iPhone 5s camera app won't open and crashes from lock screen and control menu

Hello, I recntly got a Black iPhone 5s 16gb and it was working fine. Then sudenly the camera app started crashing after i took photos. Soon later the camera app wont open at all and if i try opening from the lockscreen the phone just reboots. Ive tried just resetting all settings just off the phone and nothing happened, so i decided to restore my iPhone to factory settings and still had no luck. I also had a problem with the flashlight it stopped working aswell (went gray on control menu) and all flashlight apps wont even. I also found out that my snapcat front camera (selfie camera works) and there is no 'swap button.


This is the second time Ive been suffering from a camera issue the first one was ery similar the shutter wouldnt open because there was no memory, but now ive got 9.1GB free so this cant be the problem. Other reviews i have read state that the phone has a hardwear issue and need to be replaced.

Posted on Mar 24, 2014 8:37 PM

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Jun 4, 2014 8:54 AM in response to morganfawzi

FIX FOR REAR CAMERA AND FLASHLIGHT!!!


I also had the same flash and rear camera problems as everyone else but I figured it was a software problem.


To fix the flash/flashlight, simply download the flashlight app. The one everyone used before iOS 7. The flash should work immediately.


To fix the rear camera go to Settings > General > Restrictions. Enable restrictions and turn the Camera off, then take the restriction off. Check your camera, it should work immediately.



Hope this answers a lot of questions and saves a bunch of money due to Apple's failures.


Cheers,

Tim

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