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  1. M

    Catalina Apple Photos editing broken? Cannot Start Editing, Photos cannot load adjustments

    Whenever I try to edit a photo in Apple Photos in Catalina, I get the following error pop up and then editing doesn't work (save doesnt save etc). This message sometimes pops up once per photo or sometimes tens of times. - Catalina 10.15.1 fresh install (same error on dosdude patched 2011 Mac...
  2. Populus

    How could I copy all my iPhone photos to macOS Catalina?

    Hello, I didn’t know if this post should be in the iOS sub-forum or in the macOS Catalina subforum. It involves copying all of my iPhone (iOS 12) photos into the Mac with macOS Catalina. I don’t want to do any synchronization or iCloud backup. I just want to import the raw photos on my iPhone on...
  3. 1

    All Devices How To Transfer Camera videos above 4.29gb to Ipad using Files App

    So pretty much as end of video shows Importing from Photos app will still fail since it has a 4.29gb limitation. I am on 13.2 beta 3 for my ipad 11. I am directly connected to files app with my sony camera a6400 set to mass storage. In the future if apple fixed the photos import app limitation...
  4. GIZBUG

    Photos not appearing

    I took about 100 photos and 40 videos in the last 5 days on my iPhone with IOS 13. Any idea why the photos are not appearing in my Photo's app on my iMAC? The last photo I see is from Oct 1-7, and it seems since Catalina was put on new photos are not showing up. The phone is setup to upload...
  5. S

    Anyone else having iCloud Photo Library syncing problems in Catalina?

    After installing Catalina my iCloud preferences had iCloud Photo Library disabled for some reason. I turned it back on and I got warnings that my photo library might be too big to upload–despite my photo library already being uploaded. Anyway, I just let it do its thing and iCloud seemed to...
  6. E

    iPhone Photos app bug (video link included)

    I have a weird bug that i can’t get out of the photo,i cant swipe it off and the back button in the top left doesnt work either, i have to close the app for it to work again. Can please someone confirm if this is occurring on their devices too? It happens quite often and its annoying. here is...
  7. iliasp

    Catalina 10.15 and photos app stuck at restoring

    Since yesterday night I get this when I open my photos app Library is loaded from my NAS I did open the library when I upgraded and did use it for a couple of days before I get this
  8. M

    Photos app export buggy

    I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this issue. I upgraded my late-2016 MacBook Pro to macOS Catalina and on the Photos app, it no longer exports TIFF images reliably. It invariably loses the EXIF GPS data and ends up with an error. I have reported this on Feedback Assistant (on the...
  9. M

    Stopping photoanalysisd process

    I am trying to kill photoanalysis on Catalina. This worked on the previous OS: - remove system process via (sudo yes | rm -r /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PhotoAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/Support/photoanalysisd) - install cronjob to kill the process (/1 * * * * launchctl disable...
  10. H

    Photos app behaviour with Android phones?

    Hey! Currently I have an iphone, but I am considering switching to android. I have a MBP and I use the photos app a lot. I was wondering how would android phones work with the photos app? Do android photos will be "categorized" properly? (I mean with proper date of the photo taken) How easy is...
  11. Z

    sending a picture to my iPhone

    How can i send a picture directly from "Photos" (ElCapitan), to my iPhone (6S+ iOS12)?
  12. purdnost

    All Devices Photos App - "Detecting Duplicates"?

    I imported a large batch of photos to Apple Photos. At the bottom of the Photos tab, it says, "Curating Best Photos... Composing Layout... Gathering Favorites... Analyzing Scenes... Detecting Duplicates...". Is it actually detecting duplicate photos (exact matches), or just similar photos, so...
  13. N

    All Devices Did iOS 13 change the way to delete multiple iMessage attachments?

    Prior to updating to iOS 13 I used to be able to delete many photos/attachments that accumulated in iMessages by clicking the "info" button scrolling to photos, pressing "more" and tapping on multiple items and then deleting them. Now it seems like that functionality is gone. I know that in a...
  14. purdnost

    Why Can't HEIC Files Be Uploaded Using a Browser to Photos in iCloud?

    The Apple Photos app isn't uploading my photos, so I want to manually do it through Safari, but I'm getting an error message stating that HEIC photos aren't supported. Any idea as to why that limitation exists?
  15. B

    Shared Albums in Mac Photos not showing

    Hey, I'm hoping someone can help me. Within Photos the Shared Albums is not visible. I've set it up in system preferences but nothing is changing in the Photos app. When I try to add pictures to a Shared Album, an empty Shared Album appears on my iphone but not on my Mac. Does anyone have any...
  16. thewhitehart

    All Devices Swiping left to dismiss a screenshot adds it to Photos. Deleting a screenshot adds it to the Deleted folder in Photos.

    I’m running iOS 13.1 Public Beta 4. I just realized that swiping left on a newly taken screenshot to dismiss it when it appears in the lower left of the home screen adds it to Photos. On top of that, after opening a screenshot to edit/share it and pressing the trash can icon, the screenshot is...
  17. T

    Best app for 360 photos?

    i have an old old house my family is selling and I was going to take some 360 photos of it with an app.. Which apps are the best for 360 photos and, specifically, which apps can save the 360 photo to my regular camera roll and would allow me to reimport it to that 360 app if I had deleted the app.
  18. R

    All Devices iPad Photos connected to personal hotspot used up all my data

    I was on vacation last week and downloaded all of my photos to my iPad Pro. My iPad is WiFi only, and it was connected to my iPhone’s hotspot, and it uploaded 20 GB of photos to my iCloud, using up my 20 GB of ATT data for the whole month in just a few days. On my iPhone, there’s an option in...
  19. lyp29

    How to backup a disabled iPhone?

    My iPhone is disabled as a result of too many failed password attempts and it requires me to connect to the iTunes to recover it (reset it to factory settings and erase all my data). I did not backup my iPhone. Therefore, I am wondering if there is a way for me to backup it while it is disabled...
  20. mrgreeneyes

    photos app on mac question

    i am having trouble with smart albums in photos. i made an album to show all photos taken in the last 3 years, which is fine. except there are photos that i do not want included, and i have added descriptions to those photos and added the rule to not include photos with that description, and it...