Camera app starts very slowly - Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers

Hello,
For some time now I have the problem that the camera app starts very slowly.
If it was not loaded before, it takes up to 8 seconds to start.
I no longer have a custom rom on it. It is Stock Miui Global 12.0.2.
I had tried several other roms in the past, but went back to Miui.
I don't have any other camera app installed either.
Other apps that access the camera, such as Google Lens, also take forever before the camera is active.
For me, one of the reasons for buying th Mi 8 back then was the good camera, but since it's so slow, it's just annoying.
Does anyone have any ideas what I can do?
Greetings
Patrick

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RogerPodacter said:
Are you guys all running a custom ROM, like cyan for example? Or is this stock ROM?
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Stock.
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