Camera app crashing on my iPhone 16 Pro Max

Vanillabarr1909 wrote:

I’m wondering if not as much the camera, as the photo gallery software update? I’m have major problems with this , and the software coding may be affecting the camera? Anyone else?

No. They are completely unrelated. I've gotten used to the Photos app and am actually learning to like it. But it has nothing to do with the camera app.

I am having the same issue, this is really bad, can’t take pictures, also the whole phone responsiveness is bad as well. Seems like every company is doing innovation and apple is moving backwards, this is the worst user experience I ever had, can’t believe it’s a 1200 USD phone and this many issues. Please fix it with a software update asap, Iphone is on ios 18.0.1

Iphone 16 pro Max 512gb and I have the same problem with the camera app, it's so frustrating when you go to take a photo and the camera app just locks up, by the time you've rebooted the phone the photo opportunity has gone. Hopefully a fix will come sooner rather than later.

This is the first iPhone I ever used that’s got a bug in it. I think there’s something fundamentally wrong somewhere. Perhaps Apple is not paying much attention to its recruitment process anymore. I mean, it’s used to be crystal perfect With any Apple products you use it out of the box and you are rest assured it’s gonna do what you need it to do. This needs to be fixed as soon as possible else lots of people are gonna dump this products sooner rather than later.

AMRosario wrote:

I’m curious how altering settings on the phone that Apple gives you full access to will void the warranty. What settings are you referring to that can void the warranty?

Changing a setting on one's iPhone cannot void one's warranty.

iPhone 16 Pro Max. iOS 18.0.1

Selfie-camera works all the time. Rear-camera crashes app.

Using camera inside other apps (i.e. Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger) all works.

Camera app opens and video is displayed, but once shutter button is pressed, then crashes.

Disabling Macro Control does not resolve issue for me.

October 21, 2024.

I did that too in addition to resetting all settings, not sure now what fixed the issue. in any case, it is definitely a software and not a hardware issue. Good luck. I believe iOS update 18.1 should fix these issues.

Same issue still. Even after 18.0.1 upgrade. Getting a new phone replacement.

Apple Support suggested to setup as a new phone and it is my software issue. But looking at this thread does not seem to be a one off issue.

superbly disappointed .

This just started for me today, trying to take and attach a photo to a Mail email.

I bought my 16 Plus a week ago. I’m a bit gobsmacked this hasn’t been resolved yet, considering how essential the camera component is to iPhone users.

I experience the same problem. I have updated to iOS18.0.1 in my 15 Pro Max and it works flawlessly. After I migrated that to my 16 pro max, it’s crashed pretty much every single time. Like many said, it happens at the worst time. Pretty frustrated, particularly considering this is the premium iPhone.

Have you been able to reproduce this anywhere?

I've tried on numerous 16 PMs and have been unable to, and I'd like to, if only to narrow down a set of circumstances that can cause it.

This only affects a very small number of users, so the question is what is unique about your situations that induces it?

I too have exactly same issue with my new iphone 16 Pro max 256GB. The camera app crashes when its opened from Camera Control & try to click a pic. And phone becones too hot. There is another issue that microphone becomes unresponsive at that time. All excitement of new iPhone vanished within 3weeks of purchasing. Apple, is there anyone listening????? Please test new devices rigorously before marketing. My iPhone 12 Pro Max never faced any issue

I’m too having exactly same issue with my iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB. The camera app crashes when opened either from Camera Control or from App. It crashes & shuts when try taking a picture. At the same time phone becomes unreasonably hot without usage & microphone too stops working for calls. Restarting resolves it temporarily but issue pops up again & again. I hope Apple Team is listening. Its very annoying these problems with just 3 weeks into purchase. :-(

Same problem here, 16 Pro Max 1TB.

It also randomly stops recording, sometimes without playing a sound.

It also will sometimes start recording and then immediately stop recording. No errors, no rhyme or reason, restart doesn't fix it. It will just randomly start working again.

This phone has been the biggest disappointment apple has sold me to date.

Camera crashing still happens even after turning Macro setting off. But there are other issues as well which keeps happening. Yesterday a phone call went through during a focus mode(first call itself which was an unknown number). Alarms don’t ring.

Downloading the new 18.1 version now. Fingers crossed.