After upgrade to iOS 11/
iOS 12 iPhone users have reported that #images not working and #images searches
are either returning empty, or they can’t find the #images altogether and says "no
images found". #images are also popular as hashtag images and on many forums they are reporting that hashtag images iphone not working after iOS11.
Many iPhone users after upgrading to iOS 11/11.3 are facing issue that after the upgrade #images, gifs and images are no longer showing in iMessage. The issue is happening across all type of iPhones 6/7 and even with latest iPhone X/8. For some iPhone users the #images only work with WIFI. As you must be aware that iMessage are enabled for certain countries but the issue is still reported from those one.
Apple added #images in
iOS 10 as a feature in the Messages app. It will allow iphone users to send
GIFs and images to other iPhone user. There are hundreds of GIFs available
using a specific keyword and user can simply add them to message and send it
across. Also it is possible to save any GIF that you received. The #images GIFs
are designed to work with Messages app only.
The #images not working in iphone is reported to happen after the user upgrade to iOS 11, and was working fine with iOS10. This very annoying for many users as any search for #images or GIFs to add to iMessage is saying "no images found" even with a simple search such as good night. Hard Reset or even a factory reset to iPhone does not seems to fix the issue. And this is quite sure that some changes in iOS 11 have made #images to work in iMessages.
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Fix 1: Enable mobile data for #hastag images
Go to Settings-> cellular data and find #hashtagimages and make sure to turn it on, the settting is off for many users facing issues with imessages #images. (Settings -> Cellular -> HashtagImages -> “ON”) If you still don’t see it try changing the region to the UK and then back to the US and restart the phone and put the iPhone language to English(UK).
Fix 2: Use 3rd party App Giphy
Giphy app is basically the same thing. It's free in the app store, and you just add it to iMessage as you would add Images.
Fix 3: Change iphone region settings
Please note that #images
is the country-specific feature , so please check if country is in the list or
not. It could be possible that the region setting has changed during up
gradation to iOS11 and causing missing #images from iPhone. If you are in the
supported country then, try to change the region to your country otherwise,
choose the US as a region.
Fix 4: Try readding the #images
One easy way to fix the
issue when #images are missing from iPhone is to Re-add the #images. · You have
to open the Messages by tapping on its icon. On Messages interface, open the
app drawer and tap on “+” icon. After
that, choose Manage. Remove the #images and re-add it
Comments
Thank you again!
I turned the data off my #images once upon a time and it would only work on wifi. When apple updated to iOS 13 there is not option in Settings > Cellular for “#images” to turn data on/off.
I was messing around in iMessage and think I stumbled upon a solution.
Go to iMessages,
Scroll all the way to the end of iMsg App Bar to More “...”
Click Edit (top right)
Remove “#images” from your favorites (swipe left)
Turn the switch ON after “#images” moves down (swipe right)
Re-Add “#images” to your favorites (click +)
This solution worked for me.
I have an iPhone 7.
Hope this helps!
I turned the data off my #images once upon a time and it would only work on wifi. When apple updated to iOS 13 there is not option in Settings > Cellular for “#images” to turn data on/off.
I was messing around in iMessage and think I stumbled upon a solution.
Go to iMessages,
Scroll all the way to the end of iMsg App Bar to More “...”
Click Edit (top right)
Remove “#images” from your favorites (swipe left)
Turn the switch ON after “#images” moves down (swipe right)
Re-Add “#images” to your favorites (click +)
This solution worked for me.
I have an iPhone 7.
Hope this helps!
I turned the data off my #images once upon a time and it would only work on wifi. When apple updated to iOS 13 there is not option in Settings > Cellular for “#images” to turn data on/off.
I was messing around in iMessage and think I stumbled upon a solution.
Go to iMessages,
Scroll all the way to the end of iMsg App Bar to More “...”
Click Edit (top right)
Remove “#images” from your favorites (swipe left)
Turn the switch ON after “#images” moves down (swipe right)
Re-Add “#images” to your favorites (click +)
This solution worked for me.
I have an iPhone 7.
Hope this helps!