You may have launched the camera on your Nexus 5 and it displays an error text. Thus, in the event that the camera of your Nexus 5 no longer works, sadly you can no longer take pictures. To resolve this problem, we therefore decided to describe to you the steps to follow so that the camera of your Nexus 5 works again. So we’ll see what you need to do in the event that the camera app on your Nexus 5 shows you 1 of the following error messages:
- Camera is recording
- Camera failure
- Camera application is not responding
What to do when the camera does your Nexus 5 no longer works?
1- Restart your Nexus 5
It’s the 1st thing to do once the Nexus 5 camera is not working is to restart the phone. Indeed, it happens sometimes that the problem is because of a basic bug. When ever this is the case, a small restart will solve the issue. In the event that it still does not function, you can go to the next section.
2- Update your applications
Sometimes the camera application will not function because it has not been updated . So you can update by going to Google Play and lastly in My video games and apps. In the event that the application is already up to date or it still does not function, go to the next section.
3- Empty the camera application cache of your Nexus 5
It could possibly be that the issue originates from the cache of the Nexus 5 photo app. To repair the problem it is actually enough to empty the cache of the app. To do this, it is necessary to go to the Nexus 5 settings menu. When there, select & nbsp; Apps & Notifications, then & nbsp; View apps & nbsp; & nbsp; Camera. Then go to Storage and click on Empty cache. Then try to restart the app.
4- Restart the Nexus 5 in secure mode
In the event that non-e of the prior steps function, it perhaps means that an app that is installed on your Nexus 5 is conflicting with the camera . To find out in the event that this is the case, you need to restart your Nexus 5 in secure mode. To find out how, read our tuto: The right way to start Nexus 5 in secure mode. Once you have started, you have to try to launch the camera application. In the event that it works properly, it indicates that a recently installed application is in conflict. We consequently advise you to uninstall the latest applications and test if it works.
