Camera blurry

That's just it, there aren't QR codes that are too small to read; I just used Code Reader to read one of the smallest codes I could find at 3/8" square; perhaps you can point me to smaller ones.

The camera doesn't go out of focus, in fact it gets in sharper focus as you move away.

I have done all of the steps listed minus contacting the 3rd party. I did not have this issue on iPhone 12 Pro. Seems like a software issue.

When you pull the code away from the phone the code is too far from the scanning area to properly scan.

Sometimes I need to put a glasses in front of iPhone camera to it read properly the codes.

So, I suposed that iPhone need glasses now...

That isn't true; the phone can properly scan codes of quite minuscule size, it doesn't need to fill or even come close to filling the scan area of an app.

For example, I can scan a QR code just 5/16" square from 6" away with my 14 Pro Max (both using Apple's Code Scanner as well as the third-party Scandit app.)

You right, but the print must be perfect condition.

if the print is a little badd, it won't work so good.

That goes for any code reader, not just Apple's.

If the code is too fuzzy the elements of the code can't be read.

So I wonder if apple is aware of this problem, clearly many people are commenting on this issue.

i was photographing a wedding and the guests wanted my contact info. I had them scan a digital business card. In one group of people all of phones read the QRL code, except one person.

They had a brand new iPhone 14!!!

Come on Apple ! At this point my upgrade from 12 pro to 14pro, not worth it.

They were likely not scanning the card properly.

I've never found a QR code an iPhone 14 family phone won't read if you don't try to do something like hold it too close to the phone to try and fill the "box" with the code.

This changed on the iPhone 14 with a recent software update. When I got my iPhone 14, I could import all my Google Authenticator codes by scanning the QR code from the screen of an iPhone 8 without a problem. I added two more codes to the iPhone 8, and now I want to export them to the iPhone 14 by scanning the bar code on the iPhone 8, and the image on the iPhone 14 is all blurry, cannot scan it.

This is a software issue affecting the camera on the iPhone 14, is not the apps scanning bar codes.

I don't see that and there are not other complaints about focus issues with a recent update.

Also make sure the camera lens on your iPhone 14 hasn't been smudged.

Dogcow-Moof, you seem to dismiss everyone's complaints about the inability to scan barcodes and QR codes. I raised this issue late last year when I changed from iPhone 11 to iPhone 14 Pro Max. I called the third-party vendor of the barcode scanner developer, and he said Apple needs to fix it. Now I see you state that the 3rd party vendors need to fix their end. To this day, I cannot scan bar codes affixed on many of our company assets with my current phone 14 Pro Max. We rely on a couple of individuals with an older Android phone that works perfectly. I regret switching to the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

That’s correctly. I can’t even take a picture from a card in WhatsApp. Need to take the picture using camera app 😤

They are incorrect.

I've yet to find a bar or QR code I can't scan.

Download and try the free Scandit app; it seems to be able to scan virtually anything.

Don't try and fill a box with a bar code, simply back up to where the bar code is in focus, it seriously works every time.

If you really regret switching, sell your iPhone 14 Pro Max - they retain their values well - and purchase an Android if that would make you happier.

This software toggle automatically between lenses. 99,99% of other software don’t do that and will never do.