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Ronrlb53
Freshman
5 years ago

Unable, or intermittent ability to send or recieve imessage photos

I have read both “bederson’s” thread from three weeks ago and “js20962’s” thread from October of 2019. I have been experiencing the same problems for some time hoping they would resolve. They haven’t. Some times they are a little improved but usually not.

On January 29, 2020 “Liz” the moderator stated that a fix was being rolled out for this issue. I was wondering if the fix has occurred or if it is still being worked on.
Performance
  • Liz's avatar
    Liz
    5 years ago

    Hi Ron,

     

    Just letting you know that I got confirmation from engineering that they've rolled out the same optimization to all customers to improve iMessage/iCloud performance. Your feedback helped push this along and help others! I hope iMessage is still working well for you! Let me know how it's going. 

     

    Please don't hesitate to come by the community again if you have any other concerns.

     

    Thanks,

    Liz

    • Ronrlb53's avatar
      Ronrlb53
      Freshman
      5 years ago
      No, low quality image mode doesn’t seem to make a difference. I’ve tried all the things listed in the earlier threads but to no avail. The image or video will partially download and then seems to stop and either never downloads or takes hours and hours to eventually download. I’ve checked download and upload speed and it seems ok.
      • Ronrlb53's avatar
        Ronrlb53
        Freshman
        5 years ago
        Also, as noted in other threads, I have no problems sending or receiving videos or pictures when I am in cell service or on another network when not at home. I have an iPhone 6s with iOS 13.4. My wife has same phone and same issues.
  • Liz's avatar
    Liz
    Moderator
    5 years ago

    Hi Ron,

     

    Our engineers would like to get some feedback from you, as this can help determine if their idea will help others in your situation.

     

    Can you please try sending a ~3 MB picture via iMessage? 
     

    Then let me know how long it takes for that picture to send. If it fails, let me know how long until that error message comes up.

     

    If the ~3 MB picture sends successfully, try a bigger file sized picture and let me know if that sends as well. 

     

    Also, so we're aware of your current iOS config during this test, please check your iOS settings for iMessage to see if the Low Quality image setting is enabled. You don't have to change it, just let me know if it's on or off.

     

      Your cooperation, patience, and understanding are much appreciated.

     

    Thanks,

    Liz

    • Ronrlb53's avatar
      Ronrlb53
      Freshman
      5 years ago
      Thanks for your response to my concerns. I did try sending different size pictures and short videos at different times. It should be noted that the sending and receiving of pictures and videos is very inconsistent.
      I sent some 3 mb pictures which actually sent at about 128 kB due to low image setting being on. It took anywhere from immediately sending to 15 min to send. One 7 second video clip timed out and wouldn’t send at all. The possibly bigger problem is the receiving of pictures and short videos. The text part of the message comes through almost immediately but the attached pictures take a lot of time. A 2.6 mb picture was sent on low image mode. Size actually received was 115 kB. It took over an hour for this picture to download. As I’m writing this I’m trying to download an 800 kB video that was received about an hour ago. Thanks for any help resolving this problem.
      • Liz's avatar
        Liz
        Moderator
        5 years ago

        Hi Ron,

         

        Thank you for this feedback! I'm sending this to the investigating engineers. I'll post back once I have any news or additional questions if any.

         

        -Liz