Strange noise camera

Omg I’m so glad I’m not the only one!

I have the iPhone 12 Pro and I thought I got a defective device or something. Every time I try using the back camera I hear this repetitive clicking sound and when I close the app the sound disappears. Wtf is going on?

I have this exact same issue with my 2020 iPhone SE. It is a mechanical sound from the camera when the camera is activated. When you put your ear to the camera and open the camera app or activate the camera in other apps you hear the mechanical noise. Is the camera broken? Does it need to be repaired? Is it covered under warranty?

i have the same exact problem. like everytime i open my camera app it started to sound like clicking. and idk but it’s getting louder day by day. i tried to restart my iPhone but it fixed itself for like a day only then it started to sound the same. should i go service my device? please i need help. my anxiety won’t let me feel calm until i found the way to fix it. (i use an iPhone Xr)

I have exactly the same problem. When I open the iphone camera app I can see the lens of the main camera being fully tightened and immediately return to its original position. This is probably how this noise is produced. It only affects the main camera.

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Hi dela_neploxo,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're hearing a sound from your Camera when opening it in the Camera app, Instagram, WhatsApp, and YouTube. We want to help.

Is this happening with both the forward facing and rear facing camera? Is there any physical or liquid damage to the iPhone? Have you forced closed the Camera and restarted your iPhone? If not, please go ahead and do that now.

How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Restart your iPhone

Let us know how that goes.

Hi, I have the same problem. It is only the front camera. When I force quit it the problem is still there. When I restart my phone the problem disappears for 1-3 days and comes back again.

Could you please try and fix this? Heres some intel: iPhone SE 2020 rear camera started clicking after a few days every time when opening the camera app. It is definetly a mechanicel sound from the OIS. I returned my phone and got a new iphone SE 2020. it has the exact same problem. It begins to happen after a few days of use.

Please let the software engineers look into this. It is driving me nuts.

I phone 11, same issue, front facing camera started making noise, won’t focus. No water, damage, etc. Had the phone for awhile, just started having the problem.

apparently everyone has this problem with iphone se 2020 and ios 14, it's very strange and i don't know if it could damage the camera somehow.

it would be time to fix this bug. We can't do anything

but one thing is for sure after rebooting the device there is no noise for some time and then it comes back.

I have same issue. I contacted Apple Support three times and they suggested the following:

1) completely resetting my settings-this resolved it for a few days but issue came back

2) upgrading to latest i.O.S-this resolved it for a few days but issue came back.

3) in my third attempt, I was able to get a replacement phone. No issue initially but after a week of usage it came back.

I have the same problem (front camera video only records static sound) on iPhone SE 2018 and iOS 14.2.

I also am unable to hear or be heard on the speakerphone for a cell phone call, or apps that use calling like, FB messenger and Kakao Talk.

@dela_neploxo we have the same issue. Apple replaced the phone for this reason already twice! Last Saturday we drove 81 miles to the closest genius bar and complained that the first iPhone which they replaced had the same mechanical sound issue again. So they replaced it. We we arrived at home we realised that our genius bar, replaced our broken iPhone for a new broken iPhone which is disgusting! So we drove back today to get this issue solved and they simply send us away! Apple Care on the phone cared about this issue but the Apple store which messed up didn't!

I'm really mad about something like this! We have laws and Apple has to obey laws!

Imagine they told me it's expectable that a camera can develop strange noises!

Well not after you just unboxed the phone!

Hey, I have my Iphone since May 2020, did sereval Updates. Same Issue here. Mechanical clicking noise after starting the camera. It seems like it comes from the lens. After rebooting the sound dissappears for 1-3 days. The system updates didnt do anything. I will send it in and tell you if it helped.

I have the same phone (SE 2020) and the exact same problem, camera works absolutely fine though and got some fantastic slo mo footage of the snow we’re getting this morning here in the UK. Good to know I’m not the only one with this problem.

I have gone through three devices now and they all have the same issue. Additionally when moving the phone to my ear for answering a phone call there is a rattle, like a loose part. This also started after one to two days from unboxing the phone.

It is the mute switch, which is a little loose on the mute position and rattles. This is two noisy issues from all three totally new phones after 1-2 days. This is a really poor job.

I am open for a suggestion from apple to drive my customer satisfaction back up again, because it is a pain of losing so much time in setting up phones.