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drjones-1980 Author

Level 1

19 points

After iOS 18-Update the Map in Photos-App does not show Pictures from my Mac

Hi,

I often use(d) the possibility to look after pictures by the location they were taken. The function works perfectly with pictures in camera roll but not with pictures from my mac.

When I locate an area in map-view and select pictures taken there I see thumbnails, but after selecting I see now an empty selection and the information to take or sync pictures. Both problems exist on an iPhone 15 Pro wie iOS 18 as well as on my iPad Pro 11 Gen 4. with iOS 18.

I already restarted the App, the Device and re-synced the folders, nothing help.

Please advise or fix with an update.

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 21, 2024 7:51 AM

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Michael Hobi

Level 2

405 points

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 11:21 AM

If the number is exactly 1, the photo is shown. If the number is higher than 1 it doesn't show any photos. Clearly a bug that needs to be fixed :-(

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brad10sc

Level 1

4 points

Oct 20, 2024 9:23 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

That is my case at least. I do not use iCloud Photos as I store and back them all up locally and sync.

brad10sc

Level 1

4 points

Oct 21, 2024 2:49 PM in response to drjones-1980

iOS 18.1 RC same issue still persists…

Sep 28, 2024 1:12 AM in response to drjones-1980

uh... yes. You see the NY area and have 1000 photos there (icon photo with the number 1000 underneath). Just like the last 5 versions. Try clicking on the icon with 1000 photos ... there is no (zero) photos displayed. There should be 1000 photos displayed. The same on iPhone v18 pro

Oct 10, 2024 4:10 AM in response to PaulB230

I've have the same issue. The Photo app went througth a lot of updates and rollback's. When the public iOS 18 arrived i was surprices to se it was still there.

I then remove all my images form the phone and did a re-sync from my Mac .. and here i am .. stucked with you guys and the same issue.

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MrMattSz

Level 1

0 points

Oct 21, 2024 7:54 PM in response to drjones-1980

I've unfortunately been hit with this as well.

It's been an issue for me for months.

I've submitted feedback to Apple, and updated the feedback every time an update comes out and the issue still isn't fixed. It seems to be a less common issue as it seems to only affect people who don't use iCloud photos and who instead choose to store their photos locally and save them to local devices.

It seems our best bet is unfortunately to cause as much fuss as possible until enough people are making noise that Apple elects to dedicate manpower to resolving this issue.

I really do hope it does get resolved soon, this has been my primary way of finding photos for years now (by only needing to know where they were taken, not when, or any other characteristic). And this has made navigating photos on my phone substantially slower and more difficult after bringing to the table such a useful feature.

What's worse is it travels between phones too having gone from an iPhone 15 Pro Max to an iPhone 16 Pro.

Fingers crossed we all get a fix sooner rather than later.

jnihoul

Level 1

12 points

Sep 29, 2024 8:01 AM in response to Michael Hobi

exactly. Easy to reproduce for Apple ...`

Oct 18, 2024 12:50 PM in response to drjones-1980

Me too. Not the only issue with photos in iOS 18. Very disappointed.

After iOS 18-Update the Map in Photos-App does not show Pictures from my Mac