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iPhone 11 Pro wide angle stopped working

Hi,


Recently my wide angle camera function stopped working and when I open the camera app it automatically pops into 2x and only allows me to zoom out to 1x but not. .5(screen shots below), all options work on video. I’ve updated to latest iOS, restarted phone, closed and reopened camera still know luck. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I use the wide angle for work all the time.

Cheers Craig

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 1:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2021 9:02 PM

I also had this issue. I tried to:


  1. update IOS. to the latest
  2. reset to factory setting
  3. I even tried using 3rd party apps to see if the wide angle will work and suspect a phone software issue


but these did not help.


I have a friend who knows how to open and fix iphone hardware. we found out that the flex cable of the wide angle is not securely attached. he disconnected and reconnected the flex cable and that fixed the issue.


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May 11, 2020 9:13 AM in response to Loganlaplume

So I ended up talking with someone at Apple. They were looking at my phone through screen sharing and the guy said that it was a hardware issue and that I would have to wait till the store opens to go in and they will switch my phone out for a new one.. but I guess we’ll see what happens. My Portrait mode doesn’t work either. I can put it in portrait mode but the camera doesn’t blur out the background. My front camera works on portrait mode tho. Soooo weird

May 21, 2020 3:21 AM in response to ksufan77

Hey all. Seems this is a hardware issue. I have the same problem and I took the phone to the local authorised service provider. They told me that Apple will be replacing my phone. So all of you waiting or hoping for a software fix, don't wait, especially if your warranty is about to expire. Take your phone to an Apple store or authorised service provider and have it checked.

May 26, 2020 12:31 PM in response to CdD89

Just talked to Apple again. They are sending me a replacement phone but based on what I'm reading here it probably won't fix the issue. I told the apple support guy about this thread and how I didn't think this would solve the main problem, and he said I shouldn't take any advice from you guys and just listen to the professionals instead 😂

May 27, 2020 9:47 AM in response to alygatorrr

They said the same to me and I'm doing that. So I have the price of the phone on hold on my credit card and when I send my phone back they will cancel the hold. I am under warranty, but don't have apple care so had to pay $30 shipping. I would have done the same as you but don't live anywhere near an Apple store, and my work is on my phone so I can't not have it for a few days.

May 27, 2020 12:03 PM in response to alygatorrr

No I didn't. I simply took my broken phone and they kept it to send to the Apple certified technician. Currently I do not have the phone. It's with the service provider. They do not have the phone in stock so I have to wait until they receive the stock from Apple and then they will give me the replacement. I am dealing with an authorised Apple Service Provider since there is no Apple store in my country.

May 28, 2020 12:27 PM in response to CdD89

Alright guys I have officially tried everything lol. Got my new phone in the mail today, I set it up at first with no information because I was curious.. camera worked great. Signed in with my icloud backup.. camera broken just as before. Called Apple yet again, they said to sign into my phone using Apple ID and not an iCloud backup..this worked! So if you're having this problem.. the only way to fix it is to completely erase all content & data on your phone and to set it up as new using only your Apple ID. You will lose settings, data, apps, messages etc. but not photos & contacts.

Jun 2, 2020 6:36 PM in response to botrash

I reset and erase the entire phone and started fresh but it still didn’t work. This is a horrible bug and portrait doesn’t work as well. Am so disappointed to what had been a perfect experience so far with my iPhone 11 Pro for many many months now. I had to buy 3rd party camera app and those modes work fine . Please fix this Apple ASAP

iPhone 11 Pro wide angle stopped working

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