iPhone 14 Camera is Blurry

Perhaps true, in which case app writers need to hold the authors of the supposed cross-platform frameworks to the fire.

IMHO developers should be coding directly for iOS to avoid such issues, but that’s just my opinion; more often than not when cross-platform frameworks are used it makes the app feel generic and somewhat unfriendly, but I get the reason why it’s done, but it’s also far from the truth to state that apps are not written in Objective C for iOS as the vast majority actually are.

Regardless, it still needs to be fixed by a third party as if Apple’s apps work, it’s a compatibility issue and isn’t because Apple’s apps are using a “secret” API.

You are making strawmen here. No one claims it's a private API. It's simply that the changes between iOS 16 and iOS 16.0.2 weren't announced for, regardless of how often you keep telling that to yourself.

Just received my 14 pro after having an 11 pro for almost 3 years, same issue. 3rd party apps are horrible but also just the normal camera on the phone, will not focus up close without macro mode which still isn’t that good and I’m hating how it so obviously switches between with different quality as well.

I only updated for more storage so am thinking about going back to an 11 with more gb.

That's not a bug, it's by design.

The larger sensor in newer iPhones means that the 1x "wide" lens has a more distant minimum focus distance, which is why the Camera app will automatically switch to using the Ultrawide lens in macro mode to focus closely.

Third party apps can do the same thing but they need to properly use the appropriate APIs to do so.

I also just recently got my 14 pro max coming from an 11. The 14 selfie camera is too grainy and saturated I’ll say. Before you take your picture it looks smooth and perfect but once you take the picture it changes the quality. I hope Apple fixes this. Asap.

Dogcow, I'm honestly interested if you can point me to a Third Party app that is currently doing this Macro switch correctly? I have tried it on Turo (license scan), Target (barcode scan), Walmart (barcode), Banking apps (check deposit picture), and none of them are working properly on my iPhone 14 Pro Max.

So do you think it is an iOS 16 issue, or iPhone 14 issue? Because I switched devices from a 13 Pro Max to 14 Pro Max during the beta development, and this macro switch in 3rd party apps stopped happening correctly when I upgraded to the 14 Pro.

It looks to be an issue with how the apps are interacting with iOS.

Whether that is an iOS bug or improper coding of the apps or a library they use in common, I couldn't say.

If it's an iOS bug, it will get fixed at some point, but if it's the libraries or apps, only an update from the app vendor will fix it.

I will once again say that some apps do at least function with iPhone 14 models, such as Walmart Pay in the Walmart app.

I was having blurry pictures even with the regular camera app, grainy too. I did have to factory reset it twice, but it seems like it worked. I just called and was asked to take it to a store. I felt the rep over the phone knew what I was talking about and she had to run some diagnostics and immediately set up an appointment. Should I worry?

This is my third iphone 14 pro. It was exchanged by apple two times already due to blurry videos and shaking USING APPLE’S own camera app (not third party apps. Extremely dissatisfied, since my third iphone that I just got two days ago is having the same issues. I followed all the recommendations the genius bar made (remove 3dr party lens cover/protector), installed as new iphone (don t restore), nothing works. I just tested my friend’s 14 pro max and same issue, my wife’s iphone is doing exactly the same, blurred videos. I think it s time for Apple to acknowledge that some phones have HW camera issues…

Hello from Germany! I have the same problem and not just with third party apps, but also with Apple‘s Code Scanner. Now it is mid November and nothing has changed - it seems to be a specific 14 pro (and 14 pro max?) problem. While the stock camera app works fine, none of the other apps (none!) switches to the right lens and can’t focus on a QR- or barcode. I talked to senior advisors, however, until now no suggested solution helped.

Don't hold the bar code close, as the camera physically can't focus on it at short distances.

Hold the code at a distance where the phone can focus sharply on it and most apps will read it right away, even if it looks tiny to you, the software can often read the bar/QR code.

For example, the Scandit app I referred to above had no issues reading a small UPC code on a package of crackers from 10.5"(26.6 cm) away.

your "advice" is absurd, I have tried to use the "waitrose" in-store scan app, some item I had to hold as far away as i could to scan.

also, apps that require a cheque to be photographed (banking apps) and apps that scan your credit card require the card/cheque to be placed within a virtual box and they are all blurred so can't be used. Those apps don't allow you to control the focus by moving the device away manually. It's clear that one of the lenses has NO focus at all.

I have replicated the issue using the native camera app and Instagram, but they switch lenses when they realise the item is out of focus

Yes I’m doing that, however, when you need to use 3rd party apps ( as previous) the 14 pro max has a major design problem when taking close up photos of ie driving licences which must fit into a a certain sized app frame.

Maybe if you read my other messages you’d see I have the same issue with the Apple camera app, instagram, banking, credit card, retail and ALL OTHER apps that use the camera. We’re happy you don’t have the issue but why do you post arguing that you don’t have the issue which isn’t helping those of us who do.