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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:
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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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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.

Camera, Gallery and Talk doesn't work

So I got the Galaxy Nexus GSM today and it's one hell of a sexy device.
It obviously came with Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. And errors out of the box. Right when I start the phone, Talk FCs. When I try to start the Camera, it FCs.
I though "What the heck, Jellybean probably fixes that", so I unlocked it and flashed Paranoid Android. Everything is a lot faster now, but I still have the same problems, except now Gallery just crashes, which renders the Camera unusable, because they're apparently linked together in Jellybean.
I tried 3rd party apps (Zoom Camera, Paper Camera and a few others) and none of them work.
So it seems that everything that has something to do with the Camera doesn't work.
I tried everything that I could think of;
Reflashing
returning to stock
force stop Camera
Disable and enable all network related functions in G+ and Gallery
Clearing cache - both for individual apps and the option from the recovery
Trying 3rd party apps
Googling everything I could think of
Installing G+ (that made me able to open Gallery, but Gallery still force closes when I open Camera)
Changing battery
Of course I can't see it being anything but a hardware issue, but some people who have compiled CM10 by themselves have the same errors. I don't know if that helps me.
So before I return it some time this week, does any one have any suggestions to what I could try?
I'll give this thread two days before I return it.
Thanks in advance.

You rooted? If not and you know how to root, root it, replace the app (gallery, camera, whatever is not working) with stock JB version. Hopefully it's just corrupted apps... That's easy to fix

Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Jellybean version of Paranoid Android and it made no difference.
I though "What the heck, Jellybean probably fixes that", so I unlocked it and flashed Paranoid Android. Everything is a lot faster now, but I still have the same problems, except now Gallery just crashes, which renders the Camera unusable, because they're apparently linked together in Jellybean.
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mrhaxx1 said:
Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Jellybean version of Paranoid Android and it made no difference.
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Might be a long shot, but have you tried fixing permissions in recovery?
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I have, but I just tried again and it made no difference.
Also, I forgot to mention that it's not a storage issue, as I can save screenshots just fine.

mrhaxx1 said:
I have, but I just tried again and it made no difference.
Also, I forgot to mention that it's not a storage issue, as I can save screenshots just fine.
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Any solutions for this yet? having the same problem.

Nope, nothing yet.
And to make the bad things worse, I've lost the receipt. So I can't even return it.

Bumpity bump!

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Bumpity bump!
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I just went ahead and called verizon.. and they're shipping me a new phone today. I see a lot of posts about this, with no solution. It'll be quicker to do it this way. Except you call whatever your carrier is. Or samsung, if nothing else.

Well, you see, I bought the phone refurbished. There was a guarantee on it, but I lost the receipt, so I can't return it or get a new phone.
I ordered a rear- and front-facing replacement camera. It should arrive in 7-15 days because I'm ordering from the USA.
I looked into it, and disassambling and assembling it should be fairly simple. Nearly the same process as the Nexus S, which I've disassembled before.
If it doesn't work, I've only lost $22 and it's not like I have a valid guarantee on it anyway.

Oh well, replacing the cameras didn't work.
And I even managed to break the volume buttons.
Even if I got hold of the receipt, there would be no way they would repair it now.
I can as well just go buy a new phone. Next month. Maybe. At least everything else still works.

When you flash ROM, do you ensure you completely wipe previous ROM and data? Also, if you use something like Titanium Backup to restore your apps after flashing a new ROM, make sure you don't restore system apps or data. That will definitely screw things up in every ROM as incompatible files are mixed.

Try doing a full wipe of your device it could help
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It was like that on the stock rom.
And yes, I always ensure to wipe everything. As said in the OP, I even tried returning back to stock.

I got the same problem, I GOT IT FIXED NO HARDWARE FAILLURE!!
Hi,
this is what i did, got it fresh from the box, didn't even bother to set-up, I instantly updated to Jelly Bean..
everything worked perfectly, besides the camera, it crashed instantly.. (gallery did not respond)..
i rebooted it 2 times, then pressed the Power button + volume down.. it went to an system boot thingy.. the i connected it to my pc with an usb (usb debugging enabled).
my win7 pc said the drivers were installed, then i pressed the power button. after loading. the camera worked perfect.. thats REALY everything i DID.. i'll keep you posted if it fails again.
it also worked after unplugging the usb.. Hope I helped you a bit.

I can second this fix!
IvanGrozni87 said:
Hi,
this is what i did, got it fresh from the box, didn't even bother to set-up, I instantly updated to Jelly Bean..
everything worked perfectly, besides the camera, it crashed instantly.. (gallery did not respond)..
i rebooted it 2 times, then pressed the Power button + volume down.. it went to an system boot thingy.. the i connected it to my pc with an usb (usb debugging enabled).
my win7 pc said the drivers were installed, then i pressed the power button. after loading. the camera worked perfect.. thats REALY everything i DID.. i'll keep you posted if it fails again.
it also worked after unplugging the usb.. Hope I helped you a bit.
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So, I was having this exact same issue and was ready to call Verizon for a replacement, when I tried this as a last resort and VOILA!! IT WORKED! I am still unsure of how this all came about, but for the purpose of hopefully helping someone with the same issue, I will second this quick fix as IT DID WORK FOR ME.

I had this same problem (camera/talk fc'ed on start, whenever opening either app), tried all the fixes I could and nothing worked. I eventually disassembled the phone and used a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol to clean the main board and the connections for each of the camera modules. After a couple rounds of cleaning, everything started working again.

navjas73 said:
I had this same problem (camera/talk fc'ed on start, whenever opening either app), tried all the fixes I could and nothing worked. I eventually disassembled the phone and used a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol to clean the main board and the connections for each of the camera modules. After a couple rounds of cleaning, everything started working again.
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Thanks for this information, I'll try to do it with mine too. Any results I will post here.

[Q] Broken Sound? [WORKAROUND FOUND]

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Recently I have been having a problem with my gs3 (d2att version). For some reason whenever I have headphones plugged in and I play music, my sound stops for a brief second whenever I touch the screen. It sort of turns off back on very briefly but its incredibly annoying. It first happened on Carbon ROM 1.5 and then I installed CyanogenMod Nightlies and it happened right after the fresh boot, now I tried Liquid Smooth Stable. They all are doing it. It happens whenever I open apps or like the app drawer or anything in the browser. It doesn't always happen, like when I press the keys on the keyboard it doesn't do it.
Is this a 4.2.2 problem? I feel I would have seen more if that's it. Also I have tried multiple music apps (apollo Google music and one more) and multiple head phones and aux cables.
Please let me know if anyone has any way to fix this or needs more information to solve this. Thanks.

aeppacher said:
Recently I have been having a problem with my gs3 (d2att version). For some reason whenever I have headphones plugged in and I play music, my sound stops for a brief second whenever I touch the screen. It sort of turns off back on very briefly but its incredibly annoying. It first happened on Carbon ROM 1.5 and then I installed CyanogenMod Nightlies and it happened right after the fresh boot, now I tried Liquid Smooth Stable. They all are doing it. It happens whenever I open apps or like the app drawer or anything in the browser. It doesn't always happen, like when I press the keys on the keyboard it doesn't do it.
Is this a 4.2.2 problem? I feel I would have seen more if that's it. Also I have tried multiple music apps (apollo Google music and one more) and multiple head phones and aux cables.
Please let me know if anyone has any way to fix this or needs more information to solve this. Thanks.
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Does it happen out of fresh/clean flash? Before you restore anything that is.

BWolf56 said:
Does it happen out of fresh/clean flash? Before you restore anything that is.
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Yes, I can download any old app from the play store the moment I finish the flash and it does it

aeppacher said:
Yes, I can download any old app from the play store the moment I finish the flash and it does it
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Umm, it's a really odd issue. Perhaps try changing your gov/scheduler. I think it needs a little bit more performance to work fine.

BWolf56 said:
Umm, it's a really odd issue. Perhaps try changing your gov/scheduler. I think it needs a little bit more performance to work fine.
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I tried changing clock, governor, and IO scheduler, no change :/

Re: [Q] Broken Sound?
I've been having the same issues with CyanogenMod and AOKP, but I am on liquid and it seems to be working fine right now. Not sure why it is happening.
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HBSN11 said:
I've been having the same issues with CyanogenMod and AOKP, but I am on liquid and it seems to be working fine right now. Not sure why it is happening.
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So i tried flashing stock ROM which fixed it, but when I went back to a 4.2.2 ROM it broke it. Can anyone else confirm they are having his crackle/pop sound on 4.2.2 ROMs? Also what Liquid are you running?

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So i tried flashing stock ROM which fixed it, but when I went back to a 4.2.2 ROM it broke it. Can anyone else confirm they are having his crackle/pop sound on 4.2.2 ROMs? Also what Liquid are you running?
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It was working before. But it just started cracking again. Its weird. I have tried a bunch if different music players too and am still having the problem.
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A quick fix for now is to just turn off touch sounds in Settings/Sound. Seems to work okay right now.
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Re: [Q] Broken Sound? [NOT SOLVED YET]
I had this problem too on the 3.17.13 aokp. Just turned off touch sounds like someone suggested and it works fine.
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Andrew9mb said:
I had this problem too on the 3.17.13 aokp. Just turned off touch sounds like someone suggested and it works fine.
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Was just about to post this, thanks.
Turning off your touch sound fixes it.

BWolf56 said:
Was just about to post this, thanks.
Turning off your touch sound fixes it.
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Not entirely. If you have touch sounds and play certain sounds like volume changing and notifications still cause it to crack. Even if you disable every sound under the sound menu you will hit the crackle every now and then.
EDIT: it works on tasks AOKP of you disable touch sound, doesn't work on Cyanogenmod

[Q] Sense 5 Camera crashes

I have just upgraded to the 4.2.2. Sense 5 stock rom.
When I start the camera it crashes after about one second.
I have tried to clear the cache and delete the data from the Camera app. Didn't help.
I have tried to reset to factory settings. Didn't help.
I have tried other Camera apps, and they work fine. Camera worked before the upgrade aswell.
Do anyone got any ideas what to do to get the stock camera app working?
Thanks in advance.

I've got the same problem over here.
HOX (Vodafone Branding) with 4.2.2 and Sense 5.
Yesterday (4.1 and Sense 4+) my camera app worked fine.
But after the update the normal camera quits after about 1 second. PixlrExpress and Instagram do their job.
Safe-mode and deleting data of the app didn't help.
Thanks for every helpful tip

I have the same problem after upgrading my HOX to 4.2/Sense 5, lets hope that they will fix it fast!
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damn... i think it has something to do with my broken g-sensor.. maybe it's time to send my baby to HTC

I also got a broken g sensor and I already tried to turn off autorotation but that didnt help for me.
Is there another setting which could help?

I made another factory reset and made sure that all the synching and restore of old setting were disabled. Then the camera worked again. :laugh:

So your g sensor should also work again, right?

I didn't check it if worked or not. But it does work now.

cheadstina said:
I have just upgraded to the 4.2.2. Sense 5 stock rom.
When I start the camera it crashes after about one second.
I have tried to clear the cache and delete the data from the Camera app. Didn't help.
I have tried to reset to factory settings. Didn't help.
I have tried other Camera apps, and they work fine. Camera worked before the upgrade aswell.
Do anyone got any ideas what to do to get the stock camera app working?
Thanks in advance.
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JiroMusik said:
I've got the same problem over here.
HOX (Vodafone Branding) with 4.2.2 and Sense 5.
Yesterday (4.1 and Sense 4+) my camera app worked fine.
But after the update the normal camera quits after about 1 second. PixlrExpress and Instagram do their job.
Safe-mode and deleting data of the app didn't help.
Thanks for every helpful tip
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arthasz said:
I have the same problem after upgrading my HOX to 4.2/Sense 5, lets hope that they will fix it fast!
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damn... i think it has something to do with my broken g-sensor.. maybe it's time to send my baby to HTC
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I also got a broken g sensor and I already tried to turn off autorotation but that didnt help for me.
Is there another setting which could help?
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I made another factory reset and made sure that all the synching and restore of old setting were disabled. Then the camera worked again. :laugh:
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So your g sensor should also work again, right?
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cheadstina said:
I didn't check it if worked or not. But it does work now.
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A lot people now with HOX complaining about defected G-Sensor ,mine was broken at the first day I brought my device from warranty repair as they changed my mother board , I did find a way to get mine working back , and it does stay on all the time as long as I dont restart my device or turn it off you can check my small tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420209 it works fine for me but i dont grantee it will work for all guys

My camera can't work in ARHD 31 too

You Made my day
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A lot people now with HOX complaining about defected G-Sensor ,mine was broken at the first day I brought my device from warranty repair as they changed my mother board , I did find a way to get mine working back , and it does stay on all the time as long as I dont restart my device or turn it off you can check my small tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420209 it works fine for me but i dont grantee it will work for all guys
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You Made my Day, I have been searching since the past 3 days over the internet on how to solve this auto rotate issues.
I did the first method you have given and it works like a charm. I am very happy now to see auto rotate back on my phone.
I owe you a Beer!
Cheers!

[Q] "Cannot connect to Camera" on Stock/Stock based ROM after Play Services 09/19

[Q] "Cannot connect to Camera" on Stock/Stock based ROM after Play Services 09/19
Hey guys,
So recently Google Play Services updated itself and my camera suddenly stopped working. Yesterday when this happened, I got the "Cannot connect to Camera" error running Task650's initial 4.3 release. I decided maybe it was time for a clean odin and decided to update through Samsung Kies to initialize the firmware to stock. This wiped everything including internal SD so it was a completely fresh start. I then tried using the camera, and it worked for about fifteen minutes until all the updates through Google Play came in. As soon as play services updated, the next time I tried running my camera I got the same Cannot connect to camera message, except this time on a completely stock, un-rooted ROM. I then decided that maybe I should flash again, so I did, making sure to wipe everything. It was working, but this time I kept auto updates off and didn't update any ROMs.
Next, I rooted and flashed Dandroid 4.7 and my camera was working flawlessly all day. Until I tried using snapchat and it required a google play services update. To verify my theory, I updated, and voila, my camera was no longer functional.
So my question is, is there any way around using Google Play Services, or is there a way to flash a version of the app thats not the oldest, but before the newest update? Cause currently I can only revert to factory settings which seems to upset a lot of apps.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Additional info in case you need it: SGH-I747M from Fido. Stock Kernel. Currently running Dandroid 4.7 but this problem has appeared on un-bastardized TW as well as AOKP.
UPDATE: I now also get the Camera failed error instead of Cannot Connect to Camera
Now even if I uninstall Play Services updates my camera won't come back online. It's dead forever

Have you tried clearing data and cache for camera, followed by a reboot?
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I'm in the same boat as you. I originally had the problem using Hyperdrive and a phone without a camera is close to useless so I tried task650's rom again due to having such good experiences in the past with it. My camera worked for a day and I wasn't paying close enough attention to my phone to be able to make an accurate prediction as to why it stopped. I'm considering throwing my hands up in the air and blaming AT&T in hopes of getting a new phone because I've gone stock and back multiple times with the same problem. I can only speculate what the problem is though..would a logcat be beneficial in any way to help narrow this down?
Side note leading up to camera problems: For a while my phone's accelerometer was severely bugged and forced my screen into landscape. Even root apps claiming to force screen orientation modes failed to fix this problem. After this I went bone stock and then used Hyperdrive for a month. 3 weeks in and my camera started acting up; I couldn't take a normal picture, every one was corrupted and had colorful bars blocking over 50% of the image. This problem was fixed by taking about 4 very different pictures in terms of brightness and colors. Later though both the stock camera that comes with Hyperdrive and the AOSP camera would crash whenever I tried using my front facing camera. This eventually led me to where I am currently using task650's rom with no functioning camera. Please help D:
I'll help in every way possible to fix this problem.
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Have you tried clearing data and cache for camera, followed by a reboot?
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Fixed my problem. My god thank you I feel like a complete noob.

Pok3rr said:
Fixed my problem. My god thank you I feel like a complete noob.
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Did it really fix it? I'm glad! I only threw that tip out there since I use an s4 and the same fixed my camera issue when using tasks ROM.
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Febby said:
Have you tried clearing data and cache for camera, followed by a reboot?
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I tried this, doesn't help

Boxy52 said:
I tried this, doesn't help
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Perhaps your camera hardware is faulty. I'm not really sure what in Google play services would make your camera not work.
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Febby said:
Did it really fix it? I'm glad! I only threw that tip out there since I use an s4 and the same fixed my camera issue when using tasks ROM.
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It did not fix it permanently. I was going to edit my post but I'm a new user still and got distracted during the 5 min post limit. Switching to the front facing camera makes the problem come back. Tonight I'll be going bone stock and if the problem persists would that be proof of hardware failure?

Pok3rr said:
It did not fix it permanently. I was going to edit my post but I'm a new user still and got distracted during the 5 min post limit. Switching to the front facing camera makes the problem come back. Tonight I'll be going bone stock and if the problem persists would that be proof of hardware failure?
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I wouldn't assume its a hardware ASAP but it could be a bug caused by Google. Try going to stock by Odin to see if issue still occurs.
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try booting into recovery and clear cache and dalvik cache

yapoyo said:
try booting into recovery and clear cache and dalvik cache
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Already tried this multiple times, but thank you! Anyway I sent it back to Samsung to get everything dealt with. I thought might as well report all the other things wrong with it (over heating, slow charging, and now the camera). They said up to 21 days, and gave me the ****tiest Blackberry I have ever seen as a loaner phone. I hate Canadian cell phone carriers. I remember back in the states they'd replace it on the spot under manufacturer's warranty. Seriously **** Fido.
Anyway I'm done ranting and that was off topic so I guess I'll report back here when my phone is back and we'll see if it was hardware or not. Thanks everyone!

Okay after going back to stock my rear camera worked upon opening the application, but when I switched to the front facing camera I got the "can't connect to camera" error and the app force closed. And once you switch between either the rear or front camera, the selected one will become your default...regardless if I clear data/cache for the gallery application and reboot (this worked the first time I switched to the front camera though but not anymore). So now I have no functioning camera and I'm one month out of the 1 year Samsung warranty so I'm pretty frustrated with my situation because I take pictures daily with my phone. Tomorrow I will take the phone to a highly rated cell phone repair shop in my area since I found OEM parts on ebay including a front facing camera and I'm confident they'll be able to replace it.

Pok3rr said:
Okay after going back to stock my rear camera worked upon opening the application, but when I switched to the front facing camera I got the "can't connect to camera" error and the app force closed. And once you switch between either the rear or front camera, the selected one will become your default...regardless if I clear data/cache for the gallery application and reboot (this worked the first time I switched to the front camera though but not anymore). So now I have no functioning camera and I'm one month out of the 1 year Samsung warranty so I'm pretty frustrated with my situation because I take pictures daily with my phone. Tomorrow I will take the phone to a highly rated cell phone repair shop in my area since I found OEM parts on ebay including a front facing camera and I'm confident they'll be able to replace it.
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Don't pay for them to replace the front facing camera for you. You can it yourself. Its an easy fix.. Just have the screw driver and patience to follow a YouTube video on opening the S3. I assure you that once you see how to do it (simple unplug from motherboard) you'll thank me for saving you repair and labor fees.
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Febby said:
Don't pay for them to replace the front facing camera for you. You can it yourself. Its an easy fix.. Just have the screw driver and patience to follow a YouTube video on opening the S3. I assure you that once you see how to do it (simple unplug from motherboard) you'll thank me for saving you repair and labor fees.
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Thank you for giving me confidence to do this myself. Im pretty comfortable opening up phones to work on them, I just haven't had a reason to open my S3. All front camera replacements I found after five minutes of googling are for the i9300, will the same camera work for the AT&T model?

Pok3rr said:
Thank you for giving me confidence to do this myself. Im pretty comfortable opening up phones to work on them, I just haven't had a reason to open my S3. All front camera replacements I found after five minutes of googling are for the i9300, will the same camera work for the AT&T model?
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I found you two front facing cameras for the att galaxy s3. Price is really affording (below $10 total). The i9300 ones work too from what I read but I'd stick to i747 ones if I was you.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=130981815547
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=330895586030
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Okay so three weeks later I got my S3 back from service. They replaced the camera assembly, and the camera was working for the first day. Now its giving me the same error saying cannot connect to camera/camera failed regardless of whether its the front or rear camera or what app I'm using. I'm really fed up with this, anyone have any other ideas? I havent touched the stock rom since they gave it back to me so I have no idea.
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Hey guys. I know this is an old thread, but I'm just posting since my problem is now resolved and if in the future anyone else has this problem they can learn from mine.
So the service center for Samsung here in Montreal is absolute crap, and it took them three tries, over three months, to fix my phone. The final repair code given was 072 and the keyword was Solder (Ressouder in French) which I'm guessing means they had to re-solder the connection to the camera back to the motherboard. Seems to be working fine now.