Kids have sticky fingers. If they touch your iPhone, you can expect smudges on your screen and possibly your camera lens. It’s not always your kids’ fault, either. Adults can get dirt on your camera lens, too. So your photos might look hazy and you’ll probably have to take the pic multiple times. Luckily, with iOS 26 there’s a feature that can warn you when your camera lens needs cleaning, that way you don’t waste a perfectly good sunset or other Instagrammable moments.
Apple released iOS 26 in September, and it brought a handful of new features to your iPhone, including call screening, new ringtones and more. It also introduced an easy-to-overlook feature called Lens Cleaning Hints. When this feature is enabled, your iPhone will display a message that your camera needs a cleaning.
This feature was automatically enabled for me after I downloaded iOS 26 but here’s where to find it in case it’s not turned
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