The tips below should get your iPhone taking clear pictures again.
Information in this article applies to iPhone 6 and later.
How to Fix an iPhone Camera That Won’t Focus
Take off the iPhone case.
Some iPhone cases partially block the camera lens or flash.
Metallic cases or attachmentsparticularly magnetic onescan affect the iPhone’s optical stabilization.
Clean the iPhone camera lens.
Use a microfiber cloth to clean the lens, and then take a photo.
Set the focus point.
With the Camera app open, tap the object you’re trying to photograph.
It could be a person’s face, a flower, or another subject.
By tapping it, you tell the iPhone what element you want it to focus on.
Increase or decrease brightness by using the sliding exposure bar that appears next to the focus area.
Turn off AE/AF Lock.AE/AF stands for Auto Exposure and Auto Focus.
When this setting is locked, the iPhone camera keeps the targeted part of the shot in focus.
The camera keeps the object in focus even if something else enters the shot later.
To turn it off, tap the screen.
Sometimes, focusing issues arise because of the way you use the iPhone camera.
Avoid taking photos of subjects that are too close to the iPhone.
Also, don’t change the distance from the subject, move around, or shake the phone.
These actions make it hard for the iPhone camera to focus properly.
Sometimes, focus problems arise from software glitches.
One way to resolve these problems is to update to the latest available version of iOS.
Force-shut the Camera app.
Sometimes closing the Camera app and then restarting it can fix software bugs and glitches.
Restarting an iPhone or iOS rig may also resolve issues related to the camera lens.
Reset the iPhone to factory configs.
If your iPhone camera still isn’t focusing properly, restore the iPhone to its factory options.
This step involvesresetting all the phone’s configs and data.
Avoid doing this without firstbacking up your data.
you could thenrestore your data and appsafter performing the factory reset.
Your iPhone must be under warranty if you want to avoid paying a fee for repairs.
Common culprits include:
Usually, the cause of the problem is revealed through its corresponding fix.
