How secure is the front facing camera?

Is there a way to tell if the front facing camera is on? Since iOS supports multi-tasking. From the security side, is it safe to assume the front camera is always on, unless a tape is covering it?
thanks

When not using the Camera app, it is not on or running in the background. The Camera app is quit when leaving the app just as it was quit with leaving the app prior to iOS4. Just because an app is in the fast app switching and recently used apps bar or dock does not mean the app is running in the background. Very few apps will run in the background when leaving the app such as a music streaming app and a GPS navigation app. Some 3rd party apps will be placed in a suspended state when leaving the app such as with a game. An app in a suspended state is open but not running in the background - it is suspended or frozen not using any processor cycles or battery. Nothing has changed with the Camera app in this regard with iOS4.
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Will screen protector affect the quality of the front facing camera?

I got my screen protector cut out and fitted on my phone in Hanoi very cheaply - looks great. However, they were not able to cut out the hole for the front facing camera as well as I would want it to look like (it was either to big or not round enough, etc). So I ended up with a screen protector covering my front facing camera.
They said this will not affect the quality of the front facing camera. However, Lenovo S90 has a 8MP front facing camera, so I it's not like fitting a screen protector on a 5 year old nokia with VGA front camera. How much do you think this will affect the quality of the front facing camera? Unless I can compare 1:1 pics, its hard to say.
I know the Lenovo original screen protector has a hole for the flash light, camera, and the sensor. So I wonder if anyone at Lenovo ever tested how does screen protector affect the quality of the camera? (Btw. I really do not see a need for a hole for the proximity sensor, it seems to work well with screen protector on it, so why bother?)
P.S. I am currently in KL, JameZ, so I was wondering if Lenovo KL can do a screen protector for S90 and how much would that cost. My screen protector is actually so well done that you could not say there is a screen protector on the phone. I only worry about the quality of the front facing camera.

Welcome to Malaysia mate!
I think the best place to get screen protectors in Malaysia (KL) would be Low Yat Plaza. At the 3rd floor, there are heaps of shops selling accessories.
Separately, I use glass based protectors and they are do have holes for Proximity sensor, light sensor and front cam.
I don't think the screen protector would affect the quality of the front cam but rather the light sensor.
Also if the screen protector you use is clear, it should be fine. Take a selfie!
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Recently recieved a second hand Iphone 4. I was testing the Camera, the rear one worked perfectly fine, however when i pressed the switch button the front facing camera shutter freezed and started flickering. In order to get it back to the rear camera I

recently recieved a second hand Iphone 4. I was testing the Camera, the rear one worked perfectly fine, however when i pressed the switch button the front facing camera shutter freezed and started flickering. In order to get it back to the rear camera I have to reset my settings. Does anyone know why the front facing camera is doing this and how i can fix it.
iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1

I would ask the person you received it from if they've had this issue.
You can completely close out of the camera, then do a reset, hold down the home/power button together until yo usee the apple logo and then release, then wait for you phone to boot back up.

Access the front facing camera

Hi Everyone,
How do you access the front facing camera??
thanks
tony

how to fixed the problem in my front camera keep taking out mirror photos
what to do...

My iphone 4 camera shutter won't open. I have already done a restore and I am using the latest iOS. The front facing camera works during FaceTime but crashes when I switch to rear camera. in Camera mode I can't switch to front camera.

My iphone 4 camera shutter won't open. I have already done a restore and I am using the latest iOS. The front facing camera works during FaceTime but crashes when I switch to rear camera. in Camera mode I can't switch to front camera. I plan on replacing this phone with an iphone 5s when it comes out but I need this phone to work until then.

When you did the restore, did you restore from a backup or restore as new? The final step of user troubleshooting is to restore as a new device, not from a backup. If you restore as a new device and the camera still does not function, it is probably a hardware issue. Make an appointment at the Apple Store Genius Bar and have the device checked by a Genius.

Access to the front-facing camera

Hey guys:
I've downloaded AIR 3.0 and have been anxiously awaiting the front facing camera! Any news on when LCCS will adopt? Or is there a way I can replace the default getCamera() functionality of the publisher? I'm excited after coming back from MAX.
Keep up the good work,
-Eric

Well, I have not yet had a chance to test it, but with AIR 3, you should be
able to use WebCamPublisher.CameraNameIndex to set the camera to the
front-facing one.
You should be able to do something like:
function setupPublisher(publisher:WebcamPublisher):void {
       var camera:Camera;
       var cameraCount:uint = Camera.names.length;
       for ( var i:uint = 0; i < cameraCount; ++i )
          camera = Camera.getCamera( String(i) );
          if ( camera.position == CameraPosition.FRONT )
              publisher.cameraNameIndex = String(i);
(with apologies for the formatting)

TS3274 Problems with the front facing camera

Black screen in FaceTime ... Grey grid in photo booth ... Frozen screen when switching to front facing camera in Camera ... Help !!!

Try a Force Restart just in case it is a software/firmware issue. Hold down Home and Sleep until screen goes black and a white Apple logo pops up. Release and let it finish starting up.
If that doesn't help, there may be hardware problems, in which case you would need to take it in for assessment and service. Be sure to have a fresh backup of the phone beforehand, for warranty "repairs" entail a replacement with a blank refurbished unit you would have to Restore to.

HT201263 Has anyone got an answer as to WHY the front facing camera isn't working on iPad 2? We have 3 iPad's that the front facing camera isn't working. Back camera is fine.

Please help! Apple I hope you're listening.

Apple aren't here. This is a user-to-user forum only.
When in the Camera app, what happens when you tap the icon to switch to the front camera?
Have you made sure that Settings > General > Restrictions and make sure Allow: Camera is on.

N95 - sensor beside the front facing camera !

please can someone confirm something for me ... does the light sensor on the front of the n95 flash at all once it goes into standby mode .. ie the n73 .. screen completely goes blank after a while and the light sensor starts to flash blue ??? cheers.
chris

Nope, not with N95 at least it's just a sensor.
With Version 12.x of the firmware, one of the buttons on the side of the phone (next to the camera shutter button) flashes blue once when it goes into standby, but that's all.
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The front facing camera of the iPhone 5 automatically flips/mirrors the image right after it is taken. This is annoying since I would like for the image to look the same way it did while it was captured is there a way to stop this feature?

Right after I take a picture using the camera which is made to face you the image is flipped as soon as it saves to my library. Is there a fix for this? Ive read a few other posts saying apple intended for the software to do this but I was wondering if there was an option to turn this feature off.

I actually tried the steps below due to the error -5000 I had encountered during the previous tries updating my IOS to 5.1.1
"Perform a normal sync and check your iTunes to make sure everything was synced in the right places like the tabs at the top of your "summary" when you plug in your iPhone to iTunes. If everything is there and all the right boxes are checked for the stuff you want to save, then put your phone into recovery mode by keeping it plugged into your computer with iTunes still up and running. Next you want hold down the power button AND the home key button (the big button on the bottom part of your screen) AT THE SAME TIME. Your phone will go thru 4 different screens before you
Can let them go. U will see your normal power off slider screen, then a black screen, then a black screen with an apple logo, then finally a screen with the iTunes logo and a picture of a sync cable below it. Once you see this screen LET BOTH BUTTONS GO but not before you see this screen. Your computer will tell you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode, say ok. Then hit the restore button on your iTunes summary screen, it should then ask you if you want to restore from a backup and update, say yes.... And at the end of its restoring and uploading you should have iOS 5!!"
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A7000 | The images taken from the front facing camera(FFS) (5MP) are mirrored. Is this an issue?

Hello Team,
I just took an image from the FFS off my new A7000 and i noticed that the images are mirrored. Is this a software issue?
I even owned a A6000 but the images from that were proper.
As far as i know mirrored image should be displayed while taking the picture but proper un-mirrored image should be saved.
Please look into this issue.
Here is an image(re-sized) i took from FFS which is reversed/mirrored.
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Yes i have updated to the latest firmware S141. And yes i am using the default camera app but still the issue exists. Is this a software issue or is it a hardware issue? If its a software issue, then is it possible to fix through future firmware updates? Anyhow i'll take the phone to nearest service center. Can you give me the address for service center in Bangalore(India). Thank you for the reply.

Lumia 620 front facing camera

Hi,
i am unable to use the front facing camera on my lumia 620.
i have tried updating the software and it says there are no new updates as it is fully up to date, however i still cannot work out how to use the front facing camera. Everything else on the phone works fine, including the main camera and the flash. I can see it has a camera on the front and reviews have said it is a vga camera, but i am unable to use it, as i cannot work out how.
Help is much appreciated, thanks

So you are not seeing this icon in the camera view??
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E71 Front Facing Camera

Hi,
Anyone here knows how to use the front facing camera on the E71 to take photos?
Thanks.

thanks a lot dude. it works. i managed to activate the front facing camera. i could not however take photos/pictures with the front facing camera. neither could i save them.
gospel_team wrote:
hi my guys...
there is a simple way to use front camera in E71.
Please install UC browser in your E71 phone.
then open the browser and select "Menu" in the left side.
then there will open a box with 8 menu list.
select "open" (1st menu)
then it will be open a box with 7 options.
select the last option 'QR code"
then your camera will open ..you can change the back and front camera
by clicking on "camera switch" in the left side.
100% working

The shutter on my Front Facing Camera won't open.

It would open when I had it on the rear facing camera, but it freezes when I click to switch.
And then when I try to open the camera app, the shutter won't open, I'm guessing because it's in front facing mode.
And even when I Skype, the app freezes if I try to use the front facing camera, so I have to use the rear facing camera for skype (which is annoying)
I have the latest software update...
Anyone know how to fix this?!

Same Problem. Have had the iPod 4G since it first came out and everthing fine till now.
To: just after installing IOS 5.0
The camera(s) shutter will be closed for a while, unable to be used.
Also, camera(s) will no longer switch between modes (shoting regular pic vs. shoting self)
As others have mentioned, I also did the common things to try to fix this:
- I closed the Camera app and restart it
- I rebooted the iPad Touch 4G
- I did a hard reset
None of this helped.
This happens on ALL the camera apps I have (four or five).
Which makes me think it's a Bug
Note: I'm posting this on all threads as I become aware of them.
Update: A Partial Fix, I did the 'dramatic,' decision of doing a full Reset/Restore (System>General>Reset) and after that the front shutter now works again, so I can take pics of things in the normal way, but one of my camera apps made it clear it gets an ERROR when trying to switch to the self-photo/Facetime mode, so I'm avoiding doing that to the Apple Camera app.
Since it started for me with a software change, and it got partially fixed with a system Reset I more firmly believe it must be a bug. It looks like a bug. It acts like a bug. It's a bug.
Apple is a good company and if they get the word I'm sure they will do what's necessary to fix this problem. So keep talking it up on Discussions and send Feedback is all we can do and many of us don't have a Genius Store nearby (plus, it can't be good for business to be returning products because of software issues).
On the plus side of the camera and new IOS5:
I found out how to get that cool function to being able to use the camera right away, from the lock screen.
Very nice. And very, very nice to be able to use the volume button to snap pics.

My Front facing Camera and video chat don't work since the latest OS download

My playbook is over a year old and worked great until the new OS download. Now when i go to my camera and try to put it on the front facing camera to take a picture i get ERROR.4003 PIcture. When I try to go on video chat it states that another application is using the camera. please close the other application and try again. And there is nothing else open. I tried security wiping my playbook and reinstalling the software and the error is still there. I even tried hard rebooting it by holding down the power/vol +/vol- and that was to no avail. I am no longer covered by warranty. Do i need to send this to BB to get it fixed or is there a software fix that can be downloaded?

Contact RIM. They can help whether it is out of warranty or not.
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How secure is the front facing camera?

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