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Here’s how to fix the issues with Camera app on Galaxy phones
Samsung Camera app helps people to capture every moment at any time. As smartphone the camera technology that has developed for clear photography, to professional-grade portraits, smooth video stabilization, and selfies.
Samsung making it easy for every user to create high-quality photos and videos. It also gives more customized options as a professional tool.
Ultimately, whatever Samsung does is in service of user needs, to ensure every feature, experience, and design choice offers increased functionality and quality.
If for some reason, your phone is displaying a ‘Camera Failed’ message, freezing, lagging, or the preview is not displaying, the good news is that it’s most likely a software issue and not a physical issue with the camera. The given below troubleshooting will help you to come out with such a type of problem.
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FIX 1
Reset the camera app
Open the camera app
- Open the Camera app, and then tap Settings.
Reset the settings
- Swipe to and tap Reset settings and then tap Reset.
FIX 2
Check the Camera app for updates
Open the camera app.
- Open the Camera app, and then tap Settings.
Check for updates.
- Swipe to and tap About Camera.
- Check if any updates are available.
- Tap the update if one is available.
- If there are no updates available, your screen will read ‘The latest version is already installed’.
FIX 3
Perform a software update on a phone or tablet
The phone or tablet will show the last date that it checked for updates. To download an update, you must be connected to the internet.
Download updates manually.
- Navigate to and open Settings.
- Tap Software Update, and then tap Check for updates. Tap OK.
- If an update is available, follow the on-screen prompts to update your device. After the update, your device will restart.
- If your carrier is Verizon, swipe to and tap System updates, and then tap Check for system updates.
Make sure your device has enough space if you’re having trouble.
- Make sure the phone or tablet is connected to the internet and charged more than 50 percent before installing a software update.
- Some carriers require a Wi-Fi network connection and will not allow you to update using mobile data.
- If an error occurs during a software update and your phone or tablet keeps restarting, learn how to get out of a boot loop.
- If your phone or tablet doesn’t have enough storage space, you can clean up your storage with Device care. You can also back up extra files using Smart Switch or your Samsung or Google account.
Check your phone or tablet after the update.
If you were having issues before the software update, use the phone or tablet normally to see if the problem has been solved.
FIX 4
Before you reset the phone or tablet.
- Make sure to back up your phone or tablet. All data and settings will be erased.
- Write down the username and password for the account that you used to back up your data.
- We recommend having your phone or tablet plugged into the wall charger during the reset process because it may take up to an hour.
- If you have encrypted the SD Card inserted into your phone or tablet, make sure to decrypt it before the reset. Navigate to Settings, search for and select SD, and then tap Decrypt SD card.
Perform a factory data reset.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Search for and select Factory data reset.
- Tap Factory data reset again and then tap Reset.
- Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the reset.
- You may need to enter your Samsung account password or Lock screen password. The phone or tablet will reboot.
Complete initial setup.
- When the phone or tablet reboots, it will have its original factory settings.
- Now you will need to go through the initial setup to finish setting up the phone or tablet.
- The phone may require you to enter your Samsung or Google account information to complete the setup.
Test your device.
- Before installing any apps, make sure that your phone or tablet is functioning normally.
Note: If you are still experiencing network service issues with calls, SMS or MMS messages, network signals, mobile data, or hotspots after resetting the device, you may need to contact your carrier.
If you are still encountering any issues, please visit a Samsung walk-in service center or you can schedule a repair service online.
Samsung provides a Fall detection feature to the Galaxy Watches in addition to several Health alert functions. But for some time, Galaxy Watch users are facing an issue related to fall detection notifications, due to which they are not able to properly use other functions of their Samsung smartwatch.
Several community users have reported that the hard fall detection notification pops up repeatedly on the Galaxy Watch, even when no fall has occurred. If you are also facing the fall detection notification issue on your Galaxy Watch, then you can check the solution below.
The Samsung smartphone’s fall detection feature triggers a 60-second notification on your watch when it detects a hard fall. If you don’t respond, it will send an SOS message to the emergency contact listed with your location. The smartwatch also allows you to call an emergency contact if you’re in a position to do so.
If you don’t need the fall detection function during daily life then you just need to change the setting of this function.
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How to change the Galaxy Watch Fall detection notification?
For changing the settings of the Fall detection feature, you just need to follow a few steps.
- Firstly, connect your Galaxy Watch to your smartphone
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone
- Now tap on the Watch Settings.
- Click on the Safety and emergency option.
- Tap on the Hard fall detection feature.
- Now, you just need to select the ‘ Only during workout‘ option.
- It is done.
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Navigation Bar is one of the important parts of a smartphone as it allows users to control or navigate all the activities on their smartphone as per their wish. Along with changing the Navigation Bar on Galaxy smartphones, Samsung also offers various options to decorate and customize it.
If we buy a new smartphone, we need to navigate to use it. Although navigating the smartphone is very easy, yet we can make it more comfortable. How? So it is based on you in which way makes you feel comfortable using your Samsung smartphone, perhaps with gestures or buttons.
Here you can check how you can change the Navigation bar of your Galaxy smartphone.
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How to change Navigation Bar on your Galaxy device?
You can easily change the Navigation Bar of the Samsung smartphone, just need to follow a few steps mentioned below.
- Open Settings on your Galaxy smartphone.
- Click on the Display option.
- Scroll down and click on the Navigation bar.
- Select Navigation type from two options:
1.) Buttons
2.) Swipe gestures
Aside from this, you can also change the icons, layout, and background color of the navigation buttons in addition to height through the Good Lock module NavStar.
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Samsung enhances its technology day by day and One UI 5.1 seems to be a fantastic upgrade over its predecessors that brought many new improvements and features to the existing user interface. Apart from the many new features of One UI 5.1, you can also check here 3 amazing accessibility functions of Samsung smartphones that give you the next-level experience.
In the accessibility section of your smartphone, you can find some of the most innovative features of your Galaxy smartphone. The functions of accessibility are more useful for the person who is managing a disability as it helps to supercharge your Galaxy device.
3 Samsung One UI 5.1 Accessibility Features
1.) Flash notification
Flash the camera light or the screen when you receive a notification, call, or when an alarm sound. To turn on this function, you just need to visit Settings >> Scroll down and press Accessibility >> Tap on Advanced Settings >> Flash notification. Now, you can see two options:
- Camera flash notification
- Screen flash notification
You can turn on the function by tapping on the toggle.
2.) Left/Right Sound Balance
Samsung provides a separate option for adjusting the sound of the phone’s speaker and any other connected devices like earbuds, Bluetooth headsets, and more. It is a very helpful feature for those users who use it, however, the feature is not applicable for calls.
You can easily use this feature by following a few easy steps. Open Settings >> Click Accessibility option >> Tap on the Hearing enhancements option. Now, you can find the Left/right sound balance option, which includes the following two sliders.
- Connected device
- Phone Audio
You can adjust them by sliding left or right as you feel convenient.
3.) Accessibility button/gesture
You can add Accessibility floating buttons to easily access several functions of the Accessibility section. Also, you can change its size and transparency accordingly.
To add the Accessibility button, you just need to open Settings >> Accessibility >> Advanced Settings>> Accessibility button/gesture >> Select actions, and it is done.
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Samsung’s One UI 6.0 will release later this year, while the Beta program could start by July 2023. Despite a long gap in the timeframe, Samsung silently released support for One UI 6 software to the stock apps for some users.
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