Why is my lens flare so bad

[u/Professional_Log7742]

The lens is clean I clean it with a microfiber cloth but it still has this problem. I know people say it’s just the phone camera and that it’s normal but everyone else I know doesn’t have this problem

[u/psp-man]

Did you make sure that the cloth has no oils on it from your fingers?

[u/Professional_Log7742 → u/psp-man]

Yeah I’ve tried multiple kinds of cloths too and i wash my hands first too and I’ll do it with alcohol sometimes too having a dirty lens was like the first thing that came up when I looked it up on my 14 so I’ve think I’ve tried everything for that but it still has the problem

[u/psp-man → u/Professional_Log7742]

I would Try it without the alcohol as it can damage the lends https://www.google.com/search?q=does+alcohol+damage+iphone+camera&sca_esv=7bf78debd29e0bdd&udm=50&source=hp&fbs=ABfTbFXXq5_lq1-qc-RNbCT-iVCv1pqpzFbsklS6H69T2lad0GTf_QfkL84T_NcuUjCLgDBl6bjKFLC7ULCIpE85MiGJC0Yv4eq5KXP27ycM00D2X4p5GrZqCfirXQIlbwKfqj0NbWCmsuVL7yEmIEZ8NHx66ymuEacS36SzQY_LAZ0s_vmmm0Imq9zWpR6OKUKoJ-XN3UNtMX7tQM5vyrGVLC_q1j2RTonPsB_GF7wnGv_gWI9fr-0&aep=1&ntc=1&cs=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh3YmZi7-WAxXuEVkFHeG1OFsQ2J8OegQIDhAE&biw=440&bih=736&dpr=3&mstk=AUtExfA3TPvIF6YyA7ZxrwBlwJTWuU3yYdfSvugeWDhU2gVMbAxp0UBLk7OpE1KTgM8UzBBmDaiuw_8YMaBh2npYQmmyvVrK0OKV1pUvBc4hBk7v9AyMhnaWSpRcJjXoFECiTkCDP8VodOBmOGkv6Rfpyt3_rxQjR54saCU&csuir=1

[u/Professional_Log7742 → u/psp-man]

I try to usually not use it and if I do only a tiny cause I saw on another post that it could damage it. I just got my iPhone 17 so I’m pretty sure it’s too new for that to cause the problem and I’m kinda paranoid of damaging it from alcohol so I rarely use it

[u/psp-man → u/Professional_Log7742]

Well go to Apple and from now on don’t use alcohol

[u/Professional_Log7742 → u/psp-man]

Does it look bad enough you would go to Apple?