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Photo Gallery Freeze

My phone freezes at times when i open the image gallery.
Just to give more info on the freeze: The phone becomes unresponsive (but if i have music playing, it will continue), after some time, the phone seems to restart, but not in the traditional sense. Like the lock screen will comeback, it will say no service...until it finds service, it will scan the SD cards...but the touch screen will remain completely unresponsive. If i hold the power button, the power off, flight mode and silent mode context menu will appear but i can't do anything because the screen wont response to my touch. The only way i can get it working again is removing the battery, which is annoying.
Is anyone experiencing this issue with the image gallery?
Also, when i send an image to my friend (BB user) it takes like 20 hours before he receives it, this isnt an exaggeration. I sent an image at 3pm, he got it at 8am. This is an issue for me. The image size was less than 200kb.

Need more info, like what rom are you using?
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cappysw10 said:
Need more info, like what rom are you using?
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Im using the rogers stock rom. (Android 2.1), normally i would just use a different gallery, but honestly i really like the one the phone came with. The phone is rooted and i applied OCLF. Other than that, there are no major modifications.

I have the same problem, it used to just lag a little bit but just now it completely froze. I had to take out the battery to restart. Should we be worried?
Any help from experienced users would new wonderful! Thanks!

same problem, rogers stock 2.1
now that i know i am not the only one with this problem, i think there may be something wrong with the rogers rom itself, and not my phone.
About 10-20% of the time it will just fail to load the gallery and freeze on me forcing a hard restart

stavs said:
same problem, rogers stock 2.1
now that i know i am not the only one with this problem, i think there may be something wrong with the rogers rom itself, and not my phone.
About 10-20% of the time it will just fail to load the gallery and freeze on me forcing a hard restart
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Yea this has been a huge problem for me and a real annoyance. Im just waiting until my exams are over so i can figure out how to get off stock rom and flash something we a working gallery. Its embarrassing when ur trying to show off ur phone and it freezes just by opening up the gallery

Help Please!! Incredible S Camera fatal problem!

Hey guys,
Not sure anybody met this problem before.
My camera just happen to restarting when I open it. Last time it works fine and now it's like this. I didn't change anything in the system or install any software. Just restarting. To be specifically, when I entered the camera, camera vision shows, then screen black after 1 second and vision comes back. It repeats again and again. But, if I switch to cam record during the vision appears, the cam recording function works good.
Not only the camera app, but other apps involving a camera function like barcode scanner, google shoppers, the camera restarting again and again.
Anybody knows what's going on?

Doesn't sound like software problem. I suggest take it to the service center for replacement.

My camera has stopped working all together, every time I open the camera or camcorder app, it quickly flashes the icon and then either returns to the home screen or it hangs on a black screen. Although our problems are different, I wonder if other people are having troubles with their cameras. I have done a hard reset and it still doesn't work, so mine also seems to be a hardware issue and I will be returning mine shortly, perhaps you should do the same.

stupid question probably: have you tried a reboot? and i mean a real reboot.
Disable the fastboot or pull the battery, maybe it helps maybe it doesnt.
If thats not going to work i would say: factory reset and if it still doesnt work its time for the service center.
it can also be that there are some faulty images/files on your sd-card so if you have a spare, try that one

I had the same issue with my camera, starting with the logo and then only black screen. Other apps using the camera like Barcode scnanner had the same issue. After contacting HTC they told me to remove the battery for 30s and then reboot. That did the trick for me and the camera went back to normal.

Came across similar problem with a HTC desire, turned out to be the sd card having a fault! Not sure why but when replaced SD card the thing worked great as it should. Just a thought for you but a hard reset and battery out for a minute or two could help.

Ty for the tips guys, will remember them, I learn something new everyday in here haha.
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Try resetting the camera to factory default....

wipe it !!!!!!!

I had this problem, but restarting it solves it.

i think i know how 2 fix it...it is a weird roundabout solution
-goto ur gallery
-select the latest photo you have taken from your camera(or basically any photo taken from your mobile will work)
-here`s the tricky part...long press the photo,and select "show on map" from the menu
-let the mobile take its course using the maps installed on ur phone(it should take 2-3 mins max depending on ur speed of course)
-u r DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! the camera should work just fine now
***** what happens is that the photo tries to tag itself from the location involved which sends it 2 a continuous loop hence the camera stops working*****
if any queries,PM me

coolxcali said:
i think i know how 2 fix it...it is a weird roundabout solution
-goto ur gallery
-select the latest photo you have taken from your camera(or basically any photo taken from your mobile will work)
-here`s the tricky part...long press the photo,and select "show on map" from the menu
-let the mobile take its course using the maps installed on ur phone(it should take 2-3 mins max depending on ur speed of course)
-u r DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! the camera should work just fine now
***** what happens is that the photo tries to tag itself from the location involved which sends it 2 a continuous loop hence the camera stops working*****
if any queries,PM me
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Works but only 1 time...now the front camera can't function

wipe and install new rom

if software problem
Boot into recovery
wipe cache and Dalvik Cache & reboot
If it is a software problem, ie. if it was working earlier, should revert back to working condition!
Old thread, I know, but might help someone
Cheers!

try removing battery for 30secs, then reboot

Did anyone get a fix for this problem?
My camera has now stop working and I can´t get it to work again. Help Please.

strumpan76 said:
Did anyone get a fix for this problem?
My camera has now stop working and I can´t get it to work again. Help Please.
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Have you got a custom ROM or the stock ROM?

Camera not responding

Anyone else have issues with the camera not responding after taking a photo on 13mp setting? It's fine on 10mp though.
I am using stock rom with root.
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That's just a little hang. Do factory reset.
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Same problem here.
It was solved after changing save destination sd card.
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Seems that after changing to sdcard no more camera freeze!
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

I have the same problem. I tried to reinstall the fw (deleting everything also) but nothing is changed. And the destination of the picture taken by camera is always been on sdcard!!!!

herasymcuk said:
I have the same problem. I tried to reinstall the fw (deleting everything also) but nothing is changed. And the destination of the picture taken by camera is always been on sdcard!!!!
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The problem is becoming more frequent. I noticed this:
After the camera stops working and the application asks to be closed, i need to wait just a few minutes for the application restart to work, but only for 1/2 photos. Only restarting the phone is the solution. I can use the camera for dozens of photos with no problem, then suddenly during the day, it only takes just one to block the camera. :crying:
With the first fw release i never had any problem.

This freezing is caused by focus sound, causing mediaserver to be stuck in loop.
It is connected with Bluetooth usage.
For example on my T, I am using BT car radio and when I drive somewhere and want to make some photo after that, even if BT is already disconnected, camera hangs when trying to focus twice and in log, I can see mediaserver running in loop. Camera must be force closed and mediaserver must be killed. Killing mediaserver wouldn't be such pain, using terminal, if it wouldn't have different PID everytime it's killed and if it wouldn't slow down the phone so much.
I hope I wrote it clearly.

You could also (provided you have root access) change you build.prop, changing
ro.camera.sound.forced=1 to 0.
If you change this a new option will be available in your camera app giving you control if shutter sound is on or off
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Is your question solved? Then mark your question solved in your title.
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Yes, but do you know what? No sound of focus or shutter is provided by nosound.m4a file. So this is not the solution.

Thank you guys. So how do we solve the problem in the easiest way possible? And why not all xperia t haven't this defect? Why doesn't it show up in the first fw? It 's very boring this defect in a phone where the camera is the first feature. I can not restart the terminal each time after taking a single photo only.

I am trying to find some solution...

i'm sure this is a issue of the new fw. I made many many photos with the last release and never happened. But why? And why only
few peoples are speaking about this?

peetr_ said:
Yes, but do you know what? No sound of focus or shutter is provided by nosound.m4a file. So this is not the solution.
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You don't needa nosound file because it just turns it off. I use it myself and I can tell you this works and my camera never crashed on me.
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As i said, problem was solved after changing location of saved pics to ext-sdcard.

absolutelly not. From the first time i started up the phone, the ext-sdcard was the location for my saved pics (i never saved my pics into the internal memory) .I tried to change and to re-set....but nothing is changed. Solution has to be found in an another way.

Here is some workaround for the mediaserver causing camera to freeze problem -
- http://d-h.st/TmT
It's SemcCameraUI with changed shutter tone stream type from "system enforced" to "system" (now shutter tone is turned on/off with global sound settings) and it looks like that the camera is not freezing anymore, but it needs some testing by anyone else with this problem.

Does it need the root to install?

Yes, it does.

Sony has to solve this issue. I think the "minor update" after the .195 was to solve this also. May be?

Could be possible. I am on .197 and I have no problems
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Different camera problem?

Hi,
I am trying to find a solution for a problem with the Xperia T camera, I tried looking through the forum but couldn't find what I had exactly.
When the camera app starts if you do nothing and just look around with it, it will just shut down suddenly, sometimes after only 5 - 10 seconds. The amount of time varies but is normally very quickly, and it is becoming very annoying with the app vanishing just as you are about to take a photo. There is no black screen, freezing, slow down during or after and no problem starting it straight back up.
It was on T_9.1.A.0.489 (Three) and I tried repairing it. The problem is still there after flashing 9.1.A.1.140 today.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

wyterabitt said:
Hi,
I am trying to find a solution for a problem with the Xperia T camera, I tried looking through the forum but couldn't find what I had exactly.
When the camera app starts if you do nothing and just look around with it, it will just shut down suddenly, sometimes after only 5 - 10 seconds. The amount of time varies but is normally very quickly, and it is becoming very annoying with the app just vanishing just as you are about to take a photo. There is no black screen, freezing, slow down during or after and no problem starting it straight back up.
It was on T_9.1.A.0.489 (Three) and I tried repairing it. The problem is still there after flashing 9.1.A.1.140 today.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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How are you starting the camera app? via the camera button or via the app icon in the app drawer?

gregbradley said:
How are you starting the camera app? via the camera button or via the app icon in the app drawer?
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It happens after starting it from the lockscreen and from the camera button. I can't be sure about the app icon, I haven't really checked. It is my gf new phone, but I was using the camera recently when I needed to take some pictures and video at uni so I was the one who noticed it and she had pretty much not used the camera yet. She always gives anything that needs fixing to me, so that is why I am now looking.
I can try from the app icon later, don't have the phone with me just now.
Edit: Apparently it does not happen when launched from the icon, is this a feature then I take it?
I did actually wait and try it with my Xperia Z I got on Wednesday before posting here, in what was now a failed attempt at not looking stupid, and thought the Z was free of it but I have gone back and checked and it is happening but with a longer time before closing (Xperia T normally around 15 seconds although has been shorter, Xperia Z is around 30 seconds so I did not notice at first - and both are fine from the icon).
Is there any way to stop it, I would like to launch the camera conveniently without it timing out on me so fast (and the same for my gf who has an actual button like my last phone the Arc that did not do this).

[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")