iOS Photos Markup Feature: Users Reporting Clunky and Unusable Experience

First reported on r/ios on June 27, 2026.

Users are reporting an issue with the Photos app on iOS, where the Markup feature is clunky and hard to use. This issue is affecting multiple users and has been reported on various online forums.

What it looks like

• Markup feature is clunky and hard to use
• Photos app not responding

How to fix it

1. Open the Photos app.
2. Select a photo to edit.
3. Tap the Edit button.
4. Tap the Markup button.
5. If the Markup feature is still clunky, contact Apple support for further assistance.

Affected products

• iOS Photos

Sources

• Just used Markup feature in Photos for the first time in years -wow how is it this Bad??! — reddit:r/ios

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