Rear Camera is blurry after iOS11 Update

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Get help with the camera on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Called Apple tonight, and they had me hook up to my computer. We downloaded 11.2 directly from itunes and it fixed the issue.

I have experienced the same issue. I just updated to iOS 11.2 this past Sunday via iTunes with my phone connected through USB. After the update installed, I attempted taking a picture. I noticed that no matter what I touched to focus on, the image was still blurry. The only way it looks somewhat clear, is if the camera is approximately 6 inches from the surface of the object. Today, I did a little experimenting. I have a wireless headset that has magnetic earbuds to attach to the band. While using the rear camera, holding it to focus on something about 5-10 feet away, I placed the one earbud on the screen side of the phone right over where the lens is on the back. The image then came into focus. While moving the magnet around on the phone screen, just in the lens area, i noticed the lens moves in and out and slightly side to side. My conclusion is that something in this iOS 11.2 software update, is disabling the command of the focus motor function. I am not sure why, other than something in the program is not allowing the camera lens magnet to operate. In other words, it is not physically completing the control circuit to operate lens motion.

Same issue here with a 6s plus. In my case the top part of the image is out of focus no matter what if it’s far away. Here are two pics showing how only the top part won’t focus, but if the same spot is on the bottom part it will focus normally.

(the images are switched horizontally when I upload them here, but I took them vertically, you get the point)

I really don’t believe there will be a fix until Apple software engineers come up with a programming repair. I keep checking for software updates daily to see when the new one will arrive.

I am seeing the same issue after I upgraded the iOS version to 11. The camera doesn’t focus anymore and photos are all blurry. I called Apple support but their standard answer is go to Apple shop didn’t confirm if this is bug or not

I have the same issue , iPhone 8 Plus , after the last update to 11.2 just found out I can’t use the camera anymore. It’s completely out of focus and blurred every time i tried to take pictures. I thought first time the camera were broken until i have checked online about it. Any solution to fix it or just we need to wait for new update?

I have the same issue. The link is worthless. Really make sure the lens is clean? I have see why it is blurry. The camera does this strobing focus right when I tab the buttons to take the pic. This is why it is blurry. NOT because of the case, dirty lens or some other simplistic problem. The ONLY thing that has changed was the most recent IOS update. How many updates does Apple have to do in order to get it right! I use to love my iPhone but now it's slow, always having issues because of poor software design. I have been loyal from the beginning to iPhone but this kind of thing, the constant updates and the updates fix the one issue but break something else or introduce security holes...I'm close to switching to something else. Steve Job's would be turning over in his grave if he knew how crappy Apple's OS's have gotten over the last couple years.

My iphone 6s plus having the same problem, in beginning I am not aware of this after few times IOS update. (currently is IOS 11.2). Slowly slowly I found that the focus is very strange. When I focus the FLAT paper left side then right side lost focus. When I focus on right side then left side lost focus.

I found out that when i update to ios 11 then this issue happens.

Can I have the the solution? What is happened to IOS 11? ??? What apple doing ??? APPLE should do something.

I have an iPhone 7 and running iOS 11.2.2. Since upgrading my camera is out of focus on the sides same as shown in the images above by other posters. My camera was perfectly fine before upgrading to the last couple of iOS versions (11.2.1 and 11.2.2). Now it is basically useless as half the image is blurry no matter what I do.

Can Apple please advise what is going to be done to resolve this issue??

Hi, has anyone found the solution to the camera being blurry after they update? My only thing is this. If you experience some type of technical issue after installing an update that Apple themselves sent you, should that issue alone be fixed free of charge? I mean, the phones cost enough as it is. Or do we have to wait on some other update or pay to have it evaluated?

I also wanted to say that my camera stopped working since I updated the 11.2.5 the camera is only working if I’m using it on instagram and don’t really what’s the use of new update is giving people problems and if I go to Istore they will ask for cash that’s ********

Also having similar issues with the back camera of an iPhone 6 Plus on iOS 11.2.6

There's no visible damage to the camera yet the focus doesn't seem to work unless I'm a few cm away from the target.

I'm a developer and I'm working on an iOS app that requires the camera. I really need this to be fixed sooner rather than later.

I’m having he same issue after updating to iOS 11.2 on Monday! Is there a fix that anyone has heard of! I’ve got the iPhone X and the photos look better on my wife’s iPhone 6

I think this is the same issue that I am having with iPhone 6s - since the update my long distance shots are out of focus - close up does not seem to be affected.