Can't use front camera... HELP!

nuts77 · Jun 6, 2014

Hi everyone,

I need help to sort out an issue about my front facing camera.

My phone is stock WWE version, I took the first OTA (1.54.401.5 I believe), then unlocked bootloader, rooted and installed ARHD 6.0.

Everything was working fine, then I flashed version 7.0 few days ago (without upgrading firware, as I'm one of the poor "Whelp" guys with firewater, so I couldn't get s-off) and now my front camera won't work. When I try to select it, camera application force closes and I'm back to homescreen. If I try to setup face unlock, I get a message saying sth like "Can't connect to front camera".

I've tried other ROMs like InsertCoin, same issue. Only way I could get it back to work again for a while was flashing Maximus HD.

I have NO IDEA what is going wrong here.
I doubt it is a hardware issue as everything has been working flawlessly for some weeks. So my question is, could it be a problem of ROM/firware version compatibility? Can keeping an "old" firmware cause this kind of issues?

Thanks a lot for your help!

nuts77 · Jun 6, 2014

right now, installing OTA (after going back to stock rom & recovery), hope things will get fixed...
I might be f***d for S-off since 1.54.xxx.10 patches the firewater exploit, but anyway...

onefasttreopro · Jun 7, 2014

I had similar issue after 2 months...my ffc 'disappeared' when I used a system info app to check hardware etc. and also noticed the duo effects stopped working...swiping to ffc in camera app didn't do anything either...weird...took to Sprint store and they verified and I had new phone sent in as replacement.

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nuts77 · Jun 7, 2014

Thanks for your feedback...

afterfirmware update, same issue, on ARHD and even on Stock ROM 1.54.xxx.10. Started to think itwas a hardware issue, thinking of sending the phone in HTC warranty (although I unlocked the bootloader) then I tried to flash maximus HD 4.0 again and WOOSH, issue gone!! FFC works as it should again. STRANGE as hell.

If anyone has a clue on how to solve this...

gustavargas · Jun 29, 2014

I have the same problem, I flashed the MaximusHD and doesn't work:crying:

nuts77 · Jul 3, 2014

Hello,

What version of Maximus HD did you flash?
I used version 4.0.

Well, what is strange is that after a while I switched to ARHD 8.0, then 8.1. All went well until last weekend, boom, issue is here again.

I'm thinking of a few things :

- software issue cause by God knows what.
probably not as I have had the issue with many ROMS, whatever version I'm using when it pops up.
Might be other apps but issue remains with clean install...

- Other hardware issue not related to phone (SD card...)
probabbly not as I tried to remove SD card, restart phone, same issue.

- hardware issue with the FFC, coming and going. In that case, not much to do apart from trying to get an exchange model.
maybe...

EddyOS · Jul 3, 2014

You could S-OFF using Sunshine and then reflash everything from the beginning and see what happens. Also means you'll get the right firmware on your phone as well

nuts77 · Jul 4, 2014

Hi EddyOs, and thanks.

Yes, did S-Off when sunshine was released. I used it to install HK audio mod on ARHD 8.1
Issue only came back recently, and hasn't gone since...

I'm completely lost here. Can a hardware issue be temporary, go, and come back? Seems strange to me.

BerndM14 · Jul 4, 2014

nuts77 said:
Hi EddyOs, and thanks.

Yes, did S-Off when sunshine was released. I used it to install HK audio mod on ARHD 8.1
Issue only came back recently, and hasn't gone since...

I'm completely lost here. Can a hardware issue be temporary, go, and come back? Seems strange to me.

Well hit it with a hammer, if it still doesn't do anything then perhaps it wasn't hardware but software. :silly:

Seriously though, Yes hardware issues can "come and go" intermittently. I see that crap all the time at work.

Could try and completely start from scratch again and see if it helps like Eddy suggested, if it's a hardware problem then naturally it'll have to be sent back but luckly you have S-OFF so you can return to stock fully. Unlucky for you however, if the device gets exchanged then it means you'll have to fork out another $25 for S-OFF as it's a 1 phone only license

nuts77 · Jul 7, 2014

after five days, issue is gone. Now everything seems to work normally.
No hit, no drop, no shock whatsoever.

Now just waiting for the issue to come back...

Mafiakillers · Dec 24, 2014

I am also facing same issue..some1 Help,.

hello friends.. recently selfie option in camera is missing in my htc m8 phone.
Even i downloaded Selfie application from google play, But Front camera is not working..
Some one help us please..

IF any 1 got the solution, please post it here

onefasttreopro · Dec 24, 2014

Isn't there a HTC diagnostics code that you can use to test all features...that might help to see if hardware in fact has failed...that's basically what HTC would do if you were to call them...forgot the key combo off hand

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clsA · Dec 24, 2014

Mafiakillers said:
hello friends.. recently selfie option in camera is missing in my htc m8 phone.
Even i downloaded Selfie application from google play, But Front camera is not working..
Some one help us please..

IF any 1 got the solution, please post it here

From the dialer dial *#*#3424#*#*
hit accept and test your camera

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