Sony Xperia 5 IV camera doesn’t work

You may have launched the camera on your Sony Xperia 5 IV and it shows an error message. Thus, if perhaps the camera of your Sony Xperia 5 IV no longer functions, sadly you’re able to no longer take pictures. To solve this issue, we decided to describe to you the steps to follow so that the camera of your Sony Xperia 5 IV works again. Thus we’ll see what you should do if perhaps the camera app on your Sony Xperia 5 IV shows you one of the following error messages:

  • Camera is recording
  • Camera failure
  • Camera app is not responding

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What to do when the camera does your Sony Xperia 5 IV no longer functions?

1- Restart your Sony Xperia 5 IV

It is actually the first thing to do when ever the Sony Xperia 5 IV camera is not working is to restart the phone. Actually, it happens sometimes that the problem is because of a basic bug. When this is the case, a tiny restart will fix the problem. If perhaps it still does not function, you’re able to navigate to the next section.

2- Update your applications

At times the camera application doesn’t function because it has not been updated . Thus you’re able to update by going to Google Play and then finally in My video games and apps. If perhaps the app is already up to date or it still does not function, navigate to the next section.

3- Empty the camera application cache of your Sony Xperia 5 IV

It can be that the problem comes from the cache of the Sony Xperia 5 IV photo app. To fix the problem it’s enough to empty the cache of the app. To accomplish this, you should go to the Sony Xperia 5 IV settings menu. When there, press & nbsp; Apps & Notifications, then & nbsp; View apps & nbsp; & nbsp; Camera. Then go to Storage and press Empty cache. Then try to restart the app.

4- Restart the Sony Xperia 5 IV in secure mode

If perhaps none of the prior steps function, it perhaps means that an app that is installed on your Sony Xperia 5 IV is conflicting with the camera . To understand if perhaps this is the case, you simply must restart your Sony Xperia 5 IV in secure mode. To find out how, read our article: How to start Sony Xperia 5 IV in secure mode. When you have started, you will need to try to launch the camera application. If perhaps it functions properly, it means that a recently installed app is in conflict. We consequently recommend you to uninstall the latest applications and test if it works.