Bug in iPhone 4 Camera app

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Bug in iPhone 4 Camera app

I found a bug on my iPhone 4 iOS 4.3.1
When I open the camera app, then tap the switch to frontal camera, tap the camera roll to see the pictures taken before, then click OK to return to camera mode, now tap the switch to rear camera. Now the flash button turns into a WARNING SIGN that when pressed says: your iPhone is too hot to use Flash...
After quitting and re-entering the camera app the warning sign dissappears, but appears again all of the times when I follow the steps described above.
I know it's not related with hot/cold because I tried this on a very cold enviroment (62 F). Also besides this bug/glitch the camera and the phone works perfectly.
Please advice. Thanks.

MacBook 2.4 GHz / 2.6 GHz Intel i7 PC, Mac OS X (10.6.6), iPhone 4 16 GB (4.3.1), Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Posted on Mar 28, 2011 11:53 PM

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Answer 1

EBSkater

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Mar 29, 2011 12:08 AM in response to m_hamm

Very nice (not the bug, but finding it).

Report it to Apple.
www.apple.com/feedback

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m_hamm Author

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Mar 29, 2011 11:05 AM in response to m_hamm

I have reported this bug to Apple. Thanks.
Anyone else is having the same bug?

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Answer 3

Mar 29, 2011 11:12 AM in response to m_hamm

Just tried your steps, and yes, got the warning that flash was disabled due to being too hot. I am also running 4.3.1

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EBSkater

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Mar 29, 2011 11:12 AM in response to m_hamm

I've confirmed on 3 different iPhone 4s.

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Answer 5

EBSkater

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Mar 29, 2011 5:45 PM in response to EBSkater

Documented:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4up7vkA3ik

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Answer 6

Mar 29, 2011 6:06 PM in response to m_hamm

Confirmed on my iPhone 4

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KC7GNM

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Mar 29, 2011 6:44 PM in response to m_hamm

Yes it does it on mine too. 2 different iphones and it does it with both iphones with 4.3.1

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m_hamm Author

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Mar 31, 2011 2:07 PM in response to m_hamm

Thanks for your replies guys. It seems to be a bug that is present in all iPhone 4s worldwide. I hope Apple will fix it in the next iOS update!

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D1337

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Mar 31, 2011 8:20 PM in response to m_hamm

Mine does it too! Wow I thought my phone was perfect, guess not. 😀

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evan127

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Mar 31, 2011 11:26 PM in response to m_hamm

Yup, happening on my iPhone 4 and another one I got ahold of. Good find!

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modular747

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Apr 1, 2011 12:53 AM in response to m_hamm

It's in my GSM iP4 running 4.3.1 as well. Not in a CDMA iP4 with 4.2.6.

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EBSkater

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Apr 1, 2011 12:18 PM in response to modular747

modular747 wrote:
It's in my GSM iP4 running 4.3.1 as well. Not in a CDMA iP4 with 4.2.6.

Correct. It manifested in 4.3.1.

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djomaha

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Apr 7, 2011 1:43 PM in response to m_hamm

Interesting twist in the bug, if you follow all the steps to create the "flash is disabled" error (start camera, reverse camera button, view album button, done, reverse camera button) and then hit the album button, done step one more time, the error resolves itself.

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Answer 14

Apr 14, 2011 2:01 PM in response to m_hamm

I can't believe they didn't fix it in iOS 4.3.2! It's a mayor problem. It makes the app really annoying to use. You have to close it from background and reopen it to fix it or you have to follow aaaaall those steps in the previous post. Come on Apple! Fix this!

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EBSkater

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Apr 17, 2011 10:16 AM in response to arcticguy16

It's really not that annoying, and you just have to close it. You don't have to remove it from the fast app switcher/multitasking bar.

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