Instructions to speed up sending photos in iPhone messages

In iOS 26 and later, Apple added a new feature to the Messages app settings that allows users to send low-quality photo previews to others before sending the full photo. Here's how to use the setting to send photos faster in messages on iPhone.

How to Send Pictures Faster in iPhone Messages

Step 1:

You access Settings then click on Applications at the bottom of the interface. Switch to the new interface, users find and click on the Messages application to proceed with adjustments.

Step 2:

In the message app customization interface, scroll down and enable Send low quality photo previews .

This feature makes sending photos to recipients extremely efficient and faster as they can preview the photo right before receiving the full resolution photo.

When your phone is running low on data and you turn on low data mode, your iPhone will only send low quality photo previews to save data.

David Pac

Update 08 October 2025