Poco X2 Camera Issue Fix Shared for Indian s 152x5u Says Some Customers Deliberately Bricking Camera for Free Replacement

Poco X2 s in India are facing a camera issue wherein their screens turn black when using the camera app. 533a2t

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 16 June 2021 12:34 IST

Poco X2 Camera Issue Fix Shared for Indian s, Says Some Customers Deliberately Bricking Camera for Free Replacement

Poco India says less than 0.2 percent Poco X2 s have reported the camera issue 2n4o9

Highlights

Poco X2 was launched in India in February last year
Indian s have been complaining about camera issues for several months
Poco X2 s have been asked to clear camera app data

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Poco X2 s in India have been complaining of rear camera issues for quite some time now and the company has finally shared a manual fix. Poco India tweeted that the camera issue has been reported by less than 0.2 percent of Poco X2 s and that the solution should solve the problem for majority of s. It is a simple clear cache and data method that all s can do at home and will not have to visit a service centre, if it works.

Poco X2 s can manually fix the camera issue. It states that this fix should solve the issue for majority of s. Poco X2 s in India will need to clean camera app data by heading to Settings and search Manage apps. From here, they can search for Camera > Clear Data > Clear all data > Ok. After clearing data, s are required to restart their phone and check if the issue has been resolved.

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Dear POCO s, A few of you have approached us with a 'camera not working' issue on the POCO X2. We have detailed out the steps that need to be followed to fix it. Please go through the letter to know more. pic.twitter.com/Najbl8Pq1n
— POCO India (@POCO) June 15, 2021

The letter goes on to state that in case this fix does not solve the camera issue for Poco X2 s, they can report it using the Service and app along with their device logs under the camera section. This app will then generate a ID which the can then take to the nearest service centre or Poco India . Further, the letter mentions some s have been trying to intentionally brick their Poco X2's camera to get a free replacement phone.

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Notably, there are reports of camera issues on the Poco X2 from as far back as five months ago wherein the camera just showed a black screen. A tried the clear cache and data method, but it did not solve the issue. Another tweeted earlier in May about the same camera issue and having tried the clear cache and data fix to no avail. Apparently, the issue was not solved even after a factory reset.

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Poco X2 6e2k2g

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Strong specifications at attractive prices
Good overall performance and battery life
Still photos in the daytime look very good

Bad
Large and bulky
Ads and bloatware in the UI
Poor low-light video quality

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Display 6.67-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Front Camera 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 4500mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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