Photos app stuck in select mode (iOS 16.3)

The Photos app periodically will only allow me to select photos, not open them for editing. I can exit select mode, but as soon as I tap another photo it goes back into select mode. Restarting the app doesn’t help, though restarting the ipad does fix it. Anyone seen this or a way to correct it without a restart?

Posted on Jan 26, 2023 08:57 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2023 03:39 PM

This is a sloppy bug, started on iOS 16.2 on one iPad Pro 12.9 - thought it was because it was an older one 3rd Gen, but it’s now happening on my M1 iPad Pro 12.9.


I find if I press and hold, I can then tap top open it, but otherwise its stuck in select mode, or I need to reboot.


Apple - please fix this, it’s annoying.

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Feb 4, 2023 03:39 PM in response to Todd Sieling

This is a sloppy bug, started on iOS 16.2 on one iPad Pro 12.9 - thought it was because it was an older one 3rd Gen, but it’s now happening on my M1 iPad Pro 12.9.


I find if I press and hold, I can then tap top open it, but otherwise its stuck in select mode, or I need to reboot.


Apple - please fix this, it’s annoying.

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Photos app stuck in select mode (iOS 16.3)

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