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Markup issue/bug IOS 18.0 photo editor

I have a 14 plus, updated to IOS 18.0, and have noticed an issue with the Markup tool when editing photos…specifically when trying to change the color of text when adding text to a photo.

I added a video of what happens, essentially when I click on the existing text to change it to another color (as I’ve done so many times before) when the toolbar opens to change, it offers the choices, I click on the circle to change color, and the pallet selection then opens…before I can click on a choice, the whole thing closes on it’s own. When I try to reopen it, it opens and instantly closes by itself. It looks like a bug/conflict. Thanks.


iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 3, 2024 8:22 AM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2024 12:09 AM

OMG I just nearly ripped my face off. I’m so frustrated with this markup tool. What the **** is going on? I can’t do any work with it. Every time I try to make a simple thing that I’ve done a million times before, the selection palette instantly closes before I can make a selection. I’m so ****** right now.

Apple what are you doing? What the **** is going on with this markup tool!?! FIX IT!!

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Nov 26, 2024 9:40 PM in response to ElmoWeekly

It is now impossible to change the color of arrows from black to anything else in markup.

this is extremely annoying and frustrating for those of us who depend on this app.


I'm experiencing this problem with both my iPhone 12 Pro Max and my 6th generation iPad Pro (12.9") -- iOS 18.1.1 on both devices.


hey apple, please fix this stupid glitch!

Dec 13, 2024 8:31 PM in response to ElmoWeekly

As of 12/13/2024 markup is still not working. I have an iPhone 12. I am not updating this new iOS 18.2. The previous one killed my battery life. That’s all you guys can offer…. updates? I can’t even edit my pictures properly. This is just ridiculous… almost 2 months and it’s not been fixed! Forcing people to update for us to buy a new phone! 👿

Jan 9, 2025 9:38 AM in response to sk_traveler

I had the same issue in my iPhone 16 Pro. I had upgraded to the latest 18.2.1 and the issue persisted …

So I called Apple Support (chat) and after some exchanges he/she transferred me to a specialist.

This tech called me and asked for a screen share to show how I proceeded … and as I proceed to show her my steps, the problem was gone !!!

I am flabbergasted !!!

Still not sure about the issue, only that it disappeared … neither the techie !!

Jan 9, 2025 9:42 AM in response to ElmoWeekly

So this markup problem only “caught up” with me in the last couple of days. And just as I was getting more comfortable with using markup after the update over the summer that made it more difficult to use. I looked for, and loaded the latest update (18.2.1), which didn’t do a **** thing to help with markup. Apple’s slowness to correct this is really bad. Are they afraid of the meme content that users create?

Markup issue/bug IOS 18.0 photo editor

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