I bought a new Galaxy s2 this week and I have been really pleased with it, except for one thing: when I want to open the camera app I get the following error( and after the app shuts down): "Warning: camera failed" .
I have already tried a factory reset, but with no results.
Then, after I rooted the phone and installed lightning rom on it in the hope there was a software problem that should be helped. but again no results.
When I for example want to make a video call using skype, it works great with the front facing cam. However when I switch to back camera the screen freezes.
So, I am starting to get the feeling that the problem lies with the hardware.. although I am not sure.
Is there anyone who knows what might be the problem? And if the phone should be sent back?
Thanks in advance!
Unfortunately this DOES sound like a hardware error. Your best bet would be to return to stock (and get a jig to reset the binary counter) and send it back to Samsung.
Freakgs said:
Unfortunately this DOES sound like a hardware error. Your best bet would be to return to stock (and get a jig to reset the binary counter) and send it back to Samsung.
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+1.
Definitely hardware. Send it back.
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My dear mates!
I need your help in my case I purchesed a sumsung i9500 few days ago box packed but without warrenty. I used it in a week not used camera. Now when I try to open camera, the message pops up "camera failed" and screen blanked. I updated, hard reseted, did a lot of things but the problem is still remain now. some time after hard reset it works but after few hours it stopes. with code hardware test front camera works but not back caera.
Please help me as quickly as possible.
Best regards & thanks in advance.
azhar63 said:
My dear mates!
I need your help in my case I purchesed a sumsung i9500 few days ago box packed but without warrenty. I used it in a week not used camera. Now when I try to open camera, the message pops up "camera failed" and screen blanked. I updated, hard reseted, did a lot of things but the problem is still remain now. some time after hard reset it works but after few hours it stopes. with code hardware test front camera works but not back caera.
Please help me as quickly as possible.
Best regards & thanks in advance.
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have you tried any ROM..?? IF no then give a shot. It might be camera problem.
Try factory reset
Disturbed™ said:
have you tried any ROM..?? IF no then give a shot. It might be camera problem.
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yes I did tried UAE & UK Roms, but not succeeded
valentinrascu said:
Try factory reset
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yes I did many time after factory reset it works some times
If you have tried various roms and a factory reset but to no avail it sounds like you have a hardware issue with the camera. A return for a replacement would therefore be your only option. It's easy to prove given the fact it's easily reproduced, take it back to the shop and open the camera, they should replace the handset no questions asked. They certainly would here in the UK anyway.
Pagnell said:
If you have tried various roms and a factory reset but to no avail it sounds like you have a hardware issue with the camera. A return for a replacement would therefore be your only option. It's easy to prove given the fact it's easily reproduced, take it back to the shop and open the camera, they should replace the handset no questions asked. They certainly would here in the UK anyway.
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you are ok but I'm not in UK I'm in PK and unfortunately I didn't buy warrentied its without warrenty
azhar63 said:
you are ok but I'm not in UK I'm in PK and unfortunately I didn't buy warrentied its without warrenty
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you might have to send it still to the service center and get your camera replaced, but you will have to pay a hefty price for that
saywhatt said:
you might have to send it still to the service center and get your camera replaced, but you will have to pay a hefty price for that
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Do you know how much will I have to pay ??? And where is service center I mean nearest from pk?
azhar63 said:
Do you know how much will I have to pay ??? And where is service center I mean nearest from pk?
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the last time i got my S3's camera fixed, I paid somewhere around $45-$50 (rough estimationn of our Philippine Currency to American Dollars). i honestly have no idea how much it will cost for the S4
azhar63 said:
My dear mates!
I need your help in my case I purchesed a sumsung i9500 few days ago box packed but without warrenty. I used it in a week not used camera. Now when I try to open camera, the message pops up "camera failed" and screen blanked. I updated, hard reseted, did a lot of things but the problem is still remain now. some time after hard reset it works but after few hours it stopes. with code hardware test front camera works but not back caera.
Please help me as quickly as possible.
Best regards & thanks in advance.
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if you store your photos on sd card...may be your sd card is corrupted, that's why camera fails.
Try a different sd card
foxy4270 said:
if you store your photos on sd card...may be your sd card is corrupted, that's why camera fails.
Try a different sd card
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Yes I did it but not succeeded, thanks for opinion
Have an issue where my camera will fail if I try to switch to front facing camera or video. I can take pics with the 13mp back camera but not the front. I tried to clear catche, clear data different camera app and did complete factory reset. I am rooted on Sac's 4.3 Rom, I even tried a differnt rom but same issue. I google searched this and saw a couple proper had this issue happen but no definite solution. Any help or feedback is greatly appreciated.
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It sounds to me like a hardware issue rather than a rom issue. Take it back for warranty repair... Good luck
If you can't fix "Camera failed" by Hard / Factory reset, upgrade or change firmware, you must to replace rear facing camera module. This part you can find easy on eBay.
Video tutorial:
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Hello, I bought this used Galaxy S4 I9505 recently. My thread is about the S4 camera. The problem is whenever I switch to front camera, the app freezes for a while and then the dialog "Camera Failed" pop up. And it won't work again even after I restarted the app. I have to do " Force Stop " & " clear data " from application manager so the app can start normally ( FOR THE BACK CAMERA OF COURSE ).
My issue in a few words: The back camera works perfectly but whenever I switch to front camera, the app freezes and then says "Camera failed". I have to do "Clear data" to make the back camera work again.
-- For hardware, I changed both ( rear & front ) camera. And they were 100% original that were removed from another device.
I tried every damn thing like "wipe data/factory reset" or "wipe cache". And changed the firmware many times. Still the same problem.
Also I know a friend who has the same problem on Galaxy Note 2 N7100!
And another friend who has the same damn thing on Galaxy Note 3 N9005!!
My experience made me sure that this is a hardware problem and cannot be fixed without changing the main board. But that did not prevent me from posting this thread so I can hear any advice from you guys here in XDA.
Thank you.
I'm suffering the same issue + randomly getting SIM removed message so I guess it's a mainboard issue sadly ?
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frapeti said:
I'm suffering the same issue + randomly getting SIM removed message so I guess it's a mainboard issue sadly ?
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Are you sure your sim is in good condition? + See if the sim connectors are 100% fine ( those small golden ledges where you plug in the sim card )
And you should try using another sim card if you haven't done so.
thanks,,
Badly it seems that nobody experienced such problem before.:crying:
prine711 said:
Badly it seems that nobody experienced such problem before.:crying:
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Have the same problem but have not find any solution at the moment
I think we cannot use our front camera for long time
Hi com,
When i open my camera and switch to the video function a warning appears that says "Warning, Record failed" (its translated from german) and the camera app closes. "Normal camera" works fine. I can take pictures without some warning.
I would send it back to Samsung but the problem is, i've rooted the phone already.
I noticed, when i plug in my Beats, the camera still works. The cable of my beats have an microphone so i think the microphone of my handy is broken.
Sorry for my bad englisch btw ...
Thanks for helping
sounds like a hardware issue....even though your warranty is gone you should try and contact them and explain the situation.
Is this on stock rom?
Hellscythe said:
sounds like a hardware issue....even though your warranty is gone you should try and contact them and explain the situation.
Is this on stock rom?
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Yes it is con stock ROM, i just rooted it. I already contacted them and they said that the warranty is gone and i have no chance ...
#push
still need help ... its a very weird problem ...
Where did you buy this phone?
If you bought it from a carrier they most likely won't have the expertise or the competency to check if your phone is rooted
mediumsteak said:
Where did you buy this phone?
If you bought it from a carrier they most likely won't have the expertise or the competency to check if your phone is rooted
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He is a litle carrier, and unfortunately he have the expertise and competency ... :-/ He knows that my phone is rooted ...
AestheticGod said:
He is a litle carrier, and unfortunately he have the expertise and competency ... :-/ He knows that my phone is rooted ...
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dude...you should have reverted it first...
Hellscythe said:
dude...you should have reverted it first...
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yes ... :-//
AestheticGod said:
yes ... :-//
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You could always revert it, take it back and hope you get a different guy lol
SOLUTION
"SOLUTION"
For everone who has the same problem, i flashed a custom ROM (Omega ROM in my case) and now the video camera still works.
It was no hardware issue because if the camera works why the video camera shouldnt work? I thought that the microphone had an issue because when i pluged in earphones with an microphone it worked. But it wasnt the microphone because it still worked when i was on phone.
Every now and then the Camera Failed message pops up when I try to use. A restart usually fixes it but at times I need it quick and a restart just takes away from the whole moment.
I bought the insurance with the phone from AT&T. Do I call AT&T, the insurance company or Samsung itself for a replacement due to the camera issue? I have a feeling if I call AT&T, they'll direct me to insurance but I don't think this is a insurance issue. Thanks
Hi, guys.
I'm with two problems on my 6P:
1. Camera don't work. When I open the cam app, I get a black screen with the camera icon. And that's it.
2. Basically, the device don't rotate.
I already try flash a new rom, new kernel, new vendor... But notthing help me.
Any tips?
ThiEarsiling said:
Hi, guys.
I'm with two problems on my 6P:
1. Camera don't work. When I open the cam app, I get a black screen with the camera icon. And that's it.
2. Basically, the device don't rotate.
I already try flash a new rom, new kernel, new vendor... But notthing help me.
Any tips?
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Take it back to the stock OS unroot the phone and boot the original 6.1 marshmallow. Report back with the results.
When I tried using a non-stock kernel, the camera app would open, and just a black screen. As for the non-rotate. Had similar issue which Google gladly replaced the phone no problem. But I found a quick fix before I sent the old one back. Give it a thump around the camera area against your thigh. It appears that gyroscope gets stuck.
Linux_Engineer said:
Take it back to the stock OS unroot the phone and boot the original 6.1 marshmallow. Report back with the results.
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I'm on the last build (MTC19T), without root, bootloader locked but still no luck.
dratsablive said:
When I tried using a non-stock kernel, the camera app would open, and just a black screen. As for the non-rotate. Had similar issue which Google gladly replaced the phone no problem. But I found a quick fix before I sent the old one back. Give it a thump around the camera area against your thigh. It appears that gyroscope gets stuck.
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Yes, no luck too.
I'm afraid I will have to send it to a repair center. I don't think Google will replace because I'm in Brazil.
ThiEarsiling said:
Yes, no luck too.
I'm afraid I will have to send it to a repair center. I don't think Google will replace because I'm in Brazil.
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Did you purchase it from Google?
dratsablive said:
Did you purchase it from Google?
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No. Amazon.
ThiEarsiling said:
No. Amazon.
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You should be able to work with Amazon then.
My Nexus 6P is not rooted and I am using the Android N since the first preview. My camera stopped working around the same time as yours. Same black screen with the camera icon. So I downloaded a 3rd party camera app, which is working.