iPhone camera not working after iOS 14 update

Apple support will try to tell you that this is a hardware issue and there is nothing they can do but replace the screen. They are unwilling to admit that the ios 14 update caused this issue.

Never felt this abandoned by Apple before.

Have the iPhone 11, the same, no camera, no flash, only the face camera. I tried in "time lapse" mode, and only work with the 0.5x lense.

I've tried the same, restarted it, but nothing seems to happen.

I have had the camera replaced and the flashlight replaced after my iPhone 7plus stopped working after iOS 14 update end of November last year. I went to collect it and the technician said “I’ll just show you everything is working “ before I stumped up the cash for the repairs. Black screen on both cameras and no flash light. Surprise Surprise! Fortunately I still have my old 5s. Cameras and flashlight work too!

It’s been a WHOLE months or two that I stopped caring if my camera flashlight works anymore ... and then I saw this and tried it... NOW MY FLASHLIGHT IS BAAAACKK! However... my camera screen is still glitching....

I now have an iPhone X that works (camera, flash and mic), and don't dare to upgrade to 14.3 cause I fear it may break something (e.g., I saw the post by cali140).

What is the "thing" that some of you (e.g., @MrsOux) mentioned here that "worked"? Just in case at some point I upgrade and get a problem. And what does this solve, the camera/flash, or also the mic?

@cali140: Did the upgrade to 14.3 break down the camera/flash on your iPhone X? What about the mic? Does it still work?

iOS 14.0 broke my iphone 7 front facing camera. I was hoping 14.1, 14.2, or 14.3 would fix it but no luck. Apple just pretends its a hardware issue and they're ignoring it.

The iPhone X is to new for them to break on purpose so you're forced to upgrade. I would make sure you have a current back up and then do a full reset - that should solve it.

@cali140 mentioned he had the same problem (it was not clear whether it was only the camera or the mic also) on an iPhone X! I have that model and don't want to go through the same nightmare with this one. Anyone else having problems with updates on this model?

@figante when I turned off the NFC reader, my camera worked again, but I was still having mic issues and couldn’t video call on any application. I did a “reset all settings” - so I didn’t lose anything except settings. After this I was able to video call, mic worked, etc.

Just tonight I’ve realized I can’t record video only take still pictures.....so not sure what is going on. It seems like the issues float in and out (and probably aren’t able to be recreated by Apple’s QA people which is why they can’t claim the issue or fix it.)

They want you to restore your phone completely, because it wipes out all previous installs of iOS. I'd back it up to a laptop and do a full restore. It solved another problem I was having with Bluetooth pairing of a heart rate monitor for exercise but did nothing for my camera.

Hello, my microphone stopped working after one of these updates. Had the camera issue too, but another update fixed it.

What really bothers me is that it seems to be a software problem, and I can't believe that Apple is not fixing this issue. Due to the microphone issue, I cannot make phonecalls: the most important thing a phone can do. This also means I cannot call 911 when there is an emergency or other dangerous situations in which I need to make a fast phone call and don't have time to turn on and connect my bluetooth headset, which only works when charged.

I know there's always rumours that Apple ruins phones with updates like this, so we buy more phones. But at the moment I don't have money for a new phone, neither do I want to invest in a company that does such things. So I guess I will be stuck with my broken phone and will die in a house fire, because I cannot call the fire station in time.

I have not seen Apple do anything to fix the front facing cam issue, but no mic is pretty serious and the FCC might want to know about it. You might want to look at contacting them if you have the time. I don't want to buy a new phone either, nd I m not a fan of the droids but I might look into a older droid for now.

same thing is happening for me and i got the iphone 8 which i got last year. i went to apple support and they said it needs repairs which i don't believe. the camera and flash sometimes works but most of the time it doesn't. its really irritating and i hope apple fixes it with the next update.

Nothing besides just keep contacting Apple customer service like I did until someone decides to fix the issue by replacing ya phone. Even give them the link to this thread and stay on them every week.

I might end up buying a cheap droid because I don't have $1000 to replace my iPhone. I ordered a front facing camera that I am going to swap in, but if it doesn't work I might give up on my apple phone. I have had almost every iPhone made, but tired of the software updates being forced on me to ruin my phone.

No update is going to fix the issue. Only thing is getting a new phone. Either buy one or keep hounding Apple until they replace it. I did for bout 3 weeks (1 time a week) then finally Apple care called me on Saturday and offered to replace my 7+ with 128GB iPhone XR. After I sent mine in 3 days late I got a new phone. No not a refurb in a sealed box