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iPad 8th Gen “Flash Disabled” message

Hello,


we are having an issue with one of our 8th Gen iPads.


when trying to use the front facing camera, a warning comes up saying the flash is disabled and needs to cool down… odd since the iPad doesn’t have an led flash? It’s disabled in the iOS camera app & all other apps that require front facing camera. Which means FaceTime etc don’t work.


running iPadOS 14.6






iPad

Posted on Nov 28, 2021 6:26 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2021 9:46 AM

Thanks for the tip, but I’ve tried hard restarts, closing all apps, keeping it out of the case etc. I don’t actually think it’s too hot (ambient temperature is also ~19c)… it happens every single time you turn to the front facing camera.


was on to Apple support, next thing to try is a system reset. Will see how that goes.

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Nov 28, 2021 9:46 AM in response to MrBill3

Thanks for the tip, but I’ve tried hard restarts, closing all apps, keeping it out of the case etc. I don’t actually think it’s too hot (ambient temperature is also ~19c)… it happens every single time you turn to the front facing camera.


was on to Apple support, next thing to try is a system reset. Will see how that goes.

iPad 8th Gen “Flash Disabled” message

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