iPhone Unable to share and edit recently take photos

Many iPhone X, 6s/7 plus users are unable to edit or share photos taken few seconds ago. The issue is majorly reported in iOS 12/11 or after user upgrade to iOS 12. This happens strange behavior in the Camera and Photos app that photos taken recently cannot be edited or shared or saved in the iPhone. The recently taken photo that can be edited then just minutes later takes another that can’t be edited. The issue is even reported with iPhone X and iPhone 8 on in iOS 12/ 11.2.5.

iphone x unable to edit and save photo

However when tried to share photos by going into the Messages app and attaching them it works fine but just not from the Camera or Photos app. This is annoying that photos can not be edited straight away. While some user complains that the issue is not with every photo taken but is intermittent like take a photo, can edit. Take another, can’t edit. Take another.. but not a fixed pattern. Surely this is an intermittent problem, that appears to occur randomly.

How to fix unable to edit or share recently taken photos on iPhone X, XS Max, XR, 8,7 plus:

Fix : Toggle iCloud Settings

Please take iPhone backup before trying this. Goto Settings-> iCloud Photo Library, try turning that off, then turn it back on. You may lost all of your photos for sometime but they will come back after sometimes.

Fix 2: download the full-resolution

It looks like you were using iCloud Photo Library with Optimize Storage on.  Then you need to download the full-resolution, original versions of the photo from iCloud, to view them in full resolution or to edit them.
 Go to Settings - Photos. If you have “Optimize Phone Storage” checked, use the other option to “Download and Keep Originals”.

Workaround to fix unable to edit/share photo on iPhone:

This is not a solution but a work around is to email yourself the photo, adding it to an email via your mail app, save it to your photos after you receive it and then you can edit and share.