Users are experiencing issues uploading photos directly from their phones, with the photo icon becoming inactive and all posting icons turning red. This problem may indicate that the platform has switched to text-only mode. To resolve this, users should click on the rightmost ##\vdots## and select the icon resembling a pair of square brackets to return to WYSIWYG mode. Once this is done, the icons should become functional again. Following these steps successfully restores the ability to upload photos.