I don't agree that the noise is normal. It wasn't there the first 6 months I owned the phone. Since it started a month ago it's become increasing frequent continues for a longer time, up to 30 seconds. My S7 Edge and Note 4 do not make any sound when launching the camera.
Galaxy S6 Camera Randomly Makes Loud Buzzing Sounds?
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No issues here.
Never dropped my phone and it's about 2 months old now.
If this info was useful, thank me now. Or never... :silly:
Never dropped my phone and it's about 2 months old now.
If this info was useful, thank me now. Or never... :silly:
My S6's camera has started to vibrate really quickly and make a loud buzzing noise like a fly.
I've owned the phone since launch and only recently has it started doing this.
This morning I went for a nice walk with my girlfriend and as I tried to take picture the camera started buzzing, the image on the screen was shaking like mad. I pressed record to capture it.
Here's the video I captured.
https://youtu.be/wyEyBIlNnHE
Over the last 3-4 weeks, it's done this maybe 5 or 6 times.
Something is not right
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I've owned the phone since launch and only recently has it started doing this.
This morning I went for a nice walk with my girlfriend and as I tried to take picture the camera started buzzing, the image on the screen was shaking like mad. I pressed record to capture it.
Here's the video I captured.
https://youtu.be/wyEyBIlNnHE
Over the last 3-4 weeks, it's done this maybe 5 or 6 times.
Something is not right
Sent from my SM-G920F using XDA-Developers mobile app
First of all:
Second: Try tapping the back of the phone quickly with your finger, that should free the sensor from whatever position it's stuck in.
First, I was trying to take a portrait PICTURE, not a landscape picture. The video is in portrait as I just wanted to quickly record the fault.First of all:
Second: Try tapping the back of the phone quickly with your finger, that should free the sensor from whatever position it's stuck in.
Second, I know how to exit out to stop the camera buzzing and vibrating. That doesn't change the fact that the fault is still there.
The camera shouldn't be doing.
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I have been having the same problem with my Samsung s6 as if its going to explode. I am in my teens and i am extrememly worried incase anything happens. Any idea 's or tips?
I had the same issue and took my s6 edge+ to the warranty. They confirmed that it is faulty camera (unstable picture, buzz) and got my money back. Waiting for note7...
So if you have the same problem, do not hesitate and take your phone for repairing or ask your money back.
So if you have the same problem, do not hesitate and take your phone for repairing or ask your money back.
Root means knox has been tripped which if the device is in the warranty period it is void as knox needs to be intact and not tripped, so your only choice is to pay to have the camera module replaced.
Members of the EUROPEAN union doesn't lose warranty with tripped Knox or custom kernels etc.
Ah you know what I've had a look at that and you're right, members of the European union do have different rights on the warranty, guess it sucks I live in the UK lol, will be a while till we leave the EU anyway.
Where are you from? Do you have any proof of purchase with date?
If they blame you because you have rooted the phone or changed firmware (knox 0x01), you could try to point them to this thread: there are dozens of unrooted phones suffering from the same issue and they should repair it, because it's an hardware issue that you cannot cause by simply rooting the device. It is for sure a lack of conformity already present at the moment you bought the phone, and this thread is a proof (there should be also videos on youtube showing the issue).
Otherwise, you could ask a Consumers' Association in your country (given that you have a proof of purchase with purchase and a genuine non-manipulated phone)
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mine had the same problem after 4 mounth.
I have root since first day.
my phone is S6 g920f italy warranty.
i called the customare care, send them the phone (pre-formatted with original firmware) and back home again in 6 days, FIXED.
They have changed the optical camera sector and no annoying to knox 0x1 ecc....
sorry for bad english, im italian.
I have root since first day.
my phone is S6 g920f italy warranty.
i called the customare care, send them the phone (pre-formatted with original firmware) and back home again in 6 days, FIXED.
They have changed the optical camera sector and no annoying to knox 0x1 ecc....
sorry for bad english, im italian.
Anyone have fixed the problem without going to service? Maybe humidity is the problem or something...
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Nope, this is not the same thing. This problem affects videos and goes worse with time. Samsung accepts those devices and changes the camera module.
By the way... another one bites the dust!
So after 1 and half a year, I've got this issue on 3 out of 5 S6/S6Edge that I've bought/advise to buy. Freaking 60% defect rate. Notice that the other 2 S6 were sold / destroyed, so I don't know if they would have be affected too.
This time it's an 11 month old S6 Edge, ISOCell camera.
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My note 5 started doing this 5 days after I got it. Rear facing camera only, and randomly triggered by camera apps, or sometimes apps that have camera access. I am quite certain it is a hardware problem. This started happening one day after extensively using my video camera to record close up objects. Lots of focusing and whatnot... For the record, I'm in Canada with Telus.
I called Samsung and I'm under warranty. They still charge $30 just to replace it, even under warranty. They said they will send me a loaner phone while I wait... But I said forget it. I've had the phone a year now, and honestly I don't even notice it anymore. It was annoying at first, but honestly it doesn't affect anything at all. Sometimes rarely, the screen wobbles for a second. Is it irritating? Super... Does it irk me? Oh yes very much... Lol but I've accepted it.
Also, I've done lot's of research and have found no one saying that this problem eventually led to a more serious problem. It just seems to be a small loose part... But I can live with it. At least it doesn't affect image quality.
Anyway, good luck everyone getting your phone fixed! If not, don't worry. Doesn't seem to be the end of the world
I called Samsung and I'm under warranty. They still charge $30 just to replace it, even under warranty. They said they will send me a loaner phone while I wait... But I said forget it. I've had the phone a year now, and honestly I don't even notice it anymore. It was annoying at first, but honestly it doesn't affect anything at all. Sometimes rarely, the screen wobbles for a second. Is it irritating? Super... Does it irk me? Oh yes very much... Lol but I've accepted it.
Also, I've done lot's of research and have found no one saying that this problem eventually led to a more serious problem. It just seems to be a small loose part... But I can live with it. At least it doesn't affect image quality.
Anyway, good luck everyone getting your phone fixed! If not, don't worry. Doesn't seem to be the end of the world
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I took it to my carrier repair center... twice! The first time they hand it back to me just with a hard reset arguing that the problem was solved. The second time I assume they send it to Samsung repair center and Samsung asked the replacement for a new phone... I had contact only with the carrier (Personal).
The thing of the unit replacement instead of the camera repair, is done because we have lots of troubles to let spare parts coming into our country (imports are restricted to support the local industry, just we don't have micro-electronics industry). Samsung here is buying assembly kits and assembly the phones here... yup, you understand right, the phone came disassembled from... China, and "Samsung" assemblies it back. Just to let you know, this phone that saw the light late 2014 / early 2015 in the rest of the world, it came to Argentina in july... +7 months of "delay". We are a delayed country! I laugh for not to cry.
I can't complain about signal, it has a good strenght... and where 4G is available it works fine and with an excelent data rate all the time... the problem as I said before, is infrastructure, in my country carriers have just started the migration to 4G (LTE) and the final stages of the migration are set until 2018... yup, other countries will be upgrading to next generation and we'll be still migrating. I hope in a short term period of time they will upgrade all of the metropolitan area infrastructure. Even WiFi is better than my previous device (Motorola Razr i -XT890-).
