Hey guys. i've been experiencing this problem for all the roms. the only way i can use the camera is by rebooting the damn phone . It's very annoyingand i hope somebody cpuld actually hep me fix this problem. thanks
Check whether you have another camera application other than camera running.
Like camera 360 running in background while you try to open stock's camera. It will cause camera error.
Try uninstalling another application which uses camera as its's main feature
willypt said:
Check whether you have another camera application other than camera running.
Like camera 360 running in background while you try to open stock's camera. It will cause camera error.
Try uninstalling another application which uses camera as its's main feature
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I have no camera application except for facebook and instagram.
lpcrazerocks said:
I have no camera application except for facebook and instagram.
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Try uninstalling Instagram...
Does the camera error fixed after uninstalling instagram?
Can you give us the chronology on how the camera not working?
Like, the steps to recreate the problem.
Lastly, if the camera still "playing" with you, I suggest you bring it to the nearest Samsung Service Point as you might have faulty camera
willypt said:
Try uninstalling Instagram...
Does the camera error fixed after uninstalling instagram?
Can you give us the chronology on how the camera not working?
Like, the steps to recreate the problem.
Lastly, if the camera still "playing" with you, I suggest you bring it to the nearest Samsung Service Point as you might have faulty camera
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Okay thanks will let you know in a bit.
How this problem occurs is when i use the camera and i exit the camera application and then i i'll leave my phone idle for a few hours. next thing i know is this happens
thanks. will see if it still happens
Woah :eek
that's totally random then...
Do you have task killer app such as 2B Orange?
You might want to install it, open your camera... use it for a while...
go to 2B orange, kill the camera process...
leave it for few hours and try to restart it...
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Woah :eek
that's totally random then...
Do you have task killer app such as 2B Orange?
You might want to install it, open your camera... use it for a while...
go to 2B orange, kill the camera process...
leave it for few hours and try to restart it...
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I can't seem to find that app anywhere. could you link me??
I think your phone can't use certain kernels especially cow's kernel, when you said you left the phone idle for a few hours and can't use the camera is same as my phone, only thing is after a few hours idle I experience force close for some apps when I open it and wifi error as well. only happens if I don't touch the phone for like an hour or more.
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I think your phone can't use certain kernels especially cow's kernel, when you said you left the phone idle for a few hours and can't use the camera is same as my phone, only thing is after a few hours idle I experience force close for some apps when I open it and wifi error as well. only happens if I don't touch the phone for like an hour or more.
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Hi. yeah i do experience what you experience. but i also have camera failed problems on stock roms too! That's what made me so curious. my stock rom doesnt have force close problems. now i am using hybrid rom and so far i'm not having the prob for 4 hrs alrdy. will be monitoring continuously
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The video camera function on my camera is no longer working and I’m not sure why. This phone is less than 5 weeks old and I have already taken videos with it. This upsets me because I have a 4 month old that I love to record especially when it comes to his firsts. The led flash light comes on when I push the video button, the screen switches and freezes. The message saying error prompts and when I close the camera, the led light will remain on until I reopen the camera. Hopefully you can help me figure this out, many thanks!
jacqueline robert said:
The video camera function on my camera is no longer working and I’m not sure why. This phone is less than 5 weeks old and I have already taken videos with it. This upsets me because I have a 4 month old that I love to record especially when it comes to his firsts. The led flash light comes on when I push the video button, the screen switches and freezes. The message saying error prompts and when I close the camera, the led light will remain on until I reopen the camera. Hopefully you can help me figure this out, many thanks!
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Just a guess.. but you did in another posting say...
jacqueline robert said:
I install S5 Video App but it does not work properly in my note3. Can I use it in my device?
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Which indicates you have been making changes to your phone related to video. Did you remove that or are you still using it.
Without knowing what your phone condition is in, it is very possible that other changes you have made is causing the problem as well...
Like...
jacqueline robert said:
Thanks For your Great Tutorial. It really helps me to update my Modem.
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jacqueline robert said:
I think gravity box is better than other.
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Most don't need to update their modem and if you installed software that modifies how your phone works, you might try turning them off or uninstalling them to see if they are the cause of your problems.
jacqueline robert said:
The video camera function on my camera is no longer working and I’m not sure why. This phone is less than 5 weeks old and I have already taken videos with it. This upsets me because I have a 4 month old that I love to record especially when it comes to his firsts. The led flash light comes on when I push the video button, the screen switches and freezes. The message saying error prompts and when I close the camera, the led light will remain on until I reopen the camera. Hopefully you can help me figure this out, many thanks!
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ive also experiencing this SERVER ERROR OCCURED. RESTART CAMERA.. do you find a solution or did you fix it??? thnks..
Server error occurred. Restart Camera.
Same error on Galaxy A5.
Android 4.4.4
Tried: force stop, clean cache, clear data - problem repeatet!
Any help?
jacqueline robert said:
The video camera function on my camera is no longer working and I’m not sure why. This phone is less than 5 weeks old and I have already taken videos with it. This upsets me because I have a 4 month old that I love to record especially when it comes to his firsts. The led flash light comes on when I push the video button, the screen switches and freezes. The message saying error prompts and when I close the camera, the led light will remain on until I reopen the camera. Hopefully you can help me figure this out, many thanks!
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u could try booting in safe mode and test if theres any app or tweak that is causing it. or u could enter Service / Test / Hidden functions by dialing *#0*# on your phone dialer and u gonna get to the service mode and check camera itself. also theres another one of those USSD codes that brings u to check the phone gadgets hardware /firmware version to see if it same as the camera app... u could also do a full factory restore from recovery screen if nothing else works remember to do a backup first @ titanium backup.. or if you have fair tech skills u could remove the back cover and remove the battery plate and check if tje battery connectors are in place im sure u could find a note 3 tear down video around.. i had the same problem but with the frontal camera and ended up been the camera was defective and replaced it and worked like charm
I know this thread is kinda old, but since it is on the first page on google's query, I'll post a solution here (found on another site).
The solution is to turn off the phone and remove battery for 10-20 seconds. This should resolve the issue.
Some users report that the issue occurs when you charge your phone via PC or laptop USB port. So, to avoid this, prefer original charger.
thanks
thank you for replying even if the post is old! it simply worked while i was about to sell my phone ! good thing i saw your reply first!
Did you ever find a fix?
When I turn on the camera I get the msg 'camera failed'. I don't know if it's a hardware or a software defect.
My device is not rooted
I have known certain apps to lock your camera for use with them, ive then tried starting camera and its said the same, maybe it could be that?
james_lpool said:
I have known certain apps to lock your camera for use with them, ive then tried starting camera and its said the same, maybe it could be that?
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Thanks James
I dont have any camera apps installed. Nor any funny apps that I may suspect be using camera. Any guesses?
its the go launcher
press the home key to go to touchwiz, and the camera app begins to work again
cant figure out why, though
I just rooted my phone last night and I noticed that when I use my camera, the phone would randomly reboot after taking a picture. When it does boot back up, 8-10 percent of the battery life is drained!?! has anybody else had this problem? I do have Xposed installed but I dont have any mods for the camera selected. I have the same problem using both the LG camera app and Googles camera app.. Any help would be appreciated!
sushi829 said:
I just rooted my phone last night and I noticed that when I use my camera, the phone would randomly reboot after taking a picture. When it does boot back up, 8-10 percent of the battery life is drained!?! has anybody else had this problem? I do have Xposed installed but I dont have any mods for the camera selected. I have the same problem using both the LG camera app and Googles camera app.. Any help would be appreciated!
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Try and delete all exposed mods. Reboot and then try. Remove the google camera to and see. Then add 1 by one till you find the mod or app giving you the issue
BAD ASS G3
cool i uninstalled googles camera app and everything seems to be working just fine now thanks!
This happens with the camera on the back, in every app, such as Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Stock Camera app, XCam, everything. I can take front facing photos with snapchat and messenger, but I don't want to be stuck just using that for the rest of time. I've no idea how this problem could have started and having looked everywhere the problems aren't similar to others.
After leaving the Camera to load for an absolute age on the Stock Camera it also came up saying that it 'Cannot connect to camera'
Attached are images of what I see when I open Stock and Snapchat
I've also tried to use it on CM12 with the same results and various other Stock ROMs.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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This happens with the camera on the back, in every app, such as Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Stock Camera app, XCam, everything. I can take front facing photos with snapchat and messenger, but I don't want to be stuck just using that for the rest of time. I've no idea how this problem could have started and having looked everywhere the problems aren't similar to others.
After leaving the Camera to load for an absolute age on the Stock Camera it also came up saying that it 'Cannot connect to camera'
Attached are images of what I see when I open Stock and Snapchat
I've also tried to use it on CM12 with the same results and various other Stock ROMs.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Not sure if i'm allowed, but bump?
calumyeah said:
This happens with the camera on the back, in every app, such as Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Stock Camera app, XCam, everything. I can take front facing photos with snapchat and messenger, but I don't want to be stuck just using that for the rest of time. I've no idea how this problem could have started and having looked everywhere the problems aren't similar to others.
After leaving the Camera to load for an absolute age on the Stock Camera it also came up saying that it 'Cannot connect to camera'
Attached are images of what I see when I open Stock and Snapchat
I've also tried to use it on CM12 with the same results and various other Stock ROMs.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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When did it start happening? And did you try flashing it back to stock?
BWolf56 said:
When did it start happening? And did you try flashing it back to stock?
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Just randomly with no real cause, a few weeks back. I've flashed back to a custom stock ROM, should I try and go completely stock? and then start afresh?
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Just randomly with no real cause, a few weeks back. I've flashed back to a custom stock ROM, should I try and go completely stock? and then start afresh?
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Did you factory reset when flashing? And yeah, completely stock might be a good idea to try. After that, it would probably be hardware.
BWolf56 said:
Did you factory reset when flashing? And yeah, completely stock might be a good idea to try. After that, it would probably be hardware.
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If this keeps happening i suggest you remove root and take it into your service center or carrier (if your locked to a network) to get it looked at
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Did you factory reset when flashing? And yeah, completely stock might be a good idea to try. After that, it would probably be hardware.
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If this keeps happening i suggest you remove root and take it into your service center or carrier (if your locked to a network) to get it looked at
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Yeah looks like a hardware problem... Flashes back to complete stock and nothing changed :/ ah well This sucks! Thanks anyway guys.
Managed to get a crash report if anybody can decipher it into anything meaningful?
java.lang.RuntimeException: startPreview failed
at android.hardware.Camera.startPreview(Native Method)
at android.hardware.camera2.legacy.RequestThreadManager.startPreview(RequestThreadManager.java:275)
at android.hardware.camera2.legacy.RequestThreadManager.doPreviewCapture(RequestThreadManager.java:317)
at android.hardware.camera2.legacy.RequestThreadManager.access$1600(RequestThreadManager.java:61)
at android.hardware.camera2.legacy.RequestThreadManager$5.handleMessage(RequestThreadManager.java:756)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:98)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)
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anyone experiencing camera problems ..like when switching from front to back camera ...camera app stops ...or sometimes on WhatsApp it takes a long time to open ...bugs like that ...if there is any fix ..please help
venkatkrishna_s said:
anyone experiencing camera problems ..like when switching from front to back camera ...camera app stops ...or sometimes on WhatsApp it takes a long time to open ...bugs like that ...if there is any fix ..please help
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Yes i had the same problem. After factory reset it went better. But its not a good camera app. I hope the problem is software relatied. So that they van solve this.
EricH7001 said:
Yes i had the same problem. After factory reset it went better. But its not a good camera app. I hope the problem is software relatied. So that they van solve this.
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Thanks for the reply and btw any working portrait mode camera app ..I tried a few ..but portrait mode didn't work
Every other app i used. Start hanging of stops working random. So i dont know
Having a real hard time with the camera. It gets laggy at random intervals. Specially problematic with 3rd party apps (whatsapp; Instagram; snapchat). Seems like a software issue. But I maybe wrong.
zeeshan_ee said:
Having a real hard time with the camera. It gets laggy at random intervals. Specially problematic with 3rd party apps (whatsapp; Instagram; snapchat). Seems like a software issue. But I maybe wrong.
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Try factory reset it helps