Since iOS 18 update some YEARS see all photos in iMessage

Since the 18 update some photos are missing from the “see all” summary of a thread. THEY WERE THERE BEFORE THE UPDATE. I use this feature daily looking for photos in a thread. The photos are still in the thread but I don’t feel like I should have to scroll thru YEARS of messages to find a photo!!! IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY before the update iOS 18. I’ve added iCloud storage to 2TB so that is not the problem. I was on the phone with Apple for an hour and nothing she did (via screen sharing) fixed the problem. It is SO annoying. I think the iOS 18 is to blame

I used that feature all the time. I think they f’ed it up. So disappointing.

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