iOS 14 iPhone update - camera not working.

Not a permanent fix, but there is a way to use your camera if you've got this issue. I had a chat with an advisor last night, who told me to turn my flashlight on from the control centre and open the camera app. You need to wait about 15 seconds but the camera will start to work. (Also works for snapchat and instagram too) I hope this helps.

Not a permanent fix, but there is a way to use your camera if you've got this issue. I had a chat with an advisor last night, who told me to turn my flashlight on from the control centre and open the camera app. You need to wait about 15 seconds but the camera will start to work. (Also works for snapchat and instagram too) I hope this helps.

A camera repair at an Apple Store means a replacement phone at your cost. You might want to see if there is a patch. As this only affects a few iPhone7's that may not be forthcoming. Nobody knows yet.

I suggest you at least try shajeeya's workaround (above this) and see if yours turns on too. It may help the Apple developers understand the problem.

Ah yes! I tired this method of using flash before going to camera, and it worked! thank you sm

but of course this is only a temporary fix and later goes back to being black.

hopefully apple fixes this problem asap

I have the same issue. Can’t get an appointment for 4 days. I am so annoyed at the same thing. Run an apple iOS and now my phone has issues. Was working fine before. It should be apple fixing the phone at no cost to me.

The thing is it’s not how we need to try to fix. It’s a bug from the update and Apple needs to fix it. Our phone’s were working just fine before the update and now it’s not. Looking at other alternatives to make it work is not the option. We may try the alternative but for how long? Ain’t I right?

Nobody knows yet what the problem is.

If you don't want to help find a workaround then fine. Sit back and wait. Nobody is pressurising you.

If you can't find 15 seconds in your busy life to help diagnose what is wrong then fine.

Well, I have wasted almost a day trying to fix it. Tried everything I found on the internet, reset my phone and even tried reinstalling with iTunes but there is no option to it. I am still trying with everything as of now as well so how do you see this as I am just here in my busy life doing nothing. How do you think I would have come across this page if I was doing nothing?

My update is that they ran diagnostics and say the camera is not detected (no taking any responsibility that it was the fault of the update) it seems it got worse since I ran the diagnostic - now Face ID is not working and no longer working on Instagram and it was before. Made an appointment to go into the store( I am glad they are open)

The work around didn’t work for me and I have iPhone XR this is not an iPhone 7 issue it’s from the update. Support tells me my camera is not being detected so that is not something anyone should have to pay out of pocket

Hello all,

same issue I am having here with my iPhone 7. An the temporary fix for the flashlight won't work for me either. I hope Apple comes back with a final fix soon - my phone was working well just before the iOS upgrade.

249 people clicked “me too” this is a glitch with the update not iPhone 7s . As far as I read only 2 people said 7s and others haven’t said. Are you employed by apple or something that is causing you to have such a hard time believing this? Glitches happen with updates all the time I usually wait to update and this is what happens when I did it quickly. Basically everyone is going to have to get their phone looked at since the update really messed up some of our phones (249+ people) and our phones no longer recognize a camera which is according to apple staff, unfortunately there is no quick fix for most of us.

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