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ram2246 Author

Level 1

117 points

New Stickers Disappear Immediately (iOS 18 Messages App)

I've recently upgraded to an iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 18. I have lost the ability to create any new Stickers within the Messages app. When I create a new Sticker, it appears in my list of stickers for ~1 second and then disappears. I've tried restarting my device, logging out/in of iCloud, and turning iMessages off/on. These have not resolved the issue.

Prior to upgrading to the iPhone 16 Pro, Stickers were working as expected on my iPhone 15 Pro. I can create new Stickers on other devices running iOS 18 (e.g., iPad Air). However, nothing I've tried has gotten these working on iPhone 16 Pro.

Any guidance would be much appreciated!

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 12:19 PM

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AyyItsBrain

Level 1

32 points

Posted on Sep 28, 2024 11:56 AM

Same here iPhone 16 pro max, stickers disappear immediately after making them

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KudeKid

Level 1

8 points

Oct 4, 2024 7:21 PM in response to ram2246

Super upsetting…. Stickers is a super cool feature with iPhones sad that the feature is broken now. :(

Oct 5, 2024 8:24 AM in response to ziemannm

Identical situation here. Upgraded to 16 pro from a 12 pro and it doesn’t work on the 16. Updated to 18.0.1 couple days ago and it still hasn’t been fixed.

Oct 6, 2024 5:37 PM in response to borskict

Well, that’s good news at least. Thanks for the update.

Oct 25, 2024 4:40 PM in response to ram2246

Same issue here what is going on apple this is not cool!!!

Oct 25, 2024 10:20 PM in response to ram2246

Been experiencing this just now. So does this mean... we don't have any means to do something about it?!!

NancyNC

Level 1

20 points

Oct 31, 2024 6:31 AM in response to NVTXbrazilian

Same here

Nov 1, 2024 4:21 AM in response to ram2246

Same here. Very disappointing.

Nov 1, 2024 10:17 AM in response to ram2246

Same here and stickers from

old iPhone did not transfer over.

Nov 1, 2024 11:28 AM in response to CJB325

Where did you delete the stickers from your iCloud files?

I can’t see them listed?

Thansk.

shvalets

Level 1

8 points

Nov 2, 2024 8:19 AM in response to ram2246

Anyone here from Apple that can help?

beti222

Level 1

14 points

Nov 3, 2024 12:08 PM in response to ram2246

Bought the iPhone 16 pro max and I have the same issue with the stickers! I really hope they’ll fix this asap with a software update!

Nov 4, 2024 1:06 PM in response to ram2246

I did absolutely caved in. I erased all content in settings left the symbol alone and then restored from my iCloud backup and now all my stickers are working.

Nov 4, 2024 4:08 PM in response to ram2246

Yep just got a new iPhone 16 pro, and it’s super annoying that I’ve lost all my stickers!! WhatsApp kept them but iMessage lost them, so annoying!!

Nov 5, 2024 12:25 PM in response to ram2246

Still doing this. Just updated from the 14 to 16. I miss my stickers 💔

Nov 5, 2024 3:08 PM in response to ram2246

I have an iPhone XR. When I tap on stickers they come up, shake, then disappear very quickly. This has been going on for a long time.

New Stickers Disappear Immediately (iOS 18 Messages App)