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November 15, 2026 at 5:21 am #20338
David Cook
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Apple Recommended / Verified Community Solution
This canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.

Tuning force pressure settings to Firmer and changing launch trigger from Single Click to Double Click.

Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:

  1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Camera Control. Change Pressure and Light Press Sensitivity to Firmer.
  2. In Settings > Camera > Camera Control, change Launch Camera to Double Click.
  3. Disable swipe gesture adjustments if exposure sliding is not required.

Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.

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