iPhone 5 camera won't focus

OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! IT ACTUALLU WORKED!.. I was so nervouse to try it. I was worried my phone might break or something, but I did it anyways just for the **** of it. Then I agent to my camera app and IT WORKED! OMG! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! XD

Man... I need to get rid of autocorrect. actually* went*

I have same problem on my new iphone5 too

I have restart , replaced sw, restored my phone, but anyone of this doesn't help. My iphone doesn't focus to all distances. All pistures are not sharp.

I had to go to the Apple store, and they replaced my phone on the spot.

Im guessing the problem is in a lens geting stuck or something .. and to fix it you have to shake it back into position.. So although i DO NOT suggest droping your phone or trying to fix it yourself.. it did solve my problem..

Some people report that taping on the camera lense/slapping your phone against your palm fixes the problem although it did not do the job for me.

So yeah , the issue seems to be with a lens being stuck or something..

i can't believe i didn't try this to begin with. in any case, looks like it worked for me. i took my iphone 5 with one hand and smacked it HARD against my other hand. the backside of the phone was the side that hit my hand (phone was facing up)

here is an example of how terrible my iphone's focus USED to be: http://imageshack.us/a/img195/143/photoapr18135731.jpg

Hi people!

I'm from Brazil and my iPhone 5 was bought by a friend in the US, now it's show the same camera focus issue that everyone is experiencing, but I have no document, no fiscal note, can I take the device to an apple store anyway?

haha wow this actually worked. Thank you!

Alex,

Thank you for your suggested solution to the camera focus problem. I just started experiencing this issue today, and after trying out your solution, my camera appears to be working again. I hope it lasts!

G.

Don't worry G , it will last for sure , as a matter of fact i believe it entirely resolves the issue. Since my original post my iPhone was dropped countless times and it is fine despite be being a very very heavy camera user !

I did it too. And it worked Thanks mate

It worked, dropped it and it is fixed the focuse worked again thank you veryyyyyyyyymuch

Olá, Gus_interlick

Também sou do Brasil e o meu iPhone 5 também é dos USA. O problema do foco também ocorre comido, só que não consegui resolver com uns "tapinhas". Liguei no 0800 e enviei meu iPhone direto para assistência Apple. Não pediram NF. O telefone chega amanhã ai vou ver se resolveram. E o seu problema resolveu??? Abraço!!!

meu e-mail: aricardo82@yahoo.com

Olá Ricardo, fiz o mesmo que você, mandei para a Apple do Brasil via sedex, e em 7 dias recebi um aparelho novo em casa! Atendimento e serviço nota 10!

OMG I can't believe this actually works! I dropped it from knee high and the camera is focussing normally again!

What trickery is this?? Thank you so much dude!!!