Blurry pics on iPhone 14 Pro Max (iOS 16.0.2)

Well just had a call with Apple and they refused to look at this thread or even acknowledge the fact other people are having the same issue. We were just to do trouble shooting on my phone as “you can find anything you want on the internet “. How very convenient indeed. Think I will just sell the phone and go buy android. Very poor show from Apple indeed

My daughter took her 14 Pro to the Apple Store. They acknowledged there was an issue and said they are working on a firmware update. They said she wasn’t the first to come in or have it reported. She could wait for the firmware update or have her phone sent in and it would take a couple days to “fix or replace” the camera. She is going back up to school tomorrow so she chose to wait….

I should add that I was in 1x for both cameras. Also, the sales guy did acknowledge there was an issue but was if Apple was trying to address it or not in a sw upgrade.

on a positive note the macro function in the camera looks good.

My iPhone 6 Plus has better photos than my 14 pro max which are blurry!

I bought the 14 pro max for dental photography because of its supposedly improved camera but it turns out to be a total disappointment as photos are blurry, undiagnostic and unacceptable. Will Apple let me return the phone and get a refund?

We’re all Apple people here right? 😂 I think it’s safe to say this company does not admit anything is ever wrong 😂 they actually told people they were holding their phones wrong. I wouldn’t hold out for any kind of acknowledgment or accountability. That’s not their strong suit. Hopefully just a future update when the 15 pro comes out with better features. I’m still burned by Apple when I bought an iPad 3 which was a pos. The 4 came out like 4 months later to fix the issues and they never acknowledged anything.

If you are in the two week return window you can. I got burned waiting for the software updates after the 14's launched to "fix" the camera. If I knew those updates were only going to solve the grinding issue and not everything else that phone would have gone back asap.

Same here. I actually exchanged my first 14pro max because I thought the camera was broken- that’s how bad it is. The replacement 14 pro max is just as bad. Post processing totally changes the photo. The jumpy auto focus lenses switching back and forth all the time is annoying. It will take a good photo in perfect lighting. My 11 Pro Max took better photos overall for sure. Every photo I take with my 14 pro max I have to edit to smooth out the grainy quality. It’s very disappointing for such an expensive phone.

This camera auto focus is annoying. I can’t even scan QR codes half the time because it won’t focus. I went from the XR to the 14 pro max really hoping for an amazing camera and a far superior phone and so far I wish I stuck with my XR longer between the camera issues and the dynamic island randomly jumping around causing pages to scroll up.

Having the same issues. I got a new phone only so that I would have a good camera since I take all of my pictures on my phone, and I am so incredibly disappointed in my 14 pro picture quality. If I do not have strong lighting the pictures are grainy to the point it looks like my old flip phone pictures. Same issue happens when I zoom in. The constant auto focusing is a nightmare and if there is any movement at all I get a blurry picture. If apple can’t fix this they need to offer free trade-ins for all who bought the 14 pro.

Is there nothing that can be done collectively here to force them to acknowledge the issue and guarantee is a fix ? I would be happy to keep hold of my phone if it was being worked on and I knew a fox was coming sooner than later. But if it’s not a priority by Apple then I am afraid the phone will go and I will never buy another

Yes. The magnets in the 14 PM are >>>>stronger than the 13 PM if you watch this video review (which is excellent if you get a working phone - notice his is caseless).

If you skip forward he shows the magnets are strong enough to hold heavy carryon size bag while using scale digital display showing the load.

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So could this be a cause ?

thing is if it was then Apple won’t want to know as they would be left with two choices . 1. Replace all phones with new ones with a different magnet 2. replace the camera in every phone

neither of which would be simple or cheap