Currently, when I want to take a picture with my phone and I touch to open the camera app, the screen would turn black, with no image. The only thing that would show is the camera button and the option to go into the camera settings. There's not much within camera settings -- either switch the main or front camera and the photo capture mode (scene, night, HDR, etc.), restore to default, etc.
If I t back out of the camera app and go to the home screen and try to get back into the camera app, it would pause for a bit (about 5 seconds) before popping up the imageless (black) screen. Then, a message would pop up saying, "Sorry! Camera is not responding. Would you like to send an error report to HTC?" I would be given the option to "Don't send; Wait; Send Report". If I go back to the home screen a third time and then try to open the camera app again, it would say "unable to start camera".
I have been HTC user since M7. I bought the M8 two months ago and I had a weird problem. The camera worked fine till 3 days ago, but the day after I woke up it stopped working. I start the camera and I have black screen, the camera app crashes and I go back to home screen with unable to start the camera. I clean the caches,soft reset, hard reset, downloaded 3rd party software which did not work.
i updated to the new os and when i try to start my camera it says unable to start camera try closing other applications and try again i downgraded and then the same thing so i wiped it and then updated it again and the same thing happens dunno think its busted anybody have a idea what it is i even deleted all applications i downloaded and no dice.
I just updated the software on my iphone 4 and prior to updating I could double click and start the camera without logging in, now I can't. How do I fix?
I have discovered that post lollipop software update (not to android 5 but the update to it) the start up chime is now linked to the media volume and not the system volume.  This means that if I'm listening to music or watching a movie and leave the media volume up, the chime will play - incredibly annoying considering the system is on silent.
So got a new phone... And... No camera! The camera crash when the phone starts with the video app. Cannot open the camera app (the app crash before anything is displayed). Other camera app (Google camera) says "cannot connect to camera). Factory reset failed.
on your 2nd gen moto X with moto voice, have you ever noticed when you tell it to take a selfie with a selfie command, it starts up the regular camera not the forward facing camera with a 3 second countdown timer?
Five days back purchased a Xperia X10 and upgraded the memory to 16GB. It was working fine since yesterday morning, when I updated the phone through SE PC Companion software.
First SEPCC presented a message for update then it told to disconnect the phone from USB, switch it off, remove battery for at least 5 sec., put battery again, connect it USB with pressing back button. After that it starts downloading the update and then tried to install the update. But it failed 2 times.
Right now I am not able to start the mobile even by removing the memory. On the screen it displays SONY ERICSSON text and a '!' mark inside a triangle.
I been trying to update my xperia ray to android 4.0 but it keep saying unable to instal or start phone software, I read the previous comments and post and some people posted link to some page in sony but that also didnt work because that is actually asking me to download again the same pc companion software which i have already install. any way to solve this?
I tried to update my sony xperia neo V today several times. but again and again I get an error msg "Unable to install or start phone software update components." even tried to reinstall sony pc companion but it doesn't work.I am already install the UPDATE SERVICE (SUS)
I can see that there is a new update for my Xperia Neo but when it gets to the second stage (preparing my phone to update), it says it is 'unable to install or start phone software update components'. Anyone have any idea how I can update my phone or why it won't let me update it now???
When i try to ugrade my phone software i get the error message "Unable to install or start phone software update conponents" . i restarted phone, pc suite, reinstalled, but my phone is not getting upgraded. pc suit says latest upgrades are available. Even if i go for repair phone same option comes.
Hestory : last night i tried to upgrade my phone using Sony Update service. it ran upgrade and everything was new. all previously installed softwares are gone.
Symptoms: it shows android 2.3.4 version on phone but in PC suit while, upgrade using pc suite it says vrsion 4 .a .XXX , and upgrading to 4.b.XXX ... then it proceeds and fails with error "Unable to install or start phone software update conponents" .
Unable to install or start phone software update components''I have the X10 mini and I'm trying to update the software on it. I've downloaded the PC companion, and the error shows up at the 2.Prepare stage of the update.
I have rebooted my computer and the phone too, and that error message still pops up every time I try to update.
I received notification that a system update is available for 4.0.2.A.0.42 and that this update can only be done with PC Companion. I followed every instruction but I had to abort the process when PC Companion prompted me to discontinue due to low battery conditions. I charged my battery. I connected phone and continued process. In step two - prepare - I get the error message: Installation Error: unable to install or start phone software update components. I tried several times but I still get the same error. I restarted my computer and my phone numerous times and still the same error is popping up.
I am trying to update to android 2.1. when the PC Companion reaches the "prepare" stage, a dialog box opens saying "Installation Error unable to install or start phone software update components.
I buy the blackberry bold 9900 mobile and after 1 month when i use the camera it showing the error message could not start the camera close other application and try opening the camera again i remove the battery from the mobile and restart so many time and i not able to capture the picture . and also update the software.
when I try to open my camera it says "could not start the camera. Close other applications and try opening the camera again ". But there are no applications open
I m Also having the same issue, "unable to install or start phone software update components" when trying to upgrade my Xperia Neo V using the latest PC Companion software.I've also given a try using the Update Service, downloaded from Sony mobile update website, but no use.
Model: Xperia Neo V. Mode: SE PC Companion Software Windows: Windows 7 And Also Trie in WinXP. Location: India
When I try opening the camera on my phone I get the error message: " Could not start the camera, close other applications and try opening the camera again". I did a reboot, did OS update from Blackberry Desktop Software, checked menu button on phone for open applications..How do I fix this?
When I Try To Use It "Could Not Start The Camera.Close Other Applications And Try To Opening The Camera Again"I've Reset Everything Back To Manufactures Default And Still Doesn't Work.Deleted All Apps And Nothing.
I keeop getting this error "could not start the camera. close other applications and try opening the camera again" I don't know what to do. I have tried to pull the battery and close apps but nothing seems to work.
When I start the camera in my torch 9800, appear a black screen and after a minute, appear a message "Could not start the camera. close other applications and try opening the camera again" and my camera doesn't work.If I start the camera in video mode, works fine!
I have a problem with my blackberry curve 9300 3G.When i want to take a picture, the phone give me this data : "Could not start the camera. Close other applications and try opening the camera again" I tried to remove the battery but it's not run. Then, i try to restart my phone (options =» Security =» Security wipe» wipe data), but my camera don't run...
When I select the camera function on my phone I get the message 'Another application is using the camera. Could not start the camera. Close other applications and try opening the camera again'I have tried removing the battery and sim and replacing it, but the problem continues.
I am not able to use the camera. whenever i try to do it the message "could not start camera. close other applications and try opening the camera again".
