Incorrect exposure adjustment values in Photos app on iOS 26

SinceI have updated to IOS 26, I noticed that the yellow line when editing photos like exposure can be misleading. As far as I know, each line correspond to an increase or decrease of 5, yet there are instances that it shows 9 even if the scrubber is at 5. Help me please.


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Original Title: Adjust in Photos App

iPhone 11

Posted on Nov 7, 2025 6:37 AM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2025 9:22 AM

ceejjjjjjjjj wrote:

SinceI have updated to IOS 26, I noticed that the yellow line when editing photos like exposure can be misleading. As far as I know, each line correspond to an increase or decrease of 5, yet there are instances that it shows 9 even if the scrubber is at 5. Help me please.

The number is the precise value currently displayed on the edited photo and is what you should be looking at. The lower 'scrubber' bar is really just a UI element help adjust the value, and only shows an approximation of the actual specific value (which only changes when you pass increments of five- like 10, 15, 45, 80, etc).

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Nov 7, 2025 9:22 AM in response to ceejjjjjjjjj

ceejjjjjjjjj wrote:

SinceI have updated to IOS 26, I noticed that the yellow line when editing photos like exposure can be misleading. As far as I know, each line correspond to an increase or decrease of 5, yet there are instances that it shows 9 even if the scrubber is at 5. Help me please.

The number is the precise value currently displayed on the edited photo and is what you should be looking at. The lower 'scrubber' bar is really just a UI element help adjust the value, and only shows an approximation of the actual specific value (which only changes when you pass increments of five- like 10, 15, 45, 80, etc).

Incorrect exposure adjustment values in Photos app on iOS 26

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