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Screen Capture Freezes in IOS 14

I take a lot of screen captures (photos not video) and email them. Never had an issue before. However, since IOS14 I'm getting a lot of lag and or freezing. I've tried everything I know of to rectify but continues to happen.

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 19, 2020 11:16 AM

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Jan 28, 2021 2:54 AM in response to sterling r

hello, I got same problem here. Screen capture freezes frequently, not always, but still happened


especially when I try to share screen capture


device iphone 12mini, ios 14.3


its doesn't happen on my old device iphone 6s


here is one recorded when it happened, battery , storage, network connection no problem.

https://youtu.be/9Nn0S6JZOjI


you can see capture function does work immediately until 50sec after.


I still could swipe until capture function pop up, than freeze for few second.


I tried to looking for help at local repair center.


They got no idea with this issue, and help to reset device, but problem doesn't solved.


And there are few cases similar on our community.


Feb 10, 2021 3:57 PM in response to Brian Kushner

Hey!! Same issue with me...and I have the iPhone 12 Pro go figures 😬😂 this has been going on ever since I got my 12 also yes I am on the latest software update and not only it freezes and lags it also doesn’t load when I have to send the message or just shuts the whole app down ...ah same thing with the camera! Sometimes I either want to take a pic or send a pic and the camera just force closes and power cycle the device.... you’d think this wouldn’t happen on the latest device with the latest update but here we are 🙃

Feb 15, 2021 10:43 PM in response to Brian Kushner

Well it seems to be working for me. Was trying to be helpful. What’s the fact that you originated this post got to do with anything ? We’ve all got the same issue. This fix has sorted the issue SO FAR for me. 4 days without freezing - couldn’t go 4 hours before. Get back on the phone to Apple is my advice to you and share any possible resolution as I have.

Feb 16, 2021 10:26 AM in response to Brian Kushner

OK, this might not help anyone, but I hope Apple is reading this!

I read somewhere online that the persistent iPhone freezing issue when taking a screenshot may be related to a spike in device memory usage causing the phone’s software to freeze. For so long we have been told by many tech reviews that IOS does not require as much RAM as Android due to it’s superior memory management. Could it be that, with the increase in multitasking nowadays, the limits of this clever memory management are being reached?

What is worrying is that this is happening even on iPhone 12 Pro which has 6gb, up from 4gb on the iPhone 11 Pro series.

Perhaps the ‘frugal’ approach of Apple to phone memory is taking its toll :(

Give us more RAM apple, it can’t be that expensive, your loyal customers deserve your generosity and a phone that is functional and suited to the more heavy pattern of usage!

Screen Capture Freezes in IOS 14

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