Grid pattern appears in iPhone 18 recorded videos

when reviewing videos I recorded on the iPhone 18 I noticed that there’s a weird grid pattern in the video that’s just barely noticeable, anybody else have this problem and know how to fix it? It’s not there when I recorded the video but it’s visable after I record it when I’m watching it. I’m not using any filter or anything when I’m recording as well or doing anything to the camera while I record. I’m assuming it’s a bug with the new phone and maybe apple will fix it in the future?

Posted on Sep 19, 2026 10:01 AM

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Oct 21, 2026 4:57 AM in response to Isaiah_mar

I’ve been having this same issue but been too lazy to write about it. It happened to me and I notice it’s particularly videos that are recorded with my front camera. I was going to go to Apple about it but decided to restart my phone and it went away. I thought that would be the fix but ever so often it comes back and I have to reset it again.

Sep 26, 2026 12:03 PM in response to Dino5150

My daughters 4k videos only when she views them on her new iPhone 18 pro. If she sends the video to me, I don’t see the green grid and I also have a new iPhone 18 pro. If I take a 4k video I don’t see any green grid but if I send to her she then sees it. So something to do with viewing only and not in the video at all which is good but seems like a software issue? Here’s a screenshot she created to show the “pattern” of green grid lines.

Sep 20, 2026 3:31 PM in response to Isaiah_mar

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