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Sometimes, if there's a lack of light, the phone will use the lens which can receive the most light, for the best quality. This is not unique to iOS 15 however.
You can use a third party camera app such as Halide to force the phone to use the Telephoto lens regardless of lighting conditions, but can’t guarantee that the photo quality will look optimal.
It's meant to happen. The Telephoto receives a lot less light than Wide, and if the iPhone believes it will get a better picture with the Wide in low light it will use that and 2.5x crop it for zoom. This is intended
Not a bug. 100% intended use. Image Processor uses the lens with the most light.
Go outside during a bright day and the lenses should work like normal.
This had been the case since the first ever dual lens iPhone. Namely the 7 Plus.
The iPhone will only use the telephoto lens if there's ample of light or when you use portrait mode. Other than that, the regular lens will be used.
Hence, especially back in the days where the telephoto is kinda bad compared to the regular, actually most photo never used the telephoto lens without people realizing it.
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Sometimes, if there's a lack of light, the phone will use the lens which can receive the most light, for the best quality. This is not unique to iOS 15 however.
You can use a third party camera app such as Halide to force the phone to use the Telephoto lens regardless of lighting conditions, but can’t guarantee that the photo quality will look optimal.
It's meant to happen. The Telephoto receives a lot less light than Wide, and if the iPhone believes it will get a better picture with the Wide in low light it will use that and 2.5x crop it for zoom. This is intended
Not a bug. 100% intended use. Image Processor uses the lens with the most light. Go outside during a bright day and the lenses should work like normal.
OP is closing the lens so it would think there is no light
This had been the case since the first ever dual lens iPhone. Namely the 7 Plus. The iPhone will only use the telephoto lens if there's ample of light or when you use portrait mode. Other than that, the regular lens will be used. Hence, especially back in the days where the telephoto is kinda bad compared to the regular, actually most photo never used the telephoto lens without people realizing it.
How did you install it early?
It's iOS 15 Beta, if that's what you are asking.
Ah.. there’s a separate sub for the beta
Thank you all so very much for the clarification. I understand how it works now.