How can I stop my iPhone 16 camera from freezing?

I have iphone 16 running at ios 18.3.2 from first day the camera is freezing while opening and i cant take picture. I have to close the app and re launch it again to take pic. It’s too irritating, it happened with me from first day of phone purchase.




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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 17, 2025 07:01 AM

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Mar 17, 2025 10:40 PM in response to yours11

"Camera app got freez while opening: I have iphone 16 running at ios 18.3.2 from first day the camera is freezing while opening and i cant take picture. I have to close the app and re launch it again to take pic. It’s too irritating, it happened with me from first day of phone purchase."

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Frozen App Since Date of Purchase:


Perhaps this is a Faulty iPhone?:

You might have a faulty device. So, contact Apple, seeing if you can get this replaced. Important: Have your order invoice with you when calling them. Hold old are these. Note that you have a one year, out-of-the-box limited warranty on this device. So, if less and one year old, or if you covered AppleCare with this, then see if getting this replaced by Apple would be free of charge to you.  Start here: AirPods Replacement, Service, and Repair - Apple Support

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Mar 17, 2025 11:05 PM in response to yours11

"How can I stop my iPhone 16 camera from freezing?"

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Frozen Camera App:


A. Perform a Force Restart:

Try Force Restarting your iPhone. Save any information that need be. Then perform the restart.

Go Here: Force Restart iPhone - Apple Support


B. Refer to these Links:


C. Report this to Apple:

Do your Part: Provide Apple with feedback on this, letting them know about this issue.  Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is occurring, and what bug fixes to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of you occurrences, if you don't report it to them.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
  2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: that this all began after purchasing it. Include the URL of this thread
  4. Proceed from there as necessary


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