# HDR photos taken on iPhone load significantly slower after AnkiMobile 26.10 update

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**Created:** [November 9, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280 "2026-11-09T11:58:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hilichiu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/hilichiu/32/35681_2.png) [@Hilichiu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hilichiu)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280/1 "2026-11-09T11:58:38Z")

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How to reproduce:

- Take a picture on iPhone, wait it sync though iCloud Photos
- On Mac, open Photos App and export that photo
- Import the photo in a Anki card on Mac
- Sync, then load the card on AnkiMobile

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It worked completely fine on AnkiMobile 25.09 and every Mac version I used before.

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Device:

iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 27.2, AnkiMobile 26.10

iPad Air M2, iPadOS 27.2, AnkiMobile 26.10

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**Author:** ![andi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/andi/32/807_2.png) [@andi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/andi)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280/2 "2026-11-09T07:35:53Z")

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I have quite large high-resolution images in my decks (\> 50MB). With the latest Anki update for iOS (26.10), these images are not loaded any more or it takes forever and the UI is unresponsive.

This is a regression compared to the previous version.

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**Author:** ![ianankihub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/87869e/32.png) [@ianankihub](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ianankihub)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280/3 "2026-11-09T17:40:45Z")

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Thanks for the reports. To narrow this down: is it slow in the Browse list (stuttering or freezing while you scroll past notes with the large image), or on the card itself when you review it or open Preview?

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**Author:** ![Hilichiu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/hilichiu/32/35681_2.png) [@Hilichiu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hilichiu)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280/5 "2026-11-09T22:13:19Z")

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In my case (HDR photos) the shutter occurred during both browse and review

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**Author:** ![Hilichiu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/hilichiu/32/35681_2.png) [@Hilichiu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hilichiu)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hdr-photos-taken-on-iphone-load-significantly-slower-after-ankimobile-26-10-update/74280/6 "2026-11-09T22:15:57Z")

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Yes! The UI will become unresponsive (sometimes turning white in review or just stuck there for a while) which is a little bit annoying.