"Photos" tab missing in iMessage Threads

[Nikefn2]

Has anyone encountered an issue with they don't have a Photos option when they click the sender's/group chat icon? I know 100% that I've sent and received photos in these threads.

For reference, I just upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

 

[DesertCanuck17]

Came here looking for this issue. I even made sure the 1000+ photos under my contact were downloaded from I cloud. Maybe it’s a 17 issue as my 16 with iOS 26 worked fine.

 

[aperfectcircle]

Same on my Air, but appearing still on my 14PM. My Air is also not showing location under the contact name at the top unlike my 14PM.

I recall during one of the beta releases the Photos tab not appearing in Messages but it would come back after a restart of the app. Must be a bug that’s affecting the new iPhones only.

 

[azhava]

Just went through a bunch of my messages to check - both group texts and individuals. The ones that have photos in the thread have the "Photos" option, the ones with no photos in the thread don't. 16 Pro on 26.0.

 

[DesertCanuck17]

Thus far it’s a 17 series issue.

 

[DesertCanuck17]

I wonder if it will just take a few days for the photos to index etc.

 

[DesertCanuck17]

Mine just showed up 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[TonyDeFo]

Set up my 17 Pro on Friday evening...still no "photos" tab on any iMessage contact, even from messages sent with images today. This is really annoying

 

[stevehd04]

It’s on my 17 pm