Ever since I upgraded to 5.0, my phone won't connect to the camera. The problem has been consistent across different roms and happens with every camera app. I even tried restoring to my nandroid of 4.4, but it still didn't work.
I thought that maybe it had something to do with how I upgraded: I just flashed it like any other room. Am I the only one experiencing this problem and does anyone know of a way to fix it?
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dwarriors1987 said:
Ever since I upgraded to 5.0, my phone won't connect to the camera. The problem has been consistent across different roms and happens with every camera app. I even tried restoring to my nandroid of 4.4, but it still didn't work.
I thought that maybe it had something to do with how I upgraded: I just flashed it like any other room. Am I the only one experiencing this problem and does anyone know of a way to fix it?
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Perhaps there is a hardware problem . Try to remove the cover and check the trail camera.
dwarriors1987 said:
Ever since I upgraded to 5.0, my phone won't connect to the camera. The problem has been consistent across different roms and happens with every camera app. I even tried restoring to my nandroid of 4.4, but it still didn't work.
I thought that maybe it had something to do with how I upgraded: I just flashed it like any other room. Am I the only one experiencing this problem and does anyone know of a way to fix it?
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Does it not work at all, ever? I've had the "cannot connect to camera" issue on Lollipop but just once and it was after I'd used the flashlight from quick settings (a known problem).
If it doesn't work at all then it sounds more like a hardware problem. The best way to confirm that would be a factory reset and test before installing any third party applications.
I've same problem with the camera
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I stay in bay area if anyone knows how to do this out here I'm stock and can't get my camera to work so I want to flash new rom
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if you searched, you'll have found this easy guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Bspence415 said:
I stay in bay area if anyone knows how to do this out here I'm stock and can't get my camera to work so I want to flash new rom
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Did you have another thread about that here?
Anyways, what makes you think a custom ROM will fix your camera? A stock phone should have a working camera, period.
Have you tried downloading a third party camera app, like Camera 360 or Vignette demos to see if the camera will work with them?
How do you know the camera isn't defective, hardware-wise?
You're just going to complicate returning the phone for warranty or exchange by rooting it; so make sure you have good hardware first. Exchange the phone if the camera doesn't work...
I purchase second hand everything else works but the camera nothing else force closes
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What if someone posted the original camera apk and I install it over mine
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Bspence415 said:
I purchase second hand everything else works but the camera nothing else force closes
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Maybe busted camera is why they sold it...?
Please try going to the Settings/Applications/Manage Applications menu. Click on All apps. Scroll down to Camera. Tap it. On the screen that opens, try clicking on Clear Data and Clear Cache (if it's able).
Also, I really suggest you try a free camera app like Vignette Demo or something else to see if they work.
Do you have any apps that use the camera, like maybe the barcode scanner app, or Google Goggles? Do the work?
Have you tried a factory reset on the phone?
I'm all for rooting, but if you're only rooting to try to fix the camera, doesn't make sense. More back on topic, the original response you got with the link is the simplest way.
Yea I have tried every free camera app and nothing works and I hard reset and clear cache multiple times I'm sure its a hardware issue but with rooting I was hoping to flash a new Tom and pray the software would fix the camera but for now I need a stock camera apk
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call samsung to have it serviced
or get the seller to refund the money back to you
Send it back to Samsung. The camera should work fine with the stock software. Rooting only has the potential to cause problems, since you don't know what the issue is.
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Yea I have tried every free camera app and nothing works and I hard reset and clear cache multiple times I'm sure its a hardware issue but with rooting I was hoping to flash a new Tom and pray the software would fix the camera but for now I need a stock camera apk
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I am pretty sure you aren't going to be able to replace the one you already have anyways. I think you would need to be rooted. If ALL camera apps are force closing, it isn't the stock camera app. You need to service it with Samsung.
OK, here it goes.
I have two Infuse phones. One is running 4.1 and the other is on android 4.2. I noticed that probably (it is my guess) due to the merge not being full or complete yet the Wi-Fi tether is not working.
I tried using Foxfi but this app crashes as soon as I enable it. So my question is, has anyone had the same issue or knows a workaround?
I read a lot of posts on the internet regarding this but nothing really related to 4.2 and most of solutions are using an external APP. Should I be just patient and wait for the full merge?
Am I doing to many questions? xD Thanks in advance.
pinktheater said:
OK, here it goes.
I have two Infuse phones. One is running 4.1 and the other is on android 4.2. I noticed that probably (it is my guess) due to the merge not being full or complete yet the Wi-Fi tether is not working.
I tried using Foxfi but this app crashes as soon as I enable it. So my question is, has anyone had the same issue or knows a workaround?
I read a lot of posts on the internet regarding this but nothing really related to 4.2 and most of solutions are using an external APP. Should I be just patient and wait for the full merge?
Am I doing to many questions? xD Thanks in advance.
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Thetering in 4.2 works fine on my infuse, flash again and do the 3 wipes before and after flash.... Maybe this work for you, maybe not but how knows....
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That's exactly what I'm doing right now.
Edit: Don't know what's goin. It says "turning hotspot on", but sits there and never turns it on. :S
I reflashed from scratch twice and this single feature doesn't work, all other things are working perfectly, but the tethering isn't. What's funny is that all over the internet you're going to find similar issues on 4.2, that's why I wonder if it's not related to that not being stable yet on 4.2.
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I need to do some testing when I get home, but I think I found the root of my issue.
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Just curious if anyone has given the new Google Camera a try? I tried once a few versions ago by just side loading it, and it was a crash factory. Was not sure if anyone had tried the Slim ROM camera patch, and if they had any success.
I tried that when it first came out it works
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recently I notice that my camera wouldn't focus and I think it started happening after the latest update.
everything was working great before and never had an issue. any ideas?
The latest camera update our android update? Try clearing data and cache for the camera app. If that doesn't work try another camera app.
Edit: Typo
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I meant I am using all the latest software.... All updates were installed.
I tried clearing the cache... Downgrading the camera app, installed various camera apps and same result.
I also did a factory reset.
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...and the glass covering the lens is not smudged?
Glass is clean, very clean actually, never used the device without a case and the glass usually wouldn't touched any surfaces directly.
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You could try downgrading to another version of android by flashing the stock image. If that doesn't work I think there may be a hardware issue.
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I tried going back to 4.4.2 when I know it worked but it didn't work with the downgrade.
I called Google and they will send another device... Factory refurbished... I'm skeptical about that thou, should I be?
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Download another camera app and see if you have the same issue. If you don't, then it's just the software and not a problem with the camera itself.
Hel already mentioned that he tried many camera apps all with the same result.
@op No, I think the new device will be just fine. Don't worry about it.
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lolcakes203 said:
Hel already mentioned that he tried many camera apps all with the same result.
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Oops. I missed that post.
Thanks for helping guys.... I'm getting a replacement from Google next time I think I'll go back to Samsung
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Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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Jon.W said:
Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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I get this issue ALL THE TIME when I'm trying to use Snapchat, but I'm assuming that's just an issue with the app and it's compatibility with my device, ROM, kernal, etc. I haven't noticed it happening with the Camera Next app (Cyanogen stock camera), but I also haven't tried using it much.
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Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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That's a well-known Cyanogenmod issue which I frankly hoped would not occur on this CM-powered phone. I did have it happen too on some occasions regardless of which app triggered the camera.
The good old "Restart Camera" APK seems to do the trick even though it takes a lot of time to reinitialize the camera afterwards. See here for the APK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/17-fixed-camera-app-lib-cm-aosp-roms-t2505973
Yeah same here with Snapchat
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Not sure whether it would be worth flash a different ROM just because of this issue. Shame though because I really do like this ROM.
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Yeah same here with Snapchat
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I just downloaded the Camera Reset apk that someone previously mentioned and I'm hoping when Snapchat loses connection to the camera, using the reset app will fix it. Better than restarting the phone.
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