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Camera is being used by another application???

So I've had this problem for a while now. I have an iPhone 8, which is fairly new. However, after I've been on Face Time for over an hour, it says something along the lines of "this device is being used by another application." I've tried everything else that people have said to do such as shutting down my phone and disabling apps that require camera. However, nothing seems to work. I've read a post from about 5 years ago with the same problem saying that it was a bug, however, I believe it should have been fixed by now. Any other solutions?

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on May 5, 2020 8:12 PM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on May 6, 2020 6:51 AM

Read this --> FaceTime Camera: "Your camera is in use by another ...

The FaceTime camera can be used by one application at a time. The message, "Your camera is in use by another application" may appear when you try to video call. ... Quit all applications that are using the FaceTime camera. If you don't know which applications might be using the FaceTime camera, quit all open applications.

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