Green dot in photos and lens glare issue

I am having an iPhone 16 , but I can see huge and irritable green dots while focusing on light sources

, it’s termed as lens flare or whatever.. How to fix this issue ???

iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 13, 2025 5:50 AM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2025 6:30 AM

That a photography issue, not a Photos issue. The only way to avoid flare (I use the word 'flare' rather than glare) is to change the angle of the camera or point it in a different direction. You'll get it when making photos in sunny weather, especially if the sun itself is in the picture.

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Mar 13, 2025 7:40 AM in response to soumyadip48

soumyadip48 wrote: I am having an iPhone 16 , but I can see huge and irritable green dots while focusing on light sources … How to fix this issue ???

That's pretty cool-- you can see that it's an exact reflection across the picture! As lescornwell suggested, it's caused by internal reflections in the lens. It happens all the time, but it's most visible when there is such a bright light that the countermeasures (special lens coatings) are overwhelmed. It's green because those lens coatings work best in red and blue.


As to fixing it, you are lucky to be able to use Apple's new AI Clean Up feature in the Edit mode, like I did here:

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