iPhone 16 camera blurry and unable to focus in 1x zoom

why is my iphone 16 camera so blurry and wont focus its only blurry in 1x zoom and more. I cant even scan a qr code on my tv thats 2 meter away cause its so blurry


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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 7, 2025 04:23 AM

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Sep 7, 2025 09:10 AM in response to Danielbalti

Danielbalti wrote:

why is my iphone 16 camera so blurry and wont focus its only blurry in 1x zoom and more. I cant even scan a qr code on my tv thats 2 meter away cause its so blurry

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Put your iPhone in diagnostics mode - identify potential hardware and software issues

How to put your iPhone in diagnostics mode - Apple Support




Follow the 3R 's- if a restart does not solve your problem proceed


Have you shutdown & restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


Reset or a Force Restart,

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


Restore from backup, restore as new device.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings using a computer - Apple Support



The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 18.6.2

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


iPhone 16 camera blurry and unable to focus in 1x zoom

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