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Hello, always if I open the camera App on my Galaxy S6 I get a message which says: “camerafailure”. I think it is no software problem because reseted my device. Now I think to replace the camera because I will replace the battery anyway, but I don’t know if it fixes the problems. Has anyone some experience with that and / or can help me? Update (03/28/2020) Thank you for the quick reply. I can’t remember that I dropped it the days or weeks before it stopped working. But I have two questions. If it is one camera which is not working, why is not the other cam (front or main camera) not working? Or is it closing the app because one camera is damaged. Second question: If a cable / connector to the camera is damaged I have no options to repair it or am I wrong? Update (04/01/2020) So. I replaced the battery and the camera. The battery works, but the camera unfornately just shows the same errors. I think now there is not much / nothing what I can do left.
maze… if you are going to open the phone up to replace the battery, may as well change the camera. it could be the device itself or the connector or flex cable that is damaged so youll want to look closely before buying the replacement camera. by resetting the phone to factory, if it was a software issue, this would have taken care of it so its probably a physical issue. have you dropped the phone or??? here is a guide to help with many issues you may have with your device. just click on the topic that matches what you are trying to accomplish. post back here with any needed further assistance. Samsung Galaxy S6 Repair
good questions…so the front and rear facing camera are on the same circuit..this allows for the swipe to change cameras while within the app… i would assume if one force closes the app because of failure, the other will not work because of the force close. you may try to install a third party app and see if you can get either one to function without the native app. not sure if this will work, but if it does…youll find that one will display image while the other does not. as far as the repair of flex….both cameras have their own flex cables attached so itll be a housing swap if you come across one that has damage. if it s the connector pins, you can gently work them into proper position if bent. it is very easy to damage these further so use caution/discretion
