The camera on my iphone4 wont work.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

Hello im new here. I have my Verizon iPhone4 jailbroken on ios 5.1.1. Today i noticed that my front cam wouldnt come up in faceinhole. I then went to te stock ios cam app. It is now stuck on the front cam and i cant use it at all. Only way to use back cam is in facebook app. Or bitesms. Does anyone have any idea why this is happing? Thanks for any help.

h2olover1 · Jun 3, 2012

did you try a hard reset?

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

h2olover1 said:
did you try a hard reset?

Yes and it still wont work. I am jailbroken. But dont ser that as the issue.

zig9449 · Jun 3, 2012

Do you have Springtomize 2 installed?

If so...then check the "Capabilities" section.

If not...then...idk...disable Mobile Substrate addons one by one...checking to see of the camera works each time.

It is not the jailbreak that caused this...buy most likely a tweak you installed.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

zig9449 said:
Do you have Springtomize 2 installed?

If so...then check the "Capabilities" section.

If not...then...idk...disable Mobile Substrate addons one by one...checking to see of the camera works each time.

It is not the jailbreak that caused this...buy most likely a tweak you installed.

No i dont have Springtomize 2. And ok i was in there earler. But had no luck. But i never shut all of them off. And im not even sure when the last time my cam worked. But i could try to do a restore and see if it works later. Am at work now.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

Well it still wont work. I guess ill try a restore when i get home.

zig9449 · Jun 3, 2012

iPhonemodder1 said:
Well it still wont work. I guess ill try a restore when i get home.

It is best to NOT restore from a backup when you are restoring to resolve a problem.

Just defeats the purpose. Problems get "backed up" too.

Use a really old backup...or one better and setup as new and don't use a backup at all.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

zig9449 said:
It is best to NOT restore from a backup when you are restoring to resolve a problem.

Just defeats the purpose. Problems get "backed up" too.

Use a really old backup...or one better and setup as new and don't use a backup at all.

Ok sorry i meant just a normal itunes restore or what its called. The one that dont use the backup of the iphone.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

zig9449 said:
It is best to NOT restore from a backup when you are restoring to resolve a problem.

Just defeats the purpose. Problems get "backed up" too.

Use a really old backup...or one better and setup as new and don't use a backup at all.

Not sure if this matters. But the back cam works in facebook. Its that the app is stuck trying for the front cam

zig9449 · Jun 3, 2012

iPhonemodder1 said:
Not sure if this matters. But the back cam works in facebook. Its that the app is stuck trying for the front cam

Only in Facebook?

Not when your in the Camera.app? Or lock screen camera?

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 3, 2012

zig9449 said:
Only in Facebook?

Not when your in the Camera.app? Or lock screen camera?

Yes only in facebook or any other camera app other than the stock one. I just did a restore of the ios and it worked for the back. But if you try front goes back to stuck. And now it is stuck again.

i think its a bad camera.

zig9449 · Jun 4, 2012

iPhonemodder1 said:
Yes only in facebook or any other camera app other than the stock one. I just did a restore of the ios and it worked for the back. But if you try front goes back to stuck. And now it is stuck again. i think its a bad camera.

Yes.

Tho you can only narrow down to it being a bad if camera if you restore and setup as new device.

If you restore from a backup....well...you don't know for sure.

You have to restore and setup as new device...if it still gets stuck after that...THEN I would say its a bad camera.

iPhonemodder1 · Jun 4, 2012

zig9449 said:
Yes.

Tho you can only narrow down to it being a bad if camera if you restore and setup as new device.

If you restore from a backup....well...you don't know for sure.

You have to restore and setup as new device...if it still gets stuck after that...THEN I would say its a bad camera.

Ok well i did set it up the first time and it got stuck. So id say its a bad cam. Will have to contact apple or verizon and see what they say. Not sure cuz the back cracked and battery been changed.