Front-facing video recording quality in iOS 26 has gotten worse.

I updated to iOS 26, and the video quality on the front camera became blurry. I tried fiddling with the settings, changing almost every parameter, but there was no improvement.

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 24, 2025 11:45 AM

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