Ever since the 18.4.1 iOS update on the iPhone. The search isn’t working. For example if search June it shows there’s over 3000 images. When I click June. It only displays about 25 images.
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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18
I’ve replicated the error on 3 iOS devices. It’s definitely a software bug on 18.4.1 (not sure if the issue existed on earlier versions)
go on photos
search for “June” iOS will display the month June and the number of photos it has found - with in my case - over 5000 but when I click the “June 5000” it only brings up about 20 photos.
error seems to only happen with date searches. Anyone know how you highlight this issue to Apple ?
I am getting the same strange behavior.
When I search for "June" (in German "Juni"), there is list of for search result options:
When I tap any of these results, the search will be repeated and the "date" result is lost.
To see all 3684 items with the date "June" I have to go straight for "All results" and refrain from tapping the date result with the calendar icon and just swipe up to reveal all results. But then the date results will be mixed with the other categories, like pictures of Juniper trees and documents showing the text "June".
You may want to report this bug using the feedback form, so it will be fixed sooner or later.
JackBauer83 wrote:
I’ve replicated the error on 3 iOS devices. It’s definitely a software bug on 18.4.1 (not sure if the issue existed on earlier versions)
go on photos
search for “June” iOS will display the month June and the number of photos it has found - with in my case - over 5000 but when I click the “June 5000” it only brings up about 20 photos.
error seems to only happen with date searches. Anyone know how you highlight this issue to Apple ?
Go to Settings > Battery. Is Photos taking up a lot of battery with background activity?
Indexing can complete the fastest when your device is plugged in and connected to a strong Wi-Fi connection.
You can report a bug to Apple here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
JackBauer83 wrote:
It’s definitely not an indexing issue. Issue is replicated on two other peoples phones. Battery is at 1% background use. Nowhere near the top.
Along with reporting the bug with the feedback form, please try a Forced Restart.
After you update your iPhone, it must index all of your data. Indexing is the process of creating and sorting a searchable database of your data. During this time, apps mainly such as Photos are running this process. Give it some time and you should notice that little by little more photos will appear by search.
updated to 18.5 issue still exists. Issue exists on every iPhone I’ve checked.
search for a month -
iPhone displays it has xxxx amount of photos tagged as taken in that month.
click it
and it only shows a tiny fraction of what it showed previously.
It’s already been a few days. Rebooted iPhone a few time now - has had no effect. I do think it’s an indexing issue. But think the indexing has stopped and need to kickstart it somehow.
Try restarting your iPhone or checking for any additional software updates that may address this issue. If the problem persists, you may need to contact Apple support for further assistance.
It’s definitely not an indexing issue. Issue is replicated on two other peoples phones. Battery is at 1% background use. Nowhere near the top.
I am unable to use the search function on the Photos app after iOS 18.4.1 update
