Since 17.1.1, cannot text pictures to Android phone

[Splitrail]

Verified with 2 different Android users.
My phone is an iPhone 13 Pro.
Can anybody help with this?

 

[PScott2023]

Hey!!! iPhone 12 user here. Ever since the last update, I cannot text photos to my husband at all ( Samsung Galaxy 5 user ) Fails everytime and then at some point he will get them when I ask him if he ever got them.

Also typing in messages and just about everywhere else ( slack, Gmail, messages) is now locking up or there is a NOTICEABLE LAG.

Apple please fix this!!!

 

[Splitrail]

Hey!!! iPhone 12 user here. Ever since the last update, I cannot text photos to my husband at all ( Samsung Galaxy 5 user ) Fails everytime and then at some point he will get them when I ask him if he ever got them.

Also typing in messages and just about everywhere else ( slack, Gmail, messages) is now locking up or there is a NOTICEABLE LAG.

Apple please fix this!!!

My problem started immediately after the update (within an hour or two).
Occasionally a sent photo will go through, but only after several attempts.
Mostly not at all though.
I'm not necessarily a believer in "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" (after this, therefore because of this), but this is certainly an unusual coincidence otherwise.
Keep in touch.

 

[Splitrail]

Restarts and app refreshes have not helped.

 

[Lex404]

Green texts with images go as MMS, which is a very old protocol and I think it's more network dependent than the phone itself.

I had one sent just two days ago and it went through.

And yeah, the keyboard typing sucks big. It improved compared to 17.0, where I could type a long message, go make a coffee and the phone was still typing

 

[Splitrail]

Green texts with images go as MMS, which is a very old protocol and I think it's more network dependent than the phone itself.

I had one sent just two days ago and it went through.

And yeah, the keyboard typing sucks big. It improved compared to 17.0, where I could type a long message, go make a coffee and the phone was still typing

"Green texts with images go as MMS, which is a very old protocol and I think it's more network dependent than the phone itself."
What's the alternative?

 

[Lex404]

1. Ask the android users to switch to iPhone
2. Wait for RCS on iPhone (next year?)
3. Use a 3rd party app to message the green friends (Signal for example)

RCS will solve these issues and replace MMS, but it's coming Q1-Q2 2024 (thanks to EU)

 

[Splitrail]

1. Ask the android users to switch to iPhone
2. Wait for RCS on iPhone (next year?)
3. Use a 3rd party app to message the green friends (Signal for example)

RCS will solve these issues and replace MMS, but it's coming Q1-Q2 2024 (thanks to EU)

My messages appear in green.
Should I be changing a setting to send texts more effectively?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong here.
If I am, It wouldn't surprise me. 🙄

 

[Lex404]

Messages (SMS and MMS) will appear green unless iMessage. Droids don't get iMessage, only apple to apple.

There's nothing you can do. Check if you have a carrier update tho.