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[SOLUTION] How to fix 4.4 camera (for non-root users)

Hi everyone,
After few days of playing with the 4.4 firmware, I found out that the camera takes very long time to boot, and sometimes it says "Camera not available". But fear not, here's the solution for it, don't need to root your phone or switch back to 4.3 Jellybean.
1. Go to Settings > Apps > All.
2. Look for Camera, Camera common and Camera extension
3. Force stop and clear all the data.
That's it! You're good to go. I hope this helps a lot of people

jeff7424 said:
Hi everyone,
After few days of playing with the 4.4 firmware, I found out that the camera takes very long time to boot, and sometimes it says "Camera not available". But fear not, here's the solution for it, don't need to root your phone or switch back to 4.3 Jellybean.
1. Go to Settings > Apps > All.
2. Look for Camera, Camera common and Camera extension
3. Force stop and clear all the data.
That's it! You're good to go. I hope this helps a lot of people
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This didn't do anything but thanks. It is a bug and poor quality testing on sony's end.

ascariss said:
This didn't do anything but thanks. It is a bug and poor quality testing on sony's end.
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Why so much People have Camera Bugs? I dont have any issue regarding Camera at all and i flashed new KK some Minutes after FR Firmware came out.

Wolfbreak said:
Why so much People have Camera Bugs? I dont have any issue regarding Camera at all and i flashed new KK some Minutes after FR Firmware came out.
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same here, no bug whatsover on camera and i have done a lot, instead pictures are better on kitkat. flashed FR right after NUT rooted it.

Wolfbreak said:
Why so much People have Camera Bugs? I dont have any issue regarding Camera at all and i flashed new KK some Minutes after FR Firmware came out.
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Killer2k8 said:
same here, no bug whatsover on camera and i have done a lot, instead pictures are better on kitkat. flashed FR right after NUT rooted it.
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No idea, I updated with PC Companion and I got the camera bug, but after doing the steps I posted above it's fixed. I agree with the pictures quality improvement on KitKat.
ascariss said:
This didn't do anything but thanks. It is a bug and poor quality testing on sony's end.
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Then I don't know how to fix already. It works on mine tho. Maybe it's because of firmware update instead of clean install? Maybe clean install don't have the bugs lol.

Still no camera for me neither... Tried PCC, also tried complete wipe including boot and internal sdcard. No luck...
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jeff7424 said:
Then I don't know how to fix already. It works on mine tho. Maybe it's because of firmware update instead of clean install? Maybe clean install don't have the bugs lol.
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My camera works, but the start up time is too long, also focusing is not as fast as it used to be. I updated via pcc but in reality such problems are unacceptable for sony, with things not working for some, and working for others after updates.

Funny thing is I had the camera bug and after clearing data and etc it was Ok but I start getting the sound bug right after that weird...now I went back to 4.3 til the next update
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My problem is that the phone overheats too frequently after taking a couple of pics in the day. I never had this issue before the update. Pissed off. For the first time ever, I'm considering downgrading.
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I'm fine. Still on 4.3.

ascariss said:
This didn't do anything but thanks. It is a bug and poor quality testing on sony's end.
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Extremely disappointing considering this came much later than it should have...
I hope Xperia Z users like me, who have to wait even longer, won't face these issues..

Still no foucs
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eclyptos said:
I'm fine. Still on 4.3.
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Ah, yet another pointless reply from eclyptos

I think i dont have the Bug becouse i wiped everything SD Card, Data, System and Cache/Dalvik Cache and i didnt restore a Backup i installed everything manually again on 4.4 so i guess thats why i dont have any bug at all. I saw someone writing about false Structure on SD Card and if you restore Backups, so this might be the tricky Part where Users get the bugs from.

Wolfbreak said:
I think i dont have the Bug becouse i wiped everything SD Card, Data, System and Cache/Dalvik Cache and i didnt restore a Backup i installed everything manually again on 4.4 so i guess thats why i dont have any bug at all. I saw someone writing about false Structure on SD Card and if you restore Backups, so this might be the tricky Part where Users get the bugs from.
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True. This is how have to be done.

some issues, not so major ones though
white balance is messed up, getting a strange white light from nowhere on right side of image when in landscape.
Also, AR effect was hanging up when I clicked a photo before saving it. After the steps in this thread, that one issue is gone, but the main camera is too messed up. 4.2 was better.
till now I was against putting custom roms in my z1, but now, if a rom includes the z2 camera app in a stable config, then I am going for it.

I used the repair option, so far the camera opens normally now and no lag yet. I really don't want to reset my phone each time a new firmware comes out.

[DISCUSSION] Xperia Z 4.4.2 Bugs and Errors..

Hey guys, since 4.4.2 has arrived.. I think its fair to create a thread where all of us can report whatever bugs exist in 10.5.A.0.230.. So that Sony can see this and fix them.. Or it might help our devs..
EDIT:
Bugs i found,
1. Wifi gets disabled by itself, a simple reboot solves it though.
2. Small stuttering on the notification bar.
3. RAM leak exists but gets fixed after a reboot(Google's 4.4.2 bug and its fixed in 4.4.3).
4. GPU drivers arent as good as in 4.3..
5. Over time, the fw becomes unstable'ish and shows some lags and apps take time to open.
6. Sometimes calls won't reach the other side and when it does, the caller(us) wont be able to hear anything from the other side.. This happens a lot like once in every 2-3 days..
7. Sometimes after video recording, there is no sound in the video.. Its MUTE..
7. All 4.4.2 Google's bugs..
If u have any other to add, mention me and i'll add em..
Fixes:
Most of the bugs are solved automatically after a simple reboot, if u face lags do wipe cache and dalvik cache and u will see the difference..
Google Play Services battery drain bug can be solved by disabling the Location service.

tOrNadO™ said:
Hey guys, since 4.4.2 has arrived.. I think its fair to create a thread where all of us can report whatever bugs exist in 10.5.A.0.230.. So that Sony can see this and fix them.. Or it might help our devs..
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My album, walkman, and movies become old version bro after update to kitkat. An example: In 4.3 my album version is 6.x.x.x, and now in Kitkat my album is 5.x.x.x anyone have same case with me?? :angel: (NB: no update from sonny update application)

can someone post the screenshotys of the new UI and screens.... thanks..

I still can not hear the audio notification via bluetooth, Type whatsapp, viber, sms ... Sony removed this possibility since 4.3. It worked fine until the 4.2 version 67
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Don't know if it's a problem from my ftf but my Z is laggy as hell... keyboard, animation, menù, everyting lag. I have already re-flashed all but with no results..

greasegraphic said:
Don't know if it's a problem from my ftf but my Z is laggy as hell... keyboard, animation, menù, everyting lag. I have already re-flashed all but with no results..
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It seems to be normal that 4.4 is a bit laggy, try out the following: "Settings--> Developer Options --> Force-GPU Rendering", after rebooting it should be a bit better :good:

luluchambler said:
It seems to be normal that 4.4 is a bit laggy, try out the following: "Settings--> Developer Options --> Force-GPU Rendering", after rebooting it should be a bit better :good:
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Tested this solution yesterday. in some parts of the UI the phone is better but in other absolutly no, for example when I open conversations...

greasegraphic said:
Tested this solution yesterday. in some parts of the UI the phone is better but in other absolutly no, for example when I open conversations...
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Try enabing Force 4x MSAA or something.. It removes some lags too..

Huge battery drain from Google Play Services after the upgrade. I'm down to 30% battery after 4 hours. Google Play Services has taken 50% of that.
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avindal said:
Huge battery drain from Google Play Services after the upgrade. I'm down to 30% battery after 4 hours. Google Play Services has taken 50% of that.
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Yeah its really annoying for kitkat to have a huge drain off battery
By the way, does anyone already tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

Im still on 4.3 but confirmed info from my friend:
Camera app slower start, typical is 7sec but max was 14-17sec, and overall laggy camera menu.
Stock keyboard slower start, and laggy text select option.
Overall speed of menu is worst.
No audio notification via bluetooth
Battery "sucker" system apps.
4.4 stupid SD card limitation(but its google stupid idea)
Worst performance with GTA: SA
PS enabling Force-GPU Rendering or {omg} 4x MSAA is worst thing that you can do, because it make older apps lag or even FC.

totzkitotz said:
Yeah its really annoying for kitkat to have a huge drain off battery
By the way, does anyone already tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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Not this but a xposed module, it works as it should.
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Same performance in games (Real Racing 3), slightly better battery usage, almost same RAM usage, no lag in notification bar/area, for now superstable and smooth.

Saw someone posted that there's no the letter " L " to tap while pressing the 4.4.2 3 times,it just turns black screen,and few more press to reach the Android KitKat logo.
Looks like .227 and .230 is the same,Sony devs didn't fix anything.
We need to fix ourself...
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Ben Ling said:
Saw someone posted that there's no the letter " L " to tap while pressing the 4.4.2 3 times,it just turns black screen,and few more press to reach the Android KitKat logo.
Looks like .227 and .230 is the same,Sony devs didn't fix anything.
We need to fix ourself...
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It was expected,seems like they didn't put much effort into this,just to give us "something".I knew it they are not delaying the release just to perfect the firmware,but oh well,going back to my favorite AOSP.It was the same case back then,when they released 4.3 journalists version,then they gave us the very same firmware as official,despite the bugs that everyone was reporting.We got what we deserve I guess.

zeroed said:
It was expected,seems like they didn't put much effort into this,just to give us "something".I knew it they are not delaying the release just to perfect the firmware,but oh well,going back to my favorite AOSP.It was the same case back then,when they released 4.3 journalists version,then they gave us the very same firmware as official,despite the bugs that everyone was reporting.We got what we deserve I guess.
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We deserve what we paid for. We didn't pay for some laggy ****.
Took 6 Months to release and we got a half baked sluggish rom. Reminds me on Sony's ICS Update.
It's a Nexus

I got lots of dropouts when listening to music via bluetooth using MDR-1RBT in 4.4.2 KitKat
I'm downgrading to 4.3 again now....

ravdo said:
I got lots of dropouts when listening to music via bluetooth using MDR-1RBT in 4.4.2 KitKat
I'm downgrading to 4.3 again now....
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What do you mean with "dropouts"?

probably our beloved lags, but in sound :]

Dsteppa said:
What do you mean with "dropouts"?
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The music's skipping a lot
Downgraded to 4.3, and the problem's gone :silly:

[Q] Lollipop Is Extremely Slow and Drains Battery

What i Gods name was Google testing this software on. Its simply just crap! Really really slow and I only have battery to lunchtime. Tried the cache wipe, but with no success. Even the sms text app uses 3-4 seconds to show. Sometimes, hitting the home button uses as long.
Is there an update coming? I really can't find much concrete on the net.
MyRom: N910FXXU1BOC4, LRX22C.N910FXXU1BOC5

Not Google's fault. Blame Samsung
Sent from my SM-N910F

Theshawty said:
Not Google's fault. Blame Samsung
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It's Samsung's fault because they rolled out Lollipop.
However, Google isn't blameless here - Lollipop has a been a clusterfcuk of a release in my opinion.
The only thing Google seems to have got right is Material Design. Where's the much vaunted improvements in battery life from Project Volta? MIA, even on the two Nexus devices I have.
Definitely seems to have been a case of form over function in Lollipop.
Interestingly, the preview release of Android M runs better on my Nexus 9 than any version of Lollipop ever did.
Regards,
Dave

PhoTonic said:
What i Gods name was Google testing this software on. Its simply just crap! Really really slow and I only have battery to lunchtime. Tried the cache wipe, but with no success. Even the sms text app uses 3-4 seconds to show. Sometimes, hitting the home button uses as long.
Is there an update coming? I really can't find much concrete on the net.
MyRom: N910FXXU1BOC4, LRX22C.N910FXXU1BOC5
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Try factory reset. No problem running Lollipop here.
N910G snapdragon running BOE4
Sent from my SM-N910G using XDA

no problems running it here and my device has so many customisations

I had far too many issues. I rolled back on KK. I said for a while "yeah, LP is awesome. Fluid... even though there are issues with it with the Note 4..." until I got sick of the lags here and there, and the battery drain... rolled back to stock KK, and boy! I'm happy! Battery life is automatically 20% better. I also like the stability, it doesn't feel like a toy anymore. I'll wait for 5.1.1

Where do I downloaded kitkat and roll back without rooting? I hate samsmobile download so please tell me it's an alternative

PhoTonic said:
Where do I downloaded kitkat and roll back without rooting? I hate samsmobile download so please tell me it's an alternative
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Easy! Use SamMobile to START the download, and then just copy the name that starts to download, and search for it on google.
Then put your phone in download mode, use Odin (put the ROM in the AP section, make sure you're using the correct rom for your phone), and click start.
Easy But these are the instructions I found. Search in the forum on how to downgrade to KK. That's what I did.
Best of luck!

this is a nightmare, how GN4 is soo slow? I've sold my Nexus 6 to buy this one....and wtf is happen with Samsung :S......why why :'(
I will downgrade o kitkat and I hope for better performance

I recently upgraded my Note 4 sm-n910G last month. I rooted my stock kitkat Note 4 and was loving it, Kitkat was blazing fast before and root was even better. But then i lost OTA and couldnt upgrade to Lollipop, even Kies3 wouldnt as i was "unofficial". After almost a year, i finally said F-IT, and went to Sammobile, got the Australian 5.0.1 BOC3 i believe, and flashed it. Did the factory reset even tho i didnt have to lose everything. In the end, its worked out beautifully, Lollipop runs fast, no lags or bugs. I think Kitkat was a fraction faster, but i dont have issues i keep hearing about battery drains & lags. All goog for me so far.
I cant wait for 5.1 for stock Note 4 rom. Im thinking about rooting this thing once again. I might even flash CM12.1 nightly ROM, the worlds my oyster

Why does my alarm not make sound when phone is in soundless mode?

Hi guys,
I just updated my phone from 4.4.2 to 5.0.2.
Now the problem is that the alarm doesnt make sound when phone is put into soundless mode. Why is this happening?
And is it just me that thinks the design, icons etc of 5.0.2 is horrible? My phone looks like a Samsung now :crying::crying: Is it possible to revert to 4.4.2?

has the alarm problem been fixed yet?
i do not dare to upgrade to 5.0.2. im at 4.4.2

Stay on kitkat. It is much better than lollipoo.
I am also running 4.4.2 and I can't complain, everything works and it performs better than 5.0

zizuka said:
Stay on kitkat. It is much better than lollipoo.
I am also running 4.4.2 and I can't complain, everything works and it performs better than 5.0
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according to videos in youtube. the 5.0.2 is faster.
did you have problems with the alarm in 5.0.2?

In silent mode then alarm wont go off on 5.0 but on kitkat alarm always work.
On kitkat for me: phone doesnt get warm as on 5.0, less lagg, battery lasts longer and i like UI more. People only like 5.0 more because its newer than 4.4. Lame. Newer isnt always better.

zizuka said:
In silent mode then alarm wont go off on 5.0 but on kitkat alarm always work.
On kitkat for me: phone doesnt get warm as on 5.0, less lagg, battery lasts longer and i like UI more. People only like 5.0 more because its newer than 4.4. Lame. Newer isnt always better.
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why dont the alarm go off in 5? its very strange.
yes i like the ui more in 4 but about the battery and speed, its better in 5.

vistascape said:
Now the problem is that the alarm doesnt make sound when phone is put into soundless mode.
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I can't really explain it, but here is how to solve it:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-true-silent-mode-lollipop-t3042924

zizuka said:
In silent mode then alarm wont go off on 5.0 but on kitkat alarm always work.
On kitkat for me: phone doesnt get warm as on 5.0, less lagg, battery lasts longer and i like UI more. People only like 5.0 more because its newer than 4.4. Lame. Newer isnt always better.
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IMHO lollipop is much smoother.
The only thing that i miss from stock kitkat is "wireless storage" everything else is similar.
Moreover kitkat has NOT updates since years, it has many security bugs and exploits that may be very dangerous.
Personally i moved from STOCK KK, STOCK LP, CLOUDY LP, CM13, to LINEAGES OS 14.1
Look for how many vulnerabilities (CVE) has been found and fixed
https://www.cvedetails.com/product/19997/Google-Android.html?vendor_id=1224 :good:

Jan Philipp said:
I can't really explain it, but here is how to solve it:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-true-silent-mode-lollipop-t3042924
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i really dont dare to upgrade. ill just stay at 4.4.2

Camera Issue!!!

I m Using Zenfone 3 (3GB/32GB) 5.2 inch.
Recently I have Brought It.
After 1 Week I m facing Camera Problem, Both front and Rear Camera.
After Taking Photo, The Photo Looks Sometime Very Dark and Sometime Very Over Light.
Camera Mode is Set Auto.
Sometime Photo Looks Green Effect
I have Attached Some Pictures for Better Understand..
Developers,
Plzz Do Somthing About My Problem ASAP.
Thank You.

Sounds like a hardware issue. Your best bet is to return the phone if you can or have it repaired.

sensi277 said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Your best bet is to return the phone if you can or have it repaired.
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I have brought it from Asus care
Are u sure that is hardware issue

Naim Islam said:
I have brought it from Asus care
Are u sure that is hardware issue
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Certainly doesn't look like a software issue, that's for sure. See if you can get it warranty repaired.

Definitely a hardware issue. They should repair it for free.

Try another camera app, if the problem persists then it definitely hardware issues.

Thanks to all for Replying about My Problem

Naim Islam said:
Thanks to all for Replying about My Problem
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Have you fix the problem?? If not
Have you updated to nougat?
I believe its software issue. I have the same problem but it fixed after nougat update

ice856 said:
Have you fix the problem?? If not
Have you updated to nougat?
I believe its software issue. I have the same problem but it fixed after nougat update
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No
I haven't updated to Android N.
Are u sure Android N can Solve this issue?

Naim Islam said:
No
I haven't updated to Android N.
Are u sure Android N can Solve this issue?
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Sorry for late reply. Im pretty sure it will fix your problem.