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[Q] Arc camera often not available

Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks

rein_hiryu said:
Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks
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Nope, I used the camera many times and not even once I saw this issue. It's best to do a repair firmware to rule out that it's not a software issue. Once done and you are facing the problem, then it could be the hardware faulty and you need to bring the phone to service centre for repair.

prathaban said:
Nope, I used the camera many times and not even once I saw this issue. It's best to do a repair firmware to rule out that it's not a software issue. Once done and you are facing the problem, then it could be the hardware faulty and you need to bring the phone to service centre for repair.
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Thanks for the quick reply, I'll try to repair using SEUS first, hopes it will work

I face this problem a lot, I'll try SEUS.
Sent from my Xperia arc using XDA App

Having the same problem too, SEUS didn't solve the problem for me unfortunately .

Never faced this problem Use camera many times everyday

Repair by using SEUS didn't solve the problem either unfortunately :-(

Id send the phone bk defo sounds faulty
Sent from my LT15i using XDA Premium App

rein_hiryu said:
Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks
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I am having exactly the same issue. Had phone 2 days now and many unstable aspects from day 1 and ongoing.
Camera is sometimes 'not available' - interestingly at the same time other things don't work such as the accelerometer.
Phone reboots randomly by itself including during phone calls.
Items downloaded from market disappear .
I am returning it and hoping for a replacement as I do not want a 'repaired' phone after paying so much.
Also should note I have made no changes to the phone at all - this is 'as delivered'

I had this happen a couple of times. When it does I just go to the app manager and force stop the camera app. It should work again after that.

Never had the problem with camera not being available... although most times my photos dont work... its like a black broken image icon that shows instead...

Philbur said:
I had this happen a couple of times. When it does I just go to the app manager and force stop the camera app. It should work again after that.
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Thanks - Your problem must be different, as this solution does not work for me.The app manager does not show the camera as running, so no force close option is available.
Only way to get the camera to function when the phone is in this 'camera not available' mode is to reboot. Every time the camera is not available the accelerometer stops working as well - again a reboot is required to fix this

^ Yes it is, reboot solved it. But I'm curious, is it a bug or a fail hardware?

I have the same problem. The camera app fails to launch. I long press camera button and get the haptic feedback but nothing happens.

for me it's just the shutter button
never had this problem
but my camera doesn't activate when i press the shutter.
any ideas?
ps: i have vignette demo and fxcamera installed
pps: the arc camera is brilliantly EXCELLENT (coming from a G1)
ppps: the shutter button is terribly stiff

had the same problem but SEUS fix it for me by reflashing the firmware.

The phone should be awake when you press on camera button inorder the camera app to launch

ozjay1 said:
I am having exactly the same issue. Had phone 2 days now and many unstable aspects from day 1 and ongoing.
Camera is sometimes 'not available' - interestingly at the same time other things don't work such as the accelerometer.
Phone reboots randomly by itself including during phone calls.
Items downloaded from market disappear .
I am returning it and hoping for a replacement as I do not want a 'repaired' phone after paying so much.
Also should note I have made no changes to the phone at all - this is 'as delivered'
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Camera stays on after been used, i think its not possible to quit it with adv task killer, so i downloaded app "fast reboot pro" so test it when u get it back, and it also works with apps, i have seen that issue few times, just click to reboot and it will be good.

just a thought or two..
have you try resetting or calibrating those sensor?
or do you have any app that totally disabled rotation (not just simple rotate toogle)?

Anyone found the answer to this problem? Really annoying

Busted Front Cam?

Hey guys!
I'd like to request some help.
It seems like my frontcam is busted.. is there any procedur i can find out with, what exactly is broken?
And then obv. to fix it?
Any ideas are appreciated!

HearthC0re said:
Hey guys!
I'd like to request some help.
It seems like my frontcam is busted.. is there any procedur i can find out with, what exactly is broken?
And then obv. to fix it?
Any ideas are appreciated!
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Why do you think it is broken?
Sent from my R800x using XDA

Mine might be different, but I get "cannot connect to camera" when trying to use the front camera 90% of the time. It randomly starts working, but it'll always stop again.

If you're under warranty, send it in.

I'm not under warranty any more, and i get the same message, only i get it everytime.
And then can't switch back to the back camera.
Only a reboot allows that, most of the time.

Try re-flashing whatever firmware you have and/or doing a factory reset.

speedyink said:
Mine might be different, but I get "cannot connect to camera" when trying to use the front camera 90% of the time. It randomly starts working, but it'll always stop again.
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Clear cache and data of the camera app. Had that happen to me before.
Sent from my R800x using XDA

Done both of those multiple times in the past. does not change a thing.
It's the same behaviour back on Stock, om CM7/9, Stock ICS Beta and MIUIv3 (haven't tested the v4).
Clearing the cache does do nothing without a reboot, while a reboot most of the time fixes it allready.

Probably a hardware fault. Maybe the connection with the camera is loose, or the part itself could be broken.

captain67 said:
Probably a hardware fault. Maybe the connection with the camera is loose, or the part itself could be broken.
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I think that is what's up with mine, as I said, on rare occasions it will work, then if I flip to the back cam and back to the front I get the cant connect message. Loose ribbon cable or something methinks.

So.. Taking it apart and trying to fix it seems to be the only way for now.
Bummer, that there is no analytic software for purposes like this, yet.
Sent from my R800i using XDA

speedyink said:
I think that is what's up with mine, as I said, on rare occasions it will work, then if I flip to the back cam and back to the front I get the cant connect message. Loose ribbon cable or something methinks.
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It's soldered in place. Bad contacts then.
Sent from my R800x using XDA

savage24x said:
It's soldered in place. Bad contacts then.
Sent from my R800x using XDA
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Sweet, sounds fun to fix.

As far as a way of checking & knowing if it's broken u can try *#*#7378423#*#* to enter service menu from phone dialer. At least that's the service menu number for r800i, I think Verizon's r800x was different number. You can check almost all parts of the phone But I don't remember if front & rear camera had an option.
Sent from my ICS KA twizz-elve

cyrusalmighty said:
As far as a way of checking & knowing if it's broken u can try *#*#7378423#*#* to enter service menu from phone dialer. At least that's the service menu number for r800i, I think Verizon's r800x was different number. You can check almost all parts of the phone But I don't remember if front & rear camera had an option.
Sent from my ICS KA twizz-elve
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I punch in that number, and at the very last digit (*) it erases everyting I just typed, but doesn't go to a service menu. Might be an ICS beta thing though..

Nope, getting the same on CM7 R800i.

cyrusalmighty said:
As far as a way of checking & knowing if it's broken u can try *#*#7378423#*#* to enter service menu from phone dialer. At least that's the service menu number for r800i, I think Verizon's r800x was different number. You can check almost all parts of the phone But I don't remember if front & rear camera had an option.
Sent from my ICS KA twizz-elve
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Hi! I've been having some issues like the ones previously described (camera cannot connect, etc): most of the time the front camera doesn't work and when it actually does the image quality is awful. I tried using what you said to access service menu ( *#*#7378423#*#*) and it worked. It does have a rear & front camera option. Main camera works just fine. However, when I try to test the front camera it doesn't work. Is there any way to fix this like reinstalling the camera apk?
If so, where can I get the camera apk?

speedyink said:
I punch in that number, and at the very last digit (*) it erases everyting I just typed, but doesn't go to a service menu. Might be an ICS beta thing though..
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you would need the service menu apk in /system/app for the service menu to work
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk 2

Phone turns on my flash light whenever i hit the power button !

There's this strange problem my phone has where the flashlight is turned on whenever i hit the power button to turn off my screen It has been working fine on android revolution rom for the past 3 months then this problem started occurring just this morning. Going to the official htc flashlight app to adjust the brightness works but it cannot turn off the flashlight unless i initiate a shutdown. anyone has any idea how i can solve this problem ? is this a hardware or software issue ?

24inchsub said:
...is this a hardware or software issue ?
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If it worked before you tried a new ROM it's bound to be s/w. Is Tasker baked in to the ROM or did you install it? Some third party app is triggering Flashlight to launch when you press the power button. You might want to check the dev who built the ROM's thread or ping him or her.

In aokp there's a turn flash light on by hitting power option in the settings have a look at your roms settings.
Sent from my Xperia Play using xda premium

this rom isn't exactly new its a 3 month old build and has nv given me any sort of problems before till this strange problem started occurring. Is there any way to disable the flashlight for good so it doesn't keep turning on and draining my battery ?

24inchsub said:
this rom isn't exactly new its a 3 month old build and has nv given me any sort of problems before till this strange problem started occurring. Is there any way to disable the flashlight for good so it doesn't keep turning on and draining my battery ?
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If it were me, I'd want to figure the problem out as what's causing it may not be limited to Flashlight (EG: other things are being turned off or on and you just don't know it). I you want to disable it, go in to Apps>All>flashlight and clear data, force stop, and then hit disable.

Do you have EQS? If so, try to turn flashlight on then off again from the EQS tab itself.

BarryH_GEG said:
If it were me, I'd want to figure the problem out as what's causing it may not be limited to Flashlight (EG: other things are being turned off or on and you just don't know it). I you want to disable it, go in to Apps>All>flashlight and clear data, force stop, and then hit disable.
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Already tried disabling flash light it doesn't work
omar302 said:
Do you have EQS? If so, try to turn flashlight on then off again from the EQS tab itself.
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What is a EQS ?

Extended Quick Shortcuts. The ones that show up in a seperate tab in the notifications panel.

omar302 said:
Extended Quick Shortcuts. The ones that show up in a seperate tab in the notifications panel.
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i do have more quickly panel installed i aready uninstalled it and problem still persists. Ima try to flash a new rom and kernel over the phone see if it helps

Have you solved this? I am having the same problem. Wondering if it is a little virus or something.

Try freezing the flashlight app
Sent from my HTC One X powered by ARHD

its software related.
i m using viper rom and it has the option to trigger flashlight when power button is pressed (while screen off) . ive enabled it. so yea, you can disable it as well.
so check that.

Well if you're on viper it's an option for flashlight.. You can change in venom tweaks...
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Cashreedhar said:
Well if you're on viper it's an option for flashlight.. You can change in venom tweaks...
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Random Back button! - Would appreicate some HELP!!!

Ok, I have posted on this before and no one seems to bother even replying. But I'm trying again because this problem is really @#$!$# me off!
At random my phone will act like the back button is being presses. But it doesn't happen to all programs or all the time. Programs that are included that it usually happends with: XDA forum app, Play Store, K9 Mail, MobileBiz Pro.
It actually acts like the back button is being pressed. So if I try to open XDA, the loading screen comes up, then BACK to the homescreen. If I go into K9 Mail and am fast enough to open an email, after a second or so, it goes back to the K9 main mail screen, I press the email again, it opens, then BACK to the main screen, then if I wait anothe second or so, it goes BACK again to the homescreen.
But it doesn't do this with all programs. The other thing is, I tried posting this on my phone. I was almost done and tried to think if I was missing anything. My screen times out and turned off, I hit the power button to turn the screen on again, then as soon as it turned on, it BACKED out of my message to the Q&A forum, then BACK to the main xperia play forum, then BACK to the homescreen.
PLEASE HELP. I have no idea how to fix this. I thought it could be not enough memory, so I used supercharger to set the memory settings low so it wouldn't close things unless it was almost out of memory, and no effect. I have no idea what to do and I need help!
I'm hoping this time someone can!
PLEASE!

Have you tried flashing stock FTf files again?

ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said:
Have you tried flashing stock FTf files again?
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I've tried multiple roms. But I'm not sure if it can be a HW problem since it doesnt do it in all programs, only certain ones.

I mean flashing the stock Rom via flashtool again?
It will give u a clear system

ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said:
I mean flashing the stock Rom via flashtool again?
It will give u a clear system
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Yes I have.
It's weird, I can use a program called "My OC Transpo" A timetable app for city busses. No problems, but the Gallery app and other programs get the problem.

That is very weird and I bet very annoying it may be a hardware problem then but I'm just guessing :/

I know it seems like it is a HW issue. But why does it do it for some programs and not others?
I used to use K9 Mail, it didnt even do it at first, the problem happend with other programs, then after time it happend to K9. So I switched to MailDroid, and no problems.
Heres the REALLY weird thing. If I WAIT a little bit with the screen on, the problem doesnt happen. Say for 20-30 seconds.

Anyone?

Does the screen have moisture on it when it happens? When the screen is cold and you breathe on it moisture can form. At least it does for me, especially in the morning.
If not, does pressing the back button stop it happening?
Sent from my Ascend G300 using xda app-developers app

Nope no moisture.
It also happens in this situation: i'm using it fine, then the screen turns off from the timeout, it comes back up, and the problem happends. I have to wait about 30 seconds or so for it to start working again.

Well you can view a log cat and see what happened at the exact time of the "random back"
Sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™ running P.A.C.man ROM using tapatalk 2™

I've never used logcats, is there a guide somewhere?
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

No need to logcat HW problems. If you have a warranty maybe they'll fix it. If not buy a broke play on eBay and use its parts to fix yours.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

JunDavis said:
No need to logcat HW problems. If you have a warranty maybe they'll fix it. If not buy a broke play on eBay and use its parts to fix yours.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app
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Well it may not be H/W Related all though it all points to it
Sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™ running P.A.C.man ROM using tapatalk 2™

My guess is that you've got a hardware problem :/
Flash stock ftf, if BL is unlocked then flash the relock ftf, and send it off to Sony aslong as you still have Warranty

johnnzey said:
My guess is that you've got a hardware problem :/
Flash stock ftf, if BL is unlocked then flash the relock ftf, and send it off to Sony aslong as you still have Warranty
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No warrenty. It's a few year old.
I dont think it is HW. I mean it works FINE for programs like my bus app, titanium backup, etc. but for other programs, K9 Mail, MobileBiz, Google Play Store, it doesnt.

well the apps may just be incompatible and unstable on your rom

Flashlight not working

hi,
on the quick settings, there is a flashlight button,
but when i click on it the button becomes activated, but flashlight doesnt turn on
i first though that the flashlight was broken, so took a picture, and flashlight worked
then i installed a flashlight app, with that app flashlight is also working
then i tested again from the quick panel, and it was working
now, after some hours, flashlight from the quick panel is not working again, only the from the app/camera
thnx

am i the only one with this issue?

Have you matched your firmware and rom, either to MMB29K or MMB29P? My suggestion is to use fastboot to make sure everything is matching, so flash at least boot.img, system.img and vendor.img if you are on stock rom. Then try it again.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

hi, i am on MMB29K
i ame not rooted or unlocked or anything like that, just everything stock

NoFatePPC said:
hi, i am on MMB29K
i ame not rooted or unlocked or anything like that, just everything stock
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Oh, then fastboot is not an option. Hmm, have you tried clearing data for the camera? This is the first I've heard of a 5X flashlight issue on stock.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

that doenst help, clearing data
when i open camera, and enable flashlight, then the flashlight from the "quick settings" is working
i reboot the device, not working anymore
also when enabling it from the quick settings, the flashicon doesnt turn on white , like other quick short settings

I am not sure why that would be the case. Do you know when this first started occurring? Do you have an overlay on your phone? Something to decrease the screen brightness or that applies itself over your screen, like a constant floating notification.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

No overlay or anything like that, but i maybe found the bug, i think it has todo with battery/doze mode... When camera app goes to sleep mode, it doesnt work... Added camera app now to whitelist of battery optimazation, lets see what happens now...

ignore last post, that didnt help either

NoFatePPC said:
hi,
on the quick settings, there is a flashlight button,
but when i click on it the button becomes activated, but flashlight doesnt turn on
i first though that the flashlight was broken, so took a picture, and flashlight worked
then i installed a flashlight app, with that app flashlight is also working
then i tested again from the quick panel, and it was working
now, after some hours, flashlight from the quick panel is not working again, only the from the app/camera
thnx
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I have same issue. I bought my Nexus 5X 7 months ago and everything is stock and unrooted. but from the first i have this issue and didnt find any solution. Nobody cant help??