diff --git a/src/ios/SocialSharing.m b/src/ios/SocialSharing.m
index ecb71b50..1e9d99f8 100644
--- a/src/ios/SocialSharing.m
+++ b/src/ios/SocialSharing.m
@@ -510,9 +510,10 @@ - (void)shareViaSMS:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
     if (image != nil && image != (id)[NSNull null]) {
       BOOL canSendAttachments = [[MFMessageComposeViewController class] respondsToSelector:@selector(canSendAttachments)];
       if (canSendAttachments) {
-        NSURL *file = [self getFile:image];
-        if (file != nil) {
-          [picker addAttachmentURL:file withAlternateFilename:nil];
+        UIImage *uiImg = [self getImage:image];
+        if (uiImg != nil) {
+          NSData *dataImg = UIImagePNGRepresentation(uiImg);
+          [picker addAttachmentData:dataImg typeIdentifier:@"public.data" filename:@"Image.png"];
         }
       }
     }