Search is not working in Photos app after iOS 18.4 update

after update to ios 18.4 in photos photo search not working by location and key word. iphone 13 pro




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Posted on Apr 3, 2025 11:53 PM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2025 12:02 AM

After an iOS update, all your data and photos must be re-indexed. That is the process where your iPhone organizes and creates a searchable database of your data. This would likely explain why your photo searches wouldn’t be showing up by keyword. You will notice that little by little more of your photos will show up and in a few days or so it should all be done indexing.

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Apr 4, 2025 12:02 AM in response to are196

After an iOS update, all your data and photos must be re-indexed. That is the process where your iPhone organizes and creates a searchable database of your data. This would likely explain why your photo searches wouldn’t be showing up by keyword. You will notice that little by little more of your photos will show up and in a few days or so it should all be done indexing.

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Search is not working in Photos app after iOS 18.4 update

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