iOS 11 update - sucking my will to live

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TL;DR? Having trouble with the new Messaging app in iOS 11

I fear change. I NEVER install software or OS updates until they’ve become a proven quantity. Basically I let others be the guinea pig and beta testers, then I swoop in later (after the whatever.1.1 update to the update) and sail smoothly into the future.

Last night, bleary-eyed, I dismissed a notification on my phone without reading it. What it really said was something like iOS 11 is ready to download and install on your phone. Are you bored with everything working correctly and ready for some stress in your life??

Well, fudge. Note to me: grab glasses and READ notifications on phone before finger banging whatever button appears in the message.

Specifically, I’m having issues with the Messaging app:

General oddness - When reading a message thread I frequently can’t get back to Messaging home. I press the < to return to home, but nothing happens. If I press and hold the < a square pops up on the screen with “Edit” in the middle of it, and it disappears as quickly as it came. The only solution I’ve found so far is to double-tap the phone’s Home button to bring up the control center, quit the Messaging app, and restarting Messaging. This takes me back into the thread I was trying to exit, but now I can press < to return to Messaging home screen.

Can’t attach photos to non-iMessage users. The camera button usually used to attach a photo is greyed out.

Can’t send non-iMessage SMS to Apple, can’t receive SMS from Apple recipients if iMessage is turned off.

So far, that’s what I’ve encountered. But it’s been a show stopper for me, as I use Messaging extensively throughout the day to communicate with my remote employees.

Anyone else upgraded to iOS 11 yet willing to check if you’re having similar problems in Messaging? I’d like to know if it’s a system-wide issue, or possibly limited to me and my phone. Or even my carrier somehow.