Samsung is the number one phone in the world. there is no doubt. but some times, Samsung phones give us error messages and problems. but all errors can be fixed in 1omin. to that, you should familiar with android. If you receive “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” then it may seem like a big issue. it is a software error rather than fault with your Samsung phone camera. here is the way to Fix it.
- please follow these steps one by one. But before following. Please make sure that your Samsung phone has decent battery power. at least 30%. If the phone battery level is too low, the camera often will not work fine.
- If you are going to reset or Flash a Rom,then we recommend you to get backup before it,because resetting or flashing can be lost data.
- We recommend you to follow basic solutions first, after that problem persist then go down and Follow Advance Solutions like Flash a ROM
Fix “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” on Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
Basic method but More Helpful Tips
Some times your Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 phone’s Camera app has got itself into a bit of mess. Most of “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” message come because of this case. So, you have to refresh it. To refresh,
- Go into Settings
- Go into Applications Manager
- swipe left for All Apps.
- Scroll down and find Camera app and tap on it.
- Clear Cache, then Clear Data after that Tap on Force Stop.
- Reboot your phone. (restart the phone)
In above steps will not delete any photo or Video in your phone but it will delete camera settings. It will get camera to default. and you will have to set it up again.
Turn off the phone for 5 min.
This method can help for all small errors of androids. Please Turn Off your Samsung Galaxy Ace 3. after Turn OFF, remove the phone battery and wait 5 min. and Insert the battery again and Turn ON the phone by pressing Power Button. See whether camera is Work or Not. IF not, then Go to below step.
Remove the Memory card
If you have memory card then please remove it and see whether camera is Work or Not. IF not, then Go to below step. most of time this will works for -“Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” error.
Go SAFE MOOD and Check
you can check your Camera through the SAFE MOOD If you enabled SAFE MOOD, then your apps are disabled. So you can Identity whether that Camera error come from other App. IF your phone’s camera works in SAFE MOOD, then Go to Normal mood and uninstall one by one and after, uninstall permanently cause app. If not, perform Wipe cache.
How To go Safe Mood
1.Turn Off the phone by pressing power.
2.Turn On the phone by pressing power
3.When the Samsung logo displays, press Volume down key until the Lock Screen.
4.Now You are on SAFE MOOD
Wipe cache on Samsung galaxy Grand 2
Most of camera problems happen because phone’s Cache. So you have to delete that Cache from your phone. Don’t worry. There is no big deal or any DATA Lose. We only Delete phone Caches. Now please Follow me step by step. after Restarting, Check whether camera is Works or NOT.
we have dedicated Wiping Cache posts. Click here
Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
Above methods didn’t help? Still your phone says “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” Then Reset your phone. that means, Restore your phone to Factory Setting. and This cause to Lose all DATA on phone.So, we recommend to get Backup (get all data to computer by one Click – contacts, MSGS, Whatspp viber History, Photos, Videos, MP3 etc – Click here) before perform Factory Reset to your phone.
Reset Sound is BIG? Don’t worry we have dedicated Reset post. Click here
1.Turn off the phone.
2.Press and hold the Volume up key, Home key and Power key till appear Android LOGO.
3.Now, you are on Recovery Menu. Choose the “factory reset” from that menu.
4. Choose “Yes — Delete All User Data option” by pressing power button
5.After performed Reset, Reboot the phone.
Flash a Stock ROM on Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
all above methods didn’t help? Still your phone says “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart” then try this last option. When you face this kind of problem in computer, like virus affection badly or system error, then your last method is Installing Windows again. Stock Rom is like a Windows..
There are 2 type of Rom. One is Stock Rom and second one is Custom Rom. If you install Custom Rom it break your Warranty. Stock Rom is Official Rom. we have dedicated post about flashing Stock Rom to Samsung galaxy phone..
I Flashed a Stock Rom, now “Media Server failed. Camera needs to restart”.
That means your current Rom is Corrupted or damaged. Now you have to Install Stock Rom to ON your phone. use this post to Flash new Stock Rom.we have dedicated post about flashing Stock Rom to Samsung galaxy phone..
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