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Nexus 5 camera app crashing after the Android 5.1 Lollipop update

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By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Apr 14, 2015, 2:48 AM

Nexus 5 camera app crashing after the Android 5.1 Lollipop update

After having the Android 5.1 Lollipop update brick some Nexus 7 units, now users are reporting a bunch of Nexus 5 users have been reporting camera troubles following the Android 5.1 software OTA update.

According to the bug report, already filed with Google, after receiving the Android 5.1 Lollipop, the Nexus 5 camera app force-closes when evoked by third-party apps like Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and often even the default camera app in Android itself. Thankfully, the issue can temporarily be fixed by rebooting the handset, but, needless to say, this is not a solution if you need to take a pic in a hurry. After some usage of the phone, the camera bug reappears, and you are in for the whole restart scenarios again, so hopefully Google will be quick to issue a bug fix to the Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Nexus 5.

Some units even require two or more reboots to get the camera working again, so we'd hold off on that OTA update notification until Google fixes the issue, which is usually pretty quick to follow.

source: Google via AndroidPolice

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.