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Unlocking the Bootloader Breaks Galaxy Z Fold 3 Cameras | Here's How to Fix it



In a surprising new move, Samsung kills access to the cameras of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 after you have unlocked the bootloader. Thankfully, this can be fixed in a couple of different ways.

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Video Description
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We’ve seen some other OEMs in the past who have crippled the camera quality after the bootloader was unlocked. Thankfully, Sony has moved away from this type of enforcements but now it seems Samsung is happy to fill that role.

Those who have been able to get early access to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 have discovered their cameras (both the front camera and back cameras) are no longer usable once the bootloader has been unlocked.

Most will likely not even read the warning at the bootloader unlock screen but it does indeed warn you that these cameras will cease to function while it’s unlocked.

Those who have already unlocked the bootloader will be greeted with a “Camera Failed” error message when trying to access it with the stock camera apps.

And you would think that we could at least use a 3rd-party application to take photos. But no. Samsung has truly cut off access to the cameras so even they will not work.

Thankfully, the whole thing can be reversed by relocking the bootloader. I have covered this process for previous Samsung phones (link below) and I’m sure the process is virtually identical to those devices.

However, things are early as the phone hasn’t even been released yet.

I suspect that once some developers get access to the device then we will get a Magisk Module that can restore this type of functionality. Heck, Magisk itself could include the patches required (if the developer chose to do so. . .if such a patch is even possible).

But who knows. Again, things are early and this story will develop as time goes by. I’ll do my best to keep a pinned comment that details the latest information about the topic.

Mentioned Links
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Bootloader Relock Tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5vbbQeHHc

Full Tutorial
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1. Intro [00:00]
2. Galaxy Z Fold 3 Camera Failed Message [01:58]
3. Workarounds to fix it [03:19]

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