iPhone 5 camera not working after 8.3 update

Hi guys, im experiencing camera issues after updating my OS to 8.3. Anyone else having the same issue? Rear camera is showing a black screen. Tried resetting/downloading third party camera app/force close and reopen but all doesnt work.

iPhone 5, iOS 8.3

Posted on Apr 12, 2015 7:10 PM

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Apr 28, 2015 12:45 PM in response to Saad204

Here I was thinking it was an issue with my hardware. My rear camera would also show a black screen since the 8.3 update. At first I could "Reset All Settings" and it would work for about 2 days before I had to reset again. Brought it into the Apple Store, the guy did a DFU reset and the camera worked again, for about 1 day before reverting back to the black screen.


Going to try to roll back to 8.2 to see if that fixes things. Hopefully Apple fixes this issue in the next update.

May 2, 2015 10:05 AM in response to keithkhoo

I had the same problem on my iphone 5s, besides many other issues after the iOS 8.3 upgrade: apps crashing, iphone freezing when trying to log into icloud settings, and so on. Many of these problems were resolved when I went into


Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings


[That's not the option "Erase All Content and Settings," which erases your own content. This option leaves your content intact.]


After that, the camera worked again.

May 8, 2015 10:42 AM in response to keithkhoo

This happened to me today - several weeks after installing the 8.3 update. Sometimes the front camera will work, sometimes the back camera seems to be working but is very hazy/fuzzy to where nothing can be seen - but most of the time the screen is just black. I hope Apple sees enough customers experiencing the same issue to make it a priority to get a fix out ASAP.

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