iOS 9 won't enable camera/library access via apps?

I recently updated to the iOS 9 feature and had no issues for a few days. Last night I experienced a bug in messages where my text notifications would reappear upon exiting the messages feature, even after they had been read. I turned my phone off and on again like any reasonable person would. Today, all of my contacts have been erased- a fun project I'll be tackling next. I quickly realized my phone had reset itself to a default setting. Any app I have (Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat... to name a few) that requires camera/library access- has completely reset also. I attempted to delete/re-download each app in order to trick the update into thinking app was requesting access to the camera feature for the first time, to no avail. Instagram opens the 'enable' feature within the app itself, but redirects to the old setting (aka Settings > Instagram). iOS 9 enables camera access in Settings > Privacy > Camera. When I attempt to enable access in this way, I am given a frustrating message stating 'Apps that have requested access to the camera will appear here.'


I would love to have some help with this, as having camera/library access within the apps I use is a pretty basic feature I expect to have as an apple user. Thanks!

iPhone 6, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 22, 2015 7:26 AM

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Sep 28, 2015 11:41 PM in response to sshopgirl

I also have the same problem with my iPhone 5s. Ever since I did the update to ios9 I cant access my saved reminders and calender. There is also no option anymore to make a new event. I also tried redownloading ios9, logging out and back in to icloud, without any success. Apps which require permission to use the camera or microphone are denied and there is no possibility to allow it. In the contactsapp all my contacts are saved, but under the phone app my favourites are gone and when someone calls, it just shows the number and not the contact name.

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