iPhone 14 pro max camera not focusing

I have the same issue and I’m sure there are thousands of us that are dealing with this nonsense and not seeking the fix. Koodoo’s to you for speaking up. I also have tried all the same offered solutions, nothing works. This is extremely frustrating as I got IPhone 14 max with the highest memory exactly for that - to shoot videos and take pictures. I have been sort of just dealing with it. I also have had iPhones since forever, this has to be the most disappointing buy yet. Honestly apple should reimburse us somehow offer an exchange or something. This is how you build a bad name for your self.

Same! Ever since the last update. The focus has been very blurry for any close up photos. Also, other apps using the cameras can not use the focus at all.

I am dealing with the same exact issue. Never had anything like that with my previous iPhones. All these solutions offered have not been helpful at all. This is unacceptable and very frustrating.

Bottom line is these iPhones are pure garbage compared to what they used to be. Glitchy software, faulty cameras that won’t focus and annoying green laser lines. My 12 Pro Max wasn’t the best either but it was certainly better and more reliable than the 14 Pro Max. These are not Apple products that Jobs was involved with and it shows!

I have the iPhone 14 pro with the same issue. I’ve done the same. I’ve spent multiple hours speaking to different people from Apple support in regards to this issue. I thought maybe there was an issue with the camera due to dropping the phone, as I don’t recall having this problem the first few months when I purchased the phone.. I had them send me a new iPhone and immediately tested the camera, but unfortunately it had the same problem as my previous iPhone. Could it be a software update that caused this issue?

I recently spoke with a senior advisor in the tech department and screen-shared with her so she could see the focusing issue, in real time. She acknowledged that there was certainly something going on with the camera, however there was nothing that could be done as she said this was how the new iPhone cameras worked.. Ultimately I was told to try to continue playing with my camera settings and “get used” to how the camera now worked.. Frustrating to pay so much for a device with issues that can’t seem to be resolved. I can’t simply snap a QUICK photo as the phone won’t focus..

Did you ever resolve this? I'm in the same exact situation minus having gone thru the trouble of trying to contact them yet.

It's incredibly frustrating how most of the time I get a much better quality picture or video by opening the camera and taking a screen shot or screen recording. Then end result might be clear but the resolution ends up being less that the screen size after cropping out the UI from the view.

First time going for a Pro Max and borderline regretting it. The battery also was supposed to be great and I'm already having to plug it in before the day is over.. it used to last a few days. Now it only lasts that long if I don't touch it, but I use my phone.... anyway.. just wondering.

I do the same. Like the original poster, this isn’t about not knowing how to use the camera. It’s about exactly what he said. It goes in and out of focus—flipping back and forth by the second before you even get a chance to take the pic. I feel like I have to continuously tap the focus and take pics one after the other, hoping one is good. The other issue is what happened at the concert. You can be focusing at an object on the stage. If a person’s head slightly grazes the field of vision, even in the corner of the frame, the lens immediately focuses on it. So you’ll get a clear pic of a man’s bald head but not the stage.

I found a fix! I too was immensely frustrated with the camera going out of focus or jumping to macro mode when I’m zooming in to something far away. I realized it was the camera lens protector I had installed since I got the phone. Removed it and it works just fine now. Haven’t had the issue since. I’m thinking it has something do with the LiDAR being affected. Give it a try. Hope it helps!

Adjust the camera’s focus and exposure

Before you take a photo, the iPhone camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. If you want to manually adjust the focus and exposure, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to show the automatic focus area and exposure setting.
2. Tap where you want to move the focus area.
3. Next to the focus area, drag  up or down to adjust the exposure.
4. To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for upcoming shots, touch and hold the focus area until you see AE/AF Lock; tap the screen to unlock settings.

I’m equally frustrated. It happens after I’ve been shooting video for an hour or so. Lighting is blown out, won’t focus. Even after rebooting. It’s unreliable.

I’m in the process of downgrading so. :) I’m considering the 13.