How to Fix iPhone 14, 13, 12 Camera Not Working on iOS 16

On your iphone when you are trying to capture photo or when you are trying to take a selfie from front camera and you notice that your iPhone camera not working on iPhone iOS 16 then you can easily fix this issue on any iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, x, xr etc. So, lets see in detail below.

Many users experience this issue of iphone camera not working after updating their iPhone to latest version of iOS 16 or on iOS 15 or 14 and sometimes front camera not working on iPhone or iPhone camera showing black screen or iPhone camera keeps crashing when you open camera.

Fix iPhone Camera Not Working on iOS 16

Below iphone camera troubleshooting solutions will help you quickly resolve the issue of iPhone camera not working on your iPhone iOS 16, 15 or 14 on Any iphone.

Clean your Camera

First thing you need to make sure is your camera is clean both front and back camera. So, grab a soft cloth and clean the front camera and back camera and go ahead and open camera on iPhone.

If iPhone camera is filled with dust or debris or sweat etc then iphone camera will show black screen.

Force Restart your iPhone

Most of the time by simple force restarting your iPhone will fix camera not working or camera black screen or blurry or any other issues with camera on iPhone iOS 16.

Once you force restart then if there are any minor technical issues or minor glitches then it will get updated and minor technical issues will fix if you force restart your iPhone iOS 16.

To force restart iPhone -> Quickly press and release volume up button and then volume down button and then press and hold side power button and wait for apple logo to appear and release the power button and wait for your iphone to restart.

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Change Content and Privacy Settings and Allow Camera App

Step 1: Open settings app on iPhone

Step 2: Now, scroll down and tap on screen time

Step 3: Tap on content and Privacy restrictions

Step 4: Scroll down and tap on Allowed apps and enter passcode

Step 5: Make sure that your camera app is allowed and toggle the button next to camera app and allow it.

Once you allow camera app in content and privacy restrictions settings on iPhone then your issue of camera app not working on iPhone will be resolved.

Social media or any app Having Problem with Camera

If you are having issue with camera app not working on specific app like snapchat, facebook, instagram or whatsapp and when you open camera and camera not working or black screen or camera crashes then you need to follow below methods.

Step 1: Open settings -> Scroll down and tap on the app that you are having issues and simply tap on it.

Step 2: Simply toggle the button next to the camera and allow permissions and allow the app to access camera.

Once you allow access to the camera for individual apps then your issue with the camera not working on snapchat or facebook messenger or whatsapp or instagram issue will be resolved.

Update your iPhone

Launch settings app -> Tap on General -> tap on Software update and wait for your iphone to check for update and if any new version of iPhone iOS is available then tap on download and install and update your iphone to latest version.

Reset iPhone

Open settings -> Tap on General -> Tap on Reset or transfer iphone -> tap on Reset -> Enter your passcode and tap on reset all settings and confirm reset all settings in pop up box and wait for iphone to reset all settings to its factory default settings.

Why is my camera not working after iOS update?

This can be a temporary or software glitch and by just force restarting your iphone this issue of camera app not working or keeps crashing issue can be resolved mostly.

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