Smudges, dust, and thick lens protectors can make the iPhone 16 Pro hunt for focus constantly. Clean the lenses gently and test again without the case or camera cover. Swipe up from the app switcher ...

Camera app received a dramatic redesign with iOS 26, and many iPhone users have found that the new interface is confusing, ...

Commentary: I hated the camera control button on my iPhone, so I used these settings to make it entirely decorative.

If your iPhone 16 suddenly takes blurry photos or refuses to lock focus after iOS 26.1, the cause is usually a software camera glitch, a stuck lens state, or settings that changed during the update.