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New Stickers Disappear Immediately (iOS 18 Messages App)

I've recently upgraded to an iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 18. I have lost the ability to create any new Stickers within the Messages app. When I create a new Sticker, it appears in my list of stickers for ~1 second and then disappears. I've tried restarting my device, logging out/in of iCloud, and turning iMessages off/on. These have not resolved the issue.


Prior to upgrading to the iPhone 16 Pro, Stickers were working as expected on my iPhone 15 Pro. I can create new Stickers on other devices running iOS 18 (e.g., iPad Air). However, nothing I've tried has gotten these working on iPhone 16 Pro.


Any guidance would be much appreciated!

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 12:19 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2024 11:56 AM

Same here iPhone 16 pro max, stickers disappear immediately after making them

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Nov 1, 2024 10:25 AM in response to ram2246

I ended up fixing this issue. I had to go into my iCloud files on my phone and delete stickers. Then go into backups and delete my old iPhone 12 backup. Manually backup my new 16 pro max then factory reset and use the newest backup and now I can create stickers now. My guess is it’s something wrong when going from an older phone to these new ones?

Nov 1, 2024 1:16 PM in response to ram2246

I upgraded from a 12 Pro Max to a 16 Pro Max, and my stickers were gone and same issue with disappearing after trying to add new ones. New ios18.1 update did not fix the issue. I just tried the reboot and restore from icloud and everything came back. It’s an annoying fix, but a fix nonetheless, if you do want to use the stickers function.

New Stickers Disappear Immediately (iOS 18 Messages App)

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