camera is not working . it says can't connect to camera
Whenever I open my camera , it says that can't connect to camera .
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All u have to do is hold your power button and press the restart button and you will have your camera working as soon as it comes on hope I could help
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My grandaughter an I thank you veryyyyyyyyyyy much!
It worked!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Omggggg!! Thanks to u my camera is now workingg!! Thanks so much ily
Thank you so much for helping me with my camera it is now working I'm no longer stressed I was so stressed thank u very very much
Using the info here. My lgk7 camera working again. Took battery out and SD card for a minute. After so long it works! Thanks
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Sometime it's happen when your camera has been in use for long time you don't need to troublshoot anything on your device close your camera. Wait for 30 seconds then after again open your camera by tapping on camera app. At time all you need to restart the camera and the problem will be fix. follow this
fix camera not working android phone simple steps and see if this helps you to solve this issue .
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If the camera is not working, try to remove phone back cover and tight all screws, its started working, (actually i dropped many times my phone before getting this error,which leads to screw loosen). After tighten the screws its working normally,
Model: lenavo k4 note ,
problem:cannot connect the camera
If software will not do then dissasemble ur mobile and service area near ur camera with thinner and toothbrush u will get 100 percent result
It's Hisense 692 but camera it doesn't work because I turn it off softap by mistake ,it just showed me, can't open it camera because app is error.
Please I have restart my phone I have cleared the camera cache and data I have cleared the launcher I even installed the camera fix cm but is not working and the camera is still doing unable to connect check whether the camera is in use and restart the phone please help me
Plzzzzzzz help me how to open my camera because how many time me I close and factory reset my phone still my camera not working help me plzzzz
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Go to apps and find the camera application. there is a option clean cache and clean it. restart the tab and check. if it is not work you try to update firmware. 50% it could be hardware fault and you should have to change the camera module.
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you wont find camera app in downloaded category, swap right to left and you will see all apps. its not hard to find camera app.
I have the snapchat and twitter applications on my phone. When I tried to open snapchat, I got an alert about not having access to my camera. Same thing with twitter. I am confused because I was just using these apps earlier. I went to my settings, privacy and then to camera and it was not showing the apps that have access to camera in them. I don't know what to do at this point. . I use these apps to communicate with a lot fo people that I am very close to. If someone can help me fix this it would be great appreciated
First Restart Ur Device And after That Go To Settings>Apps>Click Camera And Clear the Data
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Use camera restarter app from appstore. It may help. But u need root access to work this app
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how to get the root access to work for camera restarter?
You must root ur phone and install supersu
Ye how do we do that
Just follow the instructions under "original post" for acquiring supersu
I had this unable to connect camera issues with my tecno phone, I want to give a big thanks to you for this camera restart app. It worked like magic... Keep the good job... Urs truly, maxwell eghosa.. Nigeria
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Goodmorning , i had the same problem "cannot connect to the camera " and today i open up my Lenovo Vibe X2 and i saw 2 screws that holds the frond camera, those screws was not properly inserted (unscrew) and i fix it !!!! now my frond camera works !!!! check your screws if there are ok.... greetings from Greece
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I have actually dropped my tablet one too many times and wondered if that was the reason the camera is not working. I will take the back off and see if anything is loose and whatnot and hope I'll find the problem. Thank you.
My camera has stop working, kindly assist me to fix it
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Try this quick fix first for all Android phones.
Method 1
1. Go to Settings > Apps,Camera, and then touch Force stop.
2. Go to Settings > Apps, Camera, and then touch Clear cache.
3. Go to Settings > Apps, Camera, and then touch Clear data. Caution: Any data saved in this app will be erased.
Method 2
Make sure your have more than 30% battery charge left
"Settings-> About Phone-> System Update, then update"
Method 3
Hold down the volume/power/back button
Just make sure you hold them down for longer than 30 seconds.
Opened into fastboot then closed it and restarted the device
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Method 1 worked on my Galaxy S5. Thanks so much!
Method 1 worked for my Aunty’s itel about clearing data works like a charm
Please I have restart my phone I have cleared the camera cache and data I have cleared the launcher I even installed the camera fix cm but is not working and the camera is still doing unable to connect check whether the camera is in use and restart the phone please help me
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The problem related to firmware, so just update firmware if update available, otherwise reinstall firmware
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do not update from phone itself,
just download firmware then update
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Just found a possible solution!!!! I had the same issue with my Lg G Sylo, where I'd either get a black screen or only the back button would appear. Also, with the camera acting up, my flashlight wouldn't turn on while "apps using the flashlight are open". Nothing I tried software wise worked-camera app(force stop, clear cache/data), reset, factory reset, etc. However, after watching a video on how to replace the camera(link below), I followed the steps and when i got to the actual camera module, popped the connector off, then put it back on securely. I had to do it twice because the first time I noticed it wasn't on all the way, which leads me to believe that it might have been like that before I reset it initially, causing the entire camera to not function properly. After putting the phone back together, I turned it on, and just like magic the camera was fixed and I could use the flashlight. This might not work for everyone, but it's definitely worth trying before looking into a replacement. Hope this helps!!!
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEIa8XTM...
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I have been without a camera since March. Your solution worked. Thank you.
Zach, it worked like a charm! Video was a moral booster. Super easy!
for me it happened after flashing with file
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I saw a post once that said 'charge your phone and let it get to 100%' so I did, I took the battery out put it back in and charged my phone over night I had also deleted Snapchat because that was the cause of my camera problem, then the next morning I turned it on and checked my camera and it was working again, also I downloaded snapchat again and my camera is still working fine
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Reboot the phone and it should work........mine has worked without fault since I rebooted it about 3-4 weeks ago, regards Trevorh
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had this problem initially about 3 months ago- rebooted the phone by turning it off. Success when I turned it back on. However it happened again 4 days ago.....did the same ( turned off and rebooted) and the camera is now able to be used again. Both times the same message appeared.
Its not because of firmware everytime
It can be hardware problem ......so just make sure that camera is in working state....
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Instead of restarting, follow these steps:
1. Go to App Store or wherever you downloaded Google translate from.
2. Type Google Translate, then click the App icon.
3. Once on the App page, just press "Open"
4. Camera should work again, but I would make sure to test it with out internet/data/wifi just to make sure.
I think clearing your history helps, under "Settings".
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I dropped My LG stylo one too many times. I opened it up disconnected the camera and firmly reattached the ribbon connector. Worked like a charm. They have videos online but you dont need them. What you will need is one of the CHEAP mobile phone repair kits with the tiny screwdrivers and pry tools. you can probably get by with a dollar store ste of jewelers screw drivers and a guitar pick or box cutter to do the prying. It took me around 5mins from open to close.
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Whenever I am facing camera errro on my OnePlus 3 phone. I will wipping Camera App cache and Wipe Data.
Below are steps to Clear Camera App Cache and Data:
Go to Settings -> Apps - > Find Camera App - > Storage - > Tap on Clear Cache and Data.
Hope this solution help to fix Camera issue on your Android phone.
Suraj Padmasali
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Im using LG2 phone and when i want to use phone camera it freeze all my phone please help me
I can't connect to the camera
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If you have a zedge live wallpaper running it might occur as well… It happened with me and I just changed to a static wallpaper and the camera went back to normal.
Hope this helps!
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Sometimes this problem happens on my OnePlus 3 phone. To fix this issue, I will clear data and cache for Camera App. To do that :
Go to Settings - Apps - Camera App - Storage - Tap on Data and Cache.
Suraj Padmasali
Co-Founder - Megebyte.com
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i downloaded a bunch of camera app from playstore..i started opening them one by one and eventually one did work finding it way through the main g4 camera. i closed it later and tried my camera again and it working fine
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Can you tell me what is the app name
I have a problem with putting my NIM number on my Raven account,I have been trying it since two month now but the are telling me “unable to sent message to the client” please what can I do I have found the account already but can't make transfer up till now .please help me out thank you.
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cannot t connect to the camera please check whether other application running in the background are using camera(such as flashlight),close it and try again
by preethi
In my case, the problem was defective camera hardware. I fixed it after the seller sent me a replacement camera (about 1/2 the size of a dime) and I looked up how to replace it. It is quite simple, really.
Tom Nelson
by Thomas Nelson
This blog post may help, after i did this it worked (Connect 8" windows 10 tablet) ... http://www.alanhart.co.uk/archives/2017/...
by Alan
I had the same problem and tried all the same fixes over and over again - Clear cache, clear data, force stop, factory reset, remove battery. Nothing worked. Then I saw a post to remove battery for several minutes. I removed the battery for 5 full minutes then re-installed the battery and restarted. and there it it - camera is back!!! I don't know it just removing the battery for 5 full minutes will do it or if clearing the cache & data & force stop in needed also. All I can say for sure is that my camera is back!
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