I have a 9505 on 4.4.2 and I got the dreaded camera failed message. So I searched and found that all I needed to do.
Clear camera cache and data
From the home screen go to menu then settings. From settings go to the application manager then swipe twice to the left to choose the all tab. Scroll to the camera and tap it, then tap the force close button, the clear cache button and the clear data button. Note that your preferences and settings may have been deleted when you do this. After you are done with all this, reboot your phone and then check if the camera is working
Failings of the camera may have to do with cached data that has been corrupted. Tapping the force close button will stop the app from running and then clearing the cache and the data will delete the files that are used by the camera when its app is launched and this will also delete any preferences and settings that you have set. This procedure will only affect the camera app.
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Factory Reset
If the above procedure doesn’t work, then you should try this out if you cannot live without using your phone’s camera. Before you do anything else though, you may want to make a backup of everything important in your phone before you proceed with this.
First you have to tap the menu button from the home screen. The choose settings and go to the accounts tab. Tap reset then tap factory data reset and then select delete all.
This should delete all of the settings and data that can be reached by Android. There are certain folders and partitions that can’t be deleted by doing this. You can delete those using the procedure next.
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Wipe Cache Partition
In case the problem is not solved after this try this procedure.
Turn your phone off. After this, press and hold the volume up, home and power buttons until your phone vibrates. Then let go of the power button but keep on holding the volume up and home buttons until the Android System recovery screen pops up. Press the volume down button to choose the “wipe cache partition” option. Press the power key to select it.
This empties the contents of the cache partition. The files that could not be deleted by doing a factory reset are now deleted. Hopefully this should solve your problem.
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So I thought I would send it back to samsung and get it fixed under warranty, problem was I had triped Knox so no warranty.
So I ordered a new camera module as I have read that this fixes the problem ......it didn't, but then I read that there are different modules so I ordered another from a different place this didn't work.
So now I am at a loss as to what to do has anyone got any idea?
Did you try to install a official firmware through odin?
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Yes you should try different firmwares. Maybe it's just a bug in the firmware you are using.
Lennyz1988 said:
Yes you should try different firmwares. Maybe it's just a bug in the firmware you are using.
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when you say try a different firmware do you mean a different ROM? because I have tried 2 other ROMs with no lluck
edie209 said:
when you say try a different firmware do you mean a different ROM? because I have tried 2 other ROMs with no lluck
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remains to go into service
As others have said, try using odin to flash the latest correct official firmware (not custom rom) for your region/carrier.
If this flashes successfully and you STILL have camera issues, then I think we can safely rule out software problems and say that it's a hardware issue with your handset. If changing the camera module didn't work (and you have the exact same module that your handset started with), then I'd say there is some connection issue elsewhere within the device?
Has the phone ever been water damaged or did you drop it from height?
when you are fitting any new parts, be sure to do it on a clean and clear surface, so as not to get dust inside the device. Ensure that any pins/contacts are clean so that they are making good contact with their corresponding sockets. You can also try using latex gloves or similar, as while working with electronic devices, this will help reduce any static build up to protect against shorts and also reduce dust/dirt intake into the device.
good luck!
I have now tried the very latest ROM I can find XXUFNB9 and I am still getting the same problem. I am really running out of ideas is there any connection on the motherboard that might be lose that I wouldn't touch replacing the camera module?
I have managed to get into a menu that test the camera and there is no voltage for the camera does anyone have any idea on how to fix this?
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So, I have a T-mobile version of Galaxy S, rooted, and then installed platinium backup to uninstall apps, by accident, I uninstalled some apps I don't want to. I just need to get some of the apps back, any ideas about how to do that? I don't mind even reset the phone back to the original state (without root, with all the preinstalled apps back.) How should I do it?
You can use
* settings / privacy / factory data reset ( never tested )
* swith off your phone and then up volume + home button + power button. Wait few seconds and then release the buttons. You will be in the recovery mode and you will have the possibility to hard reset
nicoloco said:
You can use
* settings / privacy / factory data reset ( never tested )
* swith off your phone and then up volume + home button + power button. Wait few seconds and then release the buttons. You will be in the recovery mode and you will have the possibility to hard reset
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Did the first option last night, and it wipes all your data (except media like music and pictures). Removes all the apps, and only restores the apps that were preloaded on your phone.
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Did the first option last night, and it wipes all your data (except media like music and pictures). Removes all the apps, and only restores the apps that were preloaded on your phone.
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I tried the first option as well. It only erase all the user data and apps, but it won't recover lost preloaded apps though. My understanding is that it is the same for the second option unless I put a new firmware somewhere. Right?
nicoloco said:
You can use
* settings / privacy / factory data reset ( never tested )
* swith off your phone and then up volume + home button + power button. Wait few seconds and then release the buttons. You will be in the recovery mode and you will have the possibility to hard reset
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that doesn't do it, the true way is this via your phone pad
*2767*3855# WARNING! FACTORY DATA WIPE EVERYTHING AND RESET as soon as you enter the last # use it only if you want to clean wipe your phone
there is NO CONFIRMATION, it kills everything after the last #, so make sure you have a backup of what you want to keep
more secret codes here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721111
AllGamer said:
that doesn't do it, the true way is this via your phone pad
*2767*3855# WARNING! FACTORY DATA WIPE EVERYTHING AND RESET as soon as you enter the last # use it only if you want to clean wipe your phone
there is NO CONFIRMATION, it kills everything after the last #, so make sure you have a backup of what you want to keep
more secret codes here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721111
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Just tried it. It doesn't work. It basically removed all user data and the apps I downloaded. It didn't recover the preloaded apps I deleted.
Reflash the phone and start from scratch.
arcadepdx said:
Just tried it. It doesn't work. It basically removed all user data and the apps I downloaded. It didn't recover the preloaded apps I deleted.
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ahh, if you want to recover those, then you'll have to re-flash your phone with the same firmware
here is a full list of firmwares that will restore the default apps
http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/samsungi9000.htm
make sure you select the one that corresponds to your exact model
Thanks. In that webpage, it did say "- If you come from America don't flash! (Ask for a firmware in the forums)". Is that a problem since I am using T-mobile (USA) phone?
Also, I tried the secrete code *#1234# through the dialer, nothing happened. Then I pushed "call", it says "USSD code running....", then says "unable to process request". How to dot that?
Thanks
AllGamer said:
ahh, if you want to recover those, then you'll have to re-flash your phone with the same firmware
here is a full list of firmwares that will restore the default apps
http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/samsungi9000.htm
make sure you select the one that corresponds to your exact model
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Hello
Android version: 2.3.3
Running stock ROM with XWKF3 with default Samsung launcher. (let me know if further info is required)
From few days GS2 has been starting to force close the system applications out of blue. Not had this issue since 3 months. Basically I would get a force close of Google services initially (pic attached) which would throw that pop up in a contionus loop. When I later check out others apps the following applications also gave me the force close error:
1. Internet (doesn't even let me see the force close error. The box appears for less than a milliseconds and closes off)
2. Email
3. Gmail
4. Messaging
5. Social Hub
6. Gtalk
7. Tasks
8. YouTube
9. Wireless will not connect and it tries to scan and later switches off automatically.
10. TW launcher (not all the time, the home screen will restart itself on a contionus loop - effect similar to when we clear through RAM from task manager.
As u can see the above apps are mostly the system apps. Specifically android apps rather than touchwiz.
Here is what I have tried:
1. Try exiting all apps and clearing the RAM through task manager. But still the above mentioned applications force close.
2. so the only way was for me to switch off and the on the device. However this does not look like a permanent solution since the problem appears again like two or three times a day.
I would also like to point out that may be the issue issue is only when the wireless and is turned on. I can't be sure here completely.
Also after I restart the device oddly everytime the device temp shows as 39° C and then cools down.
I have not rooted my device at all and also have not installed any application which does a system wide changes (oh except Samsung app update and Samsung mobile security from the Samsung app store)
Just not able to know wot is causing the problem
So could anyone please help me out to as to solve this issue? Is some kind of virus/malware being attacked? Is the device suffering from faulty hardware?
Gald to provide any further info if required.
Thanx.
Have you tried fixing permissions a lot of time that solves FC's, if not id recommend doing a full wipe.
jonny68 said:
Have you tried fixing permissions a lot of time that solves FC's, if not id recommend doing a full wipe.
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Thanx for the reply. What does fixing permission actually mean? also would I have a risk of killing my device when doing a full wipe? would I void my warranty? is it same as doing an hard reset on Nokia phones?
sorry for so many questions, this my first android device and got to get used to troubleshooting stuff :-/
Thanx!
Harsha Raj said:
Thanx for the reply. What does fixing permission actually mean? also would I have a risk of killing my device when doing a full wipe? would I void my warranty? is it same as doing an hard reset on Nokia phones?
sorry for so many questions, this my first android device and got to get used to troubleshooting stuff :-/
Thanx!
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Fixing permissions fixes problems often associated with Force Close errors.
boot into recovery > advanced > fix permissions > reboot system now.
if fixing permissions doesn't work you should do a full wipe and you should be ok then.
I would definitely root your device if i were you most people do you can so much more, you can always "unroot" if you do need to send it for repairs and are worried about warranty.
jonny68 said:
Fixing permissions fixes problems often associated with Force Close errors.
boot into recovery > advanced > fix permissions > reboot system now.
if fixing permissions doesn't work you should do a full wipe and you should be ok then.
I would definitely root your device if i were you most people do you can so much more, you can always "unroot" if you do need to send it for repairs and are worried about warranty.
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Hello
I tried to use the fix permission options. I went to recovery mode by switching off the device and holding down the volume up key + home key + power button and releases them once the Samsung logo appeared. I got the following screen. Link:
(there was an error attaching the pic
However I cannot see the "advanced" option though :-/ help?
And now after reading your post I'm actually thinking of rooting my device. Once I have time for it. Thanx for the advice on that.
Well it looks like issue is solved. I dint get option of "fix permissions" but by accident choose the fourth option "wipe cache partition" out of curiosity. And from that day on dint have any force close issues.
Just wanted to add that i too experienced this. Fixed it with a factory reset as i didn't think of wiping cache. I was not rooted, running KI1 2.3.4.
Force Close fix??
I have the same problem, I've tried everything again the same
Hi,
I have a Nexus 4 on 4.2.2 (stock, locked bootloader, no custom recovery, etc). I don't want to upgrade yet in light of all the issues people seem to be having with 4.3 -- I've even come across people that have had 4.3 hard brick their device. Unfortunately, my phone seems to have already downloaded the update and now its sitting ready to install, one missed click away in the notifications menu. So I have a few questions;
* Why did the update automatically download? Is this default behavior and if so, how do I opt out of downloading future updates automatically? As a side note, I'm particularly pissed because the download could have eaten into my data usage and because I wasn't asked to download it first. Google seems to increasingly love opt-out behavior on its services these days.
* Is there any way I can get rid of the update? I don't want someone else that uses the phone to accidentally click the notification. I also don't want to update until 4.3.x issues are resolved -- maybe 4.3.1, etc. Can I manually delete the upgrade files for 4.3 Google pushed onto my device?
Turn off the device, press and hold volume down and power until the bootloader shows up, using the volume keys scroll to recovery and then press power to select, the recovery should say "No command." so you have to press and hold volume up and power until it unlocks and shows the options, scroll to wipe cache partition and select it.
This will delete the OTA zip.
If you want to prevent it from happening every boot then you will need to get Autostart or an other startup application manager to stop the OTA updater from starting every boot but you need root.
Since you don't have root there is an option but it may cause a problem.
The option is to restrict background data by going to the settings, data usage, menu and enable "Restrict background data".
The problem is that you will not receive emails from gmail, other email clients and such unless you manually refresh that email client to look for new emails.
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I love 4.3. It seems smoother, has better battery life and has built in permissions settings.
How did someone hard brick their device doing an update? I find that hard to believe. Did they manage to run it over with a truck while it was installing?
I've had a terrible battery life experience with lollipop on my G901F. I've disabled and tried everything. I have the UK EE G901F with that spyware tracer agent thing on there too on 5.0.2
I want to go back to stock KitKat (I've never rooted)
Can I do this without rooting and without voiding my warranty to knox 0x1?
And will going back remove that tracer agent thing?
Zzk2009 said:
I've had a terrible battery life experience with lollipop on my G901F. I've disabled and tried everything. I have the UK EE G901F with that spyware tracer agent thing on there too on 5.0.2
I want to go back to stock KitKat (I've never rooted)
Can I do this without rooting and without voiding my warranty to knox 0x1?
And will going back remove that tracer agent thing?
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Yes you can downgrade and NO your knox wont trip as long as you are flashing the stock firmware and are not rooting.
1 Here is a list of available EE firmwares http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G901F/EVR/ download the required one.
2 Go into recovery, TURN off the phone and press power+volume up+ home all at once, once in recovery perform factory reset> clear dalvik and also clear cache.
3 Then Put your phone in download mode (turn it off and press power button + VOLUME DOWN + home button all at once. It will warn you about installing custom firmware (dont worry its just a warning) press the appropriate key i think its volume up to continue. Once in download mode Connect your phone with usb cable. Right click on odin and run as admin.
4 click on "AP" and locate the stock firmware you downloaded earlier.
5 It will freeze for 8-9 seconds when you select the file (dont worry its verifying file)
6 once normal click options tab make sure ONLY AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET TIME are checked *** DO NOT CLICK ANY OTHER OPTIONS***
7 once confirmed click start.
8 Enjoy
dork997 said:
Yes you can downgrade and NO your knox wont trip as long as you are flashing the stock firmware and are not rooting.
1 Here is a list of available EE firmwares http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G901F/EVR/ download the required one.
2 Go into recovery, TURN off the phone and press power+volume up+ home all at once, once in recovery perform factory reset> clear dalvik and also clear cache.
3 Then Put your phone in download mode (turn it off and press power button + VOLUME DOWN + home button all at once. It will warn you about installing custom firmware (dont worry its just a warning) press the appropriate key i think its volume up to continue. Once in download mode Connect your phone with usb cable. Right click on odin and run as admin.
4 click on "AP" and locate the stock firmware you downloaded earlier.
5 It will freeze for 8-9 seconds when you select the file (dont worry its verifying file)
6 once normal click options tab make sure ONLY AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET TIME are checked *** DO NOT CLICK ANY OTHER OPTIONS***
7 once confirmed click start.
8 Enjoy
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Do I have to factory reset? If so, how can I ensure to have all my data backed up? And what things will I actually lose i.e. icon positions
What does clearing dalvik do?
Zzk2009 said:
Do I have to factory reset? If so, how can I ensure to have all my data backed up? And what things will I actually lose i.e. icon positions
What does clearing dalvik do?
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I think you should do a factory reset because you are moving from Lollipop to kitkat its always better to do so but i am no expert on this so i am suggesting you to do it just to be safe. You will loose everything on your phone (except things on sd card like if u hv music on sd card it will not be formatted) but you can backup your pics and music on your pc and then restore afterwards. For contacts and sms backup there are many apps on market i use super backup by mobileldea studio, it will generate sms and contacts backup which you can move to ur pc and then reinstall the app and restore afterwards..... This way you will have your phone as brand new....note that poor battery life maybe due to some app or wakelocks so doing it this way will ensure that all of that gets fixed.
dork997 said:
I think you should do a factory reset because you are moving from Lollipop to kitkat its always better to do so but i am no expert on this so i am suggesting you to do it just to be safe. You will loose everything on your phone (except things on sd card like if u hv music on sd card it will not be formatted) but you can backup your pics and music on your pc and then restore afterwards. For contacts and sms backup there are many apps on market i use super backup by mobileldea studio, it will generate sms and contacts backup which you can move to ur pc and then reinstall the app and restore afterwards..... This way you will have your phone as brand new....note that poor battery life maybe due to some app or wakelocks so doing it this way will ensure that all of that gets fixed.
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Anything I can use to back up my icon locations, app data i.e. game saves and phone settings?
Zzk2009 said:
Anything I can use to back up my icon locations, app data i.e. game saves and phone settings?
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Titanium backup can do that but it requires root.
So no other options?
What data will I actually lose?
dork997 said:
Titanium backup can do that but it requires root.
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Also, on the link you provided, why are there multiple versions of the same android version? There are 3 kitkat versions.
Finally, what is the difference between the BOD1 lollipop and BOC4, can I go from my BOD1 version to the BOC4?
Zzk2009 said:
Also, on the link you provided, why are there multiple versions of the same android version? There are 3 kitkat versions.
Finally, what is the difference between the BOD1 lollipop and BOC4, can I go from my BOD1 version to the BOC4?
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here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G901F/EVR/ you can see different versions of Kitkat click on any file and it will show you its PDA, BUILD DATE AND CSC all versions are different i suggest you get the last kitkat release 2014-12-03 it should be most stable.
Your Second question that what is the difference between BOD1 AND BOC4. These represent "PDA" of the rom Think of them as different builds of the same rom. For example when lollipop came out it had PDA BOC4 and then samsung removed some bugs and released it again, this time it would have a different PDA for example it could be BOD1. So what going from BOD1 to BOC4 means that you are moving to a more recent version of the same lollipop rom...maybe it has bug fixes.
So my father decided to update with substratum enabled and now we get SystemUI FC every time and can't use the phone.
No rooted, no custom recovery, no nothing. Is there any way of removing the overlays without wiping data?
Thanks.
eXtremeDevil said:
So my father decided to update with substratum enabled and now we get SystemUI FC every time and can't use the phone.
No rooted, no custom recovery, no nothing. Is there any way of removing the overlays without wiping data?
Thanks.
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You can try going to Safe Mode:
1. Reboot your device
2. Hold down the Volume Down key while booting up
3. You are now in Safe Mode
4. Go into Settings -> Apps, then find the overlay you think is messing up and uninstall
I'm afraid it makes no difference
eXtremeDevil said:
I'm afraid it makes no difference
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OK, I read this 'tutorial' here on XDA. Have not tried myself but see if it helps. If it works please report back. It would be nice to known for future reference:
How to recover if the above doesn't work? (Credits to Evozi)
You will have to boot up in Safe Mode (comes default on every device)
1. Turn on screen and press power button. It will show "Shutdown", "Restart", "Emergency Mode"
2. Turn on "Emergency Mode", keep spam the checkbox so you can tick the checkbox to proceed the agreement. (phone is super lagging)
3. While you are in emergency mode, you have very limited access. Open any system app and go to recent task list.
4. Long press the app task, press the info icon and app detail page will appear.
5. Hit the back button and it will show your whole app list.
6. Find your overlay and remove all its storage and phone permissions.
7. Deactivate Emergency Mode and now you are back to TouchWiz.
8. Uninstall the overlay app.
Can't check the agreement with th fc window all the time, any trick for that?
eXtremeDevil said:
Can't check the agreement with th fc window all the time, any trick for that?
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No idea Like I said, havent tried it myself.
Unless somebody else has a solution I suggest you try posting you problem here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/
OK thanks anyways
eXtremeDevil said:
So my father decided to update with substratum enabled and now we get SystemUI FC every time and can't use the phone.
No rooted, no custom recovery, no nothing. Is there any way of removing the overlays without wiping data?
Thanks.
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Have you tried wiping the cache?
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I tried with no luck. I ended up performing a factory reset
Thanks to all anyways