iPhone SE 2020 camera clicking noise

Hello everyone, my new iPhone SE 2020 has a problem, when activating the camera the phone emits a sound like a click. The sound does not come from the speakers, the click comes from the camera mechanisms(aperture or OIS) and it's similar to the sound of the aperture change mechanism in the lenses of old SLR cameras.

At first, I thought that it was a mechanical defect and replaced the phone in official reseller shop, but the problem did not disappear even on another phone. My friends who have an iPhone SE 2020 also complain about this problem.

Sometimes a reboot helps and the sound disappears, but quickly reappears. I tried to reinstall iOS (tried recovery and DFU on Finder), camera clicks began to appear less often, but they did not disappear. The problem is most likely related to the software part, so I hope that the Apple team will solve this in the update.

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 9:38 AM

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Jan 15, 2022 3:19 AM in response to LD150

If I restart my phone, the problem goes away for a couple of days (restarted Thursday, sound went Friday) but then eventually returns.

In my opinion, this is a software problem, otherwise this sound would not disappear and also would not return over time for no apparent reason.

Its apparently something to do with the OIS, can be fixed with software it seems.

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iPhone SE 2020 camera clicking noise

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