iPhone 5 camera frozen since iOS 9 update

I have the same issue. The camera is black when I open the app when I switch to the front camera it displays correctly but when I switch back to the rear camera all I can see is a blurred image of what was on the front camera. Rebooting doesn't rectify this issue for me either. I also get a yellow warning triangle occasionally where the flash icon usually is and when I click it I get a message saying "Flash is disabled The iPhone needs to cool down before you can use the flash" The phone is not warm at all so this is a software bug. Please can this be looked at and repaired in a software update ASAP?

I've had the exact same issue sine upgrading my iphone5 from 9.0.1 to 9.0.2. I've tried rebooting, DFU-mode + restore from backup / as new phone, downgrading to 9.0.1 + restore from backup / as new phone. So far, nothing I've tried has helped.

I've read quite a few reports from ppl with the same problem so I'm convinced it's not hardware related. Since the phone is way out of warranty, I'll just have to hope this will be fixed in a upcoming patch.

If you do find a solution to this issue elsewhere (I have the exact problem), please share it here too. I even downgraded back to 8.4.1 and it the problem remains. Really bad stuff....

I have an iPhone 5 and it didnt freeze up but what you can do it put it in recovery mode. Connect your iPhone to itunes through a computer with itunes on it then hold power and home button at the same time until a recovery message appears then a popup notification should appear on you computer and then you can recover your iPhone back to ios 8.4.1 and wait until the next update comes along ios 9.0.1 or 9.0.2 or 9.0.3 and on 😀

I have an iPhone 5s and when I open the rear camera it's not working

I tried to restart the app and open it again the problem still exists

i restored my iPhone and update it to iOS 9 nothing changed but there is a msg shown up " flash is disabled" : the iPhone needs to cool down before you can use the flash.

it have been 5 months without the rear camera and in my country it will cost me about 350$ to fix it I don't know what to do.

try turning off the GPS in the IPHONE and see if that makes a difference.

nevermind all my comments. this is a symptom of the iphone 5 overheating, and the first resulting problem is that the flash is disabled. as soon as the iPhone is cooled, and rebooted, the flash starts working.

I have the same problem, it's started around a month this problem with the camera

I reboot the phone but didn't work

don't know what to do

in the service center said doesn´t have a solution for that

I Declare shenanigans on Apple. I've had no problems with the camera until the iOS 9 update! I've heard in other blogs it's a hardware issue and phone specific this is obviously UNTRUE! I would like all on here that are having this same issue to try something. When I reset my phone and use the flashlight from the slide up screen my flashlight works fine but then after using my camera the flashlight stops working. When I repeat the process I get the same results. See if this happens to you as well and post you findings please. I've also heard about the overheating issue. I've cooled my phone down to an external temperature of 58° before it would finally work again. This is ridiculous since room temperature is 75°! It is very unrealistic that we should have to cool our cameras now when there was no problems for so long prior to this. It is also unacceptable and if Apple claims a hardware issue they should recall and do free repairs or replacement! If it's a software issue get us an update immediately and quit Guinea pigging your valued customer. Get it together Apple, most us are continued customers and deserve better!

have anyone find a solution??? i got same problem ..

i am also having the same problem with my IPHONE5S regarding the back camera and flash light.

i don't know what is the issue.

if someone has the solution please let us know that how we could sort out this problem

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I Have a similar problem, but in reverse. No forward facing camera, just pictures of me !! Not required.

have you got yours sorted please, if so how?

I am also facing same problem. Can anybody from apple tell what is the problem and how to fix it?

HHey Chappers75 what solution have you done to your IPhone ?? Coz we have Same Problem here after updating My Software .. pls Help me I don't know what to do with my phone I Can't use my Back Camera

Rlly annoying apple :/