iPhone 14 slow in sending pictures with text

This is an iphone 14 issue, not a network issue. This problem started instantly the first time I tried to send something via iMessage on my new iphone. With the 12 Pro Max, it is still not an issue. With the 14, it is slow to attach the picture to the message. You click on the picture and then wait 5 seconds or more for it to attach. Often it doesn't even attach.

I just switched from 12 Pro Max to 15 Pro Max. just realized attaching pics in imessage took 2-3 sec each picture. It used to be instantaneous on 12 ProMax.

I might have found a solution…

please give it a try:

Settings -> Photos -> View Full HDR (turn this to OFF). It was ON.

YeeHaw— it worked!!!

Thanks

This worked like a charm. As soon as I switched over, my pictures were able to be attached very quickly.

Thanks!!!!!!

New iPhone 14 Pro and sending any photos is painful! I can be at home with 300+ speed or out in town with full cell bars. I checked the carrier sets and everything look normal. Help

Do you even have a 14 or 15 Pro Max? This problem is so widespread and your answers so lame, there's no way you do.

Thank you! This fixed the problem for me.

Received my 15 Pro Max 512GB last week, 10/6/23. Been using it for 4 days, not any faster from 12 Pro Max that I can tell right away. One thing that bug me the most was picture attachment speed when I was texting. I’m not too happy about it. I had no idea this was a wide spread issue until now. I’m pretty sure this is not carrier or WiFi speed related because it was slow to attach from Photos before sending.

Basic things to check:

• Sending pictures to non-iPhones requires a cellular network; It can’t use Wi-Fi. If you turn off wi-fi and run a speed test what do you get for cellular network speed?
• do you have VPN installed? It can cut your throughput to 1/4 your network speed or worse.

Didn't help mine. Thanks for the idea though

More information is needed. I assume these are sent with the Apple Messages app, but are they to other iPhones using iMessage (blue bubble) or to non-iPhones using MMS (green bubble)?

In either case, the speed of sending is totally dependent on the speed of your internet connection. iMessages can use either Wi-Fi or cellular data; MMS can only use cellular data. So what is the speed of your connection, and is it Wi-Fi or cellular? You can check the speed by going to speedtest.net or fast.net, or by downloading the free app “speedtest”.

To add a photo to an ASC post use the image icon in the toolbar:

On my iPhone 12 I used wifi everyday to send photos to non-iphone users!!!

No VPN.