Why can’t i save images from google on iPhone / Macbook ? [Fix]

Many MacBook, iPad, iOS , iPhone users are facing issue with the Google Image search that they are not able to save images from Google. The issue started randomly of most of the MacBooks and Apple devices. Earlier on iPhone you will get the download option by press and hold on the image. On the PC and MacBook , right click will show option to download the image but recently it seem that the download option from Google Image search is missing and users are not able to download the images anymore.

Once users reported

 “I can’t download nor save images from google pics to my iPhone and Macbook. What should i do? ”

Same is the case on the iPhone 12/13 etc, specially after upgrading the iPhone to latest iOS 15.5 the issue is seem more users. 

This article will try to fix below queries :

As per some reports the Google was sued for copyright and they had to change that, on desktop is the same. And due to this they have started to restrict the download of some devices. Hopefully Google will soon resolve the copyright issue on its platform. 

How to fix unable to download image from goole image search ?

Fix: Use Google Chrome 

If you are not able to download google search images on the MacBook and iPhone using the Safari Browser or the google Search app, then as a workaround you should try to use Google Chrome to download the images. 

Fix : Wait for Image to load

As a new feature the Google will let you download the image only when it is completely loaded. You just have to wait until the image completely loaded. You notice when it suddenly becomes sharp.

Fix : Update the Browser to latest versions

If you are on older version of web browser and using old Google Search then you should update the Browser to the latest version available as some of the new feature may not work on the older version softwares.