Imovie says needed permission for camera roll and music, but I already gave full camera roll access, but it says I need to allow access to music but give me no options or steps for me to allow music access. I try to press continue but nothing happens, no matter how good my service is, it lags and the screen stays the same and won’t let me use my IMovie.
iPhone 13, iOS 18
I had the same problem! Here’s how I fixed it:
I hope I covered everything!
I had the same problem! Here’s how I fixed it:
I hope I covered everything!
Note: if the steps in this thread don’t work, and even after resetting privacy and location settings you still can’t get in to give permissions, check the security parental controls: That’s Settings-Screentime-Privacy and Content Restrictions. If this is on, turn it off, go through the location/privacy setting reset again, and reopen the app!
This was the barrier for us, and a brilliant support tech helped us find it. Good luck!
It looks like Apple has fixed it in a new update released today- iMovie 3.0.5. Hopefully this helps.
Had the same thing. Deleted and downloaded again and rhen it gave the music access prompt but i had no projects on imovie. check if it keeps your work first. Can you access it via icloud on another device?
Delete the app and redownload it. It worked for me
Hi,
Take a look at this thread for a solution. Read it all the way through.
iMovie stopped working after last update … - Apple Community
This solution by humuhumuhumu worked for that poster:
-- Rich
Hello malinda172!
Why is this suddenly necessary to use iMovie? What does location and privacy have to do with using iMovie?
iMovie requires two permissions: full access to Photos to add your photos and videos into a project, and microphone to record audio. These are grouped into a category in settings where you control access to you location and privacy, hence the name. It doesn’t actually need access to your location.
Also, these permissions have always been required, it’s just that Apple decided to add a screen right in the beginning that asks you this instead of throughout the app.
I hope this explains it.
I suspect that it is a tech issue that Apple will need to address. There have been a flurry of complaints about it.
— Rich
Apple support is missing the issue. The “Needs Permissions” page comes up but stalls out when user clicks “continue.” Changing photo, camera, location and other privacy settings makes no difference. User cannot get past the “continue” button after opening iMovie on iPhone. Mine is a 13Promax.
I have the exact same problem, is there a way to fix it without loosing the current projects ? This would be a devastating loss!!
Why is this suddenly necessary to use iMovie? What does location and privacy have to do with using iMovie?
Sadly, this doesn’t work for everyone. We tried changing/resetting location and privacy settings on our iPad and we are still locked out on the permissions screen. They need to actually fix this bug.
Same issue for me as of 12/8/2024. I updated last week and have been using iMovie on my 13Promax w no issues until now. Hitting “continue” does nothing.
That worked for me! Thank you!!
Hi
iMovie needed permission
