problem with iphone photos app when tryin to markup photos with text

Same exact issue here. Glad to see that I’m not the only one. I’m using an iPhone 14 Pro. Seems to be a glitch. Hopefully Apple will correct it sooner rather than later.

Update 18.0.1 didn't fix it on my phone. Problem is still there after the update.

The problem didn't start on my iPhone 15 until I installed the iOS 18.0.1!

Same issues here. Had a 12 Pro, updated to iOS 18, immediately noticed that changing text color in markup wouldn’t work, almost as if the color screen was force closing. It fixed itself for a couple days, then the same issue came back. My husband has a 14 Pro, my son has a 14, and their markup works just fine. I just upgraded to a 16 Pro since I was eligible for an upgrade and my 12 Pro became so laggy. I have the same issues with markup with my 16 Pro as I did with my 12 Pro, so it’s not a phone issue. The issue seems very user specific, but I do think it’s an issue with iCloud. I can save a photo to my files, open up the photo within the files app, and markup works just fine. It does not work through the photo app.

I'm having the same issue on iPhone 13 Pro using IOS 18. Can't change the font color for "added text" on photo markups.

Yes , definitely a glitch , @applesupport please sort it out having same issue here , someone on here said he or she could colour the text red with 3dots and “format” …. Couldn’t find that at all !!! Seems like this function needs fixing !!!!

I don't use Markup much, so I'm a bit of a novice. But I just tried it on my phone: I chose Text, deleted the word Text, typed "Balloon" in default black, selected the text, and chose Format>More (...) from the pop up menu. I switched to red, and the it seemed to work for me:

I admit that I tried changing the color in the original drawing window, and it didn't work. But then I found (...) Format in the Pop up.

Is this Format screen the one that you're using? What happens for you?

This workaround fails on my iPhone 12 mini with version 18.1.1 An even more cumbersome similar workaround posted on a different thread on this glitch does work. Follow steps precisely & works.

Myself and many others have reported this same issue. It involves many different iphones, mine being Xr, but we all have the same complaint, that the results are from the last big update. Yet Apple has made zero response about this, and they have not provided an update to fix this issue. It is very frustrating because I use this tool very often, like many others who have contributed to this discussion. Maybe Apple has no idea how to fix it, or to them, it’s just not a big enough issue to waste their time on.

Once I select the option in this menu to change the font color on the photo, the entire menu disappears. I have the iphone xr. My phone is up to date and I have not found an answer to this issue.

Hi pdesaab07- this is long reply & post. Hopefully you can see it all after I post it.

I’ve posted couple times on this thread- the one you mention was to someone who couldn’t find “edit” on Photos. Plus I had trouble trying to post screenshots of each of many steps in text-color edit fail workaround - it overran Apple space limits. I’ll try again for anyone still having probs.

Pull up a photo > the word “Edit” no longer appears like before on upper right, but now you have to tap the icon at middle bottom right that looks like three lines w circles > tap pencil icon upper right > tap “+” bottom right > tap “add text” > double-tap the TEXT that appeared on your photo until it is highlighted and the “cut/copy/paste/>” pop up menu appears (you may have to double-tap a couple times) > tap the “>” on the popup > tap “Format” > tap “More” > on the Format pop up that appears at bottom, tap the color circle icon > tap any color (it won’t matter, nothing will happen yet) > tap the “X” to move out of color chart > IMPORTANT: tap again, but ONLY ONCE, on the word “TEXT” in the middle of your photo > tap the “Aa” on popup that appears > now you will have the popup menu that was “disappearing” when you try to change text color the usual way. Only this time the menu won’t disappear - hence, workaround > tap the color circle icon > choose the color you want to change your text to > tap the “X” of color chart > and, FINALLY your text will be the new color you selected. Hope this works for you.

Running 18.01. Problem still exists.

My iPhone was just updated to 18.1.1 a few days ago (roughly 11/26/24) and I'm having this trouble for the first time. Not sure what my previous version was, but I've not had this problem until now. Can't change the color and am also having issues, sometimes, even changing the size, in some instances, at least when trying to add text and change the formatting when first taking a screenshot on my phone.

One thing I just noticed is that it *does* work (changing color, size, etc) if I edit a photo already in my gallery.

I just installed the iOS 18.0.1 update. Looks like they fixed this issue. 🙌

allfost wrote: just installed the iOS 18.0.1 update. Looks like they fixed this issue. 🙌

Really! I hope that's true for everyone…