Before you step into the custom development, your first course of action is to unlock the bootloader on your device. Doing so does bring in a few uninvited risks such as data wipe and factory reset. Well. some OEMs will even make the warranty null and void as well.
Moreover, in the case of Samsung, things get even worse as the hardware e-fuse gets tripped. As a result, the Knox can no longer get back to its default state even if the bootloader is locked. Unfortunately, the misery doesn’t end here for Samsung users.
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Camera Disabled after Unlocking Bootloader on Galaxy Z Fold 5
Many Galaxy Z Fold 5 users have voiced their concern that the camera got disabled as soon as they unlocked the bootloader. Whenever they are trying to launch the Camera app, they are greeted with the Warning prompt and the following error message: “Camera is malfunctioning” [translated].
Moroever, the issue isn’t simply limited to the stock camera app, you wouldn’t be able to use even GCam ports or any open-source camera app either. The only silver lining among all of this is the fact that this issue hasn’t been reported by all the users. At the time of writing, it seems to be only limited to devices being sold in Taiwan, having the model number SM-F9460. Anyways, this begs the all-important question:
Is there a Fix?
Some users on “other” Galaxy devices that have been plagued by this issue in the past did manage to bypass this issue after changing and spoofing the device’s fingerprint to any other Android device. If you wish to give this tweak a try, then do check out our guide on Fix Camera not working in Samsung after Bootloader Unlock.
Concluding Remarks
On that note, we round off this guide. As and when there is any further development regarding this issue of the Samsung camera being disabled when the bootloader is unlocked, we will update this post accordingly.
What are your views on this new development introduced by the South Korean giant? Are you ready to bid adieu to the camera in lieu of an opportunity to step into custom development or is it too much of a sacrifice? Do share your valuable opinions with us in the comments section below.
