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Camera stopped working

The camera has stopped working randomly. The only thing I could think of that might of caused it would be the phone some how shut down when it was in my pocket. When I start up the camera app it immediately closes. When I attempt to use Google goggles, it says cannot connect to camera. What can I do?

First off you can give us some more details as to what software you are running. Are you on a stock Sprint ROM? A custom ROM? Did you install any software and then notice this change? Does this happen 100% of the time?

I'm running the stock 2.2 rooted odexed rom. Stock kernel. And haven't installed any new software to cause this...

I've cleared cache, dalvik cache, camera app's cache and it still doesn't work...

No one has any idea? Has this ever happened to anyone else?

It happens to me on both ava stock 2.2 and now netarchys 2.2... I have to wipe everything to get it back for a few hours... it just did it to me again do you have netarchys fps fix?
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This is the craziest thing ever. The camera has returned to working after 10 hours of not working. I didn't do anything to get it to return. I will be continuing to monitor the camera to see if it happens again... This is the first time it has ever happen and the first time I've been on a 2.2 Rom for a significant amount of time.

This just barely happened to my phone too! Grrrr!!!
I'm running Fresh.02 + I tried flashing several kernels to see if it would fix it but none of them helped.
kernels I tried, latest versions of: kingX, snap, netarchy
Will try to do a full wipe and flash the stock 2.2 rooted w/o any fancy mods. <--- ok this fixed it!

Does installing the 3D Gallery app cause the Sense camera app to randomly stop working?
I'm getting the same problem again on a different ROM.
UPDATE: I've uninstalled 3D Gallery & cleared data on the Camera app and it still doesn't work.

i am having this same problem. have flashed several roms with no fix. cannot pin point when this happened either. really frustrating. ive done reboots, wipe, you name it.

happened to me
blix1337 said:
No one has any idea? Has this ever happened to anyone else?
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Yes it happened to me, but i have HTC EVO 3D i used leedriod rom and it happend exactly i changed rom to ics and still didnt work know i will call htc and ask them how to get the official ics rom after that if camera wont work i will tell them that the camera was working before i made this update and they must fix it for free

Hi guys
Any luck with this problem? I'm using a rooted xperia neo running [email protected] #2 with an unlocked boot loader - I've used Google goggles many times before and then today its coming up with "Cannot connect to camera. You may need to restart your device" and yet the camera is working because behind this pop up I can see the image that the camera is seeing. I've tried to take a screen shot of this but the screen shot uses the camera and therefore I blanks out the image through the back lens.
I've also uninstalled the app and reinstalled it - cleared all Dalvik cache - as well as moved it to SD and made it a system app - none of these trials have made any difference.

hilfordjames said:
Hi guys
Any luck with this problem? I'm using a rooted xperia neo running [email protected] #2 with an unlocked boot loader - I've used Google goggles many times before and then today its coming up with "Cannot connect to camera. You may need to restart your device" and yet the camera is working because behind this pop up I can see the image that the camera is seeing. I've tried to take a screen shot of this but the screen shot uses the camera and therefore I blanks out the image through the back lens.
I've also uninstalled the app and reinstalled it - cleared all Dalvik cache - as well as moved it to SD and made it a system app - none of these trials have made any difference.
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Are you sure there are no problems or known bugs with the rom you are using? Have you tried reflashing your rom? (it might be a pain to do, but something in the rom might have broke and it can help to start fresh).

I never post here but I have had a problem with my phone's camera that I fix by some random thread I found a while ago so I thought I would share what helped me. The thread stated it is something to do with the camera's connection to the phone and sometimes with drops or bumps of the phone it becomes loose. All I had to do was turn the phone face down, put my thumb over the camera and press down with some force. Not enough to break it but just to reseat the connection. After that, restart the phone. I have done this a few times and it has been successful ever time. I hope you guys have the same success.
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hippy70 said:
I never post here but I have had a problem with my phone's camera that I fix by some random thread I found a while ago so I thought I would share what helped me. The thread stated it is something to do with the camera's connection to the phone and sometimes with drops or bumps of the phone it becomes loose. All I had to do was turn the phone face down, put my thumb over the camera and press down with some force. Not enough to break it but just to reseat the connection. After that, restart the phone. I have done this a few times and it has been successful ever time. I hope you guys have the same success.
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That is correct, in some cases i have found the camera has come unseated. but it could also be the board.

Polarized camera?

In running cm7 newest update and my rear camera looks like its polarized is anyone else having this issue or is this more likely a hardware problem
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sickbeats187 said:
In running cm7 newest update and my rear camera looks like its polarized is anyone else having this issue or is this more likely a hardware problem
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Try to clear the cache on it the camera app from the menu if that doesn't work push on your camera lens if it fixes it then its hardware .

Well if it happened after you just did an update, its likely that update is the problem. Flash a nandroid from the previous version you were running and see if it's still there.

Try physically pushing the camera in with moderate pressure and see if that helps. Sometimed they come slightly unseated.
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The glass on the camera does not have a polarizing filter on it, if that's what you're asking. If it's taking pictures as if it was going through a polarizer then you've got some real weirdness going on with your camera.
Edit: No idea if it's a software or hardware issue, could be either one or both honestly. Can you show some examples of what it's doing?

Well when I entered my cam app the camera looks like I turned the polarize skin on but the ffc is perfectly fine. I've rebooted three times and its still doing it. I haven't flashed anything in about a week it just randomly started doing this... if one more reboot doesn't work I'm gonna try leaving the battery out for an hour or two hopefully that fixes it. I wiped the cam cache and restored default settings. I also tried pressing the cam slightly and that's not the issue. As far as being dislodged or loose that's not the issue. I think its either something inside the cam or just a weird bug in the app itself. Thanks for the tips ill check back in an hour or two with a status update.
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Well when I entered my cam app the camera looks like I turned the polarize skin on but the ffc is perfectly fine. I've rebooted three times and its still doing it. I haven't flashed anything in about a week it just randomly started doing this... if one more reboot doesn't work I'm gonna try leaving the battery out for an hour or two hopefully that fixes it. I wiped the cam cache and restored default settings. I also tried pressing the cam slightly and that's not the issue. As far as being dislodged or loose that's not the issue. I think its either something inside the cam or just a weird bug in the app itself. Thanks for the tips ill check back in an hour or two with a status update.
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Again, rebooting will NOT fix this issue. You need to re-flash a nandroid from before you updated. Or, better yet, flash a stock rom and see if it works in there. Constantly rebooting will not fix this issue, as its either a problem with the cam software, or the hardware. You can easily rule out software by flashing a stock rom.

@sitlet
I didn't flash an update ... plus anyway good news! I left the phone off with battery removed for about 8 hours and now my camera works perfect again! Don't really know what caused it to happen just glad its done with! And hope it doesn't happen again! (Knocks on wood)
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i know what your talking about its happened to me before happened to me due to a strong magnet being close to the lens(worked at walmart and Electronics keys have strong magnets) basically before i took the picture it seemed like i had the polarized filter on but it really wasnt had to take the phone in for repair

@djnarcotics
Exactly! However it keeps coming back so I'm taking my phone to sprint on Friday my deposit plus insurance should be able to replace my phone wouldn't mind a new evo or evo shift
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I need help finding a good stock rom that is able to flash, any suggestions?
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i just had the same polarizing prob with my htc evo. i gave the lens an easy push and the polarizing function went away. thanks.

sickbeats187 said:
Well when I entered my cam app the camera looks like I turned the polarize skin on but the ffc is perfectly fine. I've rebooted three times and its still doing it. I haven't flashed anything in about a week it just randomly started doing this... if one more reboot doesn't work I'm gonna try leaving the battery out for an hour or two hopefully that fixes it. I wiped the cam cache and restored default settings. I also tried pressing the cam slightly and that's not the issue. As far as being dislodged or loose that's not the issue. I think its either something inside the cam or just a weird bug in the app itself. Thanks for the tips ill check back in an hour or two with a status update.
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I was having the same issue, I had to press on it kinda hard and it clicked a little bit then it started working. I was having the exact same issue pushing on it worked. I was just nervous about pushing on it too hard , I didn't want to break it.
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Camera focus...

Here's the problem: Defy is rooted and MS2Ginger 2.0 is installed without any problem. Upgraded to 2.1 via CWM recovery, just the system.
Now, the focus in camera works from time to time. The strange behavior occurs randomly, with stock camera and camera 360 2.5.5 as well. It can be manifested as soon as I start the program as there is no specific clicking (mine Defy is with red lence) on the start of the camera program. Now, it works, but it doesn't mean it will work in 3 hours from now. Tried stopping app and clearing data, tried rebooting as well, tried patching with panorama fix but there's no certain metod for solving this problem. No memory management program used, no app killers.
Anybody else experiencing this strange behavior?

A friend of mine had the same problem. His camera was broken and had to be replaced. But in your case it could also be a software bug. Have you flashed the stock rom and checked the camera there?

Nope,
tried with french retail 2.2.2, the same; focus not working.

try fix permissions , just a suggestion , gotta try n see

OK, how to do that? : )

Ok, fixed permisions via Rom Manager, rebooted, same as before. Now it's not focusing at all so it would be logical to blame hardware. Will take it to repair center on Monday to see what will they tell me.
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And now it works again after installing 720 panorama fix, rebooting and clearing data in camera app!?
But I already did full system installations before, with all Walter79's instructions including clearing all kind of cache files in CWM and nothing worked.
I'm waiting to see if it'll stop again. Confused.
P.S. Focus again not working after 22 hours. Above method not working. Anyone, any advice?
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[Q] Snapchat acting funny.

So a friend of mine told me to get SnapChat so we could find something fun to do when we're bored. Well I don't know why, but the camera just stays still, I went back to stock and it works without any problems, on roms with at least ICS or higher, the camera preview works for a second, then freezes, it works for another second when I click the screen to focus the image, but then it freezes again, I can also take the pictures, but I don't know what I'm taking until it shows me the picture that was took. The app works and does as described, but the preview is just halting. The normal camera works just fine. At first it was MIUI Australia, I'm on PACman right now with the latest JB kernel.

Same thing with me. But front is fine
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Camera broken

OK I dunno why but I can't upload pictures in Tapatalk anymore without getting a force close. So no screenshot. Anyways last couple weeks my camera has been broken at least when using Google camera. Have tried disabling security and trusted face, uninstalled updates and reinstalled Google camera, enabling all permissions I can, wiping cache, and today a factory reset yet the same problem, hit the icon, black screen and ui lag for 10 seconds then a window pops up that says "error can't connect to camera". What really make's no sense is I tried downloading open camera and it work's fine. Seems like it takes about 10 seconds to fire up but it work's fine. I'm running pure stock, no root, MRA58V. Anything else I could try? Thanks!
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Well go ahead and add reflash factory image to the list of things that didn't work... Sigh
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Well I figured it out. My front camera is busted. Open camera works fine with the rear but the front camera says it can't connect. Who ever heard of a front camera going bad
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