Photos in messages won't load

A few months ago, I received an alert that my phone was running low on storage. It suggested that I optimize.

I did that.

Now every photo/video that was sent in a text message before that is a blank box that says "tap to download". When I tap, either nothing will happen or it turns into a white square with a question mark.

Some of those photos I really need!

Does anybody know how to fix this??

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Apr 6, 2022 4:46 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2022 8:30 PM

Please wait a while after you have optimised storage for all the photos and messages to get synced to iCloud


If you had turned on Messages in iCloudiCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID

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Apr 6, 2022 8:30 PM in response to BobbyStl314

Please wait a while after you have optimised storage for all the photos and messages to get synced to iCloud


If you had turned on Messages in iCloudiCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID

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