iPhone 12 Rear Camera Not working after drop

Hi,

I accidentally dropped My iPhone 12, the phone and camera are okay but rear/main camera stopped working. When I open the camera app, the only thing I see is blank black screen. The front camera is working just fine. Any fixes?

thanks

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 30, 2022 7:49 PM

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1 reply

smcshane

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95 points

Jun 30, 2022 7:54 PM in response to nardev144

Aside from doing a restart on the phone and maybe a backup and restore of the device.

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Restore all content to iPhone from a backup – Apple Support (AU)

Although i would think its unlikely that it is a software issue as you said you dropped the phone and it stopped working. I would suggest heading into an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.

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Cheers

- Sean

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