Pictures not appearing in text messages on iPhone? Here's the fix!

Are pictures not appearing in text messages on your iPhone? It's one of the most annoying problems that iPhone users face daily, yet it's only infuriating when it happens to you.

Even the latest operating system for your iPhone, iOS 17, can have bugs that cause your iPhone to stop receiving pictures altogether, and considering most of us send multiple pictures of our dogs, cats, food, and children across the Messages app daily when it doesn't work, it's rubbish.

Luckily, there are a few things you can try to quickly fix pictures not appearing on your iPhone so you can get back to sending pictures of that delicious meal from last night or your dog eating a shoe in no time at all.

Here's how to fix pictures not appearing in text messages with a few easy fixes that should solve any issues with not receiving pictures on your iPhone.

John-Anthony Disotto

John-Anthony worked at Apple's Genius Bar for years and has seen many issues related to pictures not appearing on a customer's iPhone. Luckily, he's here to help and will get your photos back into Messages so you don't have to miss out on sharing memories.

How to check your MMS settings

In addition to iMessage, the iPhone supports MMS, which is a simplified way to send a text message via a cellular network. If you have MMS disabled on your iPhone, you won't be able to send or receive multimedia messages like photos or videos with Android users or when iMessage is unavailable.

1. Launch the Settings app
2. Tap Messages
3. Scroll down and check to see if MMS Messaging is on. If not, tap it to enable it

How to sign in and out of your Apple ID

Another thing that you can try is signing in, and out of the Apple ID you use with Messages. Signing out of Messages will delete all your messages from your iPhone and re-download them as new from Apple's servers when you sign back in.

1. Launch the Settings app
2. Tap Messages
3. Tap Send & Receive

4. Tap your Apple ID
5. Tap Sign Out

6. Tap Use your Apple ID for iMessage
7. Tap Sign in. You can also tap Use Other Apple ID and enter your credentials for another Apple ID

How to reset your network settings

The last thing you can try is resetting Network Settings on your iPhone. Although it may sound a little daunting, this option will only remove some behind-the-scenes configurations, toggle Wi-Fi/cellular on and off briefly, and change your iPhone name to the default state.

1. Launch the Settings app
2. Tap General
3. Tap Transfer or Reset iPhone

4. Tap Reset
5. Tap Reset Network Settings
6. Type in your Passcode and then tap Done

One more thing... fix your iPhone not receiving pictures in text messages 

Checking your Apple ID, MMS settings, iMessage settings, or resetting your network settings should get you back to sending memories, memes, and more via Messages on your iPhone in no time.

If you've followed our guide and things haven't gotten better, then the issue could be with the person you're trying to contact. If that's the case, use this how-to guide to walk them through the troubleshooting process.

iOS 17 has new sticker effects and other great ways to send pictures on your iPhone, like Live Stickers, so you want to fix these issues and get back to sending fun images as soon as possible.

This guide should help you return to sending memories, Live Stickers, memes, and more via Messages on your iPhone in no time.

If this guide doesn't help solve the issues with your pictures not appearing, then there's a chance that the issue could be with the person you're trying to contact. If that's the case, use this how-to guide to walk them through the troubleshooting process.

With these tools, you should be able to fix pictures not appearing in text messages. If not, you may need to contact Apple Support for some troubleshooting.