Portrait photos from iPhone iOS 16.0 > no adjustments in OS X 12.6 Photos app

iPhone 13, iOS 16.0 and iMac 24" M1 OS X 12.6


Photo taken in portrait mode and imported to 'Photos' on the iMac. In the overview in Photos the photo is marked as 'Portrait'. Open edit mode is missing the settings for the portrait depth and light.


(Previous portrait photos are still editable as we know it.)


It looks like Apple updated the camera or Photos on iOS without delivering a working pendant on OS X.


Any ideas?


iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 06:18 AM

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Sep 17, 2022 02:08 AM in response to cabaumle

I'm seeing it as well. Portrait photos taken yesterday when I was on iOS 15.6 can be edited through Photos on Monterey 12.6. Portrait photos taken on the same phone today after upgrading to iOS 16 can't be edited on the same Monterey 12.6. The interface to edit won't even appear.


I have seen something similar before. When I got my iPhone 13 I couldn't edit portrait photos from it on Big Sur, but portrait photos in my library from my older iPhone 11 could be edited just fine. It presented in the same way as this issue. The photos from both phones were marked with 'Portrait', but the interface to edit wouldn't appear on photos from the 13. The problem resolved itself when Monterey was released a few weeks later. It might be worth checking with a beta user of Ventura if it has the same issue?

Oct 27, 2022 09:43 AM in response to cabaumle

An update

I updated my iMac M1 today to OS X 12.6.1 longing for getting back the portrait mode. No such … but … now a new photo made on the iPhone 13 under iOS 16.1 in portrait mode is in "Photos" on the iMac not available to import. The import section shows all photos not imported yet but the one in portrait mode is missing … meaning one step back instead of one step forward.


As I do not install Ventura in 13.0 version, it will takes more time until I'll get back the portrait mode editing on the Mac.


Has anyone already made experience under Ventura?

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