# Can't get focus lock to work on iPhone 13 pro using new app, works fine on old app

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-get-focus-lock-to-work-on-iphone-13-pro-using-new-app-works-fine-on-old-app/78244>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** staff-can-replicate, issue-made, mobile-app\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-get-focus-lock-to-work-on-iphone-13-pro-using-new-app-works-fine-on-old-app/78244 "2026-04-27T15:12:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![johnreiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@johnreiss](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/johnreiss)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-get-focus-lock-to-work-on-iphone-13-pro-using-new-app-works-fine-on-old-app/78244/1 "2026-04-27T15:12:47Z")

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**Platform** :

**App version number** , if a mobile app issue:1.0.19

**Browser** , if a website issue:

**URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages**:

**Screenshots of what you are seeing** :

**Description of problem** :

Step 1:try to take pic using app

Step 2:

Step 3:

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**Author:** ![soobie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/soobie/32/47810_2.png) [@soobie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/soobie)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-get-focus-lock-to-work-on-iphone-13-pro-using-new-app-works-fine-on-old-app/78244/2 "2026-04-27T16:25:29Z")

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It doesn’t work any more on my iPhone 13, either.

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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cant-get-focus-lock-to-work-on-iphone-13-pro-using-new-app-works-fine-on-old-app/78244/3 "2026-04-27T19:08:56Z")

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Thanks, I can replicate and I’ve made an issue for our team.