Another iPhone question

[CathyA]

I have an iPhone 8 plus. I take tons of pictures with it. But lately, when I turn on the camera, and use it for "photo", the image flashes blurry/then clear, blurry/then clear, constantly, and it won't take a picture. Any ideas?

[bae]

It sounds like it is trying to autofocus, and failing.

So:

1 - clean lens, perhaps there is a gooey fingerprint on it confusing it
2 - sometimes a gentle tap on the top edge of the phone near the camera will unwedge it if it has gotten hung up
3 - some cases can interfere, or have grime accumulate enough to interfere
4 - hard reboot the iphone

I think also Googling "my iphone camera won't autofocus" will get you more in-depth recommendations.

Also, you can force the focus, usually, by tapping on the screen at the focal point you want.

[CathyA]

Thanks bae....I'll try those things.