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iPhone camera not working after iOS 14 update

Hello... after I updated my iPhone 7 Plus to iOS 14, my camera acts up. It doesn't load the camera. I then try to turn on the flashlight but it doesn't work either. Sometimes, I try to repeatedly turn on and off the flashlight until suddenly it works. I then come back to the camera and keep switching the camera modes, and rarely, it functions. Once I exit it an try the camera on an app though, it doesn't work again. Restarting didn't help my problem.




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iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 12:19 AM

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Sep 18, 2020 11:26 PM in response to benjflores31

update: it worked after i restarted my phone. again, it would only work once i'm in the app. when i leave it, and the green indicator disappears, so does the cam and flash. sometimes though, the flashlight works after leaving the cam. even rarely, it works on some apps but that happens for a very short period of time. when i leave the apps, the camera does too. so frustrating. i guess i'm gonna cherish the moments when my camera actually IS alive.

Sep 19, 2020 1:09 AM in response to tristafé

Hi, so I too am experiencing the same problem, but I did find a turnaround which kinda works:


  • Turn on the flashlight toggle from the control center and keep it on, but the flashlight won’t turn on
  • Then open an app which uses the camera and wait for 3-5 seconds. The image does show up, at least it did in my case
  • Only downside., you have to perform the above steps each time you don’t get an image from the camera.


Hope this helps you out

iPhone camera not working after iOS 14 update

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