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Front Camera Problems

I just got my Bionic last night and I was going through the camera functions. I was trying to use the Front Camera but the camera app closed. When I tried to start the app again it gave me a notification stating that the "Camera failed to initilize" and then close again. The only way to get the camera back operational is to reboot the phone.
Has anyone had this problem? I did root the phone and then un-rooted if that makes a difference. What I would like to know if you have rooted your phone does you front camera still operated like it does?
Any information on this would be awesome.

How do you use the front camera anyway?
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@exdox77: I'm rooted on my Bionic and I just went through and used the front camera to take self portraits... I've noticed that every Droid has issues with apps from time to time... Usually for me, rebooting fixes the issue... Reguardless of whether I should have to do so to fix it or not, I still love this phone and all of the power it has.

I was just testing out the function of the camera. I went to switch to the front camera within the camera app and just closed and it wont let me back in until and reboot is completed.
I just didnt want to know that it was something I did or not. I even tried to do and factory reset and it did not solve the problem either. Not sure what else there is to do at this point.

@7olycon7: When in camera mode, there's a button that looks like an arrow circling the camera just above the take picture button on the right side of the screen. It takes a moment once you press it, but it switches to the front camera.

that button just closes the camera app. when i launch the app again it tells me "camera unable to initialize"

7olycon7 said:
How do you use the front camera anyway?
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Open the camera app and right above the shutter icon there is a camera icon with an arrow. Press that and it switches over to the front facing camera.

this is the button that causing the camera to malfunction. I am thinking it is a hardware problem rather than a software problem.

I don't kn ow what to say then. That's the button that switches to my front facing camera on my Bionic. Maybe you should be taking yer bionic back and telling them it has issues, or you need to factory reset it because you did something to it that it didn't like.

I think I will be. Well if you think of anything let me know.

Here ya go... Try going in and clearing the cache in the camera app or clearing out the data. The switching to the ffc was a huge issue on the Thunderbolt too and that was the solution to fixing it.
Here's the link to the thread if you want.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...s/69516-swithcing-ffc-crashes-camera-app.html

I wish it was that. I did this before and after the factory reset and every time i choose ffc button it closes the app. then I am unable to get back into the app until a full reboot is completed. I cant even use the back camera or camcorder right now until i reboot the phone.

I just wanted to let everyone know that I had my Bionic replaced because Verizon could not firgure out why it wasn't working. I tried everything including wiping the device.
The only thing I could think of is that when I rooted it it caused something to happen. Has anyone else had this problem after rooting their device?

having the exact same problem, started after root.. sounds like the most likely cause is root.. damn i was hoping it would be a more simple solution gl to everyone else going thru this

freakudaindustry said:
having the exact same problem, started after root.. sounds like the most likely cause is root.. damn i was hoping it would be a more simple solution gl to everyone else going thru this
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I am rooted and am not having any issues with the ffc. I don't think root would affect this.

I didn't think so either but I am just afriad to re-root just in case it happens again. I can wait for a true root process for the Bionic.

So finally the ffc started working properly in the camera app, but once i tried to gtlk the same ffc problem happens again(was working for a few hours before i tried gtlk).

So finally the ffc started working properly in the camera app, but once i tried to gtlk the same ffc problem happens again(was working for a few hours before i tried gtlk).

im rooted and i just tried it everything works fine knock on wood

[Q] HTC One (M7) Camera Viewfinder Issue

This just happened suddenly one day. I turned my camera on and the viewfinder only picks up an image (it captures in a fraction of a second, mostly black) and just stays like that. However when I press the camera button it does take perfect pictures. It however works fine when I'm capturing video (after pressing the video button, or else it stays almost black like the camera).
Some help or advice would be really helpful.
Its a factory unlocked HTC One bought from the UK.
Thanks

How I fixed this problem!
I had the same problem with a frozen viewfinder.
To fix this I long pressed the power button until the power menu appeared.
The pressed restart (not power off). When phone restarted the camera worked fine.
Hope this helps.

graham8525 said:
I had the same problem with a frozen viewfinder.
To fix this I long pressed the power button until the phone options menu appeared.
The pressed restart (not power off). When phone restarted the camera worked fine.
Hope this helps.
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Confirming
Confirming--I had the same problem and restart solved it. (Powering off & on didn't).

lunarchuck said:
Confirming--I had the same problem and restart solved it. (Powering off & on didn't).
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The Power off & on won't work because you probably have Fast boot which won't do the same effect as a restart from clearing everything and starting over

OMG, the fix was that simple?! it totally worked! my wife updated her M7 to lollipop and had all kinds of issues (slugglish, battery drained faster) so i have just refused the update (even though it constantly nags me!) and i thought that my camera app was basically broken because of my refusal to upgrade. and all this time it only required a reboot! doh! yeah, i've turned my phone off and on many times since the problem began, so it simply didn't occur to me that a restart would do something different. honestly, i think i assumed turning it off and back on was more thorough than a restart, but hey, good to know!
(i am so happy to have found this, do you know how hard it was to find, and how many different times i've hunted? i wasn't sure what to call the problem, since it takes a sentence to describe "it focuses at the moment the camera app is initiated then won't continue to update the picture" (and even that's not very clear), and i was searching for "M7 focus problem" and "M7 camera problem"... not sure why, but including the word "viewfinder" just didn't occur to me, and my lengthier description was not very searchable (i tried variations on it, once upon a time, too). glad i got frustrated with the phone again and persevered today. i hope this last bit helps other people searching who likewise don't think to use viewfinder, since it sorta seems like an issue with the focus even though it did seem to be able to focus without showing you it was doing so... i finally found this with the following search: "m7 camera problem 2015 -pink -purple -tint")

Camera Error - Camera is unable to initialize

Hello All users!!
I am dealing with a Camera error on my MOTO-X. I've searched about this error and couldn't find any thread about this.
Take a look in that screenshot, it always happens.
When I clear cache, stop process and restart phone, it used to work, but on next minutes locks again.
I have initialize the camera with a ADB logcat working, and i can see that /dev/video0 is busy. It sounds like any other process owning the camera
I have post the logcat too.
help please...

rskmacho said:
Hello All users!!
I am dealing with a Camera error on my MOTO-X. I've searched about this error and couldn't find any thread about this.
Take a look in that screenshot, it always happens.
When I clear cache, stop process and restart phone, it used to work, but on next minutes locks again.
I have initialize the camera with a ADB logcat working, and i can see that /dev/video0 is busy. It sounds like any other process owning the camera
I have post the logcat too.
help please...
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What apps do you have that can take pictures? Instagram, Snapchat, etc?

moto x camera
natezire71 said:
What apps do you have that can take pictures? Instagram, Snapchat, etc?
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Actually none. Ive just factory reset.

I had the same problem. Booting into safe mode would sometimes get the camera to initialize .but the screen was crazy laggy. And taking a picture would just break it again. I thought out was Snapchat at first. But did factory resets and it still did it. I wish I could help but I didn't find anything that fixes it. It's got to be hardware related...
I have a new Moto x now so I am no longer in your boat
I never tried to root or downgrade the boot loader or anything like that. And no water damage at all
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try another factory reset...
snapchat and vsco cam and flashlight apps were the #1 causes for me. had to make sure all those apps were closed before trying to open the regular camera.

Camera Error
I cant test right now, coz since yesterday i got no error.
As soon as i got that error again, ( it should happens on next hours) i will test in safe mode. By the way, I have already tested error in safe mode before and it persisted, allthought i will test again.
I have also disable apps like hangout, google+, and other G-stuffs, and got error anyway. I thought that might be the quick camera (2 quick shakes), and disable it in Camera app. No results.
Some days ago I got a other kind of error, googled and saw others like me, where the rear camera stop working and just the selfie works. When I start the camera it goes to selfie, and the button that swap cameras was gone. I solved that clearing the cache by fastboot . But this happened way after the "Unable to Initialize" error.
just informing if it may have any relashionship

Mine started doing this because the camera module was installed incorrectly. Had to send it in and deal with their oh so lovely 3 week turnaround.

Do you have any sort of flashlight apps installed?

No apps
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Do you have any sort of flashlight apps installed?
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Sorry my friend, ive just factory reseted my phone. I have google/motorola stuff and Whatsapp...
cant live without whatsapp....... just kidding

Fixed?
sethes302 said:
Mine started doing this because the camera module was installed incorrectly. Had to send it in and deal with their oh so lovely 3 week turnaround.
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did they fix?

Once Again
My Camera is bugged again...
that sox

Any resolution to this? I'm receiving the camera error as well. I've wiped cache and factory reset twice now, and no luck.
All signs point to hardware issue? Is this something Verizon can replace in-store?

rskmacho said:
My Camera is bugged again...
that sox
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Very sad..!!!

http://phandroid.com/2014/03/04/and...ogle-fix-arriving-in-a-future-android-update/
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Back Facing camera not working?

Hi, my back facing camera does not work suddenly.
The only camera working is the front facing camera. there is no option to turn the camera around to use the back facing one. I have tried other apps but there are no options to do so.

Tiongz said:
Hi, my back facing camera does not work suddenly.
The only camera working is the front facing camera. there is no option to turn the camera around to use the back facing one. I have tried other apps but there are no options to do so.
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warranty!!!

Tiongz said:
Hi, my back facing camera does not work suddenly.
The only camera working is the front facing camera. there is no option to turn the camera around to use the back facing one. I have tried other apps but there are no options to do so.
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im having the same problem, sometimes it works but when I start up the camera, it comes up black, no picture for about ten seconds and then says "camera error - please restart camera :crying:

icebergon said:
im having the same problem, sometimes it works but when I start up the camera, it comes up black, no picture for about ten seconds and then says "camera error - please restart camera :crying:
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Tiongz said:
Hi, my back facing camera does not work suddenly.
The only camera working is the front facing camera. there is no option to turn the camera around to use the back facing one. I have tried other apps but there are no options to do so.
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try clearing cache/dalvik in recovery

download google camera from the app store, that's what i did. i think the factory camera app is buggy

How to get to recovery?

Problem with frontal camera
I have a similar problem with the frontal camera, it shows a black spot, I tried the Google Camera as well and it's the same thing, I unlock the bootloader and I'm not sure if my warranty will be validated.
Any suggestions?

I'm having the same problem, now about 3 days after rooting. Is this a coincidence, or did I mess something up? The only modifications I've made with root are the XPrivacy and Gravitybox Xposed modules. I haven't made any camera tweaks and made sure all the permissions are available in Xprivacy.
edit: Tried clearing the cache; didn't help. Went back and looked at Xprivacy's Usage Data, and found that even though I hadn't disabled any specific permissions for the moto camera, a top-level toggle was switched on. Turning this off fixed the issue.

I've had a similar issue where HDR on crashes Google camera and stock cam. Turning it off fixes it, but I'd like to use HDR.
Anyone else?
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I am having the same problem - back camera suddenly stopped working, but the front still does. Tried uninstalling updates to the stock camera app, clearing cache (through recovery as well), installing other camera apps (Google Camera), and even booting into safe mode (3rd party apps disabled). No luck.
I'm not even rooted, nor have I tried. Anyone else have this problem/solve it/have other suggestions? Appreciated. Rather not send in for a full device replacement, if I can avoid it.

Same here
Hi I am having the same issue, the back facing camera stopped working two days ago. I'm not rooted either.

bluesatyr said:
I am having the same problem - back camera suddenly stopped working, but the front still does. Tried uninstalling updates to the stock camera app, clearing cache (through recovery as well), installing other camera apps (Google Camera), and even booting into safe mode (3rd party apps disabled). No luck.
I'm not even rooted, nor have I tried. Anyone else have this problem/solve it/have other suggestions? Appreciated. Rather not send in for a full device replacement, if I can avoid it.
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Try factory re-set?

ChazzMatt said:
Try factory re-set?
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It seems to have, in fact, solved itself (I think with one of the Camera app's updates, but it's hard to say for sure). It went back and forth for a while, but it has been stable for the past few weeks.

Shipeepihs said:
Hi I am having the same issue, the back facing camera stopped working two days ago. I'm not rooted either.
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Same here. I contacted Motorola and they are replacing the phone under warranty. Their support rep ran through the standard cache clear/default app/etc steps and then issued an RMA. It's currently on its way to Texas. I wonder what kind of warranty the replacement phone will have.

robnhl said:
Same here. I contacted Motorola and they are replacing the phone under warranty. Their support rep ran through the standard cache clear/default app/etc steps and then issued an RMA. It's currently on its way to Texas. I wonder what kind of warranty the replacement phone will have.
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So I performed a factory reset and it still didn't fix it. A day later it randomly worked for 2 hours, then went back to no working. Maybe there is a loose wire or connection in it? I'm going to try calling Motorola for a replacement. I'm assuming I just call their standard customer service number?

this really seems to be a problem. i managed to get mine back for a while on my first Turbo by FXz'ing, but eventually it crapped out again. Hopefully Lollipop will have a better camera app whenever it finally comes out.

Shipeepihs said:
So I performed a factory reset and it still didn't fix it. A day later it randomly worked for 2 hours, then went back to no working. Maybe there is a loose wire or connection in it? I'm going to try calling Motorola for a replacement. I'm assuming I just call their standard customer service number?
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I'm sure you already took care of this but I always use their chat support. Very fast and works great from a mobile.

Camera is not working properly
im having the same problem, sometimes it works but when I start up the camera, it comes up black, no picture for about ten seconds and then says "camera error - please restart camera
Pllllzzz help me to solve that problem

What worked for me
Actually i am in kitkat and what i actually tried to do after rooting is i tried to fix the external write... . I tried to edit the permission.xml....then after editing my camera stopped working... if u too edited the permission. Xml then undo it.. . It will fix the error

Hi, my back facing camera does not work suddenly.
The only camera working is the front facing camera. there is no option to turn the camera around to use the back facing one. I have tried other apps but there are no options to do so.

"Can't connect to camera" - Nexus 6 error with Lollipop 5.1

My Nexus 6 is unable to start the camera. The google camera app hangs when it starts and nothing shows up. Earlier the camera used to open but it lagged a bit when HDR was on. Now the camera isn't opening anymore. The other apps like Instagram that use the camera are also not able to open it. The app opens up and hangs, nothing shows up just black screen and sometimes the message "Can't connect to Camera" appears. This issue came after 5.1 and I also had buzz launcher installed once but then I removed it. The phone is less than 7 months old and I bought it online from Flipkart (Indian e-commerce site).
What I've tried:
Forced stop the app (Google Camera)
Cleared cache of the app
Booted in recovery mode and wiped cache partition
Factory reset the device
Nothing worked for me, I tried these steps one by one and then tested the camera but it is still not working. Please help me with this, I paid a lot of money for this phone on my own and it feels really bad and annoying that the camera isn't functional anymore.
Thanks in advance.

roboy1000 said:
Nothing worked for me, I tried these steps one by one and then tested the camera but it is still not working.
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You could try a different camera app.
Camera FV-5.

Camera is a nightmare
Here's my issue with the camera:
I've been on lollipop for a while and I haven't had a problem with it, until the camera decided to take a vacation on me. When it comes to taking pictures, the phone crashes and an icon shows my battery is dead, this happens on a full to half life, so I'm not sure what it's trying to pull here. I've cleared and cleaned the phone, my last option is to reset, though I have a feeling this won't work, since I'll still need the latest android update, so I'm back to square one.
The latest issue Is when it comes to uploading pictures, the phone crashes with the same error sequence.
And the finally issue is the sound the device makes sometimes with the camera. Which is curious because I am careful but it looks like I'm having issues from different sources. I'd like to rule out the software side first.
For the time being, I've disabled the camera completely.

nothman said:
Here's my issue with the camera:
I've been on lollipop for a while and I haven't had a problem with it, until the camera decided to take a vacation on me. When it comes to taking pictures, the phone crashes and an icon shows my battery is dead, this happens on a full to half life, so I'm not sure what it's trying to pull here. I've cleared and cleaned the phone, my last option is to reset, though I have a feeling this won't work, since I'll still need the latest android update, so I'm back to square one.
The latest issue Is when it comes to uploading pictures, the phone crashes with the same error sequence.
And the finally issue is the sound the device makes sometimes with the camera. Which is curious because I am careful but it looks like I'm having issues from different sources. I'd like to rule out the software side first.
For the time being, I've disabled the camera completely.
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update to android version 5.1.1?

roboy1000 said:
My Nexus 6 is unable to start the camera. The google camera app hangs when it starts and nothing shows up. Earlier the camera used to open but it lagged a bit when HDR was on. Now the camera isn't opening anymore. The other apps like Instagram that use the camera are also not able to open it. The app opens up and hangs, nothing shows up just black screen and sometimes the message "Can't connect to Camera" appears. This issue came after 5.1 and I also had buzz launcher installed once but then I removed it. The phone is less than 7 months old and I bought it online from Flipkart (Indian e-commerce site).
What I've tried:
Forced stop the app (Google Camera)
Cleared cache of the app
Booted in recovery mode and wiped cache partition
Factory reset the device
Nothing worked for me, I tried these steps one by one and then tested the camera but it is still not working. Please help me with this, I paid a lot of money for this phone on my own and it feels really bad and annoying that the camera isn't functional anymore.
Thanks in advance.
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From the Google product forums it looks like a failure of the camera app to close properly after use.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!category-topic/nexus/using-the-camera/aY0X1QiGuhY
Either by use of a 3rd party app that uses the camera or the flashlight. Also it seems that using face unlock can cause the issue.
That being said, and you've reset the device... Have you tried the camera right after the reset (without 3rd party apps)?

shel692 said:
From the Google product forums it looks like a failure of the camera app to close properly after use.
Either by use of a 3rd party app that uses the camera or the flashlight. Also it seems that using face unlock can cause the issue.
That being said, and you've reset the device... Have you tried the camera right after the reset (without 3rd party apps)?
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Yes, I tried the camera just after the reset and it did not work. I think the OS should be responsible to handle the apps and how are they being closed. Google is not working upto the mark on this. I still need help

roboy1000 said:
Yes, I tried the camera just after the reset and it did not work. I think the OS should be responsible to handle the apps and how are they being closed. Google is not working upto the mark on this. I still need help
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Sadly, it seems like you have 2 options, sucking it up and installing another camera or RMA the device.
I wish that wasn't the case for you, I'm disappointed too. I love this phone.
"Do not meddle with cats for they are subtle and will*piss on your keyboard"