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Camera not working after 1.0 update

  • /e/ version: 1.0
  • Device model(s): Fairphone 3, Fairphone 3+
  • Device rooted: no

Summary

Camera do not work, apps freeze, or the phone freezes when recording video on Fairphone after the update to 1.0

The problem

Steps to reproduce

Update to /e/ OS 1.0. Default Camera app, Telegram, Signal and QR & Barcode Scanner (com.example.barcodescanner) do not record videos. Restart do not help. The screen remains black, where the camera picture was supposed to be, but a small camera symbol shows up next to the WIFI Symbol. After that, even flashlight does not start. It can also cause phone to freezes/turns off

What is the current behavior?

Cannot record video

What is the expected correct behavior?

Should be able to record video

Technical informations

Relevant logs (adb logcat)

Relevant screenshots

Solutions

Workaround

At some point, possibly after the phone freezes and a hard reset is done, the issue disappears, and the camera starts working.

Possible fixes

Checklist

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