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After updating to iOS 18, Photo App is not working on my iPhone 14 Pro

I upgraded my iPhone 14 Pro to OS 18. Everything seems to be working well except for the Photo App. My photos library is made up of folders with a year designation, and then albums from that year in the folder. When I tap a folder, it opens to the album list but then locks up. I've tried this with several different folders/albums and it locks up every time. I can use other features of the photo app, but it is now useless trying to look at albums. I've restarted the phone but no change. After the app locks up, I close it and when I reopen it, it opens to a black screen and takes a few sections to actually get into the app. I've not seen this issue yet addressed online and and wondering if it's a bug.


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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 6:43 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2024 12:21 PM

Same problem, my photos app crashes when I try to open. After two restarts, works once or twice then crashes again. I can view photos if I enter camera then click the photos in the corner, but won’t let me on the app as it crashes! Please fix!!!

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Oct 5, 2024 6:54 PM in response to rtvman

I have a 14 Plus, 100/128 gb used, on iOS 18.0.1. Pressing the App icon launches and immediately crashes the app. I can't even force close it it's just not running. Force restarting my phone didn't help. Can long press on the app to access certain folders like "Recent" but the moment I try to view the main app page it crashes. Had zero issues before updating to iOS18.


I'm not in a good location to perform a total phone reset but guess I'll try when I am if the problem still persists.

Oct 18, 2024 11:17 PM in response to rtvman

The People and Pets utility no longer works properly with this “upgraded”version of the Photos app. When you see a picture of a dog or cat for example there will typically be a little circle with a question mark so you can identify the pet. Works exactly the same as People face identification. However latest version of app requires the face to be listed in your phone contacts app. My dog does not have a phone or email so the pets functionality is now useless. Thanks Apple. You really should thoroughly test the upgrades of your core apps before releasing them. This app is now so badly broken I will be looking to move to Samsung. Been looking for a reason and Apple has now given me it.

Oct 21, 2024 9:15 AM in response to rtvman

Based on the posts, it looks like there are assorted problems with Photos, but specifically for the "Albums" issue, I think the above update is correct. In Photos, if you've set up Albums, you see them below "Recent Days." Within the Albums section appears to be a set of thumbnails for each album. Clicking on the thumbnail to see the photos in the album may or may not work. But if you click on the word "Albums" (it has an arrow next to it), it should bring up each Album in a list format. Then you can click within each album and see its photos.

Oct 29, 2024 4:14 PM in response to rtvman

For anyone keeping score, my original issue with the Photos App is still present with 18.1. I have to use the albums button to get to the albums. If I click on any of the thumbnails the program freezes. There must be something going on with this app given all the responses to my original post. Apple is promoting the Photos App with IOS 18.1 talking about all the improvements. How about fixing some of the basic operation? This started for me with my iPhone 14 Pro, and has continued with my upgraded iPhone 16 Pro.

Sep 20, 2024 7:40 AM in response to rtvman

rtvman wrote:… wondering if it's a bug.

If it were a bug, then we'd all be seeing this and, as you say, you've "not seen this issue yet addressed."


Have you tried a forced restart?

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


System crashes are often caused by memory issues. How much memory do you have, and how much of your storage is being used and how much remains free?

Sep 27, 2024 4:13 AM in response to rtvman

the photos app on my iPad Air (latest gen) doesńt work properly, it takes a while to load videos, whatever the resolution. I try to watch a memory or click on a trip video (the ones automatically made by apple) and none of the work properly, they get stuck when coming to an video. This is very frustrating. Anyone else have the same issue? Seems to be working fine on my iPhone 13 Pro Max.

After updating to iOS 18, Photo App is not working on my iPhone 14 Pro

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