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I have an iPad Pro 12.9 first generation and I have iOS 16.2.1 I am trying to mark up some of my photos in the photo app on my iPad I noticed that some of the photos will let me mark them up with my pencil and some of them won’t and I would like to know why so that I can fix this mark-up problem. Thank you so much !
iPad Pro, iPadOS 15
Hi JimmieMaccccc3
welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.
Re: Inability to Mark-up photos in iOS 16.2.1
Wondering if you may have updated (or would like to) to the latest iPadOS version:
Updating may, or may not, make a difference to the situation you describe.
About iPadOS 16 Updates - Apple Support says iPadOS 16.5 is the latest,
Apple support has an article online to help with editing photos with iPad OS16
Edit photos and videos on iPad – Apple Support
Eg: says:
Write or draw on a photo
Tap a photo to view it in full screen.
✽ Tap Edit, then tap 
✽ Annotate the photo using the different drawing tools and colors.
✽ Tap (+) to magnify or add a caption, text, shapes, or even your signature.
✽ Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel.
Re: "I noticed that some of the photos will let me mark them up with my pencil and some of them won’t and I would like to know why so that I can fix this mark-up problem"
Wondering if the difference may be between HEIF or JPG photos, \
and
whether converting the HEIF photos to JPG would make a difference for you ...
and
if anyone else in the community knows more than either of us do about this situation.
Eg: Perhaps a more recent model of iPad Pro is needed to work with HEIF photos
Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices - Apple Support
All the best :-)
Hi JimmieMaccccc3
welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.
Re: Inability to Mark-up photos in iOS 16.2.1
Wondering if you may have updated (or would like to) to the latest iPadOS version:
Updating may, or may not, make a difference to the situation you describe.
About iPadOS 16 Updates - Apple Support says iPadOS 16.5 is the latest,
Apple support has an article online to help with editing photos with iPad OS16
Edit photos and videos on iPad – Apple Support
Eg: says:
Write or draw on a photo
Tap a photo to view it in full screen.
✽ Tap Edit, then tap
✽ Annotate the photo using the different drawing tools and colors.
✽ Tap (+) to magnify or add a caption, text, shapes, or even your signature.
✽ Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel.
Re: "I noticed that some of the photos will let me mark them up with my pencil and some of them won’t and I would like to know why so that I can fix this mark-up problem"
Wondering if the difference may be between HEIF or JPG photos, \
and
whether converting the HEIF photos to JPG would make a difference for you ...
and
if anyone else in the community knows more than either of us do about this situation.
Eg: Perhaps a more recent model of iPad Pro is needed to work with HEIF photos
Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices - Apple Support
All the best :-)
Inability to Mark-up photos in iOS 16.2.1
