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iPhone 17 Pro Max: Rainbow banding in wide-angle selfies with clear sky

Hey guys! I got an iphone 17 pro max and lately i noticed that whenever i take a selfie on the front camera with a clear blue sky as a background there's rainbow-like banding in top right and bottom left corners. it happens only when i take a wide-angled selfie(on the preview in the camera app there's an icon with two arrows: if you tap it expands the field of view; and if you tap it again it narrows it down to a default selfie format). whenever the background is different eg white wall, overcast sky, or pretty much anything else there's no such issue, selfies are normal in this case. i took a picture in a completely dark room and the shot was completely black with no artifacts. i had taken selfies with a clear blue sky as a background before - and there was no rainbow-like banding at all. what might it be? maybe some of you guys have this issue too - so please tell me what you did to get rid of it. (fyi my iphone is running ios 27.2)

Forgot to mention, i can see it on the live camera preview and in the actual shot and no matter how i tilt my phone before taking a shot - the artifact is still there :(

it might be hard for you to see the artifact, so i boosted contrast to highlight it. The areas marked by red are what i actually can see when i take a selfie with a clear sky as a background. Pay no attention to the main body of the photo - it's okay; i have issues with the top right and bottom left corners

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📱Facing colour smudging (Rainbow pattern) issues? Here's what worked for me on my iPhone 13 Pro:

1️⃣ Backup on iCloud/iTunes

2️⃣ Log out of Apple ID

3️⃣ Erase (Keep eSIM Data)


❌ DO NOT restore from backups! Set up as new iPhone. Wait 2-3 days - no issue! That Indicates...

✅ No hardware/ iOS issue


Now...

📦 Restore data gradually

🔍 Find app/settings causing the screen flickering