Front Facing Camera Not Working

[AC Question]

Hey guys , i had just baught my android phone about 5 months ago . When i first got my phone my front camera was working perfectly fine, Now it just goes to the home screen when i get on. I have already reseted my phone . cleaned out gallery and everything , can any of you please help

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Please tell us which phone you're using. What do you mean when you say, "Now it just goes to the home screen when I get on"? Does the rear-facing camera still work? When you open the Camera app, do you still see the toggle to switch between the rear- and front-facing cameras?

 

[fix1frank]

I have the same issue.
Android Mini
Toggle disappeared that allowed forward facing camera. I have forced close on camera, tried third party app, did a factory reset. All to no avail. I did get a whole bunch of pictures of me looking at my phone with a very confused and frustrated look on my face. Not pretty.

 

[fix1frank]

Further observation includes:
Clear cache data = no change
Clear all app data and force close = when camera is restarted the icon to return to forward facing camera is there but when I touch it I get another horrible self portrait and it disappears again.

 

[fix1frank]

Any help out there?

 

[B. Diddy]

Sorry, but which Mini do you have? There are a number of phones out there that have a Mini added to the model name. Any recent updates, either to the system or the camera app?

 

[Tiffanie Applegate]

I have a Droid Ultra and have been having the same exact issue which seems to happen upon installing the KitKat update. When I did a system reset I had the weird experience of having the forward facing camera work sporadically. Usually, if the battery would die out completely the function would return. Now that I allowed the reinstallation of the update...same issue. I have been searching for some fix.

 

[Rohine 001]

Hi. I have lava pixel V1 and I am having a problem with the front camera. There isn't even the option to switch to front camera. Its just 9 months that I bought the phone. Please help me