iPhone Bad quality on photo preview on my Xs running iOS 13

[Kardan7]

Hi, I noticed that when I open photos, they aren’t that sharp, but if I zoom in, the quality changes a lot and stays good after zooming out. Maybe it’s just brightness that is added, but I also tried this on max brightness level and there is a change. Anyone experiencing similar issue?

 

[ApfelKuchen]

More likely, you're using iCloud Photos and Optimize Storage. If the photo you're choosing to view has been "optimized," (full quality version removed/not present on the iPhone) it needs to download before you can view in full volume. A hint that this is happening - you may see a little circle appear in the lower-right of the image when it opens (it's a download progress indicator).

 

[Kardan7]

Nope. I am not using iCloud for photos.

 

[Chazzle]

This has happened to me here and there for years, and I too don’t use iCloud photos. Almost seems that the photo is a low quality render until you interact with it (zoom in and out) at which point the full quality version then loads. The full quality photo is there, just not always viewable at first.

 

[Kardan7]

Exactly it doesn't render until any interaction is made. Here is comparison - on the left side there is photo right after i opened it and on the right after zoomed in & out. Check the detail on first bushes on the right side, on trees on the left side or just zoom in to see the difference in quality.

 

[C DM]

Hi, I noticed that when I open photos, they aren’t that sharp, but if I zoom in, the quality changes a lot and stays good after zooming out. Maybe it’s just brightness that is added, but I also tried this on max brightness level and there is a change. Anyone experiencing similar issue?

Sounds similar to https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...t-shows-this-high-definition-picture.2204120/

 

[nick_iphone7]

Hi, i have the same problem om my iPhone 7. When I zoom in slightly the picture gets more detailed, but when I just look at them they look a little blurry

 

[Kardan7]

exactly, You can just zoom out back to normal and it will stay sharp, but only until you minimize it......i hope software update could solve this, because in my point of view it's weird having high-end smartphone with one of best CPU's on mobile market and not being able to pass through photos without rendering them properly.

 

[Chazzle]

Exactly it doesn't render until any interaction is made. Here is comparison - on the left side there is photo right after i opened it and on the right after zoomed in & out. Check the detail on first bushes on the right side, on trees on the left side or just zoom in to see the difference in quality.

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Hi, i have the same problem om my iPhone 7. When I zoom in slightly the picture gets more detailed, but when I just look at them they look a little blurry

Just so you guys know, the issue only occurs when you are viewing the photo on your phone as it’s the phone preview that is not rendering the full picture. When you upload or send your photo, it’s the full quality version. Therefore, the photos you both shared are an identical photo.

 

[Kardan7]

Just so you guys know, the issue only occurs when you are viewing the photo on your phone as it’s the phone preview that is not rendering the full picture. When you upload or send your photo, it’s the full quality version. Therefore, the photos you both shared are an identical photo.

In my case it is not same photo......i´ve made a screenshot and then send it here. If You´ll have a closer look, You´ll spot the difference. Just download the picture i´ve posted above, zoom in, and You will definitely spot a difference.