yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ginloin:
My guess would be you've switched the macro function on at some point (either deliberately or accidentally) and then forgotten to switch back to auto-focus (I had the same problem with mine until I realised what it was!).

Go to Settings down in the bottom left of the camera screen, then select 'Focus Mode' and change back to 'Auto focus'.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bartman55:
I didnt turn anything on or off, i flashes the firmware to ke7. but it stopped working before i flashed. also i have reset the cam settings tons of times, nothing seems to work. it goes out of focus right after it starts focusing, and then the red bare thing comes up
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bartman55:
It is obviously software issues, because its gets perfectly focussed before it goes blurry again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
Hmm is it the macro mode issue that I read about?

Never heard anything like what you are describing, sorry.

Please do update this thread if you figure out the issue.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blickmanic:
re-flash or update the camera's firmware
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chobie:
+1 to this problem. It's frustating.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stylzjhn:
I got the same problem. I just give the phone a tap on the back and it starts working again. Its so weird... i'm thinking my camera autofocus is dodgy/stuck
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tfn:
Try Settings >Applications >Manage Aplications > All > Camera > clear DATA

Or are you sure there is no dust on the Lens????? Trying wiping it clean :D

If both the above Dont work ... I dont you and you dont know me
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domestic83:
bump..

have the same issue...

no focus at all in video mode.

i reset the camera setting a few times, delete all data from the camera app, still no luck.

my cam FW is :

cam fw ver : scef02

phone fw ver : tbec28

please advise as this is getting really frustrating...

many thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguste:
Samsung I9100 camera focus problem

Hi,

I have the same issue as described above. Perhaps it occured just as I updated to Android version 2.3.3, not sure but could be.

Anyone found a solution to this problem? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qnigma:
auto focus doesn't work correctly out of the box

Hello,

Just got a brand new GSII from Sprint; awesome!! AutoFocus though is CRAZY and possessed!! it will be in focus then go out of focus... non-stop... did this from day one; Running 2.3.4 does not seem to do this with the still camera.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommygun100:
I'm having the same problem. I tried switching roms, going back to stock, nothing helped. Anyone having a solution? It is a software issue, because 3 days ago mine was working for like 5 min..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 666fff:
bump.bump.bump

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meltedphone74:
I had the same problem but disappeared cleaning the lens from the fingerprints and grease
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KowboyBebop:
I finally rooted and the flashed Galnet Miui, but then the quality of photos dropped. So I flashed another ROM, same results. So now i restored backup of my original ROM and it got better, but still nowhere near the quality of pre-root.

So I messed up camera for nothing =/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opod:
I have the same problem, with one small difference, i dropped the phone in the toilet. Got it dry, changed the camera and now I have this focus problem. In camera mod, if I touch the screen the camera will focus, but it doesn't focus from the moment I start the Camera app. So since the camera don't auto-focus by itself when I go into video mod the image is all blurry.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harka12:
bump bump bump
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djrickp:
Bump bump bump
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramih2085:
me too i got the same problem but my videos are horrible. it doesnt focus at all. I reflashed to stock and its the same thing....it used to be perfect but for some reason it got blurry suddenly as described above...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fuse8499:
My camera wouldn't auto focus right outta the box. So I sent it into Samsung. They did a "software update" and sent it back to me. Didn't fix anything. So I sent it back again. This time they replaced the camera. Got it back yesterday. Camera will still not focus. But the image quality is better than it was with the last camera. I'm thinking this is a software issue at this point.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awojtas:
Two things to try:

1) Open the built-in Camera app, reset the settings (if you haven't already done that), then set the Focus mode (NOT "Scene") to "Macro". Try make it focus on several high-contrast objects in a brightly lit area. Keep trying for a few times.

Change to video mode. Then back to photo. Reset Focus mode to "Auto-focus". Does it work now?

2) Install "lgCamera" from the Market (it's free).

Open it in camera mode, and try each of the Auto-focus options in turn. Make sure the lens on the camera is clean and you're trying to focus on a brightly lit scene.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saxofonia:
This clearely is a software problem in the camera controller, because all of the camera apps or apps using the camera have the same problem! Nothing seems to help! :(

---------- Post added at 12:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:47 PM ----------

This clearely is a software problem in the camera controller, because all of the camera apps or apps using the camera have the same problem! Nothing seems to help! :(

I got all my problems after I upgraded my camera according to this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19775157&postcount=11
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebas156:
Same problem here.

Focus DOES work. Just not close up. When I try to focus kinda close and tap to focus (or just take a pic and let it auto focus) it will focus sharp for a moment and then turn blurry and the square turns red. Then when I try the same but a bit farther away, it turns green and makes a perfect picture.

So the issue is the focus detection (software problem). It makes it blurry for no reason. Weird because I did NOT have this problem before (before like 2.3.4).

I really hope it will get fixed when ICS is released for SGS2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fer866:
It is very annoying, especially when you take pictures to text!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebas156:
bump. any solutions? :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommygun100:
Does anyone have a solution??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bwallis:
I have the T-Mobile version of the SGS2 and have suddenly noticed the same problem. I am on the latest 2.3.6 stock ROM and my phone seems to be stuck in macro focus mode even when I set it to autofocus. If I tap on the back of the phone, images come in to focus, but when I hit the shutter button, the phone tries to re-focus and snaps a shot just out of focus.

I went to T-Mobile today and they said I would have to return the phone to Samsung for a replacement. Anyone find a way to fix this yet? I suspect it is software as it is intermittent, and don't want to return the phone just to find out it is a problem with the whole line.

Any help is appreciated.

-JBW
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high fidelity:
THNX a lot Man. I've fixed just.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toss3:
Had the same problem, and fixed it by thoroughly cleaning both sides of the camera glass(some dust had got stuck on the inside of the glass). You just need to open it up and clean it. :) Works perfectly now!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domvar:
Me too

You say open it up and clean the glass, Is this a difficult thing to do I dont want to break it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playerx95:
this ain't no hardware problem - i had this problem too.

i flashed lite'ning rom on my device with the speedmod kernel and i updated my camera software. i dont know wich of those things helped, but now the camera is working fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Capt._Chaos:
Can this be fixed with root?

<see title>

CAM FW Ver: SCEF02

Phone FW Ver:TBEC28

PDA: I9100UHKI2

PHONE: I9100UHKI1

CSC: I9100UUBKI2

Build Info: Mon Sep 20:11:10 KST 2011

All stock, no root. N00b Status here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adoyle88:
Here is a fun tidbit for everyone with this problem: My brother and I both have the T-Mobile Galaxy S2. His was purchased in mid-december and mine was purchased mid-january. Mine has had issues focusing on anything further than about 8 feet away since day one and when it does focus on things up close it isn't actually in focus (I've noticed that pictures come out better if I wait for it to focus and then move back a couple of inches). I've tried clearing the camera settings, wiping the phone and then finally rooting and running Malice ROM. I just compared his phone's camera to mine two days ago. His focuses faster and never has issues focusing. Seems like a hardware issue to me.

I'm currently chatting with T-Mobile support to see what they can do about it.

---------- Post added at 06:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

T-Mobile is replacing my device. It's costing $5.00 for a Service Warranty Processing Fee.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adoyle88:
TMobile Exchange Follow-up

T-Mobile overnighted my phone. I chatted with T-Mobile support Monday April 9th and got my new phone in the mail Wednesday April 11th. My old phone has to be shipped back within 7 days, but they included a shipping label and all of the shipping materials (you use the box the new phone is shipped in plus a 'defective product' sticker) so all I have to do is drop it off at the UPS store.

The new phone's camera focuses where my old one does not. Has to have been a hardware issue... maybe some misalignment in the lens or something.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getyourbodyonthefloor:
I have a Galaxy S2 LTE and an HTC Desire HD. No problems with the HTC Desire HD.

1) The Galaxy S2 LTE's Video Camera has no autofocus. I found this to be true on all Galaxy S2's as well. My 1 year old HTC HD Desire has autofocus on the video camera.

I installed two other camera apps called "IgCamera" and "Camera ICS" and guess what.... the autofocus works for camera and video when using those apps on the Samsung!!!

All that means is... Samsung's Camera application is CRAP....

Someone at Samsung needs to get the $hi+ together and sort their applications out...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francoml:
I have the same problem, did you fix it? Please, if you got fixed, what you did?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
From my experience, auto focus if selected from options, work in certain roms and certain camera firmwares.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frezzno:
After reading the whole thread I now believe that it is rom/software issue. I had this focus problem since I upgraded to the latest stock rom. Even now when I use RR rom 2.6 the problem is still there. Tried the macro, data reset and the LGcamera as described above with no luck. Then I tested Pudding camera and guess what... Now I can focus. Even when I go back to stock camera ics it works.

Thank you all for the various tips, wouldn't have fixed my focus problem without you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frezzno:
The problem returned when I upgraded to RR 2.6.1 . Thought that this time I would never be able to fix it again, after some hours struggling. But it's done.

I did like this:

1. Go to apps and inactivate camera, or uninstall it with TB.

2. Install Camera ICS and Pudding Camera.

3. Run Pudding camera and press the center of the screen to focus.

4. Now you can use camera ics as normal.

Uninstall Pudding camera if you like.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Capt._Chaos:
I'mm sorry what is TB?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wjenya:
Th goes for titanium backup I think
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kronnos:
nothing worked

I have the same problem. My camera worked for 3 mounts and, 2 days ago, just wont focus any more. Macro pictures are almost ok, despite that is set to auto focus and not macro.

I tried all ALL methods in this thread and nothing works.

I am on stock 4.0.3 with root.

Before starting to flash 1000 roms to experiment, please if any other suggestions i will be grateful.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
If you are running ICS 4.0.4 firmware with stock or stock- based kernel, then go straight to solution 3.

Solution

1.

-Boot your phone into CWM recovery

-wipe cache partition

-wipe dalvik cache

-fix permissions (under Advanced)

-reboot phone

If solution 1 doesn't work for you, then try solution 2.

2.

Download a custom kernel e.g Siyah or Speedmod, latest version

-boot to CWM recovery

-wipe cache partition

-wipe dalvik cache

-flash the custom kernel

-reboot phone

3.

Download a custom kernel e.g Siyah or Speedmod, latest version

-boot to CWM recovery

-flash the custom kernel

-reboot recovery (under Advanced)

-wipe cache partition

-wipe dalvik cache

-fix permissions

-reboot phone

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kronnos:
nope

None of the 3 worked :(. (with Siyah)

Thanks alot for the tips.

Any other...?!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kronnos:
this is ridiculos

Hi,

I have a half good news. I updated the camera firmware to SIEG03 (from other topic on camera issues) and now when I point the camera up it starts to focus and it works; but if I point it down it blurs again and take only macro mode. So this is a software problem after all.

I can say that I have motion control, unwanted ..but still... and I would never be able to take a photo down from a bridge : )

Best of all and wait for a solution,

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frezzno:
Yeah I'm back with my camera not focus problem. I switched to Sammy ROM because I needed it. Now I can't focus. On the RR 2.6.1 ROM there were a camera fix which also involved resetting data in camera app. It worked for some but not everyone.

1. Make sure the camera app is killed. Do it in camera app manager.

2. While there reset data.

3. Restart your phone.

4. Test your camera.

This worked for some and it might work for you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chairmansaab:
Nice trick but once you tap to focus again it the problem returns

:( i can see when i tap on screen to focus it shows clear photo for 1-2 then it gets blurred.

Is there a way to increase focusing time ? It will help !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnylovesalman:
This is just the Biggest Fckin Problem to my Phone. All stated above are real problems. Its annoying me like hell. Tried Everything out there, and Now feel to Abuse SAMSUNG loud for these crap softwares and Camera Controllers they use for Customers like us who buy it for such huge prices.

FCK SAMSUNG
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frezzno:
Yeah tried it all too and nothing works. I had I working beautifully when I used RR roms 2.6.1 with Gabowinters fix. On samsung based roms it's weird. I noticed that every time I reboot, the camera vibrates. Have done that since I installed sumsung based rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bog.lungu:
HARDWARE

IF :

-wipe cache partition

-wipe dalvik cache

-fix permissions

-reboot phone

is a HARDWARE problem :(

I have it on my phone ! they replace camera module ! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
I got that damn problem suddenly too. How long does it takes to replace camera module?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jomari29:
i was gonna post about this, so i looked at this thread, started mid 2011, still not solved by end of 2012,

DAMN YOU CAMERA PROBLEM!!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Katoxy:
I want too 4.2.2 , from where can i take it ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
U mean JB 4.2.2? You can always search xda forum for it.. :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockstein6:
TRY THIS

-start your camera app

-set focus option: makro

-set touch focus time to: unlimited

my phone: GT-I9100 android 4.2.2 XOS_1.0 kernel: 3.0.31-CM-g17c7b6e

XPERIA ROM
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stlic:
How are people finding non-video recording apps? The reason I ask is I have the same problem (issue with fixed focus in video when it should be continuous). I can't remember when it all began as it worked fine to start with. The only app that appears to utilise continuous focus properly is Goggles so it's not a hardware issue I imagine. I would do a complete wipe and return but without knowing it would fix the problem I'm reluctant.

Tired the solutions above (except flashing kernel) without any luck.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkway225:
i have the same problem........I have changed many roms,,,i also updated the camera firmware,,,,,,and uses many camera apps but problem not solved.........many of my friends, using s2, having the same problem of blurred pictures......i think this may be hardware problem. if any one knows the solution then please share....thx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marylex@29:
Camera problem?

hi, i had same problem before on the camera. it just couldnt focus the way you want it, i changed roms and installed apps but still it is blurry. what i did was i bought a new camera module and i replaced it my own.... then i replaced it but the issue turned the other way arount, and it was my video cam that cant focus... hahahaha i had to go back to thesame store and replaced it with another one.... and guess what. it works perfect.... hope i helped.

check out my work:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45667367
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a-ham:
i cleaned the lens, it worked n my side, thank you for the tip
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
So I think this is an odd one. My school email account is using MS Outlook Web App. All my live services (skydrive) are linked to it. Everything is accessible from the same single interface.

On my phone, for some reason I can't get the email portion to work. Everything else works flawlessly on the phone, except the email.

Anyone know what I'm missing here? I think it is trying to set me up under hotmail, but this isn't hotmail.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Steven855:
Have you tried setting everything up in Outlook on the device (Outlook on the device has support for exchange)? If you already are, check your settings for the account
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
Well I messed around with it a little more, and it turns out that I had to manually set the server to what I saw in the address bar. :cool:
[Windows Phone 7 General] kag13:
similar question

I have just got a WP7 and set it up with an old hotmail account, however I just got a new school email set up through the same outlook web app, how do I go about setting this up instead? I think I have to reboot the phone which is fine because it is so new I don't have much on it, but will it still work even though it is a school address rather than hotmail.com? Or how do I get around this? Thanks for any advice!
[Windows Phone 7 General] minori_aoi:
Check the advanced configuration, I just set my corporate email (outlook web app too) today :D

The server address is actually the address of your Outlook Web App, not the Exchange server itself. Domain, you can see it in your Change Password page in Outlook Web App. Everything else I guess is self explanatory.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xinfinityoO:
Hi

Inspired by the SteelBlue Theme. I ported Poison Green theme by Maarrrky.. sorry cant share at the moment as haven't got permission yet

Theme is on Villain Rom 1.4 :)

Files Modded

settings

systemUI

Framework

twframework
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gchildz:
may i know what font are you using that that theme? kinda like it...can you share with me?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xinfinityoO:
thatfont comes with the default rom on SGS2.. called "choco cooky"
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newtsevo:
I've searched xda and couldn't find anything and I don't know if this is the right area for this, but Is it possible to remove the shortcuts from the sense 3.0 lockscreen? I like the lockscreen because it takes up so little space but the shortcuts can be an eye sore imo. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scriz:
These are the reason why I don't like the new sense lock screen, those shortcuts are horrendous.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newtsevo:
I did some more searching and found an apk for it. I can't post links yet I don't think but search the thread title basically. Install with root explorer change permissions and reboot. Looks good!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GabrielSousa:
i would love to remove the 4 buttons,

how we do it ?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dfskevinohyeah:
yeah me too anybody figure it out?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathias1:
Did you find the .apk?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voxigenboy:
i found this about some work around to get them to 'disappear'.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-3d/118136-removing-lockscreen-shortcuts.html

it's at least something i suppose.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathias1:
Thanks!

Still getting the empty bubbles, though..
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dnakaman:
If you can hold out a bit longer, it appears Sense 3.5 has the option to disable the shortcuts on the lock screen.

If you want to check it out, search Bamf soab. (port of Bliss with sense 3.5)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mathias1:
I got it!

- Extract Idlescreen_Base.apk from /System/App

- Open the file in m10editor.exe

- decompile Lockscreen_shortcut.m10

- in the editor tab expand the last item and you'll see Lockscreen_Shortcut, highlight it and under Known Properties set parameter Visible = 0.

- save the file

- sign the .apk and put it somewhere on your SD-card

Open /system/app with Root Explorer or ES File Explorer, delete the Idlescreen_base.apk

Install YOUR Idlescreen_base.apk with your file explorer and restart your phone.

Voila!

(Creds to dased14 here )

EDIT: Guess you could bake it in your ROM-file and flash the ROM..Never tried it though..

EDIT2: You may have to copy your modded .apk to /system/app after you've installed it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
What happens? If I reset it will stay stuck on initializing connection and if I take out the battery it will brick.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] afmdkqc:
Hello everyone!

I have an HTC Wizard (Qtek A9100), with Windows Mobile 5. Some time ago I was able to access wireless networks without any problem, but recently I'm not getting it.

I tried to perform some procedures over the Internet without success, and for this reason the original problem gave rise to other problems, so I'll start with the problems I have now. Let's see ...

I have a wireless network in my house. This network is protected by a password (key) and this key has been defined by my local service provider. I would not change it, despite knowing how through my router settings. The key has 12 characters (letters and numbers only)

After turning on the wireless, the phone quickly detects my network, with strong signal and asks the network key. When I type 12 characters (case insensitive), the phone says that the network key is incorrect and should have 5, 10, 13 or 26 characters long, however, I had connected to my network and do not remember have had this problem. What am I doing wrong? Is there any setting that I do or check?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Hakim Rahman:
maybe you 'll find the answer on the same issue >>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=489771