August 28, 2026

Turn on the camera level so horizons stay straight

Settings > Camera > Composition > Level. A line appears, then turns yellow when you are level.

• iPhone
• Easy · 1 min
• iPhone on iOS 18 and iOS 26
• Fix: turn on the iPhone camera level
• Cheat sheet

How to do it

1. 01

   Open Settings > Camera.

2. 02

   Under Composition, turn Level on. Turn Grid on too if you want the rule-of-thirds lines.

3. 03

   Open Camera and tilt the phone. A broken line across the middle becomes a solid yellow line when the phone is level.

The level shows for photo, not for every video mode. If you never see it, you are probably in a mode that hides it, or the phone is already level and the line has faded.