Unable to search for dates or names in Photos app after iOS 18.3.2 update

“ios 18.3.2 search bug: After updating to 18.3.2 a search for dates, names, or text in my photos app returns ‘No results’. Anyone else have this problem?”

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Troubleshooting iOS Update Photos Search Bug:

You're not the first to have reported this on these forums. Question is: "Just how many people have actually reported it to Apple?"

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So, do your Part: Provide Apple with feedback on this, letting them know about this issue.  Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is occurring, and what bug fixes to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of this, if you don't report it to them.

1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: that this all began after installing an update. Include the URL of this thread
4. Proceed from there as necessary

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You are most welcome.

Excellent job troubleshooting this!

Thanks you doing your part. It will

help many, for certain!

Vasco7777 Said:

"OK I went back and tried again. This time I cleared recent search returns from before the update. Problem solved. Weird that those prior results somehow blocked new searches but seems to be ok now."

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Great work! One more thing I recommend...

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1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
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4. Proceed from there as necessary

Vasco7777 wrote: …I didn’t find it. It just occurred to me

Cool! Maybe it'll work for others. I thought about the Force Quit, because that might to clear the recent results, as well. In fact, I tried it, and that seemed to clear the recents, but I don't know if it also re-started searches. Congratulations!

Clearing the recent searches might help, if Photos is caching the search results and the old caches are incompatible after an update. This should not be the case, but clearing caches is usually a good idea, if something is not working.

I like the suggestion.

Vasco7777 wrote: cleared recent search returns from before the update.

Where did you find this?

Did you try a forced re-start?

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

This is different from a simple Power Off. This have clear the "recent search results," if that's what I think it is.