an easy (and stress-free) way to fix network problems on your device is to reset the network settings. Here’s how to do it on iPhone.

Stage 1: Launch the iPhone Settings menu.

Step 2: Choose General.

Stage 3: Scroll to the bottom and select Reset.

Step 4: Tap on the ‘Reset Network Settings’ option.

Step 5: Enter your phone’s password to initiate the network reset.

Once the network reset is complete, try sending the image(s) to check if it goes through. If not, try the next option below.

6. Restart Your iPhone

As simple and incredible as it sounds (and sounds), it works. My friend was in a similar scenario where his iPhone was not sending pictures via iMessage and MMS. Guess how the problem was solved – by restarting your iPhone. You must try too. To restart your iPhone, simply touch and hold the side/lock button and one of the volume buttons. Then move the ‘slide to turn off’ button to the right.

After a successful reboot, your device should now be able to send pictures via iMessage and MMS without any issues.

Share Your Gallery

All the above methods will fix the problem of iPhone not sending pictures on any iPhone models. These solutions also apply to iPads. Now that you know how to fix what’s causing your iPhone not to send pictures, share that school play picture with your grandma and the pet cat picture with your roommate.

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