My phone camera is only showing the front camera there is no options of switching to d rear camera. Sometimes the camera app wouldnt open until i restart the phone. Am using h959 taiwan version i upgraded my phone bout 2 weeks ago to MM v20a-global-esa i dont use my camera dat much so i didnt realise the problem until now. Pls is this a software or hardware problem and is it possible to downgrade the OS back to lollipop or the phones original firmware. Tnks
I too have lost my rear camera After mm update. I changed the camera module but every once in a while the rear camera becomes available so it must be a software issue. Maybe a bad kernel? H955 europe
Camera module?
unjustself said:
I too have lost my rear camera After mm update. I changed the camera module but every once in a while the rear camera becomes available so it must be a software issue. Maybe a bad kernel? H955 europe
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Camera module?
The physical camera unit.
unjustself said:
The physical camera unit.
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Ok thanks
Im going to downgrade back to the rooted lollipop system to see if that fixes the camera issue. At least with root i can try other ways to fix it. Have you tried safe mode on your phone? Push the power button as if you were going to restart your phone but instead hold your finger down on the power off option this should reboot back into safe mode. If the camera works there then there maybe an app that stops your camera working. Just reboot again to get back to normal.
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Im going to downgrade back to the rooted lollipop system to see if that fixes the camera issue. At least with root i can try other ways to fix it. Have you tried safe mode on your phone? Push the power button as if you were going to restart your phone but instead hold your finger down on the power off option this should reboot back into safe mode. If the camera works there then there maybe an app that stops your camera working. Just reboot again to get back to normal.
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The camera still not working even in safe mode so how do i downgrade back to lollipop? Thnks
Im going to have a go tomorrow. I'll let you know how i did it but you will need to make sure you have the correct files for your region.
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unjustself said:
Im going to have a go tomorrow. I'll let you know how i did it but you will need to make sure you have the correct files for your region.
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Ok thnks
Right i have downgraded back to 5.1.1 and camera has not come back. I have now rooted it to see if there is another way to get it to work. Failing that i may disassemble my phone and check the connections for the camera. Its a shame that phone has a locked boot loader otherwise i could blame a bad kernel
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Right i have downgraded back to 5.1.1 and camera has not come back. I have now rooted it to see if there is another way to get it to work. Failing that i may disassemble my phone and check the connections for the camera. Its a shame that phone has a locked boot loader otherwise i could blame a bad kernel
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Maybe it has something to do with d change in camera module and how did u downgrade back to lollipop
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g-flex2/general/update-to-marshmallow-t3399953
The software required is in the instructions and a link to the downgrade kdz is at the bottom of the opening message
I dont think it's a MM issue as I am facing the exact same problems on my H950(flashed with H950PR) on Lollipop. As mentioned by someone above, the camera does work sometimes but fails to load in safe mode. I opened up the phone and cleaned the connector ribbon as well but still no change in the scenario.
aveune said:
I dont think it's a MM issue as I am facing the exact same problems on my H950(flashed with H950PR) on Lollipop. As mentioned by someone above, the camera does work sometimes but fails to load in safe mode. I opened up the phone and cleaned the connector ribbon as well but still no change in the scenario.
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In my own case there is no option to switch to back camera. It only shows the front camera, also the front camera takes pictures upside down it started with MM update and i cant even revert back to LP to be sure wether it was an update problem
Hi there. Any updates from yourself? Ive just googled around and found something that actually worked for me!
Go into settings>apps>
Clear the data for the camera app
Clear the data for the gallery app (you wont lose your photos)
Restart phone and wait a moment for it to boot fully.
Open camera app!
musajamoh said:
My phone camera is only showing the front camera there is no options of switching to d rear camera. Sometimes the camera app wouldnt open until i restart the phone. Am using h959 taiwan version i upgraded my phone bout 2 weeks ago to MM v20a-global-esa i dont use my camera dat much so i didnt realise the problem until now. Pls is this a software or hardware problem and is it possible to downgrade the OS back to lollipop or the phones original firmware. Tnks
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i'm facing the same issue
i upgraded to mm about 4 or 5 months ago and i did not had any issue with the camera but suddenly in the last week i have this problem with the camera!
behdad_es said:
i'm facing the same issue
i upgraded to mm about 4 or 5 months ago and i did not had any issue with the camera but suddenly in the last week i have this problem with the camera!
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same problem I have, I bought even a new back camera on Ebay, changed it, cleared all cash and data and camera worked about 5 min. and then again same problem. When I try to use flash I get the message "Flashlight unavailable while in Camera or apps using flash". I have 6.0.1. version of android, Lg-H955. When I dissemble a phone and slightly push on flash on motherboard, camera works again until I exit it and when I try to power it on again, it is not working. Seems to be a motherboard issue.
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I'm having a problem where the camera works for a couple of hours then just turns completely black and doesn't start working again until i reboot the phone.
When i say works for a couple of hours i don't mean a couple of hours of continuous use but a couple of hours general use of the phone.
I first notice it when I'm unlocking my phone as i have Face Unlock enabled,
The front camera won't start so i have to unlock using the backup unlock method (pattern in my case).
As soon as that happens the camera stops working all together, even in the camera app, like i said, until i restart the phone.
Any ideas ?
I had the same issue last night, I went to take a picture but the camera was just a black screen until I reboot.
I can confirm this as well. Only fix i can tell is a reboot.
Exactly the same problem here... Android 4.4 Bug I guess
Same issue for me, and i also have face unlock enabled. Very annoying.
raazman said:
I had the same issue last night, I went to take a picture but the camera was just a black screen until I reboot.
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nfaust01 said:
I can confirm this as well. Only fix i can tell is a reboot.
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d-e-a-d said:
Exactly the same problem here... Android 4.4 Bug I guess
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joshcrumley100 said:
Same issue for me, and i also have face unlock enabled. Very annoying.
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I didn't wanna say anything as to not jinx it but i tried something that seems to have helped my situation.
I Force Stopped the Camera app in Settings --- Apps and then cleared the app data.
That didn't magically fix it but after doing that AND rebooting my phone i haven't had a problem with the camera.
It hasn't even been a full day yet but it's been working for about 18 hours which is great compared to yesterday's having to reboot every couple of hours.
Same Problem here. Also have face unlock active...
Thanks guys for reporting it here!!! I was really close on exchanging my otherwise perfect phone! Now I really think it's software and not hardware related.
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Sarusani
Does anyone here get the bottom of their picture blurred out when they use flash? It always looks like if my finger is covering the lens which is not.
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I get my Nexus today/tomorrow. I'll do some diagnostics and see if I can find out what's causing the black screen.
Happened once, black screen, reboot. I wasn't able to reproduce it yet.
So much for my "solution"
Just happened again.
I'm tempted to try a factory reset or flashing a factory image.
If anyone's actually tried this I'd appreciate a heads up.
Same for me
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I've had this problem on the Slim rom and flashed the factory image yesterday.
Last night, the camera was working well until I switched to a panorama, then it was black.
After a reboot I wasn't able to reproduce it.
mickaaa said:
I've had this problem on the Slim rom and flashed the factory image yesterday.
Last night, the camera was working well until I switched to a panorama, then it was black.
After a reboot I wasn't able to reproduce it.
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There goes my plan to flash the factory image
I hope that it stays fixed for you but unless someone who has had this problem is able to confirm that they haven't had this happen to them for at least a couple of days I'm gonna stick with "This is a serious problem" (for me at least)
This is very unfortunate! Luckily I haven't come across this issue yet but I haven't used the camera much. BTW does anyone know how to change the focus to continuous? Can't find the option.
Apparently this is related to Face Unlock.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=61873
If anyone can confirm this ?
Who has had this problem and not used Face Unlock ?
No idea why this got posted twice.
The only way to "fix" it at the moment, is to turn off face unlock.
My back camera started crashing when i tried to take a picture in complete darkness and ever since i only get a black screen. I have tried to run the phone on safe mode and rebooted many times and it still gives me a black screen. Today i flashed my phone with the factory image and it still broken. I am suspecting this is more than just a software bug. Can anyone confirm this?
Adding myself to the problem with Camera randomly not working, and fix with rebooting.
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Okay so I have a droid mini XT1030. It used to be on 19.5.3. Bought it off of ebay. Everything works fine. HOWEVER there's no front cam option! and i've tried other apps which make use of the front camera and even on them it doesn't show.
So then I tried flashing 19.5.3 again using sbf+rsdlite. After that did a factory reset. The magically the front camera option was back
however when i tried to use the screen would show a purple distortion, the image would freeze and then you'd have to press back or home to get it back out.
I figured it's a hardware issue, so i got a camera replacement from ebay. After I had professionals install that, it reverted back to the state when the front camera option just isn't there anymore
I've retried flashing the firmware, flashed 19.6.3, flashed 19.5.3 and then took ota to 19.6.3...but nothing works. Please help me out someone!
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Okay so I have a droid mini XT1030. It used to be on 19.5.3. Bought it off of ebay. Everything works fine. HOWEVER there's no front cam option! and i've tried other apps which make use of the front camera and even on them it doesn't show.
So then I tried flashing 19.5.3 again using sbf+rsdlite. After that did a factory reset. The magically the front camera option was back
however when i tried to use the screen would show a purple distortion, the image would freeze and then you'd have to press back or home to get it back out.
I figured it's a hardware issue, so i got a camera replacement from ebay. After I had professionals install that, it reverted back to the state when the front camera option just isn't there anymore
I've retried flashing the firmware, flashed 19.6.3, flashed 19.5.3 and then took ota to 19.6.3...but nothing works. Please help me out someone!
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Hardware is really hard to troubleshoot online like this. It sounds like a hardwear issue to me like maybe a loose connection or something.
I'm not too sure if the 1020 lens is supposed to completely shut when the camera is off. Its my wife's phone and she's telling me its stuck open cause the camera apps to crash when enabled.
The Lumia Cyan update is the only factor unless this has happened to prior FW. Is anyone experiencing this? Need help!
Thanks in advance.
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I'm not too sure if the 1020 lens is supposed to completely shut when the camera is off. Its my wife's phone and she's telling me its stuck open cause the camera apps to crash when enabled.
The Lumia Cyan update is the only factor unless this has happened to prior FW. Is anyone experiencing this? Need help!
Thanks in advance.
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I had the same experience with my Lumia 1020, but I am not sure if it caused by the same problem. My front panel was broken and therefore I did remove the front camera and light/contrast sensor. After the update i wasn't able to start any camera application anymore, but before the update I was able to do this. After reconnecting the module it worked fine again. Maybe you could check the front cam or light sensor!,
Good luck
winmo4life said:
I'm not too sure if the 1020 lens is supposed to completely shut when the camera is off. Its my wife's phone and she's telling me its stuck open cause the camera apps to crash when enabled.
The Lumia Cyan update is the only factor unless this has happened to prior FW. Is anyone experiencing this? Need help!
Thanks in advance.
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Same here bud. All applications related to the Cameras (front and back) crash when I try to open them.. Even HERE Maps stopped working.
The sad part is that I tried to reflash it using the Lumia Recovery Tool and it does not work either.. I guess because I am part of the Developer Preview Program so I don't have the stock software.. I had to stop using my beloved 1020. :crying:
Hello guys
I opened the camera app and there are strange vertical lines going right to left like on the old tvs and even when i take a photo they are still visible.What can be the cause. Can this be caused by water or something? The story is i was heading home when a warer drop dropped on my screen like on the middle of the screen i have a screen protector and i cleaned the screen so i dont think that caused it .
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Hello guys
I opened the camera app and there are strange vertical lines going right to left like on the old tvs and even when i take a photo they are still visible.What can be the cause. Can this be caused by water or something? The story is i was heading home when a warer drop dropped on my screen like on the middle of the screen i have a screen protector and i cleaned the screen so i dont think that caused it .
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Have you tried the usual like restarting the device? If so and you still have this issue try clearing the cache for the camera app via app manager in settings. If that still doesn't work try a factory reset.
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Have you tried the usual like restarting the device? If so and you still have this issue try clearing the cache for the camera app via app manager in settings. If that still doesn't work try a factory reset.
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I restarted the phone several time and forcestoped the app but it didnt help, i am beginning to think is because of low light maybe tomorrow when the day shines will try the phone
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I restarted the phone several time and forcestoped the app but it didnt help, i am beginning to think is because of low light maybe tomorrow when the day shines will try the phone
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Start the phone in safe mode and open Samsung test menu with *#0*# (if u can't open it u are probably running a custom ROM with no test menu support in it)
Try the camera test in there. If the problem is still there u have a faulty camera.
So my problem is a bit different but it is still a camera problem. So my camera started acting funny a while ago and mos of the time it wouldn't open at all and blocking the front cam from working as well. So i ordered a new camera module online thinking that was the culprit, as the old one made a rattling noise when opening the camera. At last it arrived today so i swapped the cameras only to find the same problem persisting. I have also tried different firmwares and custom roms but still nothing. Does anyone know a cause or a fix for this problem?
Happened twice now on back camera. After unlocking and went to camera, it cant focus on anywhere. Everything is blurred even if touch the screen to focus near or far.
If i give it a little shake everythings going back to normal. 2 weeks i have this unit and it happened twice. Is it normal or my unit has a defect?
Thank you
Edit.....it only focus near..like macro shots cant focus more than that. Happened after pulling it out of my pocket after a long walk...
Happened to me too on camera mode
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Happened to me too on camera mode
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I hope someone can answer this...will wait for their opinions.
Have not encountered this. I use my camera heavily.
I advise going to a Samsung service center and letting them debug it.
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Happened twice now on back camera. After unlocking and went to camera, it cant focus on anywhere. Everything is blurred even if touch the screen to focus near or far.
If i give it a little shake everythings going back to normal. 2 weeks i have this unit and it happened twice. Is it normal or my unit has a defect?
Thank you
Edit.....it only focus near..like macro shots cant focus more than that. Happened after pulling it out of my pocket after a long walk...
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Same problem here. All of the sudden my back camera is blurry... No idea what to do...
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EDIT: After I've shaken the phone camera works again...
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Have not encountered this. I use my camera heavily.
I advise going to a Samsung service center and letting them debug it.
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I read this somewhere that there are some encountering this. They clear camera cache (in which i tried and luckily a good start) or simply tap or a little shake your phone and focus comes back again.
Hope it will not occuer after clearing camera cache
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I read this somewhere that there are some encountering this. They clear camera cache (in which i tried and luckily a good start) or simply tap or a little shake your phone and focus comes back again.
Hope it will not occuer after clearing camera cache
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I cleared the cache before I shook it. Didn't help.
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My phone do the same. Tap your phone on the side, and focus will be on.
If shaking the phone fixed it the problem is likely a failing ois mechanism. I would swap asap.
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