Hi all,
I repaired my DHD with a new screen / middle chassis. I got it working again with the Jellytime rom, but the camera fails to start.
I subsequently bought a replacement but that didn't work either.
Could anyone give me any pointers as to what I could check for camera operation ?
i.e. I 'think' I put it back the right way round...its it poss to put it back wrongly ot would it foul?
Only just put the jellytime rom on after reassembly. Could the rom be faulty? Would a reflash work?
Its a shame as I don't want to throw any more money at fixing it...nor to I want to trash it.
Basically I want to keep it as a spare or let one of the kids have it .
thx
In my opinion, best way to go would be to install a stable ROM. Preferably the ROM that your camera still worked with. Also you could try 3rd party camera apps or barcode apps for instance, that use the camera function.
Good luck.
((( I've tried several roms not from Jellytime to IcecoldSandwich to the old Gingerbread revolution and nothing works. Also wiped the SD card too in case something from the past was causing a hiccup.
So I'm concluding this is hardware related, just wonder what could it be if I only just put a brand new lense module in.....
EDIT : i've followed this vid from start to end and can't see where I when wrong. The camera bit is after 4.40mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk&feature=player_embedded#!
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ebod said:
Hi all,
I repaired my DHD with a new screen / middle chassis. I got it working again with the Jellytime rom, but the camera fails to start.
I subsequently bought a replacement but that didn't work either.
Could anyone give me any pointers as to what I could check for camera operation ?
i.e. I 'think' I put it back the right way round...its it poss to put it back wrongly ot would it foul?
Only just put the jellytime rom on after reassembly. Could the rom be faulty? Would a reflash work?
Its a shame as I don't want to throw any more money at fixing it...nor to I want to trash it.
Basically I want to keep it as a spare or let one of the kids have it .
thx
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I have fixed a lot of inspires and it is possible to put camera in the wrong way...not that you did but its possible-there is a small space/ 'slot' that needs to face away from speaker, it points to where the black wire threads the plastic speaker/camera cover. Another thought if you had main boards apart is they are not fully seated under the mylar now...and lastly maybe that the camera mainboard section is no good....
Nope no luck with anything here. Camera is correctlt seated and the mainboards never got separated..
Everything else worked eg Wifi , GPS , sound and camera flash torch.
Presently have it bits again.
One thought.....at the edge of the battery cover there are two contacts which mate with the top half main board. What should these contacts trigger ?
Hi everyone,
I got my M8 in May (8 months of warranty remaining).The phone was working fine for the first 2 months, then whenever I tried to load the camera app I got a message "Unfortunately, Camera has stopped." It happened randomly not all the time, Force Stop and Clearing Cache didn't work. After reboot the camera app did load, but only the front-facing camera worked. I could see the rear camera in the options but couldn't select it. Then I thought I found a solution - Wiping Cache in Recovery worked. Anytime this happened I just wiped the cache in recovery and the Camera app functioned normally.
Last week when I tried to load the camera app I got a black screen and it minimised. Did the wipe and got the front facing camera only. Tried disable/enable Camera app and again wiped cache still nothing happened. Only the front camera is functional. Anyone ever faced this problem with the M8's camera.
I am keeping Factory Reset and Warranty as a last resort. (The HTC Service Center said they'll have to keep the phone for 5 days & I find it near impossible to spend that much time without a smartphone.)
*I don't have Lastpass installed and the phone is stock.
il_bruto said:
Hi everyone,
I got my M8 in May (8 months of warranty remaining).The phone was working fine for the first 2 months, then whenever I tried to load the camera app I got a message "Unfortunately, Camera has stopped." It happened randomly not all the time, Force Stop and Clearing Cache didn't work. After reboot the camera app did load, but only the front-facing camera worked. I could see the rear camera in the options but couldn't select it. Then I thought I found a solution - Wiping Cache in Recovery worked. Anytime this happened I just wiped the cache in recovery and the Camera app functioned normally.
Last week when I tried to load the camera app I got a black screen and it minimised. Did the wipe and got the front facing camera only. Tried disable/enable Camera app and again wiped cache still nothing happened. Only the front camera is functional. Anyone ever faced this problem with the M8's camera.
I am keeping Factory Reset and Warranty as a last resort. (The HTC Service Center said they'll have to keep the phone for 5 days & I find it near impossible to spend that much time without a smartphone.)
*I don't have Lastpass installed and the phone is stock.
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Lol, why are you so addicted to your smartphone ? Let HTC enjoy with it for a few days, since they made it. Many of them had their M8's stocked up in the service centers for 2-3 weeks !. Go ahead and give it a shot, if Factory Reset doesn't work. :good:
Tej XFire said:
Lol, why are you so addicted to your smartphone ? Let HTC enjoy with it for a few days, since they made it. Many of them had their M8's stocked up in the service centers for 2-3 weeks !. Go ahead and give it a shot, if Factory Reset doesn't work. :good:
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That's it. I've decided to take it tomorrow!
Will update on whether it was a software or hardware problem later when I get it back.
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That's it. I've decided to take it tomorrow!
Will update on whether it was a software or hardware problem later when I get it back.
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I'm like skeptical, but it might be a hardware issue. By the way, does your M8 have scratches on the display ?
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I'm like skeptical, but it might be a hardware issue. By the way, does your M8 have scratches on the display ?
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No scratches on the display but I have a scratch on the rear camera strangely.
il_bruto said:
No scratches on the display but I have a scratch on the rear camera strangely.
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Get the rear lens replaced for no charge. Can you update me once the device has been repaired ?
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Get the rear lens replaced for no charge. Can you update me once the device has been repaired ?
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I'll try to get it replaced. Will update when done.
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Get the rear lens replaced for no charge. Can you update me once the device has been repaired ?
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Just received my phone today. The service rep. said it was a software issue so they downloaded the latest firmware.
I told him I already had the latest firmware, to which he said they have some sort of online connection directly with HTC and that they get their firmware from there. Apparently not the same as downloading according to him. Anyway my Camera is working perfectly.
il_bruto said:
Just received my phone today. The service rep. said it was a software issue so they downloaded the latest firmware.
I told him I already had the latest firmware, to which he said they have some sort of online connection directly with HTC and that they get their firmware from there. Apparently not the same as downloading according to him. Anyway my Camera is working perfectly.
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Cheers ! what about your camera lens ? Got it replaced ? Can you post an image of the scratches on your camera lens, if possible ? :good:
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Cheers ! what about your camera lens ? Got it replaced ? Can you post an image of the scratches on your camera lens, if possible ? :good:
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Nope, they didn't replace it. I don't remember it being there when I purchased the phone, so probably I scratched it somehow.
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Nope, they didn't replace it. I don't remember it being there when I purchased the phone, so probably I scratched it somehow.
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A lot of times, our fingers reach the lens as a comfortable spot for holding the phone, as its too large. The same applies to others who use the device. They put their fingers into the camera cut outs for holding the phone firmly. Poor lens gets scratched in this process and all the M8 users suffer from the issue. The situation becomes worse when someone tries to clean the lens and finds out that the lens has been scratched. I have my wildfire up and running till date. I admit,but there is only a tiny scratch at the corner of the lens !
I've had my G3 for two years now, and decided I was happy enough with it to keep it past the contract period. My device is rooted, and for a time I'd just been using Xposed on the stock ROM. However, within the last month, I started using different ROMs - Fulmics 5.3 most recently. After some time, my rear-facing camera stopped working. It started as odd glitches, and then progressed (very quickly) to the camera app crashing immediately. I can only get the front facing camera to work now.
First, I tried flashing the backup of the factory ROM - no luck. I wiped the cache through recovery - no luck. Different camera apps either crashed upon trying to access the front camera, or simply showed a black screen. Thinking it was a hardware issue, I ordered a replacement camera and installed it. Nope. I still have the same issue, however now, whenever the camera decides to work for a matter of seconds, it's blurry, but that's another issue.
Here you can see the effects I am receiving.
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At this point, I'm not sure exactly what I should try aside from buy a new phone, however I'd really like to avoid that since this is the only issue I'm having with this device. I'd appreciate any input on this. Thanks!
Hey, I'm experiencing the same issue? Did you solve the problem? I have the same effects you show but on the back camera. Please help!!!
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Hey, I'm experiencing the same issue? Did you solve the problem? I have the same effects you show but on the back camera. Please help!!!
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Unfortunately, I still haven't found a resolution to this problem. I still can't find any info on this issue, and nothing I've tried has worked. I may just end up buying a new device. It really is unfortunate. I wanted to keep this device for much longer, and I am buying a new one simply due to a camera malfunction.
I've the same problem. I look for solutions in nets and nothing since two weeks. Will The maybe experienced user XDA help?
j959 said:
I've the same problem. I look for solutions in nets and nothing since two weeks. Will The maybe experienced user XDA help?
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It's surprising that no one here has experienced this and found a resolution to the problem. If anyone who has posted here finds a fix here or elsewhere, please post the fix or a link for the rest of us. It would be much appreciated.
Information for all which they want, can and be able to help.
Telephone LG G3 (D855, F400), system stock MM 6.0, not root.
They don't have the influence on introduced by the colleague above problems: hard, soft resets (after soft reset sometimes camera starts some once, but only once. Then as above), cleaning the memory, reinstalls the system, installing different camera applications, micro sdxc or sdhc: sams'g., adata, kinst., goodram, others. PLEASE HELP !!! Is this software or hardware problem? PLEASE HELP !!! LG G3 is the perfect telephone and the loss to throw out him. PLEASE HELP !!!
XDA ended. All experts, specialists went on the meadow, to sunbathe. Who does not have to help. That is why I will help myself. I will prompt all as the novice which they have the problem as was described higher. Above mentioned symptoms are lack of point of the contact on slat sticking the tape of the camera in main board LG G3 in version F400. The pin which unequatly clamps the point of the contact stands from the laser plate over the connector of the camera. Sticking on connector or the single board of the laser of foam about the thickness approx. 1,5 mm. It fixs the matter at me. The apparatus works as he should. I greet all with problems with the cameras. And also experts and willing helping. I greet the novices.
I'm having some rather annoying issues with my G4, the camera barely works, sometimes it opens but i get a black screen, like my finger is on the lens, but it's not. Sometimes that results in an error message "Unfortunately, camera has stopped" or "camera unavailable", sometimes it just stays black and sometimes the phone reboots.
And now lately i can't use the flashlight anymore, says it's already being used.
The camera works again after i reboot, but most of the times i have to reboot multiple times.
I read quite a few forums and even threads here and tried pretty much everything (clearing cache, uninstalling LG Smartworld or something like that, removing the battery, etc.) and nothing really worked, so yesterday i finally decided it was time for more drastic measures and i unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and then installed Imperium ROM v14 and it seemed fine but today i get a black screen again. I didn't restore any of my previous apps and settings on purpose, to see if they were causing the problem.
Someone here suggested (to someone else) to try flashing KDZ or something like that, i and probably the other guy, have no idea what KDZ is or where to get it.
I bought this phone used almost 2 years ago, so i have no warranty. Didn't have any issues until about 6-9 months ago and they seem to be getting worse, battery life isn't what it used to be either.
My only options are to try a non-stock rom like CM, to go back to an android 5.0 based rom, or to sell the phone as a semi-defective product, maybe i can get a used S5 for it.
This is very frustrating and somewhat ironic, since i bought this phone because it had the best camera at the time and i barely use it for anything else than taking pictures.
I'm never buying LG again.
This is a fairly common issue, maybe common enough that it should be a sticky.
Got the same issue after display repair. Camera got broken. I always needed to reboot phone so camera gets working again. Only fix was to send it to repair. They replaced camera, after that it worked again normal.
For me it was guarantee because before display repair I didn't have issue like that.
You can replace your camera, I don't think it's so difficult.
It's also not that expensive:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Rear-Ma...949757?hash=item2a7e1545bd:g:r-IAAOSwB-1Y4yFb
about 20-30€
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I'm having some rather annoying issues with my G4, the camera barely works, sometimes it opens but i get a black screen, like my finger is on the lens, but it's not. Sometimes that results in an error message "Unfortunately, camera has stopped" or "camera unavailable", sometimes it just stays black and sometimes the phone reboots.
And now lately i can't use the flashlight anymore, says it's already being used.
The camera works again after i reboot, but most of the times i have to reboot multiple times.
I read quite a few forums and even threads here and tried pretty much everything (clearing cache, uninstalling LG Smartworld or something like that, removing the battery, etc.) and nothing really worked, so yesterday i finally decided it was time for more drastic measures and i unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and then installed Imperium ROM v14 and it seemed fine but today i get a black screen again. I didn't restore any of my previous apps and settings on purpose, to see if they were causing the problem.
Someone here suggested (to someone else) to try flashing KDZ or something like that, i and probably the other guy, have no idea what KDZ is or where to get it.
I bought this phone used almost 2 years ago, so i have no warranty. Didn't have any issues until about 6-9 months ago and they seem to be getting worse, battery life isn't what it used to be either.
My only options are to try a non-stock rom like CM, to go back to an android 5.0 based rom, or to sell the phone as a semi-defective product, maybe i can get a used S5 for it.
This is very frustrating and somewhat ironic, since i bought this phone because it had the best camera at the time and i barely use it for anything else than taking pictures.
I'm never buying LG again.
This is a fairly common issue, maybe common enough that it should be a sticky.
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yea replacing the camera is very easy and isnt worth sending it in for shouldnt take more thn 10 or 15 min even quiker if uve been inside the g4 before its one of the most simple phones to copletly tear down
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yea replacing the camera is very easy and isnt worth sending it in for shouldnt take more thn 10 or 15 min even quiker if uve been inside the g4 before its one of the most simple phones to copletly tear down
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OK, that's something i didn't even think of, so it's definitely a hardware issue ?
I read up on this KDZ thing and it seems to be a firmware updater for LG phones, would using that help ? and/or is the risk of bricking he phone too great ?
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OK, that's something i didn't even think of, so it's definitely a hardware issue ?
I read up on this KDZ thing and it seems to be a firmware updater for LG phones, would using that help ? and/or is the risk of bricking he phone too great ?
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It is hardware issue. I had exact same issue. I was in stock. Didn't modify anything. After display repair they completely reflashed it. Of course you can try other firmware, but really had the same issue.
I didn't spend so much time on it, therefore don't remember exactly if i got force closes.
I only remember that the camera worked, later i got black screen, i could see the buttons, but no pic. After restart it worked again.
I also thought software issue because after restart it worked. Tried really everything which was possible without unlocked bootloader, but didn't worked.
I can't say it is definitive, could be also a motherboard issue. Or an other part of the camera (flash light, ir sensor), I only tell you what was replaced on my phone.
I would try it, camera is not so expensive.
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I would try it, camera is not so expensive.
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You convinced me, i just ordered a used one, it will be here be thursday i think, the guy also said it could be a motherboard issue, i imagine that isn't very cheap or easy to replace ?
Also lately i have been getting flashlight issues too, says it's already in use, so maybe the flashlight is broken too or the camera is causing that too.
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You convinced me, i just ordered a used one, it will be here be thursday i think, the guy also said it could be a motherboard issue, i imagine that isn't very cheap or easy to replace ?
Also lately i have been getting flashlight issues too, says it's already in use, so maybe the flashlight is broken too or the camera is causing that too.
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Flashlight is camera related. I believe i had the same issue with flash light.
I think I tried to use other camera apps, i always got the message, that it is in use.
If it is mainboard, you should buy a new phone. Mainboard is too expensive.
But I don't believe in it, mainboard issue your phone wouldn't start anymore as we know how sensitive G4 is.
Flashlight would only freeze camera while making photos. You can check ir sensor, use an other camera and check out if there comes light from sensor.
I don't think that would be the reason to stop the camera from working.
So if the back camera is broken then why doesn't the front one work ? is it because they both run in 1 app and are kinda tied together ?
The replacement back camera should be arriving in 1-2 days.
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So if the back camera is broken then why doesn't the front one work ? is it because they both run in 1 app and are kinda tied together ?
The replacement back camera should be arriving in 1-2 days.
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I have had it where there camera crashed out the box
Back on my g2. It was a refurb. And ended up being corrupted firmware and or kernel. After a reflash of firmware worked great. Ures sounds firmware related if the front aint working either. Have u tried any 3rd party camera apps to see if same results
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Ures sounds firmware related if the front aint working either. Have u tried any 3rd party camera apps to see if same results
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Strange way to write 'yours', so using KDZ to update or reflash the firmware might help ? is it risky ?
I haven't tried it since i installed the Imperium Rom, but with the stock rom any and all apps that used the camera wouldn't work.
This all started after i sideloaded the google camera app (to take VR photos), which was not supported by the G4, i wonder if doing that is what caused all this.
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Strange way to write 'yours', so using KDZ to update or reflash the firmware might help ? is it risky ?
I haven't tried it since i installed the Imperium Rom, but with the stock rom any and all apps that used the camera wouldn't work.
This all started after i sideloaded the google camera app (to take VR photos), which was not supported by the G4, i wonder if doing that is what caused all this.
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There havebeen a few camera failures and a good majority have been hardware related.
As long as u dont downgrade ure firmware not risky. And yes if thats when ure issues started i would safely say that is the issue. U may just try reflashing the rom ure on clean wipe all but ext sd. And start over and see if it persists
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U may just try reflashing the rom ure on clean wipe all but ext sd. And start over and see if it persists
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Well i just went from stock to Imperium and while unlocking the phone everything was wiped anyway so doing that again won't change anything, unless there is some cache or something i don't know about.
Anyway, i ordered this new camera so i'll wait for it and if that doesn't work then i'll try reflashing the firmware.
Are newer LG flagships (G5, G6) just as poorly built ? cuz i'm pretty sure i'm going back to samsung after this.
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Well i just went from stock to Imperium and while unlocking the phone everything was wiped anyway so doing that again won't change anything, unless there is some cache or something i don't know about.
Anyway, i ordered this new camera so i'll wait for it and if that doesn't work then i'll try reflashing the firmware.
Are newer LG flagships (G5, G6) just as poorly built ? cuz i'm pretty sure i'm going back to samsung after this.
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I think they are. Dont know forst hand. I love my note 5. My battery xied in it the other day so im waitin on a bettery hopefully it works. Im been so fed up with lg.
got the new camera but haven't installed it yet since my phone has other issues right now, like freezing, random restarts, the quick toggles are gone, my wallpapers seems to have been removed, etc. and now it's stuck on booting (not bootlooping though)
I would like to reflash the firmware (KDZ) but the get the right one i need my IMEI number (the one underneath the battery seems to not be the one) or to see what software version the phone is running, i would need a working phone for both.
Would reflashing the Imperium rom fix this ?
The imperium rom is v20P, but there is no kdz firmware like that only V20D or V20G
Have that for months
That freakin camera issue is haunting me for months. I have tried reflashing EVERY freaking rom(stock,cm,everything) and it doesnt change anything. I have teardown my g4 to parts,plug them in and still the same.Sometimes works for a week,sometimes doesnt work for 1 month. I don;t get it. Finally someone with my problem! Man can you replace the camera module and tell me if that works so i order mine?
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That freakin camera issue is haunting me for months. I have tried reflashing EVERY freaking rom(stock,cm,everything) and it doesnt change anything. I have teardown my g4 to parts,plug them in and still the same.Sometimes works for a week,sometimes doesnt work for 1 month. I don;t get it. Finally someone with my problem! Man can you replace the camera module and tell me if that works so i order mine?
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Did you try reflashing the firmware ? (the KDZ thing)
Also no, i can't try that for you right now, like i wrote previously i got bigger problems, also i got my camera locally for like $15, if you tried everything else that is not a lot of money to spend, and if it doesn't fix your problem then you can just resell the camera. Now go do it.
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Did you try reflashing the firmware ? (the KDZ thing)
Also no, i can't try that for you right now, like i wrote previously i got bigger problems, also i got my camera locally for like $15, if you tried everything else that is not a lot of money to spend, and if it doesn't fix your problem then you can just resell the camera. Now go do it.
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i reflash using kdz and other programs. To give you the prespective that even deletes the twrp and fully wipes all phones data and flashes the new ones.If you flash yours it sould be fine because i have flashed nearly all the letters (ex. v20d,e etc). Flash it see that the camera is not fixed and then change the module to tell me..in greece new camera costs 30 euros so it's not that cheap for me to spend and then does not fix nothing
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in greece new camera costs 30 euros so it's not that cheap for me to spend and then does not fix nothing
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Well i didn't buy a new one, i bought a used one from local listings site (like craigslist in the USA or Kijiji in Canada, every country has their own) and if the new camera doesn't work you can sell it for the exact same amount, all it will cost you is shipping and time.
If i can fix the booting issue and i still have camera issues i will install the new camera, but don't wait for me, it could take weeks, or i could just get angry and buy a used Samsung Galaxy S5 and throw this in the trash (or most likely sell it for parts)
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Well i didn't buy a new one, i bought a used one from local listings site (like craigslist in the USA or Kijiji in Canada, every country has their own) and if the new camera doesn't work you can sell it for the exact same amount, all it will cost you is shipping and time.
If i can fix the booting issue and i still have camera issues i will install the new camera, but don't wait for me, it could take weeks, or i could just get angry and buy a used Samsung Galaxy S5 and throw this in the trash (or most likely sell it for parts)
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Ok..well there are no that kind of shops here that sell used cameras etc. only used phones. So if myne breaks again for sure then i ll buy one and ill se..But even if that doesnt work then there is nowere to sell it! In greece there are no that kind of shops
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Ok..well there are no that kind of shops here that sell used cameras etc. only used phones. So if myne breaks again for sure then i ll buy one and ill se..But even if that doesnt work then there is nowere to sell it! In greece there are no that kind of shops
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It's not a shop, it's a website like ebay, anyone can sell anything there, you have many sites like that i'm sure, every country does. 99% of things sold there are by regular people like you and me.
Google "used lg g4 camera for sale" (in your language) and the first 5 websites will probably be what you are looking for.
This is what ours looks like https://www.olx.ro/oferte/q-lg-g4/, there are at least 10-20 smaller sites, there are even facebook groups, where people post the stuff they don't want anymore.
You're saying you have none of these ?