My iPhone Camera Not Working – Showing Black Screen

iPhone camera not working this is the biggest problem of iPhone users. As everyone knows, the iPhone has become a very good mobile brand in the eyes of everyone due to its good camera and design. The design of the iPhone is wonderful, but most people buy the iPhone only for the camera because the photos and videos from the iPhone come very clear and professional. You must have heard in its advertisement that you can also make short films with the iPhone’s camera.

In the new iPhones, iOS developers have further enhanced the camera, meaning they are now capable of taking professional photos and portraits, panoramas. You can take high-quality images, high definition videos, slow-motion video clips, and make a cinematic video through your iPhone device.

Let’s praise the camera of the iPhone later, now let’s come straight to the point. If the camera of your iPhone is also showing a black screen, then understand that you have lost one of the major key features of your iPhone device.

Why is my iphone camera not working?

There may be other reasons for the iPhone camera not working. We cannot say directly that this is the camera’s fault. Try restarting your iPhone once, as you might have a camera issue with too many apps open in the background. If it doesn’t work then there could be two reasons why your iPhone camera is not working, one is software fault and the second is a hardware fault.

If when you try to take a photo with your iPhone and you get a black screen, it simply means that it is a software defect, not the lens or sensor fault.

How to fix iphone camera not working?

Before solving the iPhone black screen problem, first, check that the lens of your iPhone is not physically blocked in any way, I mean from your phone cover or tripod. Because due to its interference, your camera is getting a black screen. If not, then let’s see some ways to fix the iPhone camera not working.

Restart your iPhone device

If your iPhone camera not working (black screen) problem is not solved even after closing the camera and opening it again, then you can try restarting your iPhone once. Press and hold the power button on the right-hand corner until the power off slider appears in front of you. As soon as it comes up, swipe it to the right side to power off and wait for a few minutes to restart your device again.

Restart your camera app

Another way to fix the iPhone camera not working is that you open your camera and close it again and remove it from recent apps too. Because this also happens when you open your camera then it is not open properly, due to which black screen is seen in the camera. You can also forcefully close your camera app to close the camera app properly, restart your device and then after 5 minutes open your camera again.

Note: Please use the official camera app on the iPhone do not use any third-party alternatives apps.

Switching between front or rear camera

This trick can solve your problem without even showing it to any technician because by doing this trick many people have seen that the black screen has disappeared from their camera. Check whether your both side camera is working or not.

Sometimes users notice that the front camera of their iPhone is not working properly, in such a situation you have to switch your camera to the rear by pressing the camera icon and when you open your front camera back in a while, you will see the iPhone camera not working problem has been fixed.

Disable the voice over feature

It will sound strange to hear, but the reason for the black screen showing in the camera can also be due to the voice-over feature being turned ON. You can solve this very easily, you just have to go to your iPhone’s settings and then go to the General tab and turn OFF Voice Over in Accessibility. After this, open your camera again and check it.

iPhone Photos Are Blurry or Out of Focus

If after taking a photo from your iPhone, your image comes out of focus or blurry, then there are some easy ways to fix it, you can use them to fix your problem:

• Make sure to check that your front and back cameras do not have any kind of dirt in the lens, the lens is completely clean, if it has dirt or fingerprints, then you can clean the lens with a dry fiber cloth. If there is inner dirt in it, then you can take it to the center and get it cleaned.
• Your iPhone’s cover should not be made of metal or any magnetic material.
• Above check that you have autofocus enabled

My iPhone camera flash is not working?

Flash is needed in the camera not in the day but at night. During the day, photos from an iPhone without flash are good, but to capture a beautiful look at night, then we need a flashlight. What to do when your iPhone flashlight doesn’t work when you need it:

• Once without opening the camera, run the flashlight to see if it is working or not.
• Put your camera’s flashlight ON or Auto.
• Restart your device.

Camera app is freezing or not working

If you also notice that when you are trying to switch between your camera app to other apps then the display freezes for a few seconds, 

• Go to your iPhone settings.
• And then in Screen Time, go to Content & Privacy Restrictions.
• Click on Allowed App.
• Turn ON the camera toggle button to green.

How to fix the iPhone camera black screen after drop?

To fix iPhone black screen problem follow the steps below:

• Restart your iPhone
• Try switching your iPhone camera to the front and rear.
• Close the camera app simply or forcefully.
• Update your iPhone.
• Disable voice over feature.

Final Words

If you have tried everything and the problem of your iPhone camera not working is still not fixed, then you can use this last method. And the last method is to reset your iPhone. You can reset your iPhone in two ways, we have already written it deeply, you can read it. Maybe this last method will fix your black screen camera issue. Or you can also take the help of Apple Support team in any problem.

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