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Photos are unclear,blurry in my Gallery:(

Hello guys,
I'm new to this site so 'Hello Everybody'
I discovered a very annoying thing in my phone's Gallery.Every photo taken or already toke is unclear,blurry.When i click on the photos to enlarge it becomes sharp and clear,everything fine,but as long as i overview the photos all of them are blurry.Even photos taken with another Camera program. I attach 3 Screenshots to show what i exactly talking about.
Please help me guys

They're just thumbnails. As long as the pictures show correctly when you view the full picture, it's perfectly normal.
Oh, and for the next time, ask questions in the Q&A forum. It's there for a reason, you know.
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Oomahey said:
They're just thumbnails. As long as the pictures show correctly when you view the full picture, it's perfectly normal.
Oh, and for the next time, ask questions in the Q&A forum. It's there for a reason, you know.
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Thank you very much for the fast reply and sorry for posting to the wrong place.
But anyway this can be caused because of the os? Bug or somethin? Is there any chance the new 4.2.2 update fixes this? because i had a G note before the S3 and i didnt met this blurry thumbnail thing?

i just checked my gallery and my thumbnails are almost as clear as the enlarged pic,. know this sounds dumb but have you tried setting another system font

chismay said:
i just checked my gallery and my thumbnails are almost as clear as the enlarged pic,. know this sounds dumb but have you tried setting another system font
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You mean Settings/Display/Font Style? If you mean this yes i've changed it to Choco cooky,but i changed back to default and no change.
Btw i have downloaded QuickPick from Google store and the thumbnails are clear.I don't understand this..

tweety888 said:
You mean Settings/Display/Font Style? If you mean this yes i've changed it to Choco cooky,but i changed back to default and no change.
Btw i have downloaded QuickPick from Google store and the thumbnails are clear.I don't understand this..
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Use a file explorer that can show hidden files, then go to sdcard/DCIM/ and delete the .thumbnails folder... reboot, then open the gallery - the thumbnails will then all be rebuilt. Might take a while depending on how many photos you have.
Then see if they're still blurry!

tweety888 said:
Hello guys,
I'm new to this site so 'Hello Everybody'
I discovered a very annoying thing in my phone's Gallery.Every photo taken or already toke is unclear,blurry.When i click on the photos to enlarge it becomes sharp and clear,everything fine,but as long as i overview the photos all of them are blurry.Even photos taken with another Camera program. I attach 3 Screenshots to show what i exactly talking about.
Please help me guys
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krs360 said:
Use a file explorer that can show hidden files, then go to sdcard/DCIM/ and delete the .thumbnails folder... reboot, then open the gallery - the thumbnails will then all be rebuilt. Might take a while depending on how many photos you have.
Then see if they're still blurry!
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Done. I have deleted every hidden thumbnail file from the phone and restarted it.No change.I had only 4 photos btw.But if i take a photo with the camera is still blurry in the phone Gallery.

tweety888 said:
Done. I have deleted every hidden thumbnail file from the phone and restarted it.No change.I had only 4 photos btw.But if i take a photo with the camera is still blurry in the phone Gallery.
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What ROM you using? Have you installed any gallery mods (like maybe the one from the S4 apps)?

Try cleaning your camera lens, lol.

krs360 said:
What ROM you using? Have you installed any gallery mods (like maybe the one from the S4 apps)?
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No i did not installed gallery mods,the phone is 1gb version.

Theshawty said:
Try cleaning your camera lens, lol.
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He said it was ok on the actual photos, just not the thumbnails.. lol.
tweety888 said:
No i did not installed gallery mods,the phone is 1gb version.
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Little bit stumped now, sorry. Maybe back up apps etc with TB and factory reset?

krs360 said:
He said it was ok on the actual photos, just not the thumbnails.. lol.
Little bit stumped now, sorry. Maybe back up apps etc with TB and factory reset?
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On this week i rooted the phone with odin for avast anti thieft then i reinstalled the stock 4.1.2 with Kies.Device status is normal.Can this cause the problem?Personally i don't think this maneuver can affect the Gallery thumbnails,but i'm far away from a phone expert.

tweety888 said:
On this week i rooted the phone with odin for avast anti thieft then i reinstalled the stock 4.1.2 with Kies.Device status is normal.Can this cause the problem?Personally i don't think this maneuver can affect the Gallery thumbnails,but i'm far away from a phone expert.
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Problem resolved . I have been unrooted the phone. Now it's back to stock firmware with valid warranty. Blurry images has been disappeared from the Gallery. Thanks for the replys anyway

Camera doesn't save photo

I'm using the latest cm 10.2 nightly and every time I take a picture, it is displayed as a grey thumbnail in gallery. So it doesn't really save it properly...
Anyone have a similar issue?

PatrickMac said:
I'm using the latest cm 10.2 nightly and every time I take a picture, it is displayed as a grey thumbnail in gallery. So it doesn't really save it properly...
Anyone have a similar issue?
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That is just because you don't tap on the screen(focus the image).
Before clicking the picture just tap once and then click the picture. Problem solved..
Press thanks if I helped you.

Rohit02 said:
That is just because you don't tap on the screen(focus the image).
Before clicking the picture just tap once and then click the picture. Problem solved..
Press thanks if I helped you.
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nope, unfortunately that is not the case here. the image is focused and still all I've got is the grey thumbnail in gallery

PatrickMac said:
nope, unfortunately that is not the case here. the image is focused and still all I've got is the grey thumbnail in gallery
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try clear data of camera app and gallery...
also check other camera application if its have the same issue

Rohit02 said:
That is just because you don't tap on the screen(focus the image).
Before clicking the picture just tap once and then click the picture. Problem solved..
Press thanks if I helped you.
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PsyOr said:
try clear data of camera app and gallery...
also check other camera application if its have the same issue
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Just tried the same with the latest carbon nightly...the same issue. Also took some photos with focal, which had the same result
any ideas what might be the problem? I just did a factory reset to install carbon

PatrickMac said:
Just tried the same with the latest carbon nightly...the same issue. Also took some photos with focal, which had the same result
any ideas what might be the problem? I just did a factory reset to install carbon
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Custom kernel? Undervolting?

mitchdickson said:
Custom kernel? Undervolting?
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tried it with the provided cm and carbon kernel, as well as francos kernel. also, if I try to take a video the gallery immediately force closes

its a nightly. nightlies break thing a lot. if you want to run something more stable, grab a cm stable build. otherwise, use a different working rom.

PatrickMac said:
I'm using the latest cm 10.2 nightly and every time I take a picture, it is displayed as a grey thumbnail in gallery. So it doesn't really save it properly...
Anyone have a similar issue?
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I had the same problem a couple of months back. Problem was with the DCIM folder where the pictures get saved. Deleted DCIM with file manager in TWRP recovery and the camera started working.

Amro90 said:
I had the same problem a couple of months back. Problem was with the DCIM folder where the pictures get saved. Deleted DCIM with file manager in TWRP recovery and the camera started working.
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Tried the same last night, and it really was the solution to all my problems. But I have absolutely no idea why this folder creates so much problems

[Q] Replace Stock Gallery App with Quickpic?

I really dislike the default Samsung gallery app and I'm wondering if there's a way to specifically make it so Quickpic can be accessed through the stock camera app by pressing the preview button in the top left corner. Freezing/disabling the Gallery app does NOT prompt you to select a default gallery app when pressing the preview button.
Instead, it prompts this message:
(Because I can't post links to external images, see the first attachment.)
I should probably add that there are no permissions for gallery to open as the default gallery, so that's not the issue. (Quickpic is set as the default).
(Because I can't post links to external images, see the second attachment.)
Is there any possible way to get the stock camera app to use Quickpic as the default gallery? I'm rooted with no custom ROMs, just default TouchWiz.
Thanks in advance!

Nope
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.

If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640

gene.pavlovsky said:
If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640
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I'm sure he would've preferred that answer when the last reply in this thread was made.
A year ago.
Please don't revive old, dead threads.

I'm not posting this for the sake of OP, I'm posting it for anybody who asks the same question, gets directed to this topic by google, and gets disappointed by the NO answer - while in reality the answer is YES it's possible.
And by the way I've had the same question several years ago, when I had a Samsung Galaxy S, then again more than a year ago, when I got an S3. Didn't hear about Xposed then, so I just accepted "it's not possible" as an answer. So even a year later, the answer is still relevant and might be useful.

gene.pavlovsky said:
I'm not posting this for the sake of OP, I'm posting it for anybody who asks the same question, gets directed to this topic by google, and gets disappointed by the NO answer - while in reality the answer is YES it's possible.
And by the way I've had the same question several years ago, when I had a Samsung Galaxy S, then again more than a year ago, when I got an S3. Didn't hear about Xposed then, so I just accepted "it's not possible" as an answer. So even a year later, the answer is still relevant and might be useful.
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Thanks buddy, I needed that ?

gene.pavlovsky said:
If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640
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And how exactly to use it after installation? The module has no user interface. How get I get Quickpic into action?

mess18 said:
And how exactly to use it after installation? The module has no user interface. How get I get Quickpic into action?
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Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work with my SGS3. From my understanding you should uninstall/freeze the default gallery app and next time you try to open the gallery from the Camera app, the phone should ask which app should be used to view the picture.

gene.pavlovsky said:
Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work with my SGS3. From my understanding you should uninstall/freeze the default gallery app and next time you try to open the gallery from the Camera app, the phone should ask which app should be used to view the picture.
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I tried freezing. It won"t work either. My problem is getting to albums from the Contacts app, when I need to add a picture to a contact. If I freeze the Gallery there will be no Image option in the Contact Photo window opened for selection of the photo source for a contact. It means I cannot get into my albums for photo selection. And since my contacts photo album is organized by name, I am having hard times when looking for a right photo for my contacts. QuickPic could solve this...
Don"t understand how this so basic and obvious feature is missing in such a complex and long time running on millions devices OS?
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mess18 said:
I tried freezing. It won"t work either. My problem is getting to albums from the Contacts app, when I need to add a picture to a contact. If I freeze the Gallery there will be no Image option in the Contact Photo window opened for selection of the photo source for a contact. It means I cannot get into my albums for photo selection. And since my contacts photo album is organized by name, I am having hard times when looking for a right photo for my contacts. QuickPic could solve this...
Don"t understand how this so basic and obvious feature is missing in such a complex and long time running on millions devices OS?
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I feel your pain, I have similar idea. But maybe the blame is misdirected, the Contacts app comes from Samsung, doesn't it? They made some of their apps too tightly integrated with each other, not giving the user the flexibility to choose the gallery app. I'm planning to try another ROM (e.g. CyanogenMod) to get a look at the pure Android experience.

gene.pavlovsky said:
I feel your pain, I have similar idea. But maybe the blame is misdirected, the Contacts app comes from Samsung, doesn't it? They made some of their apps too tightly integrated with each other, not giving the user the flexibility to choose the gallery app. I'm planning to try another ROM (e.g. CyanogenMod) to get a look at the pure Android experience.
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Yes, you are right. Anyway, good luck!
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mess18 said:
Yes, you are right. Anyway, good luck!
Sent from my SM-G900T using XDA-Developers mobile app
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You too, cheers!

Back camera not saving pictures! Help

Hi,
So yesterday I was out and I took a few pictures and noticed the camera app was NOT saving them. The front camera worked fine and saved correctly but every time I take a picture with the back camera it seems as though it's taking the picture but doesn't save it.
I updated today to 7.1 and same issue. I tried uninstalling the app updates but still same issue. Any idea? Can I flash the camera app somehow?

Saknice20 said:
Hi,
So yesterday I was out and I took a few pictures and noticed the camera app was NOT saving them. The front camera worked fine and saved correctly but every time I take a picture with the back camera it seems as though it's taking the picture but doesn't save it.
I updated today to 7.1 and same issue. I tried uninstalling the app updates but still same issue. Any idea? Can I flash the camera app somehow?
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You may want to try to download another camera app, or use another app you may already have (i.e.: Snapchat), to see if it's the camera app or the camera itself.

countersteer said:
You may want to try to download another camera app, or use another app you may already have (i.e.: Snapchat), to see if it's the camera app or the camera itself.
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You may want to attempt clean install

Gallery OR camera problem

Hi to all.
I have recently installed on my I9505 the Thor s7 style rom with patch v2 and
when i try to shoot a video on any resolution it work's BUT when i go to gallery
instad of video image it show's a grey icon with this ! sorry my english is not that good
and the video play's normaly it's just if you shoot many videos in one day you won't know wich video is what..
Please anyone know something about this?

It's obviously the gallery.

Pwnycorn said:
It's obviously the gallery.
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Ok and how can i fix it?

angelos161 said:
Ok and how can i fix it?
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Get another gallery.

Pwnycorn said:
Get another gallery.
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i try to replace the gallery from another rom that it is exactly the same i set read write so i can do this but nothing
works see i like the MM gallery and i would like to keep it stock you know?
Thanks anyway for your help

angelos161 said:
i try to replace the gallery from another rom that it is exactly the same i set read write so i can do this but nothing
works see i like the MM gallery and i would like to keep it stock you know?
Thanks anyway for your help
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Your two options are: Get another gallery app, from the play store, or get another ROM.
Possibly another camera app, some come with their own galleries.

Pwnycorn said:
Your two options are: Get another gallery app, from the play store, or get another ROM.
Possibly another camera app, some come with their own galleries.
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Thank mate i will try both options and see