galaxy s4 camera problem

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lexaniji

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Jun 17, 2012
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hey all

before starting off i want to tell you guys that i have searched for related articles before opening a new one. but non of it all relates to my problem

i had 4.3 stock pre rooted from djembey bexause my wifi didnt work. the rom worked perfectly but after a while all of thw sudden my camera stopped working. i cleared the apps cache and forced closed it. it worked. but after rebooting andd trying the front camera it didnt work again.

now i installed 4.3 stock from samfirmware and did a full wipe and all. and the problem is still there...

please help me.

kind regards


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maxsam4

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What error do you receive? Does it force close or u see a black screen or what?

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lexaniji

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sorry for forgetting to tell. it freezes on a black screen. and sometimes a camera failure error. i can just quit the app by the homebutton

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lexaniji

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yea why would it help? any info on what might be causing the problem?

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lexaniji

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alright so if that doesnt fix it my camera unit is broken?

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lexaniji

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how do i need to flash it btw? odin ? recovery?

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maxsam4

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how do i need to flash it btw? odin ? recovery?

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If it doesn't work, then it probably is a hardware problem and you will need to go to a service center in that case.

Flash the package from recovery.

Make a backup first.

Don't hesitate to hit the thanks button.

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lexaniji

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cant find a way to install it through recovery. external storage doesnt work. fromcache doesnt work.

external storage said cant mount /sdcard.

cant find to install from internal storage.

what now?

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maxsam4

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cant find a way to install it through recovery. external storage doesnt work. fromcache doesnt work.

external storage said cant mount /sdcard.

cant find to install from internal storage.

what now?

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Install a custom recovery like cwm or twrp first.

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lexaniji

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i dont want to root anymore... thats why i got off custom rom.

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maxsam4

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It is easy to tear down the galaxy s4 camera. So you can try to use a new camera or a camera from others' S4 to test whether the hardware has problem or not.
S4 camera replace video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djjhR4870F4

He is not even rooting his phone and you expect him to tear open up his phone? -_-

Frankly speaking, I will NOT recommended him to do it himself as he has no experience of it and will most definitely destroy his phone in the process.

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LotoTutu

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He is not even rooting his phone and you expect him to tear open up his phone? -_-

Frankly speaking, I will NOT recommended him to do it himself as he has no experience of it and will most definitely destroy his phone in the process.

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Yes.He can try to rooting his phone. But it is really not a hard task to open up the S4. I don't think that will destroy the phone.
 

lexaniji

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just updated to 4.4.2. problem still persists.

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