For times when you are getting ready to unleash a bunch of photos on Instagram, Snapchat or elsewhere, “Batch Photo Editing” comes into the play. By letting you edit several images at once, it makes sure you don’t have to go through the grind to make your shots ready for sharing with your loved ones. Sadly, for a good many users, the batch photo editing is not working on their iPhones/iPads after the iOS 18 software update. If your device has also come in the grip of this frustrating issue, we’ve got you checked off with effective solutions. Read on.
Fix Batch Photo Editing Not Working on iPhone and iPad
So, why is copy and paste edits feature not working on iPhone and iPad? There could be several reasons why you are unable to edit photos and videos in batch on your iOS device. Here are some of the major reasons:
- Sluggish system
- Processing too many images at once
- Software glitch
We are going to look at each one of the above villains and discuss solutions accordingly.
1. Force Quit All the Apps Running in the Background
The very first thing that I would recommend you do is to force kill all the apps running in the background. Knowing that batch photo editing requires a decent amount of horsepower to process faster, make sure that too many apps are not running unnecessarily on your iOS device.
- On iPhone and iPad without the Home Button: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen -> hold along the middle of the screen to bring up the App Switcher. Then, swipe up on the app cards one by one to force quit them all.
- On iPhone and iPad with the Home Button: Double-press the Home button to reveal the App Switcher and then swipe up on the app cards to kill them.
2. Do Not Process a Ton of Images at Once
If you are trying to edit dozens of images at once, there is a good chance the devil is hidden in this very purpose. While the top-tier iPad and iPhone models may let you edit a ton of images at once without breaking any sweat at all, the older models like iPhone 8 may find it extremely difficult to get through. Hence, I would recommend you process only a handful of images in one go; especially when dealing with an older iDevice.
3. Disable Low Power Mode
When enabled, Low Power Mode reduces background activity like mail fetch and downloads. While it may not seem to be directly related to the issue, the power-saving mode could very well be coming in the way due to its nature of trying to conserve as much power as possible.
- Go to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad -> Battery and then turn off the toggle next to Low Power Mode.
4. Restart Your Device
If batch photo editing continues to misbehave, reboot your device. Should a minor software glitch is preventing the Photos app from processing your photos, the soft reset may be able to resolve it.
Force Reset Your Device
There is a lot to like about the hard reset aka force reset. First and foremost, it is mighty effective in flushing out the temporary files and clearing the memory. As a result, it often succeeds in helping your device get rid of a common issue.
5. Update Software
Considering how rampant software bugs have become nowadays, there is a possibility that an iOS 18 software bug could be backstabbing the photos app and stopping it from batch processing your images.
- To update your iOS 18/iPadOS 18 device, launch the Settings app -> General -> Software Update -> Now, go about the usual way to download and install the iOS/iPadOS update.
6. Reset All Settings
Although factory resetting may seem to be too radical, there is no harm in giving it a chance, particularly when the basic tips are not yielding the desired result. In case you are unaware, be prepared to set up the entire settings on your device from the scratch as it will clean up all the custom settings. Nonetheless, each one of your important data will continue to be safe and secure.
- Navigate to the Settings app on your iPhone -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone/iPad -> Reset -> Reset All Settings.
7. Declutter Your iPhone or iPad
If nothing has worked in fixing the copy-and-paste edits problem on your iOS device, declutter your device.
- Open the Settings app on your device -> General -> iPhone/iPad Storage -> take a look at how the storage has been used.
- After that, go ahead and remove everything that’s no longer needed.
- Then, restart your device.
- Once your device has rebooted, try to batch-edit photos to check if you have gotten the better of the problem.
Fixed Batch Photo Editing Issues on iPhone and iPad..!
There you go! I hope batch photo editing has come back on track on your iPhone or iPad. Great. Let me know the tip that has rescued you. As always, if there is any other hack not mentioned in this guide, make sure to send it across via the comments as well.
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