My iPhone 14 Pro Max processing dark photos. Is there a remedy?

Same issue for my new iPhone 14 Pro Max. Each selfie photo I take looks normal for 2 seconds then autosaves to a much darker, unflattering contrast. It's very annoying and I can't seem to fix it. Please provide a solution or software update.

Feeling very bad after clicking pictures from my iPhone 14 pro. It gets darker once u click it. Stopped using for selfies. Even my old iPhone take’s better pictures than this one. Please fix this issue asap. This is so bad for iPhone brand.

Your solutions are a joke. There are thousands of people having the same issue. It has nothing to do with how we are using the camera. Apple has admitted this is how this camera is supposed to function even though the photos look awful. They are way too dark, the contrast is off, too sharp and too many shadows. This camera is awful!

I regret upgrading from 11 pro max to 14 pro max too. My 11 pro max was much better. Now, I don’t even take pictures anymore unless I’m asking someone to take a picture of me with their phone. Totally disappointing and a waste of money😔😔

@Todd0213

Those recommendations don’t fix the problem. The issue is even worse during daylight and happens on both front and back camera on my iPhone 14 Pro. When I view the image immediately after taking it, it looks like what I saw when taking the picture but after 2 seconds it automatically changes to become darker. I think it’s a software processing issue. I now over expose my images before taking them because Apple automatically adjusts them to become darker. I don’t like this kind of set up where I don’t have control over what the image capturing process does. Please fix this bug ASAP!

Absolutely the worst camera put out in an Iphone with no solutions for a fix! Apple should be all over this issue. The generic fixes I’ve received have done nothing!

very unhappy consumer! 👎👎👎👎

Apple repair doesn’t read these threads unfortunately. I was given a link to provide Apple feedback about this camera issue affecting the 14 pro and 14 pro max. You can report the bug to Apple here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Hello josaline128,

It sounds as though photos you're taking appear darker than expected. To confirm, have you tried using the available camera features to adjust how a photo is taken? If not, you may find that using Night mode when you're in a dark lit space beneficial in providing a better quality photo. You can learn more about using Night mode and other camera related features and modes via the following articles. The following steps also walk through taking Night mode selfies.

1. "Open the Camera app.
2. Tap the front-facing camera button .
3. Hold your iPhone in front of you.
4. Snap your selfie."

Use camera modes on your iPhone or iPad

About the Camera features on your iPhone

Use Night mode on your iPhone

If you're having a different issue, please let us know in more detail about the issue you're facing. The more information we have, the more accurate our troubleshooting steps will be.

Cheers!

Greeneysgirl wrote:

I recently did the same. Got rid of my 14 pro and went back to a 13 pro. Such a shame that they don’t read these comments and refuse to fix the issue.

Did you submit your feedback using the Feedback page? Everything there is routed to the relevant people and read.

Product Feedback - Apple

Dinaag wrote:

That is really bad I thought something is broken with my new iPhone 14 pro!! How come Apple didn’t address that after months of complaining!

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. If you want Apple to know your concerns, you can contact them directly using the Support link at the bottom left of every page of these forums.

You can also leave feedback here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Same here upgraded from 11 pro max to 14 plus and the camera sucks so bad I’m so disappointed and disgusted

My Wife has an IPhone 14 Plus (not pro) and I have a 15 pro max…my 15 is darker and grainier in the dark while her 14 is so much brighter and clear. Super disappointed thinking my latest model would out perform but seems like this has been an issue for a while. Is the “pro” versions just using lower grade cameras or is it. Software issue?

There are thousands of people complaining about this all over the Internet on various blogs and websites. Unfortunately it’s a known issue, however Apple is not planning on fixing it to my knowledge. This issue seriously has me contemplating downgrading to an iPhone 13 Pro. It took way better pictures than my 14 pro. Super disappointed in this camera.

How do you do that?

The issue appears localized to the single zoom (Wide?) rear camera. Other zoom levels as well as the front facing camera all take normal pictures. This appears to be an issue presented in the iOS 16.3 update and was not patched with 16.3.1.