iPhone 14 pro max camera not focusing

i’m glad i’m not the only one. been having issues from when i first got the phone didn’t think anything of it. till i tried to take a close up picture of something and it wouldn’t focus at all. you have to move the phone back for it to focus. thanks apple:))

if you have it still under factory warranty, send it in as I did. They replaced the lens and the issue seems to be solved.

I’d have thought this issue would be solved by now since Apple is supposed to be this great company that markets this phone as a professional photography tool. I guess not.

I had this problem for months. Accidentally fell upon a fix. When I get close and it won’t focus no matter how many times I tap to focus, there’s a flower with a cross through it. When I tapped the flower, it immediately focused. Hope this helps!

I have the same issue as all the rest in this chat about how the iphone 14 pro max won't focus. Is anyone aware of a class action suit on this issue given that the product was sold this way and likely misrepresented? There are groups who form on these things all the time.

i have the exact issue with my camera on my IPhone 14 which I bought mainly for the camera quality. Sometimes no problem and some other time I am not able to focus it. Very frustrated about it.

Try tapping the flower when it won’t focus. Hope this helps!!

I had this same issue for months. Try tapping the flower when it won’t focus. Hope this helps!!

I would recommend scheduling an appointment at your Apple Store Genius Bar to have the cameras in your phone evaluated. I have absolutely NO issues with focus on my iPhone 14 Pro Max. If you are sure you're using the correct camera (there are three cameras on a 14 Pro Max) for the scene and it's not focusing correctly, you could have a hardware issue.

OK. From what I can see, you're using your fingers to zoom while the video is recording, correct? And I'm guessing if you don't use manual zoom, the video stays in focus, correct? What camera are you using when you take such a video? Or did you switch to a different camera by tapping a different camera while you were recording the video?

It does appear the camera isn't sure what to focus on, when you zoom in too closely. This could be a limitation of using zoom while recording.

Hi—I just down-traded mine to a 13, for all of the reasons you said. I went to a concert—5th row—and I have no pics to show for it. I know. Enjoy the show. I had no intentions of filming or taking photos throughout, but I became so determined to get one, I started focusing on the camera instead of the show. I had done all the research ahead of time on how to shoot a concert. When I got back to my room, I started bawling. Dramatic? Maybe, but I can’t imagine three years with the phone. I don’t want to get into the blazing hot aspect, and the fact that it dies after five hours of use when I sleep. I could listen to my sound app for seven solid hours on my XR and lose maybe 30% over night. (I’ve been reading about people turning on low power mode permanently. Really?)

So my 13 comes this week. I was willing to add a line, just so I could just put the 14 pro max in a drawer until it’s paid off. Desperation. So I wish I could give you advice. I, too, went to the Apple Store twice—I have Apple Care+. I would love to know the answer. Maybe someone can get some use out of the phone.

I've had this issue since the phone launched. I was initially annoyed that this issue made it past the testing phase but figured it was just an advent of a new camera system that required more user testing before getting figured out and a firmware update would fix it. Here we are a year and half out from launch and there's been zero fix or even acknowledgement of the problem. The camera system has really bad focus issues and a lot of time it can't decide which lens it wants to use for a perfectly normal focal length shot, forcing me to recompose the shot. Hardly the professional's tool it's advertised as.

YES!! Me too! Since Jan 2024 - why 6 mod untik In on this forum ? Because I think it’s me messing it up!! But to see all the others having issues ? Well it’s not me being crazy it’s phone ! I had I phone 11 pro and I LOVED it - and switched back to Apple from pixel - which I got for the camera alone - now after reading all this I think I should go to Apple Store UGH . Also camera does all kinds of other whacky stuff it gets ‘stuck ‘n on

Since last week my iphone 14 pro max main camera is not focusing properly who i can sole this problem.