Apple says a software update is coming next week to fix the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max camera shake issue in third-party apps

Apple will be releasing a software update to fix the camera shake issue affecting iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models.

9to5Mac 2022-09-20 Benjamin Mayo

Context & Ripple Effects

Reports of physical camera shaking in TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram established that the problem was tied to third-party app use on Apple’s new Pro phones, rather than a single service. Apple’s promised update turns that owner-reported camera issue into an OS-level remediation.

The related coverage subsequently records the iOS 16.0.2 release containing the camera fix, showing Apple used a point update to address a launch-period issue affecting a flagship feature.

First-order effects

iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max owners affected in third-party camera apps receive a defined software remedy rather than having to avoid TikTok, Snapchat, or Instagram camera functions.
Apple assumes responsibility for resolving a fault experienced through third-party apps, with the fix delivered through iOS rather than by the apps themselves.

Second-order effects

Third-party social apps benefit from a platform-level fix that restores their camera experience on the affected iPhones without each service being identified as the source of the issue.
Apple’s rapid patch reduces the risk that a camera problem in popular third-party apps is treated by buyers as a persistent iPhone 14 Pro hardware defect.

Third-order effects

The episode reinforces that Pro iPhone camera reliability is governed by the interaction of hardware, iOS, and major app integrations, making OS updates part of the product’s post-launch quality-control cycle.

The trend: Flagship smartphone camera performance is increasingly maintained through software updates that address failures at the boundary between device hardware and third-party apps.

Discussion

@lukemiani Luke Miani on x
So @DongleBookPro captured some real gems with the busted 14 Pro Max camera 😳 https://twitter.com/...
@halidecamera @halidecamera on x
@markgurman @TheTerminal If users have the same issue as the camera module in @LukeMiani's video, we can confidently say this will not address this. That's a broken image shift stabilization module, and will require a unit or camera replacement.
@macrumors @macrumors on x
Apple has confirmed to @WSJ that an iOS 16 update next week will address: - Excessive copy and paste permission prompts - iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max models freezing after data transfer from another iPhone - Camera shaking/vibration issue Details: https://www.macrumors.com/... https://…
@daniel_rubino Daniel Rubino on x
Apple counting all the bugs on iPhone 14/iOS 16 - Frequent “allow paste” iOS 16 bug - AirDrop sharing failing for some - Pro Max “Loud, Uncontrollable Camera Shaking When Using Social Media Apps” - Activation issues w/ FaceTime/iMessage (now fixed in 16.0.1) - Some eSIM issues ht…
@rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x
Apple blogging is so clockwork. Software/hardware issue uncovered in the first days after an iPhone launch ✅ Reminds me of when my iPhone X would become unresponsive in the cold Canadian weather when it launched in November 2017. The issue was eventually fixed in iOS 11.1.2. http…
@halidecamera @halidecamera on x
@ztivom ... Likely because Apple's camera app doesn't enable the same capture mode on launch that makes the camera enable stabilization right off the bat.
@samifathi_ Sami Fathi on x
Apple needs to put out an iOS 16 update ASAP. This camera issue + reports that the iPhone 14 Pro becomes unresponsive after data transfer from an older iPhone + reports of excessive battery drain. Not good. https://twitter.com/...
@donglebookpro @donglebookpro on x
Defective Camera Much? w/ @LukeMiani https://twitter.com/...
@ztivom @ztivom on x
@halidecamera ... How come the stabilization is working just fine in the default camera app then?
@zollotech Aaron Zollo on x
Nice. iOS 16.0.2 next week? https://twitter.com/...
@lukemiani Luke Miani on x
So uh, we're having some issues with the 14 Pro Max camera https://twitter.com/...
@drewthaler Drew Thaler on x
iPhone 14 camera shake (that makes noise!) There's no way this should be considered a third-party app bug. This is Apple's software doing something catastrophically bad. https://www.youtube.com/...
@patrickmoorhead @patrickmoorhead on x
WTH heck is wrong with the iPhone 14? Looks like it needed some more time in the oven. #AppleEvent #iPhone https://twitter.com/...
@tjl Tom Lee on x
it sure seems like the “social” part of social media can be peeled away from the pop culture broadcast stuff. maybe that's for the best, but for me it probably means I will learn what The Rock is up to (A: hustling, supporting the troops) with much less regularity
@chancehmiller Chance Miller on x
As @9to5Mac first reported yesterday, this iPhone 14 Pro bug is very bad. In fact, extended rattling/shaking can likely damage your iPhone's camera. Apple says a fix is coming...next week. Why wait a week? And why wasn't this caught internally? Seems bad! https://9to5mac.com/...
@caseynewton Casey Newton on x
Seriously though, please don't take your iPhone to the club and give it molly and then act surprised when this happens https://twitter.com/...
@dsilverman Dwight Silverman on x
The big question that has yet to be answered: Can this cause permanent damage to the iPhone 14 Pro Max camera? Apparently Apple stores are swapping out the phones that do this. I have not yet tried it because I worry about damaging my phone. https://twitter.com/...
@chancehmiller Chance Miller on x
This seems to be a software problem, but it's still a scary bug. Here's a video of what the camera shake/rattle is like in TikTok. https://9to5mac.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@pedrodias Pedro Dias on x
Hope this is just software https://twitter.com/...
@mattmcgee Matt McGee on x
One more thing... Introducing a revolutionary photo-sensory experience called iQuake. https://twitter.com/...
@donglebookpro @donglebookpro on x
FYI this is my phone https://twitter.com/...

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