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Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro/Max Camera [Fixed]

In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of being unable to scan the QR Code using the iPhone 14 Pro/Max Camera. The camera on Apple devices [iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch] comes embedded with the QR Code scanner as a result of which you don’t need to rely on third-party scanners.

Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro Camera

However, even if you have a third-party app that isn’t going to make much of a difference as the camera on the latest iPhones isn’t unable to focus on the QR and Bar Codes! Numerous iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max users have voiced their concern that their device is unable to scan the QR codes. Upon further investing the issue we found out that the bug isn’t just related to QR codes.

Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro Camera

Rather, the camera is unable to focus on any nearby objects as the Auto Focus functionality isn’t working along the expected lines. With that said, it doesn’t seem to be a hardware issue as the bug could easily be rectified using a software tweak. And in this guide, we will make you aware of just that. So without further ado, let’s check them out.

Fix Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro/Max Camera

Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro Camera

In order to rectify this issue, you will have to disable the Macro Control feature of the camera and then test out the results. Here’s how it could be done:

  1. To begin with, head over to the Settings menu on your device.
  2. Then go to Camera > Macro Control and turn on the toggle next to it.Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro Camera
  3. You would now be able to auto-focus and scan the QR Code without any issues.

Another course of action that you could take is to keep this feature enabled. Then when you launch the Camera app, it will display a macro button [when your iPhone is within a macro distance of a subject]. In such. cases, you just need to tap on the macro button to turn off automatic macro switching and then try scanning the QR Code.

Cannot scan QR Code using iPhone 14 Pro Camera

That’s it. These were the steps to fix the issue of being unable to scan the QR Code using the iPhone 14 Pro/Max Camera. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.


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  • awful

  • This is helpful for beginners, but not a solution for the 14 pro problem, when using the Code Scanner App of Apple or a third party app. I read that there are some 14 pro users with the same problem: you can scan a QR code with the camera app, but no QR- nor barcode with the Code Scanner. The iPhone doesn’t switch to the correct lens and can’t focus the code. I am in contact with Apple since weeks and no solution of any senior advisor helped. Speaking of a luxury article of about $2.000 this is not acceptable.

  • This didn’t fix shit

  • Massimo

    It didn’t work for me IOS 16.0.3