[Q] Galaxy Grand 2 camera and accelerometer sensor issues - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys.
I've bought a galaxy grand 2 two months ago. For those two months phone was doing great. It was jelly bean so i upgraded it to kitkat. It was working better after upgrading. But after I've rooted it, it gives me some problems like google play cant get into internet, over heating or battery draining .
However it was good though that i was getting extra advantages for rooting it. But I thought using official binary will be good for now.
So I re installed Kitkat version of it.
After installing official firmware, everything was working fine except camera's focus and accelerometer's direction.
Camera: When I try to focus the camera into close objects it can't focus it. Tries but fails. Thought it might not be able to focus the object from that distance. I tried other camera apps. I tried using Google camera. Google camera can take the photos of far object. But when I try to focus on close object it tries to focus and the app crushes. No idea what happened to the focus feature.
Accelerometer: After Re installing, I've noticed a problem in accelerometer. That is when I hold the camera 90 degrees it actually calculate wrong. It calculates that i'm holding the phone left side slightly. Though i'm holding it straight. The problem appeared when I was playing temple run. The character was running on the left side. Sometimes when i restart my phone the accelerometer get fixed. But after some while the same problem appears.
Dont know if these problems are hardware issues or software. Dont know even how to solve it. Any Solution from experts will help me a lot. Thanks in Advance....

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I didn't pay much attention to this and flashed the latest official JellyBean. All was well until I actually wanted to use the gyroscope and realized it simply wasn't working at all. I tried recalibrating to no luck, went back to ICS also with no luck, and using the service menu (*#0*#) gave me very strange values for the gyro sensor.
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I have problem about the gyroscope too but not that bad as you have. when I re-calibrate it it will not re-calibrate. I tried some apps and through settings > display > gyroscope I can't set it to other angle than default.
I didn't mind this problem for this wasn't causing me trouble about the rotation of the phone.
bordikun said:
I have problem about the gyroscope too but not that bad as you have. when I re-calibrate it it will not re-calibrate. I tried some apps and through settings > display > gyroscope I can't set it to other angle than default.
I didn't mind this problem for this wasn't causing me trouble about the rotation of the phone.
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Have you tried to go to *#0*# and have a look at the sensors page? Seems like one of your axis might be stuck... if it is, I would definitely get it in for repair.
That command gives me "connection problem or invalid MMI code". I don't really need repairs because the sensors work, it rotates when i turn the phone horizontally. It works for games that need sensors.
Just that I can't "re-calibrate" it.

[Q] Camera doesn't focus, even after changing module

Hi everyone.
I would like some help or ideas on this question:
I have a problem with camera at my galaxy SII. I have it since it was released, more than two years ago, and now camera mess up. The camera doesn't focus at distant points, but have no problems focus with close shots. (Macro option is disabled)
Not everything lasts forever, so I find out this post and I bought a new module camera (model GH96-05176A, same as the original from my SII).
I have no problem disassembling devices, but when it was done and I check it, the same problem was there. Camera doesn't focus either...
I softly cleaned up module lens, and even test it without rear case. Rom was changed, wyping and formating system and data. Nothing has been solved.
I know that probability for same problem on two modules (doesn't focus at distanced points) may be lowest. Anyone have an idea what I should do?
Thanks a lot.

Camera issue

Hey guys,
Sometimes when I launch my camera, it makes a loud buzzing noise and has trouble focusing. It seems like something is getting in the way of the lens not allowing it to move freely. If I shake really quickly it usually stops and works like it should. I don't know if it's a lens issue or am issue with the OIS. Has anyone else had this issue and if so have you found a solution? This is my second S6 Edge. The first one succumbed to the auto rotate bug. Thanks for your time.
Camera buzzes continuously. when camera app opened
Eyezayah said:
Hey guys,
Sometimes when I launch my camera, it makes a loud buzzing noise and has trouble focusing. It seems like something is getting in the way of the lens not allowing it to move freely. If I shake really quickly it usually stops and works like it should. I don't know if it's a lens issue or am issue with the OIS. Has anyone else had this issue and if so have you found a solution? This is my second S6 Edge. The first one succumbed to the auto rotate bug. Thanks for your time.
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I was facing the same issue from the past 3-4 days. It starts buzzing (not all the time, but frequent enough to get me mad) when you open the camera app, and might stop the buzing if you try to focus manually.
I went to Samsung service center yesterday, and they did confirm it was a fault camera hardware (don't know the much details yet). They ordered new camera hardware and expected delivery date by tomorrow.
Hoping, the new camera module be with out any issues.
To any one, i have been using the phone for the past ~2 months, and saw this issue occurring in the past 3-4 days. Is any one facing the same issue?
Maybe i will send an e-mail, and see whats happening with these Camera hardware...

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So I got the V10 on T-Mobile the day it was announced that the bootloader was factory unlockable. I love it so far with one somewhat concerning exception (apart from the laughable battery life but *shrug*): the majority of the time when I try to use the back camera, I'm not able to focus it. In auto mode tapping to focus does nothing. In manual mode sliding the focus dial also does nothing. Third party camera apps won't focus either. I have to pull the battery and reboot and it *might* work then, and if it does it'll only work the first time I open the camera. Front cameras work fine and the focus on the back camera when it works is excellent. Has anybody else run into this or know if it's worth messing with or if I should just exchange it?
Also for clarification I was running the stock rom (rooted) but with very little frozen. Switched to black hole yesterday (triple wipe) which has been lightning fast so far but having the same issue.
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Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
h18ortiz said:
Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
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Yeah close focus is exactly the problem. I can take passable pictures of stuff right in front of me by physically moving the phone closer and further until it's in focus but that's useless. I'm going to go by the T-Mobile store this evening or tomorrow and see what they say.

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Hi, my "great" z5 compact camera broke like 1 week ago without any actual problem, the app were crashing all the time, any other app said the camera is already used, the diagnostics said that camera is "not available", and even the flashlight button on quick settings menu didnt work, lovely. I waited for some time and woke up today to working camera and no longer shy flashlight button, but the camera doesnt switch to any mode else than 5 mp "superior" auto, just crashes. When it crashed the flashlight disappeared again, but still works in the auto mode and i cant even disable it. Funny part is when i moved when making a photo, the autofocus started buzzing like crazy, vibrating the whole phone with it. i would love some help with my "premium high quality" smartphone. Thanks
Now after my autofocus got heart attack it went to the starting point, when the camera will decide to work again(and after this incident im not sure if it will) im not going to use my camera and let it sit for some time
RemixJ said:
Now after my autofocus got heart attack it went to the starting point, when the camera will decide to work again(and after this incident im not sure if it will) im not going to use my camera and let it sit for some time
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I'd try a software repair using Xperia companion. This should at least determine if it's software or hardware. If you do this, I'd recommend a complete wipe.
Procrustinator said:
I'd try a software repair using Xperia companion. This should at least determine if it's software or hardware. If you do this, I'd recommend a complete wipe.
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I forgot to mention that once i tried opening the app, it showed like a fountain of rainbow pixels sliding across my screen ( as the camera view, it didnt cover the buttons) i dont know i this makes it easier to distinguish if its software or hardware but just mentioning, also when i went to messenger app and tried to make a photo it was alright.

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