Apple to Fix Camera Glitch Affecting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro

[Jumpthesnark]

#SQUIGGLEGATE! Just what hysterical MR forum members have been waiting for, a -gate for them to blame on Cook with these new phones.

 

[wikiverse]

The original Blackmagic Ursa also had this 'Black Sun' issue.

 

[BigDO]

Let’s hope the update rolls in something to fix the battery life. This is unprecedented.

 

[MDTyKe]

what the hell. how does this pass qc

Bro have you seen what they made public for macOS and iOS 26? It's apparent Apple no longer has any QC at all.

 

[svish]

Hoping for an early fix. A day 1 update to fix it will be great. Think the issue might not occur with bright daylight photos. My 17 Pro Max delivers by October 13th. Expecting a fix at least by then.

 

[sifpilsen]

Glad they found it before release, I guess it's crunch time in Apple firmware/software department right now.

 

[frifra]

Apple censoring pictures straight out of the box now.

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

It remains a curiosity how with all the resources this company has, that issues like this escape quality control.

They were on vacation.

 

[rbbloom99]

It remains a curiosity how with all the resources this company has, that issues like this escape quality control.

We have to give Apple some Slack here. They're 'new' to iPhone technology but I'm sure they will be able to fixure it out in a few years.

 

[jonnysods]

How do they know that if people haven’t gotten their phones yet?

 

[svanstrom]

Apple is just going to implement some AI code that replaces the box with the colour of surroundings. Basically photoshop the fly. Or they gonna downgrade the performance with a software update. Just like they did with ANC on the Airpods.

This appears to be a similar glitch to what some RED cameras used to do in their HDRx mode, when combining multiple shutter exposures into a single image for better dynamic range.

I'm guessing the lines are from some kind of sharpening algorithm that got scaled or timed incorrectly, and the black spot is a failed merge of different exposure in that spot. Concerts can be quite flashy and cause things like shutter speed to change rapidly, so I'm guessing something in the pipeline lagged a bit too much.

How dare ctcwired come up with some outrageous made up claims when t0rqx clearly had already given the scientific answer?!

 

[killhippie]

QC seems bad at many companies (looking at you Sony) now not just Apple, and my iPhone 16 Pro battery life is the same as it was before updating to iOS 26 which I'm quite liking but it does need bug fixes soon rather than later.

 

[neuropsychguy]

It's so very rare that it was reported during pre-sale with a fix already in the works...

To be fair, if it is tied to this: "when an LED light display is extremely bright and shining directly into the camera", that would be a rare fringe case. There are a lot of bright LEDs around, but it sounds like it's triggered in specific circumstances (concert with a dark surrounding but bright stage lights).

It's one of those circumstances that makes sense that it didn't show up in development. Who was taking the iPhone 17 Pro / Air phones to concerts as part of the development testing?

 

[petieg]

Apple is planning to release a fix for an iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro camera bug that causes black boxes and white squiggles to appear in photos. CNN Underscored's Henry Casey discovered the issue in an iPhone Air review when snapping photos at a concert.

He said that one out of every 10 images taken with the iPhone Air or the iPhone 17 Pro had "small blacked-out portions, including boxes and parts of white squiggles" that showed up from the LED board at the event.

Image taken by CNN Underscored's Henry Casey​

Apple told Casey that it's an issue that can occur in "very rare cases when an LED light display is extremely bright and shining directly into the camera." Apple has a fix, and plans to release it in an upcoming software update.

Apple did not provide a timeline on when the software update might be released, but the new models are set to launch on Friday, September 19.

Article Link: Apple to Fix Camera Glitch Affecting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro

Or are they just promoting the Led Zeppelin - Presence album?

 

[jafd]

Oh sweet, we now have got an iPhone that has scintillating scotoma.

I'm wondering if it's going to have headaches, too.

 

[michaelsviews]

Quallity control something Apple is lacking

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Oh sweet, we now have got an iPhone that has scintillating scotoma.

I'm wondering if it's going to have headaches, too.

LOL push the camera button, get a “not today” pop up.

 

[bookcase]

actually glad to see this happening.

PUT YOUR EFFING PHONES AWAY AT CONCERTS

Haha. I agree completely. If you're paying to watch something live, live in the moment!

 

[oldwatery]

Well done Mr Cook. You have destroyed a once great company for a few extra dollars. So very sad.

 

[t0rqx]

trump administration inspired feature

why the f you think they chose orange? Its really no coincidence and removing the most popular pro colour.

You know that orange is the most expensive colour to produce because of its challenges?

 

[Stromos]

Bro have you seen what they made public for macOS and iOS 26? It's apparent Apple no longer has any QC at all.

Can buy stuff from AppStore ✅
Can buy stuff from Apple Store ✅
User can doomscroll and shop ✅

Ship it boys Gold Seal!

 

[code-m]

actually glad to see this happening.

PUT YOUR EFFING PHONES AWAY AT CONCERTS

Is there new Concert Mode feature to deter photography and video and just live and enjoy the moment.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Let’s hope the update rolls in something to fix the battery life. This is unprecedented.

So clearly you have already received yours, ahead of everyone else. Please tell us about how the battery life needs to be "fixed."

 

[digimc]

Thank God I have a policy of only photographing around fluorescent bulbs. Big sigh of relief.

 

[ApAx]

To be fair, if it is tied to this: "when an LED light display is extremely bright and shining directly into the camera", that would be a rare fringe case. There are a lot of bright LEDs around, but it sounds like it's triggered in specific circumstances (concert with a dark surrounding but bright stage lights).

It's one of those circumstances that makes sense that it didn't show up in development. Who was taking the iPhone 17 Pro / Air phones to concerts as part of the development testing?

It’s more about the resources needed to put out a fix that quickly for a rare scenario, instead of focusing resources to fix more widespread issues upon launch.