friendz my samsung grand camera not working it giving error like can't connect to camera so tried to force stop and cleared cache and also deleted cache partition from recovery and rooted also and installed cm13 6.0 to it but still getting error like can't connect to camera ,so suggest me some tricks,
Try removing battery for 10 seconds then put it back in, see if it works. If not, try reflashing a firmware
i tried reflashing it but giving me same errror..
NirmalHarle said:
i tried reflashing it but giving me same errror..
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This error appeared randomly or you had any issues flashing? Maybe you dropped it and caused hardware damage?
If it's a software issue, refreshing to your stock rom should fix it so if you have already tried that it is probably a hardware related issue.
Well pulling out the battery trick worked for me and my two friends with the same camera problem, I suggest it to others as will, please try it before going to the extreme of flashing firmware.
thank you guys it really helped me, I found that its hardaware issue and i solved now my phone's camera working fine ,thank you. once again,,
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May I have your attention please.
Greeting to all who may be concerned or able to fix camera failed issue on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 !!!
I know that there are other threads with similar topic, but I think we should recindle this issue as serious problem.
The story goes:
I bought slightly used S4 i9500 phone with no guarantee. It worked fine, was taking pictures and all. Splendid.
It was on some stock firmware. Some german version I think.
Then crappy and useles bloatware began to bother me. Just mountains of really crappy and uselles meaningless bloatware.
I wanted to remove that horses*it apps and therefore I rooted the phone flashing adam kernel and cofface cwm.
One lovely day i tried to take photo, camera opened with black window and showed camera failed notification with persistancy.
i flashed some newer stock firmware, it opened and was taking pictures till i tried some camera modes (action or something) and it froze with pink screen.
After that event, nothing was helpfull to fix this problem.
1. I flashed countles stock roms, nearly all available custom roms, new and old (think over 20 flashes).
2. Prior to flashing I did: Wiping dalvik, system, data, cache, preload, or full wipe, hard resets, wiping sdcard and external card.
3. Tried also nand erase (it took some time to revive phone afterwards).
4. Tried solutions like clear camera cache and data.
5. Tried turning off phone, taking battery out for some time, with full recharge,
6. Tried non stock camera apps. (e.g. camera fx, camera mx..)
7. Tried removing camera app by deleting it with titanium backup, or with root exploer - then installing it back to system apps with root explorer.
8. Tried switching sd cards- 8gb, 16, 32, 64 gb, no card, and tried settings without saving pics to sd card but internal storage.
9. Tried turning off gps, and location services
10. Tried limiting processes to 4 only.
11. Tried flashing with odin, or via cwm cofface or philz.
12. I opened phone with screwdriver to check for posible visible faults or something - all ok.
13. Flashed official firmware claimed to solve camera problems.
Maybe something more i did?- i cant remember, if i do i will notify about it.
And I ordered camera module from internet, will try to replace it - we will se what happens.
In the meantime, if someone, some wise one, genious or ordinary person, knows how to fix this persisting problem PLEASE HELP!
You will help me, and help others that have this problem.
Samsung officials, if you somehow should read this, take this into consideration. There are many eyes upon you. Provide solution for this.
Any one - SOS
FIXED IT.
Since no one cared enough to even try to help me with this problem I will not post the solution !
Said enough.
duxerica said:
FIXED IT.
Since no one cared enough to even try to help me with this problem I will not post the solution !
Said enough.
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I too like you tried everything and found nothing. Camera takes forever to open. Hope you decide to share the solution.Knowledge should be shared.Don't be bitter about it.I'm sure if someone had a solution they would have posted it.
cheers.
duxerica said:
FIXED IT.
Since no one cared enough to even try to help me with this problem I will not post the solution !
Said enough.
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Likewise, some people may have missed your post or nothing good to add, still I too would like to know what finally worked as I tried most of what you did.
Bests
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If you have message "Camera failed"...
First of all try this: Open Camera app from the "Application manager" and do "Clear data", then restart the phone.
Second: Do a Factory reset (of course save your data!).
Third: Reinstall Android OS.
If this not help you, you have a hardware problem. You need to change the camera.
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Video tutorial:
http://youtu.be/3nzetqisty0
Bought an S4 last week. Everything looked good, I tested the sound, vibrate, gps etc and it all checked out. However, stupid me didn't check the camera (I know I know).
So the whole phone seems to run fine, but the camera (front and back) can't be accessed by stock or 3rd party applications. (Usually "warning Camera Failed" or something similar). I've factory reset, cleared cache and everything. I even installed the nandroid backup from a working phone, but the camera gives the same issue.
Because it's both cameras I thought it had to be software, but after all the resets and cache clears I'm starting to lean toward hardware.
Can someone give me an idea where to start? Would it be camera connectors or motherboard? Is there a sensor that may be causing this? I'd like to get an idea before I start gutting my phone.
Thanks.
Try this if it works for you?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xha0lztrny7923s/Restart_Camera.apk?dl=0
If this does not help, clear RAM with a ram cleaner and try starting the app again?
If that does not help either..flash stock rom via oding
If that does not help..turn the phone off..charge till 100%..turn the phone on..clear the ram..and start camera..
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Had this same issue a while back. What solved it for me was to re-flash the stock firmware. I too tried a nandroid backup, it didn't work but the flash did.
Turns out it was software related.
I installed a few stock firmwares that didn't fix anything. I didn't want to wait the 2 hours to download for free from Sammobile.com, but eventually i bit the bullet and got the appropriate (latest) version of my phone. After the reboot it was solved.
Granted, I tried many different firmwares, and some had the same name as the official firmware that i downloaded from sammobile but it did the trick.
Thanks for the pointers
hi friends I m in deep trouble I have s4 i9505. whenever I open camera phone freezes for couple of seconds and black screen appears then a warning pop up with "camera failed .front cam is working fine. I have done following but none of these works.
1. 1st of all i thought its a h/w issue and I have changed 2 camera which were also the same model (i9505) of mine but it also dosn't work.
2. clear the the cache and data from application manager.
3. cleared the cache partition from recovery.
4. removed the battery and reinserted.
so plz help.me and yes there another problem. WiFi is not turning on whenever I try to turn it on it turns off by itself. I m.on lollipop5.0.1
waiting for some help
Flash the ROM again to fix your WiFi. While the ROM may help, I believe your camera problem is a hardware issue. You'll have to replace the camera module.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Flash the ROM again to fix your WiFi. While the ROM may help, I believe your camera problem is a hardware issue. You'll have to replace the camera module.
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than for reply. but I have replaced more than two camera modules. when I changed the module and open the camera. a message came updating camera firmware but after few minutes same warning came as camera failed. I think it's a software issue. kindly help me what to do.
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Flash the ROM again to fix your WiFi. While the ROM may help, I believe your camera problem is a hardware issue. You'll have to replace the camera module.
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thanks for reply. but I have replaced more than two camera modules. when I changed the module and open the camera. a message came updating camera firmware but after few minutes same warning came as camera failed. I think it's a software issue. kindly help me what to do.
Flash the ROM again. You have to anyway in order to fix the WiFi issue.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Flash the ROM again. You have to anyway in order to fix the WiFi issue.
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ok i just updated 5.0.1 . and how to flash rom via odin?
Flashing a custom ROM won't help fix your WiFi. You need to flash a stock ROM through Odin, and there are threads in the S4 forums which explain how to flash a ROM. Please use the search engine to find it.
Same Problem...
Just noticed this problem 3-4 days ago. I've done a factory reset and also tested a known working rear camera in my phone - I still get an updating firmware message or can't connect to camera message when I open the camera app. Also, the flashlight won't work and disappears from the pull-down menu in Lollipop. I'm unrooted on an I9505G (GPE S4) running 5.0. Not having any other issues with the phone and have tried re-seating the rear camera on the pins over a dozen times. Cleared cache /data from the camera app, uninstalled upadates, etc. I'm stuck. My best guess is either the board, or software related and I haven't figured it out.
With the OP, once firmware had been ruled out as a problem, the only thing remaining would be a motherboard issue. He had already replaced his camera module.
i just want my camera to work no matter wifi work or not. i m stock lollipop
so kindly suggest me something for camera. btw today i will try to flash ro
Take your S4 in for service. If you've updated the ROM and still do not have a working camera, you have a problem with the motherboard, not the camera module.
So I've been searching all the internet regarding my problem and found none to have my problem.
I was using popwiz rom and after a while my fingerprint sensor stopped working with the error "An error has occureed with the fingerprint sensor. If this message appears repeatedly, restart your device."
Because I needed my G900FQ, I ignored the issue for a while. Found S7 insanity which has a fingerprint bug and forgot about the problem.
Yesterday wanted to check out official MM for my S5, and had to reflash stock lollipop. Then I remembered my fingerprint problem so I tried to set it up. I kept getting that nasty error, tried deleting cache, tried deleting data with Titanium. Reflashed stock 2 times again, nothing worked. Until I was ready to give up and go to bed. Then it suddenly started working. Managed to set it up and activate fingerprint unlock.
Now is the bummer!
I CAN UNLOCK with fingerprint if waiting about 3 seconds after turning screen on.
I CANNOT ADD FINGER through settings, I get the nasty error message.
Tried to enter factory tests and under NormalScan button says Version 0.0.0.0 and in SensorInfo says Ready and stays that way.
I tried to enter factory tests very fast after unlocking with fingerprint and I got, only once and for a brief moment, the right Version and SensorInfo, and Normal Scan showed data and graph.
Now I will try to install official MM firmware with Odin.
Anyone has any ideas to what the cause may be ? And maybe a solution ?
Thanks in advance
L.E. I installed official MM firmware and now fingerprint sensor works when unlocking and adding fingers, but when I try to unlock my phone while it is connected to a power source I get the nasty error message again and prompts me for my backup password. Any advice would be deeply appreciated.
Flash a stock ROM and factory reset?
It seems you did not read the whole thread before suggesting me this...
I did that many times. Lollipop and MM official stock... Its like the sensor is not responding in some situations , but in other situations it does. And this seems to be pretty random..
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Flash a stock ROM and factory reset?
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laurent.siku said:
It seems you did not read the whole thread before suggesting me this...
I did that many times. Lollipop and MM official stock... Its like the sensor is not responding in some situations , but in other situations it does. And this seems to be pretty random..
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It seems you don't even know what you typed, nowhere in your OP did you mention factory resetting and then flashing a stock ROM
Only that you flashed stock ROMs, flashing stock ROMs does nothing to reset anything and will leave behind bugs from the previous ROM if the issue is with an app / data etc
Before getting clever, read what you type
It's obvious that by flashing a stock rom over a custom one will leave bugs. Did full wipe (system, data, cache&dalvik, even phone internal sd) before flashing stock, every time. Thanks anyway..
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It seems you don't even know what you typed, nowhere in your OP did you mention factory resetting and then flashing a stock ROM
Only that you flashed stock ROMs, flashing stock ROMs does nothing to reset anything and will leave behind bugs from the previous ROM if the issue is with an app / data etc
Before getting clever, read what you type
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Well maybe next time add that fairly important info to your main post, instead of hoping everyone is psychic, and then throwing a hissy fit when they suggest something you have not stated you already tried.
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Hello everyone! I have been facing a serious problem for a while now. I get a warning when i try to take a picture using the stock camera app. I can actually take one or two photos but then the phone crushes,a warning pops up and then the phone restarts. I searched a lot on the web but i didn't actually find the exact same issue. Many people complained about this and had a black screen whenever they open the camera app. I don't get black screen but the camera app crushes whenever i try to shoot. I tried all the suggested solutions but they were all in vain. The same thing happens with the front and rear camera. I really don't think it is a hardware problem because this happens with the official firmware and the touchwiz based roms. I had the same issue with the resurrection remix camera(no warning,the phone just restarts) but i found solution with lineage os 14.1 camera!! The camera actually works with lineage os. I ve been using it for a while now but we all know that it is so basic and incomparable with the stock camera.
Anyone having the exact same issue?
If it's not a hardware problem, have you tried doing a hard reset?
This will restore your phone to its initial, factory settings. Thus, any third-party apps or issues your phones is having will be erased.
Factory reset steps: https://www.unlockunit.com/blog/how-to-make-a-hard-reset-for-samsung-phones/
I tried all the suggested solutions in the android forums: factory reset,wipe cache,settings reset... None of them worked.
Did you drop this device or sat on it?
Try to take it to a phone repair shop and see if they can fix it.
Install a third party camera app from the play store and try (install few apps cameras) , if it works it's not a hardware issue, if your camera fails again it is passible a hardware problem.
I m sure it is a software problem. How can i fix that? Don't tell me to do a factory reset. I rooted my device. Is there any solution to do through the app systems or something. Can rooting actually help me fix that? How can i access all the camera related system files?
I hope you understand what i m trying to say
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I m sure it is a software problem. How can i fix that? Don't tell me to do a factory reset. I rooted my device. Is there any solution to do through the app systems or something. Can rooting actually help me fix that? How can i access all the camera related system files?
I hope you understand what i m trying to say
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Try a free camera app, a custom Rom or just reflash your software with Odin. If the crash still happens it's a hardware bug, sorry.
I tried to flash with odin and use a free camera app. I had the warning in both of them. I tried many costom roms but the only working one is LineageOS 14.1 but the camera is so basic...
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I tried to flash with odin and use a free camera app. I had the warning in both of them. I tried many costom roms but the only working one is LineageOS 14.1 but the camera is so basic...
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I still think this is a weird hardware bug, but try to install zero camera mod, maybe this will fix it somehow, or try a new micro SD.