"Preview mode must have started before you can take a picture" error I9300

[VincentdeWit94]

When I try to make a picture on my Galaxy S3 (I9300) I get this weird error: "Preview mode must have started before you can take a picture". It only happens on my S3 and not on my OnePlus one.

Full stacktrace: java java.lang.IllegalStateException: Preview mode must have started before you can take a picture at com.commonsware.cwac.camera.CameraView.takePicture(CameraView.java:331) at com.commonsware.cwac.camera.CameraFragment.takePicture(CameraFragment.java:162) at nl.changer.polypicker.CwacCameraFragment.takePicture(CwacCameraFragment.java:143) at nl.changer.polypicker.CwacCameraFragment$DemoCameraHost.onAutoFocus(CwacCameraFragment.java:272) at com.commonsware.cwac.camera.CameraView.onAutoFocus(CameraView.java:413) at android.hardware.Camera$EventHandler.handleMessage(Camera.java:831) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5289) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:739) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:555) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

[jaydeepw]

I am sick on Samsung and its android mods on their devices. Let me see what I can do for this.

[dimitrireef]

did you found a solution

[Nikhil-z]

Please let me know if any solution found . Its an urgent

[derbalii]

did you found a solution ? help plz

[Chandu1207]

Please tell me the solution, i had same issue.

[GeylaniArca]

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