Why iMessage Pictures not loading or Not Showing and Fix

On your iPhone if someone sent you an picture in iMessages and when you open iMessage and picture doesn’t load or not showing then you need to check whether your iMessages MMS is turned on or not and if it is turned off then you need to turn on MMS on iPhone and restart your iPhone and update iPhone to latest iOS version.

Fix iMessage Pictures Not Loading or Not Showing

Below solutions will help you fix iMessages not showing images or pictures or messages.

Restart iPhone

Step 1: Open settings -> Tap on General

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Shutdown and drag slider to power off.

Step 3: Wait until iPhone shutdown completely and then press power button and turn on iPhone.

Once you restart your iPhone if there is any technical or temporary software issue, then your issue of iMessage pictures not showing or not loading issue will be fixed, if not then try below motheds.

Check Internet Connection

If you are not connected to wifi internet or your iPhone is having poor wifi internet connection or mobile data then pictures will not load or show in iMessages.

Enable MMS Messaging

Step 1: Launch settings -> Tap on Messages

Step 2: Scroll down and Tap on MMS Messaging and turn on MMS Messaging

Step 3: if MMS messaging is already turn on then you need to turn off and then turn it on.

Turn off and turn on iMessages and Refresh iMessages

Step 1: Go to Settings

Step 2: Tap on Messages

Step 3: Tap on iMessages and turn off and turn on iMessages.

Signout of iMessages and Sign in

Step 1: Open settings -> Tap on Messages

Step 2: Tap on Send and receive

Step 3: Tap on Apple ID Banner and Select Sign out and wait for few seconds and then use Apple ID for iMessages.

Step 4: Now, tap on Sign in and sign in with apple id and password and use apple id with iMessages.

Refresh Messages in iCloud

Step 1: Open Settings ->Tap on Apple ID name and then Tap on iCloud

Step 2: Tap on Show All under apps using iCloud.

Step 3: Tap on Messages -> Turn off Sync this iPhone

Step 4: Wait for 30 seconds and then turn on sync this iPhone and force close all apps and check with iMessages showing image or not.

Free Up Space on iPhone

If your iPhone is running out of space and has low internal storage space then you can experience this issue of iMessages not loading or not showing images and you need to delete unwanted data and apps and unwanted video and free up iPhone storage.

Update iPhone to Latest Version

If the latest software version is available from iPhone iOS then you need to update iPhone to latest version of iOS 16.4 or later.

Reset Network Settings

Step 1: Open settings -> Tap on General

Step 2: Tap on Transfer or reset -> Enter passcode and tap on reset

Step 3: Tap on Reset network settings option and confirm in the pop up box and wait for iPhone to complete reset network settings.

Once you reset network settings, then your issue of iMessages not showing or not loading images will be fixed.

iPhone wont load iMessages and Images

You need to restart your iPhone and reset network settings and refresh iMessages and turn it off and on and update iPhone to latest version will fix iPhone not loading iMessages photos or images on iPhone iOS version 16 or later version of iOS.