Thursday, December 15, 2011

How to Fix Stalled Camera on Android Smart Phone

I love my HTC Droid Incredible, but there have been a couple occasions in which the camera has stalled. Basically, it just quits working and gives a black screen. The first time it happened, I couldn't back out of the camera (like I usually do), so I just shut the whole thing down--hoping that re-booting it would fix the problem--but the camera would still stall when I would try opening it. Arrrgghhh!!!!

But it's happened twice to me now, and both times I used this same solution. Hopefully, these steps will help anyone else who runs into a similar problem.

How to Get Home From the Stalled Camera
  1. Click the Home Icon on your phone.
It's as simple as that. I always use that back arrow to back out of programs and onto my home page. So I totally overlooked the obvious solution. However, this does not fix your camera.

How to Fix Your Stalled Camera on Android
  1. Click to Restart your phone. Unlike just selecting Power Off, the Restart close all apps before restarting the phone--and that appears to be the secret to getting the camera working again.
So this is one of those rare how-to posts that require just one-step instructions. Crazy, huh?

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I was worried I would have to get a new phone because I use the camera so much but this totally worked. Don't know why this info isn't more widespread since this is such a common prob with droids.

Robert Lee Brewer said...

Yeah, that's the main reason I created this post--because I couldn't find any information on it anywhere. I had that same sense of hopelessness and thinking I'd have to get a new phone. I'm glad this post helped!

Anonymous said...

How do I restart my phone?

Robert Lee Brewer said...

Every time I've had to use the re-start function, it's re-started on its own.

Anonymous said...

I have the same problem but this didnt work dor me.

Anonymous said...

well by gum. That worked. Thanks!