Hello there,
This is likely a strange scenario. I got a preproduction HTC One M7 from a friend who works at a wireless carrier... it was just an extra phone that he had since I had lost mine.
It is preproduction hardware... so the exterior looks nothing like the normal HTC Ones. But all the internal guts are the same... except for the camera! It does not have a rear-facing camera! So when I got the phone, if I opened the camera app, it would only open and use the front facing camera. Ok, no biggie, it was a free phone after all!
But then I started to get creative, and unlocked, rooted, and installed Cyanogenmod on the phone. Interestingly enough, there was no camera app on the phone. So I went and downloaded Google Camera. And now... when I open this camera app (or any of the dozen that I've tried), I get an error saying "Camera Error. Can't connect to the camera.", and then the app closes. I'm assuming that is because it is trying to open the app with starting up the rear camera. I tried finding an app that might only open the front camera, but couldn't find an app that worked.
Any ideas? Unfortunately, while I made a Nandroid of my previous stock ROM, I didn't realize that it would get blown away when I rooted and installed Cyanogenmod (i.e. the Nandroid was sitting in the /sdcard folder). So I can't even get back to a version of firmware where the camera works!
Thanks,
mattchoo
Any one out there who can help??
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mattchoo said:
Any one out there who can help??
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Reflashing your stock rom..
mattchoo said:
Any one out there who can help??
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See this response to your other post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56526083&postcount=30
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When I try to open the camera app, it opens and it's just a black screen. It doesn't even show the grey bottom part with the options.
Could the actual camera be broken? Is there any way to fix it?
I've also like to mention that the camera 360 app force closes on start
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Best way to debug is wipe and flash stock.
PS logs help.
I've flashed several roms and no change. The led won't turn on either using the torch.
I'm pretty sure it's hardware. The problem is is that I bought it off eBay, and the bootloader is unlocked.
What are my options?
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Flash the correct radio for the OS. Using Froyo? At least 4.06.
I've tried the two korean radius and the stock 4.06. No progress.
Is there any repair services that will fix it for cheap?
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XSafire said:
I've tried the two korean radius and the stock 4.06. No progress.
Is there any repair services that will fix it for cheap?
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Did u send it For repair ?
i have a samgsung captivate i rooted and put cyanogenmod on for my girlfriend but the camera applicaton FC every time. ive searched this forum and xda to no avail. before anyone asks it was a clean install and i wiped everything....please help!!
There are also files on /sdcard which might affect your camera. Things like thumbnails, cache etc. Try to find and eradicate those.
I've cleared those...and as an update to this thread i have upgraded to ics...now the app doesn't crash but i get a black viewfinder for photo and video (multiple apps)
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I've cleared those...and as an update to this thread i have upgraded to ics...now the app doesn't crash but i get a black viewfinder for photo and video (multiple apps)
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I thought cyanogenmod had problems with the camera, Try flashing another ICS rom and see if it FC's
the ics rom i'm using isnt cyanogenmod btw.
no more force close but a black view instead
checkdisk your SDCard. then copy to PC and then delete every JPEG and PNG picture on SDCard.
the black screen happened before there was a sd card in the phone and without any pictures being taken and with and without a sim card...
I had this same issue before. Have you tried returning to stock to see if it happens.
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Wdustin1 said:
I had this same issue before. Have you tried returning to stock to see if it happens.
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haven't tried that....could you perhaps direct me to where i can get the stock files?
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Sticky thread in the Captivate Development Forum.
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thanks to all of you for trying to help me, i believe the hardware to be defective so ive sent it back and ordered a new one...
Hi all,
I just wondering how exactly to use this features on my HTC One. Does anybody use it successfully ? I cannot do that. I tried sometimes to send files with WiFi direct but it does not appear neither in gallery and music! ;(
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istoyanow said:
Hi all,
I just wondering how exactly to use this features on my HTC One. Does anybody use it successfully ? I cannot do that. I tried sometimes to send files with WiFi direct but it does not appear neither in gallery and music! ;(
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I dont think that you can beam files from phone to phone via wifi. with NFC it works but its a bit buggy.
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I dont think that you can beam files from phone to phone via wifi. with NFC it works but its a bit buggy.
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But is was possible between S2 and S3... And how to do that with NFC ? Some guide or something else like that ?
Is only one option the bluetooth ? I mean without thirdparty app.
Thanks beforehand!
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Same question here. I tried using NFC also but it is not working for me. I enabled it from settings. Any other setting required? First I thought its a hardware problem in my handset.
Have you tried using SuperBeam from the mkt? Works fine for me between my HTC One and an N4 - transferred a large video file pretty quickly between the two even though there was no wifi network/router available nearby
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam
for NFC share, this is what HTC says https://support.htc.com/en-au/010-HTC_One/0G0/040
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Thanks. SuperBeam successfully transfer one mp3 from S3 to One but it was impossible do it from One to S3.. I will try again tomorrow.
About thr NFC when i try to send imahe or music the S3 opens Playstore and says the item is not found!
I cannot understand where exact is the problem. As I said already it was VERY easy to transfer from S2( one of the best phone I have ever had) and S3...
PS: I love my ONE !
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hey peeps.. long time creeper - first time poster .
after months of perfect use, my htc one camera decided it didnt want to come to work anymore. after the icon is clicked, it begins to load but returns to the home screen. front and rear camera both dont work. i had it taken in by a local repair shop and they insist that the problem is not the hardware as all the connections and the hardware itself works fine.....
my question is- if i root it and install the stock google edition would that get this problem fixed? (something i read was possible through a site: htc-one.wonderhowto.com) i would attach a link, but, alas, i cannot.
Hopefully that link works.
i also hate that my first post is an ask for help. lame, sorry!
Have you tried to do a factory reset? That's about all you can try, if they're saying it's not the hardware.
That usually sorts the majority of software issues
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I can definitely say yes, I wiped it. And simultaneously did a firmware upgrade. Still nothing. Would a whole new ROM help?
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Have you tried to do a
factory reset? That's about all you can try, if they're saying it's not the hardware.
That usually sorts the majority of software issues
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I can definitely say yes, I wiped it. And simultaneously did a firmware upgrade. Still nothing. Would a whole new ROM help?
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Did you try to install an alternative Camera App? For example, the stock camera extracted from the Google Edition.
Get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341554
hi
I have been experiencing the camera failed issue with my s5.
I went to ATT store and got a replacement device..however, after one day use, the camera failed message came back again!!!!
any idea what i should do? call Samsung?
You can try to call samsung. Or just take it back to at&t. I did read that there was a shipment of s5 that went out and they had faulty cameras.
It is highly unlikely that the new device ends up with the same issue. Are you installing a certain camera app? I'm guessing some software related issue might be interfering with launching the app responsible for the camera.
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Commodore 64 said:
It is highly unlikely that the new device ends up with the same issue. Are you installing a certain camera app? I'm guessing some software related issue might be interfering with launching the app responsible for the camera.
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i used the google camera once, however i uninstall it.
It seems that when you switch to ART mode, it happened!
Do you guys have tried that?
Thanks.
It happened to me a couple times when I first got the phone, but it hasn't happened now for several weeks...not much help but anyone else experience this?
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I've been in ART mode since last week, and used the camera alot with 0 issues.
ikerex said:
I've been in ART mode since last week, and used the camera alot with 0 issues.
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thank you for your information
I have one question there
how long does it take to start your camera app?
1-2s? or even longer?
I used to use iphone, and its like instantly started. ....
but this s5, takes......forever, even worse than s4 :crying:
Hey. Did you manage to fix you camera after all this time?
I'm starting to have the same issue as you, "camera failed". But the front camera is working. I know that because I have a barcode reader app, that lets me switch between cameras. The main camera stays black...
So is it hardware or software?