Blurry pics on iPhone 14 Pro Max (iOS 16.0.2)

So when I download google photos and hit edit (there’s no edit button on mine just adjust), I don’t have any of the options you mentioned. Surely I’m doing something wrong. I downloaded the google photos app. Is there a different one?

Hi everyone. Can’t believe i’m saying this but i upgraded from an iPhone 8 plus and that phone took way better picture than my new iphone 14 pro!!! At first i couldn’t understand, i thought maybe i was doing something wrong but after 2 weeks taking pictures i can confirm it. It sucks! I’m on ios 16.1.2 and the problem stil persists! This is incredible… now what am i supposed to do?? I live in Argentina and i can’t even take to an Apple Store because there are none in my country.

Same on my 14 Pro - my 12 Pro took better pics than this phone. Really makes me mad as the increased megapixels were supposed to be a big improvement. I went to the Apple Store and compared another as well and it’s all the same. I hope the fix for the camera comes sooner than later - very disappointing considering how much money this new phone cost!

It's terrible! I got my 14 pro max Saturday and also thought something was wrong with it. The xs max camera is 1000 times better. Autofocus is messed up. I do a lot of work scanning images with my phone and it's a nightmare with this new one.

Same issue I am facing after a wait of 1 month I was very excited after getting this. But after repeated testing I came to know pictures are blurry and zoom is so worse. Even a 30k one plus quality is way more better. And in India after paying 150k for the most expensive phone this wasn’t expected. I also connected with support and they were saying android phones are better 😂 can you believe that? In India and only here you cannot return or replace apple product as per their policy. I upgraded from android and in 150k I could buy 2 best quality android phones. It’s just we are left with no options now

I have the exact same issue and the camera is a vital part of my work. I must take pics of completed jobs to submit for insurance work as a tradesman. I’ve done all the things you also have and have the exact same results, still blurry **** un-submittable pictures. Apple need to fix this asap!! 16.2 update did nothing to resolve the issue 🤬

excellent findings, let us know how you make out with other tests. Bottom line is that the basic image of the 14pro should be a better quality picture than images taken with an iPhone 2 generations older (especially when using default settings). The camera is higher resolution so zooming into a photo made with the 14pro shouldn’t be pixilated as one taken with an older model 😁.

I think you guys absolutely right. They are banking on name brand appeal and the vast majority of people to not paying attention. So disappointing because Apple used to lead on perfecting the details. I felt in the past they were rolling out really polished hardware and software. Now we have no recourse but to go buy some third party apps to make the camera behave how it should?! What a shame because technically the hardware is capable of much more.

I’m really hoping this gets addressed in a future software update. I hope you see this Apple.

The techs at the Apple Store are no help either. Of course I don’t blame them since they didn’t design the phone, but surely someone from Apple can acknowledge there is a problem with a phone which should be delivering superior pictures as apposed to the old model. If this was a Nikon camera I’d take it back to the store and get my money back.

I use a third party camera app now which gives me more control over the settings but the default camera app should work - super disappointed is an understatement…

I’m with you BOlson, when I jumped from iPhone X to 12 pro it was a huge upgrade in quality. From 12 pro to 14 pro it feels like a 15% decline or something. Super frustrating AND disappointing. I buy Apple products because I expect attention to the details of the user experience. Things like this really turn me off.

Same here, I took pictures from my HUAWEI P30 PRO and **** they are a LOT better versus my 14 pro max I got yesterday.

IOS 16.2

very VERY (VERY) disappointed and frustrated

HUAWEI P30PRO 2020 600$

IPHONE 14 PRO MAX 2022 1400$ !!!!!!!!!

😂😂😂

That’s such a funny story!

i think they’re aware of the issue but have been told to fob us off and follow a script to guide us to do diagnostics and take back to the Apple Store.

I’m tempted to take it back but don’t want it replaced with a refurbished phone. I bought mine brand new so want it exchanged for another brand new one.

I’ve noticed refurbished phones have some issue or another and never like a new one.

I’m sooo annoyed at this failed camera nonsense! Even using 3rd party apps is no good, usually pictures are worse.

I’m hoping for a fix but don’t think they’ll do one…. Definitely software related… May need to jump to Android if no fix by next year.

iphone 13 and 14 pro camera is junk. way too complicated. my 6S+ took better pictures. Just point and click. did not have to spend days trying to learn a complicated camera that i still can't figure out. just plain junk. Let's go back to the old days, get rid of all the complicated features of the newer cameras and get rid of focus. iphone is no longer a good product