Group chat sharing

Since I upgraded to iOS 16, I can no longer share links or photos in a group chat. I was on the phone with Apple support for two hours to no avail. Has anyone else experience this problem and have you figured out a solution?

iPhone 12

Posted on Sep 20, 2022 11:27 AM

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karolen

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Sep 22, 2022 11:03 PM in response to Jfrat1

I’m experiencing the same thing and I thought that updating my phone to 16.0.2 would solve this issue, but it still doesn’t work for me.

Jfrat1 Author

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Sep 23, 2022 8:38 AM in response to karolen

Shoot. Hoping others have figured a solution.

Oct 10, 2022 5:18 PM in response to karolen

Updated to 16.0.3 and still have the same problem on a iPhone 13 Pro Max. My wifes 13 works fine with no problems.

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