My husband and I each have an iPhone 3GS, and neither of them has a camera icon in the Messages app—the only way to send a picture is through email. Is there any way we can send photos in a text message? I think it’s silly that even the simplest cell phones have this option while an iPhone doesn’t!
At first, the iPhone couldn’t send photos (known as MMS) with text messages, but Apple enabled the feature starting with iOS 3.1. If there’s no camera icon in the Messages app, then the MMS feature is turned off on your device. This is easily remedied by going to Settings > Messages, and flipping the MMS switch to ON.
If the MMS feature is turned off, then you will be unable to send pictures as attachments with your messages.
If the camera button is still missing in Messages, then you’ll need to update your phone to a more recent version of iOS by connecting your device to a computer running iTunes and clicking Check For Update in the Summary tab.
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