Lens Cleaning Hints

Another clever feature Apple added in iOS 26 is Lens Cleaning Hints. This sounds minor until you think about how often people ruin perfectly good photos with a smudged camera lens. It happens all the time and to all of us. You take a shot, it looks a little soft or hazy, and only afterward do you realize your lens was dirty. On supported models, iOS 26 can now detect that and suggest cleaning the lens.

Most people don’t regularly inspect their camera lens before taking pictures. So having your iPhone step in before you take another fuzzy photo is the kind of tiny improvement that can save a lot of frustration over time. To turn on this feature, simply go to Settings > Camera and then turn on Lens Cleaning Hints.

Now, if the Camera app detects a smudge, your iPhone will alert you so you can do something about it before it ruins more shots.