If you take a lot of photos, your lens has likely been smudged or gotten dirty. A dirty lens can leave you with weird smudges or reflections in otherwise nice photos. Luckily, iOS 26 includes 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 2025, 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…
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