Camera turning in pocket all the time...

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Camera turning in pocket all the time...

Hi, I 've had iPhones for many years and my current SE for a while now and very recently the camera starts to turn itself on all the time when inside a bag or pocket. It completely drains my battery taking hundreds of pictures and videos of the inside of my bags or pockets.

Can the recent upgrade be responsible?... Can something be done about this ? Is there anyway to disable the screen swiping to turn the camera on ?

All suggestions welcome as I now have to completely turn my phone off when carrying it.

Thanks

iPhone SE (Gen 3)

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 2:11 AM

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Shannon_DN

Community Specialist

Nov 23, 2022 3:28 PM in response to vvplem

Hello vvplem,

Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities.

You can control lock screen access to some apps on the iPhone. You can learn about those apps here: Control access to information on the iPhone Lock Screen - Apple Support

You will notice that the camera is not listed there. Since it can’t be turned off there, the next option will be to set a parental control for the camera. This will restrict the use of the camera so it can’t be automatically opened while in your purse. You can learn how to do that here: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

If you would like to leave feedback for Apple to add the camera to the list of things that can be turned off for the lock screen, you can do that here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Kindest regards.

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