How to fix Warning Camera failed error in Galaxy S7 Edge S6 and S5

How to fix Warning Camera failed error in Galaxy S7 Edge S6 and S5

Barely after 2 months of purchase, my Galaxy S7 Edge got the “Warning: Camera Failed” error that would not allow me to take any photos. Every time I opened the camera app, the screen would go black and give the camera failed warning error. The 12MP, f1.7 lens on Galaxy S7 is one of the best smartphone cameras today and it can even replace your digital cam or even DSLR for normal

everyday shots. So, I was bummed when this awesome camera stopped working. Fortunately, this isn’t a hardware fault but an Android software bug common among Samsung Galaxy smartphones. I have listed below all the methods to fix Warning camera failed error on Samsung Galaxy S7, S6 and S5 phones. The method are lined up in the order of their effectiveness as reported by users.

Solutions: Camera failed problem on Galaxy S5, S6 and S7 Edge – Samsung Galaxy Camera app troubleshooting

Method 1: Disable “Smart Stay” feature

Smart stay basically detects your face and keeps the screen on when you are looking at it. So, this isn’t really a feature you need because you can increase the screen on-time or simple tap on the screen to keep it awake. This feature seems to conflict with the camera app of Samsung devices resulting in failed camera error.

• Go to Settings >> Display >> Turn off “smart stay”
• Reboot your phone

Method 2: Reset settings:

Resetting app settings is the second most effective solution to camera failed error in Samsung Galaxy devices.

• Go to Settings >> Scrool down and select “Backup and Reset”
• Select “Reset Settings” >> Tap “Reset” (Do not select “Factory Reset”)

Now your Samsung app settings will be reset to default and this will fix the Warning: Camera failed error on your Galaxy S7 edge, S6 or S5 smartphone. After this method, you will also need to again add your saved Bluetooth devices and re-enter your Wi-Fi password.

Method 3: Clear data of the Camera app

The clearing cache and data is the most widely used method for fixing Google Play Store related error codes. This might also solve camera app errors.

• Go to Settings >> Applications >> Application Manager
• Select “Camera” >> Force stop >> Tap Storage >> Select “Clear Data”
• Tap “Delete”

Now open the camera app and try taking a picture. If you still get the “Warning: Camera Failed” error message, proceed to the next method.

Method 4: Wipe Cache Partition

Another method to fix Android firmware issues after an update, is to “wipe cache partition” from bootloader.

• Turn your phone off
• Hold power key + home key + volume up at the same time to bring up the bootloader
• Once you reach the bootloader menu, use the volume key to highlight “wipe cache partition”
• Press power button to select that option.
• Now reboot system

Hopefully the Samsung Galaxy smartphone camera failed warning will be fixed by one of the methods. If you have alternative solutions, drop us a comment below.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 too slow lagging after Lollipop Update

Samsung Galaxy S5 too slow lagging after Lollipop Update

Many users who have updated their Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S5 to Android 5 Lollipop are experiencing unusual sluggishness. The device seem to work just fine for some hours but then it gradually to show signs of stutter and lag. Eventually it gets too slow to switch between app and even hangs (freezes) when you are watching a movie or a YouTube video. The condition is worse if you have signed into a lot of apps like Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Gmail and so on. However, this is not a hardware issue because the Galaxy S5 is perfectly capable of handling any app or game available in Google play Store. So how do you fix Galaxy S5 getting too slow issue after Lollipop update?

Actually, the sluggishness after flashing updates is a common occurrence experienced by many custom ROM users, who are constantly looking for cool new customized Android OS for their devices. The same issue seem to have occurred on stock Android devices that were running blazing fast on KitKat 4.4 but suddenly got slower after Lollipop 5 update. Check out the simple solutions below:

How to Fix Galaxy S5 S6 getting slow & lagging after Android Lollipop Update 

Method 1: Update to newer version of Lollipop 

Go to Settings >> About Phone >> Software information. Check if the latest OS updates is available for your S5. If an update is there, install newer version of Lollipop like 5.1 or 5.1.1.

Method 2: Clearing Cache Partition

This method has worked wonderfully for most users. Here you simply have to clear cache and dont even have to update your OS.

1. First turn off your phone 
2. Hold the Power, Home and Volume Up button at the same time 
• wait for your phone to turn on and then release
3. Now will see "booting" written in blue text.
4. Your device will now enter the Android System Recovery menu
5. Use volume keys to scroll down  to "Wipe Cache Partition" and then press Power button to select it. 
6. Once the above step is completed, go back and select "reboot  system now"

After reboot, your device should be as good as new. If your S5 is still too slow, you may have to repeat the steps above again. To permanently resolve this issue, dont forget to update your OS, when the the next version is available.

While this post mentions Galaxy S5, the above method can be used on any device to solve the sluggishness and freezing issue after Android update. Even the latest devices like HTC One M8, M9, Galaxy S6, Note 4, Xperia Z3 etc and prone to annoying slowdowns after Android 5 Lollipop update.

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Buy Gionee ElIfe S5 1 now Php3 999 only

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Gionee and Lazada offers big discounts for Chinese new year!

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How to fix unfortunately Touchwiz home has stopped error in Galaxy S5 S6 S7

How to fix unfortunately Touchwiz home has stopped error in Galaxy S5 S6 S7

Samsung uses the Touchwiz UI which is a very intuitive and colorful user interface with loads of user experiencing enhancing features. However, it is also prone to errors like the “unfortunately, Touchwiz home has stopped” error that crashes the system launcher. Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, S6 and even the latest S7 edge is getting this error message. As you can guess this is an error related to the Touchwiz launcher app. The error causes the launcher to force close each time you perform simple UI actions like swiping on the Android home screen. Tapping Ok will close the error window but it pops up again after a few seconds.

Many users have fixed this error by simply clearing the cache of “Touchwiz Home” from the app settings. Others have solved it by rebooting into recovery and wiping cache partition. Another method involves disabling motions and gestures from settings. There are several solutions to Touchwiz has stopped error and they are mentioned below:

Before trying the different methods, you should do a simple reboot test. Turn off your device and remove the battery. After a minute insert battery and then turn on your smartphone and see if that fixes the error. If it didn’t work proceed to the methods below:

[FIXED]  Unfortunately Touchwiz home has stopped error in Galaxy S4, S5, S6 and S7 edge

Method 1: Wipe cache partition

Wiping cache partition is known to fix app related issues like Google Play Services error, Google apps has stopped error and force closing of various apps. Here is how you can wipe cache partition of Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, S6 and S7:

1. Turn off your smartphone
2. Hold power, volume up and home button at once
3. Now when you see the blue screen release the buttons
4. In the recovery menu, use volume keys to select “wipe cache partition”
5. Press power button to wipe cache partition
6. Now go back and select “reboot system”

Method 2: Turn off motions and gestures

1. Go to settings >> Motions and gestures
2. Disable or turn off all the options

Note: You can leave air gestures on if you want

Method 3: Set Animation scale “5x to 5x”

1. Go to Settings >> More >> About device
2. Now tap the “build number” several times until you see the notification that “developer options enabled”
3. Now go to settings >> developer option >> Windows Animation scale
4. Select “5x to 5x”

Method 4: Install a different launcher

Because the Touchwiz launcher is glitching, you may want to install a different launcher. Please note that you may lose some user interface features while installing third party launchers. NOVA is a famous android launcher featuring a clean, stock Android interface, Go to Google Play and install “NOVA launcher”. After installation tap on “Nova launcher” or Nova settings and then set NOVA as your default launcher. You can also set Nova as default home launcher like this: Go to settings >> Home >> select home >. Nova launcher. On LG smartphones you will have to go to

One of the above methods will most likely solve the unfortunately Touchwiz has stopped error on your Samsung smartphone. If you have any other solution or fix, please drop a comment.

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