Hi all,
I've had this issue for several weeks since upgrading to Lollipop, I cant record videos using the camera, I get a force close when I switch to video mode. I cant play back videos that I have on the phone.
Pictures work fine.
I get a "Camera not available" when trying to record a video using snapchat.... again, pictures work fine.
When I play a snapchat video I get the audio but only a black screen.
On Facebook I get a "Cannot play video" message, and on youtube I get "There was a problem while playing".
When I wipe the cache through recovery everything works for a short period, maybe a few hours, then goes back to errors and force closes again.
My current build is below, however I was running 23.1.A.0.690 up until Friday, I changed hoping that it would fix the problem but it didnt.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Build
Camera not available this issuse you got when other app is using camera in that moment, some app it does use it.
Also i assume you have skype, facebook, snapchat, instagram and this things, basicly all of them can access your camera, and once that its in use, the other one will report "camera not available"
There is some app to make log what access your camera, when i remember the name i will report it to you.
For now, "force close" all apps which might use camera
I have installed a custom rom on my samsung s6, so far I like it but I am still testing it.
I came a few errors and would like to know how to fix them.
When I go to gallery on a video and click the editor, i get an error "gallery has stopped working"
When I go to settings>fingerprints, I get the following error "attention an error has occured with the fingerprint sensor, if this message persists repeteadly, restart your device"
can someone tell me how to fix these issues?
thank you
any idea about what could be the issue?
Hello
The camera on my nexus 5 stopped working three days ago. I used a CAF CM rom then.
First the Google Camera app crashed every time I tried to launch it and any other camera-related apps said "Can't connect to camera".
I wiped the chache through TWRP restarted the phone, the camera worked at first try, but at second try it crashed again.
Then today I reinstalled the stock 6.0.1 from the Google site with full wipe.
Now Google Camera app says "Can't connect to camera" and every other app automatically uses the front facing camera without having the option to change it.
May it be a hardware related error? Would replacing the camera module help?
P.S (the data in the signature below are really old)
Hello,
i have a factory unlocked U11, US model running 8.0.0 security patch Dec 1st 2017
this patch was pushed to my device last week and since it installed the camera app is unable to start, nothing happens, i just get a msg: unable to start camera
using a 3rd party camera app produces the same result.
Has anyone encountered the same issue?
is there a way to resolve it? i wiped the cache by entering recovery mode, i would like to avoid doing a factory reset since i have a lot of data on the phone.
Does anyone have the apk for the HTC camera app for U11?
thank you
Remove the external sdcard if you have one, see if that has anything to do with it. If not then the problem is going to be in internal memory, most likely the data partition. Specifically /data/data/ which you cannot touch without s-off and root. A factory reset or wipe /data from recovery will fix it but you lose your data.
Check that the camera app has the permissions granted that it needs granted.
Remove all third party camera apps. One might not be releasing the camera when it closes.
Remove all the junk apps that are not from a reputable developer.
A factory reset will most likely fix the problem so start moving everything to external sd so you don't lose your photos etc and manually sync and remove your Google profile before you reset. Manually removing the profile will prevent the FRP lockout bug.
If none of these work then it is very possible that hardware failure has occurred.
u11 camera not opening
same problem am suffering rear camera is unable to open after installing new version.
and even playstore is also not opening please suggest me to rectify the problem
HELP!
Hi,
I've recently come across this issue and haven't found a way around it. I've factory reset, removed SD, disabled updates... Has there been a fix or workaround discovered? Thanks!
Same Problem here, the front camera works in the face book messenger app. the flash light also doesn't work. It says another app might be using it etc..
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Bastien_ said:
Hello,
i have a factory unlocked U11, US model running 8.0.0 security patch Dec 1st 2017
this patch was pushed to my device last week and since it installed the camera app is unable to start, nothing happens, i just get a msg: unable to start camera
using a 3rd party camera app produces the same result.
Has anyone encountered the same issue?
is there a way to resolve it? i wiped the cache by entering recovery mode, i would like to avoid doing a factory reset since i have a lot of data on the phone.
Does anyone have the apk for the HTC camera app for U11?
thank you
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I have the same problem. Were you able to find a solution to this?
shearhead said:
Same Problem here, the front camera works in the face book messenger app. the flash light also doesn't work. It says another app might be using it etc..
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I have the same problem. Were you able to find a solution to this?
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Exactly the same symptoms here... I was told to root the phone but Im too much of a simpleton to do it...
Has anyone got a simple way to achieve this? or another way of fixing this?
i have been looking at this issue as i have the same fault. it was a issue with the latest update and htc have said that the new update 9.0 due out soon will also fix the camera issue so hopefully this will sort out the problem i have not found any other way to fix this issue anywhere .. has any one else found any info on the thanks
Vitalkalel said:
i have been looking at this issue as i have the same fault. it was a issue with the latest update and htc have said that the new update 9.0 due out soon will also fix the camera issue so hopefully this will sort out the problem i have not found any other way to fix this issue anywhere .. has any one else found any info on the thanks
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Your camera has been broken , the only solution is to replace, it has nothing to do with htc update
My camera was broken but it is only rear camera. How can I change camera configuration(by USB debugging because it was not rooted) to open camera app only in selfie mode?
francescoandrio said:
My camera was broken but it is only rear camera. How can I change camera configuration(by USB debugging because it was not rooted) to open camera app only in selfie mode?
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Edit camera app and try to patch it by yourself. None would try this for you. Sorry
Sent from HTC U11
Does anyone have a solution for this, or is it a hardware fault?
I have also same problem quite annoying.
I am unable to use camera and flash, only front cam is working( when i use open camera)
Also tried flashing new rom but it did not help.
Did anyone found any solution to this problem ?
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Appears to be a hardware fault ?
To HTC U11 Owners
Are you shown a "Unable to start camera" toast when you try to access your camera? You are not alone!
I've been having this issue since mid January 2019. I have been using my front camera on Snapchat as a make do.
Please go through this petition on change. org "/U11_unabletostartcamera" and sign it if you agree with my case, thank you.
same here, i tookd phone for fixing,it was a hardware of camera,, i replaced the
camera with new one, now works good start camera good
same here, i tookd phone for fixing,it was a hardware of camera,, i replaced the
camera with new one, now works good start camera good
Hello,
on Nokia 8 when camera is launched, the camera app falls with error "Can't connect to camera'. It's happening after factory reset on absolutely clean phone.
I think it's not a hardware problem because after restarting phone, the first launch of camera is working but when I press home button and open camera app again, error appears .
It's not about bad app, because this is also happening with Whatsapp, Instagram, GCam, whatever.
Phone has the latest update.
Is there any help for this issue? Are there any Nokia 8 owners with same issue?
Thank you very much.
Hello all,
Since 2 weeks the same problem with my Nokia 8 / 128GB; TA-1012
Camera firmware: V100.0098.01 / V020.0072.01
After it first occurred I did a factory reset and I was able to make pictures from all apps.
Then I could make a number of pictures after each other.
From today making only one picture is possible, then it says: Camera error; can't connect to camera. After restarting the phone I am able to make one picture, just as @gibby1 .
Please help.
Thanks,
Hans
Update: After the last time switching the phone off-on I am able to make unlimited pictures/videos, with both normal and selfie camera, from various apps. We will see how this developes.