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I installed the Nexus One LED Flashlight by JazzMoon Studio from the market the other day and it f-ed up my camera app. I tested the flashlight app once and now I can't use the camera. When I try to launch the camera app I get a black screen no matter how long I wait. If I hit the home button it'll wait awhile then bring up the not-responding window and allow me to force close it.
I've tried killing everything with a task manager and restarting the phone. I uninstalled the app and rebooted, but still, no camera. I'm NOT rooted, running stock frf91.
What can I do to fix it?
damn buddy that sucks. i didnt really think the flashlight apps did this. i mean they warned about but i never believe it. but u said u just get a black screen right? maybe its not the flash light app. it might be with the camera app itself. arent there other camera apps in the market? u might wanna download a free one just to try n see if its the camera before you call HTC or your insurance (if u have it on your N1)
I would think that this is a software problem, not hardware.
I just tried another camera app I happened to have on my phone (SCA: Spy Camera!) and it doesn't work, either. I just got a stuck progress bar and a small red hourglass while it was trying to initialize the camera, I suppose.
Are you stock or do you have a custom rom?
If all else fails, backup what you can and wipe it. HTC will ask you to do the same thing anyway if you try to have it sent out for warranty repair.
Had you a nandroid, you could just revert back to that, but I guess you don't have that if you're not rooted.
After not working for over a week, I tried the camera app again yesterday and lo and behold, it has magically fixed itself! I didn't do anything at all and after all of this time of not working, suddenly it works again. Weird.
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
Front Facing Camera and Flashlight works perfectly, well if I open a camera app, the flashlight would sometimes stop working completely and can't turn it on from the quick settings till I reboot my phone. Tried factory resetting, clearing cache, flashed another ROM all with no luck. It worked perfectly last week and all of a sudden stopped working when i was trying to take a picture. I'm thinking it's a software issue because of the flashlight problem, but i'm not to sure yet.
Anyone can help? The same thing happened on my Nexus 6 camera ??
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Hello there, I'm fairly new to XDA, so I hope I can get the most help possible. I'm having this issue where whenever i start the camera, I get the error "Warning Server Error Occurred, Restart Camera" while opening the front camera. The back, however, works like a charm. What can I do to fix this? I haven't used this phone in months, before then the camera worked. But now, it stopped. I was on 5.0, but then ADB sideloaded myself to 5.1.1, then to 6.0.1. I've factory reset, cleared my cache, force stopped the camera app and cleared it's data, and even booted into safe more without any sort of luck. Is there an app I can use to fix this issue? A camera app that'll work? Or an app that fixes this? I thank you in advanced.
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Having the same issues. Selecting the front camera always causes the camera app to crash. Tried other camera apps but it persist.
Any help would be great appreciated.