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My camera stopped working and it's completely black - Google Pixel Community
Main Post: My camera stopped working and it's completely black - Google Pixel Community
Why is YouTube accessing my mic and camera?
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Was watching some yt today when I saw a green light in the corner of my screen that indicates mic/camera being used, so I went to check it out and YouTube was using it? I've since disabled access for YouTube, I don't make any content either so there's no reason for YouTube to be using my mic and camera right?
Top Comment: sue them for this
Is Reddit accessing my camera?
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Ok, maybe I’m paranoid. But my phone went to sleep while I had the reddit app open. When I unlocked my phone, the video I was on showed what my camera was pointed at for a split second and then switched back to the video. I don’t know a lot about programming shit, but I also know that the camera HAD to have been in use in some way or another for it to display what was in front of it. I haven’t used my camera at all today, so I’m not inclined to assume it was a glitch from having the camera open also. Posting as a throwaway in case I’m an idiot. I’m also not 100 years old. I know how phones work.
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Pretty much impossible for reddit to access your camera unless you allowed it to and there would be no reason for it to randomly start recording you...so most likely it was an LED glitch
Camera not working? "We can't find your camera" message
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I got on zoom and my camera was unavailable, I tried going on the camera app, and it still wasn't working. I got a message that said "we can't find your camera" and "Windows Camera app error code 0xA00F4244". I searched up solutions and followed them but none have worked. The ones I have tried are:
- Going to the app settings for the camera and resetting it completely.
- Going to device manager, uninstalling the camera, and scanning for hardware changes. (After doing this, the camera icon is completely gone and isn't coming back!)
- Going to Lenovo vantage to reset the camera (It isn't showing up over here either!)
- I entered some random code I found online into the Command Prompt that would search for problems but none were found.
If anyone can help, please do! I need my camera working on my laptop :(
Update: My camera legit RANDOMLY started working again, I have no clue why but I am not complaining. Thank you everyone for the help!
Top Comment: You’ll most likely have get your camera replaced. I’ve seen it happen on a lot of laptops the last couple years. All brands. Check to see if your device is under warranty. If you don’t know how you can put your serial number into the Lenovo warranty check site to check. If it’s under warranty Lenovo can definitely replace it. If not, if you got it recently they might still can. If you have had it for a while and you don’t want to put the money out for it, I would suggest a usb webcam until you can get it fixed.
Is there a way to see what my webcam see live?
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When I stream using obs with a webcam I have no idea what my camera sees when I’m live since I have 1 monitor. Is there any way to my camera POV live?
Top Comment: I know this isn't the advice you're looking for, but do yourself a favor and get a second screen. You'll never want to go back :)
Lost my camera! Cannot pick it up or retrieve it in any way (Great Circle Bugs)
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Halfway through the Vatican level I noticed that my trusty camera has somehow vanished. After I put it to a lot of use on the local cats, I noticed that my photo making device has somehow vanished from my inventory and the quick selection menu. The game kept taunting me to capture certain moments on film (expressed via the camera icon on the top right), but the spot in the satchel reserved for "key tool" remains empty.
After finishing the Vatican chapter and returning later, I managed to find the camera lying on the floor in front of Ernesto - the guy you original purchase the camera from. Unfortunately, it was just lying there, without me being able to pick it up. I was only nudge able to nudge it a bit with with the bull whip. Then i started pushing it under Ernesto's desk by throwing Italian bread and pastries at it. At some point it was so deep under the rug lying beneath the desk that I could bare see it anymore. I then restarted from a checkpoint and the camera was gone completely.
Since then I lost all trace of it. Given how essential the device seems to be for the game, I fear it is only a question of time until the game will soft-lock progression for me when its use will be mandatory. I feel I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary and I hope similarily challenged archeoloigists will report their woes so MG looks into this peculiar bug :/
Update: After another chechpoint reload, the camera has "respawned" at its origin. Again, no interaction is possible with it :(
Update: Some more screenshots of obvious symptoms
UI also behaves as if the key item slot for the camera should be occupied, as it shows the "E" shortcut for equip - which it only does when an item is actually present in that slot. I had a look at the console, and while it seems normal for it to print a lot of red entries while playing, I was able to reproduce one console entry pretty regularily while trying to activate the camera, so it might be helpful. As I feared, I am now stuck in a main quest that expects me to make a photo to progress. Sure enough the error message is there. Its not really possible to verify whether trying to activate the camera causes it. I dont think there is an error for the game, as the item is simply not "there" for it.Top Comment:
Hi I have the same issue as you and you're the only other person I can find with it.
LPT: Cover all open cameras you have on laptops and phones, especially company property. Never assume they are off and always assume someone is watching.
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I work from home for a large bank and one of the higher ups just slipped up and hinted that he was watching me through my work laptop camera that was turned off. He commented on something I did when there was no way he could have known as my camera was off. His comment was too specific and perfectly timed to be coincidence. It was confirmed by the extremely awkward silence every other higher up had when he made this mistake. He tried to laugh it off as a joke, but it wasn’t funny and just made it even more creepy. Assume if they have the access they are using it.
Top Comment: That's highly illegal.
Hello, can someone tell me why YouTube revanced is accessing my camera every time I go into full screen mode?
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Quite honestly it annoys me and disturbs me a little bit and I have no idea what to do. I hope someone could help me with this issue, Thank you in advance!
Top Comment: Checked my own install and Camera Permissions are defaulted to off. For the time being you should go to your app permissions and disable camera for YouTube. Some things to note: It would be helpful to know the make and model of your phone, without it we can't confirm or eliminate if there are features that would turn on the camera. It could be another app in the background turning on the camera. Some phones let you check specifically what's turning on the camera. That would be worth looking into, it would rule out any uncertainty. Worse comes to worse try repatching the app and using different methods. If you used the patch manager try the CLI patcher and vice versa. If you downloaded the APK already patched, you broke rule 0 and none of us can help you until you use an app you patched yourself.
Stream my own cameras to a phone app without middle servers?
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I have two 8 channel dvr's that have used wisenet for a few years. Sometime in the last year I lost the ability to view my cameras with the wisenet app. I can view feeds from the wisenet website but that's a pain I don't want to deal with. The app notifies me that it may not work with my phone since the app has not been updated to work with newer Android OS's. I would much prefer to host my own camera feeds and connect to an app of my own instead of using a 3rd party. Is there an app / software out there to make that happen within a reasonable price?
Top Comment: If use a Windows base video recorder you can use Google remote desktop.
Is there one app I can use for all my cameras
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Howdy. My wife and I have not gone with a one vendor for all solution and instead purchased items based on prices.
We now have two cameras. One is a Eufy doorbell camera and the other is a Geeni CW016 Floodlight camera. Is there a single app we can use to view and get alerts from both cameras?
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Frigate.