Hi I have been on here and read several posts and threads about the s4 camera not working. When I press the camera app icon the interface loads but the screen is black, the camera does not wok in any of my apps, e.g. snapchat, instagram etc. I have tried all suggestions of wiping ram and cache and rebooting, factory reset and re-installing stock roms and I have even replaced the camera itself but I am still having the same issue. Does anyone know of a fix I can tr before I through the phone out the window!?!! Thanks
checasey said:
Hi I have been on here and read several posts and threads about the s4 camera not working. When I press the camera app icon the interface loads but the screen is black, the camera does not wok in any of my apps, e.g. snapchat, instagram etc. I have tried all suggestions of wiping ram and cache and rebooting, factory reset and re-installing stock roms and I have even replaced the camera itself but I am still having the same issue. Does anyone know of a fix I can tr before I through the phone out the window!?!! Thanks
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Did you get your phone repaired anytime soon??
Or maybe it is a possible hardware defect by liquid damage ir a broken flex that is there..if no app is recognizing the camera..
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DeepankarS said:
Did you get your phone repaired anytime soon??
Or maybe it is a possible hardware defect by liquid damage ir a broken flex that is there..if no app is recognizing the camera..
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Yeah I had a sim issue that was fixed at the EE shop but when I got it back camera not working now. I have changed the camera tho and same problem
checasey said:
Yeah I had a sim issue that was fixed at the EE shop but when I got it back camera not working now. I have changed the camera tho and same problem
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Was it a local shop or a genuine shop??
You shouldve reported it a day after or so..
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It was an official EE shop and I reported but they just said to send it in again problem is I've opened it up now to replace camera and they won't guarantee my warranty now
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Hi there,
I recently bought an used milestone 2. I discoverd that the camera is taking blurry pictures. It seems like that the auto focus is waaay out of focus. I read blogs and solutions for a while now before posting this tread, but without succes. When I bought the phone there was miui installed on it. I figured out that it could be an bug, so I flashed to the stock rom, however, the camera still takes blurry pictures. I have tried almost every possible settings in the camera, downloaded various camera apps, flashed it to the stock rom, but the camera still takes blurry pictures.
Anyone any idea how to fix this ? I have gone through the forum, without any success.
Has anyone got any idea?
SauceBoss7_ said:
Has anyone got any idea?
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Could it be a hardware problem?
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No, I dont think so. The handset is in good condition and everything works just fine. The camera is just way out of focus!
SauceBoss7_ said:
No, I dont think so. The handset is in good condition and everything works just fine. The camera is just way out of focus!
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If you got stock firmware and did a full wipe data/cache with factory reset, I'd say it's not a software problem, but I'm no expert, let's hope someone comes up with a solution!
I do have the same problem.. Someone told me MS2 users are used to that kind of Problem and it is a hardware bug that happens a lot. You need to get the device repaired to have the camera working again..
(Sorry for bad english)
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Seems pretty much like a hw problem.
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My I9500 running latest firmware and having this problem, whenever I open camera (either stock app or 3rd party app) it either start up normally about 2 seconds or much slower than normal (5 seconds or more) or completely reboot the device.
Anyone experiencing the same? I don't know whether this is software or hardware issue?
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same to me. after reboot i can open camera app. but next day reboot again.
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Do I9505 users have this same issue? Any expert can have a look and help us know whether this is software or hardware issue? Or is there any fix to this?
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I'm having the same camera issue too and now when i open gallery it will freeze for 3sec then reboot.
jasonjkl said:
I'm having the same camera issue too and now when i open gallery it will freeze for 3sec then reboot.
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What is your version and firmware? Did you notice this problem with the old firmware?
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Bump to see if anyone can help.
I'm currently reverting back to MDE firmware to see if this problem persists.
kennytung said:
My I9500 running latest firmware and having this problem, whenever I open camera (either stock app or 3rd party app) it either start up normally about 2 seconds or much slower than normal (5 seconds or more) or completely reboot the device.
Anyone experiencing the same? I don't know whether this is software or hardware issue?
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I have same problem , my s4 get freeze for few sec and reboot......
I have restored back to MDE firmware using odin and camera still get hanged/rebooted. I'm clueless now as this problem cannot always be reproduced hence I'm really afraid if they would agree to replace my phone... And this issue seems to be on many other people S4, it's just that they haven't encountered it yet.
Has happened to me in a couple of occasions as well!!
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Same here! It tends to happen when I use one of the animated gif modes or the Drama shot. But its irritating. Cuz I was kinda showing off my phone to an iPhoner friend when it happened for the first time. And I was like, WTF! It had to happen just now??
Mine just happen without reasons, several times a day and it tend to happen when I want to use it most lol, and when I want to replicate it in order to make a video about the issue the damn phone just keep working fine!!! Really hope any expert can have an insight about this
Trying to find a solution here using ideas. Is your sd card full of photos?
bouss said:
Trying to find a solution here using ideas. Is your sd card full of photos?
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My sd card is a class 10 32gb with barely 300 photos, but I even tried saving to internal storage, same issue. I try turn off location when taking picture, same. Try revert back to factory firmware which is MDE, same.
This issue won't happen very often but the fact that it has appeared many times when I going out and want to take a picture piss me off greatly, what is the point of a phone camera if it cannot capture the moment that I want?
My old phone (not a samsung but it does not really matter) had this reaction when reaching a bad sector on memory. Before getting sad ideas try a reset. Then if it persists head over to the customer care.
hope samsung will look seriously about this issue!!!i didnt pay premium price for this problem!
Same here tried 3 difrend firmwares
No issue on I9505 here.
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The camera firmware should be independent form the ROM firmware.
Therefore reverting to previous ROM firmware doesn't restore also previous camera firmware.
AFAIK this was the common experience with Galaxy S2 (that I had too), so it's should be the same with S4: it's not possible for the final user to separately flash a specific camera firmware.
Maybe a future ROM upgrade (which could include a new camera firmware) will solve the problems.
No problems here. Can you reproduce the problem?
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I cannot reproduce the issue every time I open the camera, but I would say if I let the phone idle for a while then open the camera then very highly it can hang and reboot, but of course this is not the only case.
But almost everyone can see that S4 camera take too long to start up, and then 1 to 2 seconds to take first focus which is very annoying and you can miss the moment, other phones are not this slow. I really hope this is firmware issue and Samsung can fix it soon, because if it is hardware related then well...
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Hi guys, just jumped to android from ios and im having some issues (camera has black screen and freezes with camera failed), front facing camera works). Basically ive seen a lot of fixes for the rear facing camera on the S4, clearing the cache etc. None of them work, i was planning on rooting the phone as well, ive seen a few posts saying this sometimes fixes the issue with a new rom and kernel.
Does anyone have experience of this working and can recommend a custom rom for me? Just before i start ordering parts for it.
Thanks in advance!
What firmware are you on?
Sounds like the flex cable for the camera is not seated correctly. Depending on your firmware, you will not be able to flash any new roms for awhile. I suggest warranty replacement if you are on MF3. If you are on MDL, read up on rooting and ROMs. There is vital info you need to know. A new ROM might fix it if it isn't a flex cable issue.
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Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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Dont ...... take it back yet. The next device u will get most likely will have the same issue.
This particularity happens when the device is connected to a wifi network. Try again while disconnected from a wifi network.
I also have this problem and changed the device the same day i got it. Same issue tough.
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Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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i got those once too. I was in my house and now that i think of it i was connected to wifi. Is it possible that they overlooked such a huge bug?
I have the same issues yes.. I think this is a big manufacturer bug when you are connected on WIFI.. not cool samsung, hope you can fix it with a software update but I think its hardware related..
I read this too late. I took the device back today and I'm now on my second note. I have literally just got in the door and connected to my wifi. Haven't tested it on wifi yet but there was no lines in town in dimmed light.
Another reason I took it back was because I kept having unresponsive power and home key buttons.
This was temperamental but still an issue.
Just did the 2 updates from Samsung hopefully this one will be alright
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Just had a look while connected to wifi.. seems fine now.
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I had the same issue with my ex note 3. I guess all of them are same. I was almost killing shop assistant while trying to get new one. You will see the same lines when you are reacording.
Solution
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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I couldn't agree with you more.. Very disappointing that I spend a lot of money on a device i believe to be probably the best on the market for it to be ruined by something as simple as taking pictures.
But. . Touch wood.. This one hasn't produced the same lines... It did however lock up one on the day i got it requiring battery pull.
@JAMIE1000UK what's your new phone's software version? Mine's still MJ1 and I'm guarding it like gold, because with this I still have some chance of rooting, when I gather up the courage...
I'm running mj7 too. I'm pretty much the same. . Holding back on root.
Having said that. When I took out the phone I got phones4u care with it.
Meaning I get a direct replacement no quarrels within 21 days of purchase so shouldn't be a problem.
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This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...
Riqz said:
This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...
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People are reporting that it only happens when using the camera when using wifi.
I took the device back as I use my camera every day. The bloke in the shop knew exactly what I was talking about before I'd even shown him the images.
Must be something in the configuration. Our maybe just the camera module.
No idea. Id take it back on Warrenty.
My new replacement is Absolutely fine.
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vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI
hfuizo said:
There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI
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no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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Germany dbt
No sound at all (silent mode of phone)
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i have that lines to, and i dont really care about it
its not worse as my old htc one :
I have these lines on my device. I haven't rooted yet as my device came with MJ6 firmware.
I read that the problem goes away on MK2 firmware:
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Downloaded this tonight, haven't had the change to comment on battery life but one thing it does seem to have fixed is the issue I was having wit the camera in low light, the interference with wifi on seems to have disappeared now...no horizontal lines on screen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48585178&postcount=18
Can anyone else confirm this?
Mine happened on the original device I had after I'd fully updated it.
I'm on same firmware on the new device and I've never had the problem. Baring in mind that the phones arrived from same store on the same firmware probably from the same batch that they had delivered. .
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Hey guys ,
I just bough an LG G2 today and when i started using it the camera was really good after some app downloads like snapchat and viber i got my camera blurry and laggy .. especially the front one.. But what i noticed is that this happens only when using the Camera app . if i use Instagram camera or F.Messenger it works normal.. Anyone knows whats wrong with the camera app or what its best to do ?
Thanks a lot !!
Voltagezz said:
Hey guys ,
I just bough an LG G2 today and when i started using it the camera was really good after some app downloads like snapchat and viber i got my camera blurry and laggy .. especially the front one.. But what i noticed is that this happens only when using the Camera app . if i use Instagram camera or F.Messenger it works normal.. Anyone knows whats wrong with the camera app or what its best to do ?
Thanks a lot !!
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There are a couple of things you can try first if your rooted try fixing permissions and if not try uninstalling the apps you just installed one at a time and rebooting afterwards and then try camera and if it still is blurry reinstall app and uninstall the next app you just installed cause it could be one of those apps interfering with the camera also you can try going into app manager and clear the data for the camera hope one of these suggestions helps
What do you mean if im rooted and try fixing permissions? sorry but im new to android
Voltagezz said:
What do you mean if im rooted and try fixing permissions? sorry but im new to android
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Hi, you can do factory data reset from settings but i can't see whats the problem with your camera!!!