Sony Xperia XZ1 camera doesn’t work

You may have launched the camera on your Sony Xperia XZ1 and it shows an error text message. Thus, whenever the camera of your Sony Xperia XZ1 no longer functions, regrettably you may no longer take pictures. To fix this problem, we decided to describe to you the steps to follow so that the camera of your Sony Xperia XZ1 works again. So we will see what you need to do whenever the camera app on your Sony Xperia XZ1 shows you one of the following error messages:

  • Camera is recording
  • Camera failure
  • Camera application is not responding

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What to do when the camera does your Sony Xperia XZ1 no longer functions?

1- Restart your Sony Xperia XZ1

It can be the first thing to do when the Sony Xperia XZ1 camera is not working is to restart the phone. In fact, it happens sometimes that the problem is due to a basic bug. When this is the circumstance, a small restart will solve the issue. If it still will not function, you may navigate to the next section.

2- Update your applications

Oftentimes the camera app will not function mainly because it has not been updated . So you may update by going to Google Play and then finally in My games and apps. If the application is already up to date or it still will not function, navigate to the next section.

3- Empty the camera app cache of your Sony Xperia XZ1

It might be that the issue comes from the cache of the Sony Xperia XZ1 photo app. To solve the problem it’s enough to empty the cache of the app. To get this done, you should go to the Sony Xperia XZ1 settings menu. Once there, simply click & nbsp; Apps & Notifications, after that & nbsp; View apps & nbsp; & nbsp; Camera. After that go to Storage and click on Empty cache. After that try to restart the app.

4- Restart the Sony Xperia XZ1 in secure mode

If none of the prior steps function, it perhaps means that an app that is installed on your Sony Xperia XZ1 is conflicting with the camera . To know whenever this is the case, you need to restart your Sony Xperia XZ1 in secure mode. To find out how, read our article: Ways to start Sony Xperia XZ1 in secure mode. After you have started, you need to try to launch the camera application. If it functions properly, it means that a recently installed application is in conflict. We consequently recommend you to uninstall the latest applications and test if it works.