XR Photos have vertical stripes of color distortion

Are your photos in HDR mode? I would test with HRD turned off and see, if the problem persists.

Go to Settings  > Camera, then turn off Smart HDR.

HDR might emphasize the effects of an artificial light.

You can also compare the HDR versions to the normal photo, if you enable "Keep normal version":

Settings  > Camera, then turn on Keep Normal Photo.

Apple Authorized repair store replaced my camera and no issues for now.

Hi. My boyfriend had this same problem with his iPhone XR and we went to an Apple Store at São Paulo, Brazil (we live here).

First they just replaced the camera model and no sucess. We took a picture there at Apple Store and the stripes remains.

So we showed to an employee and he just give us a new iPhone XR and no more problems!

But this new iPhone has iOS 12.0.1, so I think is just about software and not hardware. For now we won’t update it until Apple recognizes this issue and solve it with an new iOS.

One more thing: my iPhone XS also had this stripes problem but it’s rare compared with iPhone XR.

If the problem only occurs in the HDR photos, it is a software issue, because HDR is created by merging three photos, taken in quick succession. If there are periodic, flickering patterns in the illumination, the HDR algorithm may emphasize them. The purpose of HDR is to make the structure in the shadows and highlights more visible. You will also see reflections on glass pane more clearly.

Sometimes we do not want this structure to be revealed. I am always keeping both the HDR and the normal version, so I can discard the HDR version, if the normal photo is better because of motion artifacts or lighting artifacts in the HDR version.

Had this, just fixed by iOS 13.3.1!

As your new iPhone is still covered by the warranty, I would go to the store immediately. If it should be a problem with an incorrectly calibrated camera, it would be better to have the problem filed early.

Seem's like it's finally fixed in iOS 13.3.1

Hey other people including myself have also experienced this issue, I hope some of the discussions here have some useful tips and suggestions for you. 

• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250694213
• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250690592
• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250703795
• https://www.reddit.com/r/iPhoneXR/comments/dd923q/iphone_xr_camera_blue_lines_on_the_left_side_how/

I am from PL, fresh iphone XR, white 13.1.3 - HDR on - stripes at photos with contrast colors, but even in the normal daylight...

More precissely It happens when u for example have a bright light (window) at the area of the photo but u are focusing on something dark and vualla u have stripes... I had read all available topics and...:

• most people say that they never had this effect on IOS 12 ... it appeared when updated to IOS 13
• it only happens when HDR is on - I agree
• it happens on different models too for example iphone xs/6s max
• 2-3 people said that they went to apple store and had new camera module exchange and problem was gone, but one of them found then different problem (stripes, but smaller and different)
• 1 guy said that it could be realted to ESD during the production process - cause is microchip damage - it is an option...
• couple of people said that it is related to LED light? It sounds very logic but i must say no, as I said in the daylight problem is still existing.

Soo summerizing, these troubleshotings are soo much different from each other, basing on them i still have no clue if i must go to apple store.. It drains my time, i don't want to. Hope it is software issue. Today my sister will come with here Xr and 13.1.3 then we'll see.

What apple is doing about that? Only thing that i could read they have no idea (genius'es) yeah restore ur software etc... wasting time. Maybe check if ur phone is 100% charged? :D ha ha

I replaced my ENTIRE phone and the problem still exists. it's not hardware, it's not software. I wiped everything and even did a back up not from iCloud and the issue persists. Don't waste your time replacing the camera.

I definitely agree. After Apple replaced my camera TWICE, they finally gave me a new XR. However, the NEW/REPLACEMENT phone they gave me still has the same issue. I stopped going back to Apple. It was a complete waste of my time and every time I go, they look at me like I am making this all up. Even when I showed them photos taken with iPhone 8+ and XR with one second apart, the iPhone 8+ did not have any issues while same photo taken with the XR showed banding / vertical stripes of blue and yellow. Frustrating!!!

Went to apple store and they were skeptical at first and did a series of tests and had to reset my phone and the issue remains. They proceed to replace my camera and initially it was fine but after a week, the banding came back. This has been an issue ever since the iOS13 update in early Oct, but I don’t understand why are they still not resolving it

I also have this stripe problem, new iPhone XR. Is there official commentary from Apple?

Today I went to official service in St.Petersburg, Russia, and the guy told me that Apple is aware of the problem but they refer to it as “specialty” of the camera, not “problem”. I mean, really, Apple? Paying for premium phone and ending up with horrible defected photos isn’t something you expect.

And also service guy told me, even if I give my phone to analyze and run tests to detect problem (which takes 10-14 days) most likely they won’t do anything. So he suggested I try to make photos without direct light hitting camera. Seriously???