Apple Photos now nearly unusable

Moving photos from one folder to another is difficult and far from intuitive. Also, when attempting to scroll between various albums, it freezes. Is anyone else having this issue?

Posted on Jan 5, 2025 08:13 AM

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3 replies

Jan 6, 2025 07:07 AM in response to Asquatch44

Folders are evolving on the iPhone, but they can be awkward, now. Folders on a Mac are much easier, and they mirror to iCloud, iPhones, and iPads perfectly.

I am having no problems with freezes. If you have pictures in Photos that were transferred by cable, there is sometimes corruption in the files. When pictures come through iCloud, corrupt files are either fixed or they just don't come through, so the process is cleaner.

Have you tried a forced restart?

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

Jan 5, 2025 08:30 AM in response to Asquatch44

Are you talking about a Mac? I see no such problems. What OS are you using?

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Jan 5, 2025 01:19 PM in response to Richard.Taylor

iPhone 13 Pro max

18.1.1

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