Table of contents:
- Your mobile must be compatible
- Install ARCore on your Android phone
- Restart the terminal
- Force close Pokémon GO
- Reinstall Pokémon GO
- Recalibrate your mobile's gyroscope
- Update Pokémon GO to fix camera bugs
- Close all camera applications
In Pokémon GO they are very interested in you using the camera tool of this game. And it is that they are launching constant campaigns to promote it. Proof of this is the GOSnapshot contest, which encourages us to take pictures of our favorite Pokémon in different circumstances, environments or situations. But not only that, there are even exclusive versions of Pokémon that appear only in the GO Snapshot function, as is the case with Detective Pikachu. So your camera better be ready to take advantage of this feature.If not, you won't just be missing out on your Pokémon in Augmented Reality, but many other extras that the game's creators are hell-bent on bringing to this feature.
The Pokémon GO Camera AR feature came from the very early stages of the game. In fact, it was one of the keys for him to conquer the players. It was not only a game that interacted with the user's real environment by making him move around it, but also picked it up. If we activate the AR camera (AR in its acronym in English) we can see in real time the environment in which we are, putting the Pokémon on it. A kind of mix between the real world and the Pokémon world that caught on very well among followers. Something that, as we said, has only grown over the years.
In fact, currently, the most powerful mobiles have an improved version.What Pokémon GO calls AR+ Camera. With it we not only see the Pokémon in front of us in our own environment, but we can move around it almost naturally. It's practically like having the Pokémon present in front of us and being able to get closer to see it better, or from any perspective. Of course, always by mobile.
If you don't want to miss out on all these special features of the Pokémon GO camera, you better have everything ready. Follow this guide to find out what you need and how you can solve possible problems to take advantage of the AR camera in Pokémon GO.
Your mobile must be compatible
The first thing is to understand that Augmented Reality is a technology that is not present in all mobile phones. To be able to manage all this data in real time through the camera and the screen, a series of sensors is necessaryFurthermore, a good processor is also required for all this to work instantly. That is why, if your mobile is low-end or entry-level, it is most likely that you will encounter problems to enjoy this function.
Check the technical sheet of your mobile, and confirm that it has a gyroscope. This is the sensor that measures the inclination of the terminal, and that helps to create that sensation of realism of Augmented Reality. If you don't have it, it's possible that even Pokémon GO won't show the AR Camera function in the upper right corner when you encounter any Pokémon If that's the case, all you need to do is What you can do is be patient until you get a more powerful and updated mobile.
The mid-range and high-end Android terminals usually have this sensor, and others more than enhance their possibilities.Also, if they are recent, they will bring with them all the advances of AR Core, which is Google's program for the development of Augmented Reality on their devices. In this case you shouldn't have any problems. But, if so, go to the following sections to find the solution.
Most recent iPhone phones have no problem when taking advantage of the Pokémon GO camera. Even so, it is possible that some failure or error may occur. If this is the case, also check out some of the following solutions to fix it.
Install ARCore on your Android phone
Although the most recent versions of Android have advances in Augmented Reality, it is possible that your mobile has been left off the hook with the updates. If so, the easiest thing to do is to install the application ARCore by Google As we said above, it is the platform that allows you to create Augmented Reality experiences on Android phones, as long as they are technically compatible.
The good thing is that this application also configures and activates those resources of your mobile if they are disabled for some reason. The application can be downloaded as one more tool from the Google Play Store. And it's totally free, so there's nothing to lose by installing it and testing if it starts Pokémon GO working.
Restart the terminal
Sometimes this is the most obvious solution and the one that goes the most unnoticed. However, resolves the vast majority of problems And we are used to not turning off the terminal for days and days, which only translates into memory saturation RAM and related problems when performing tasks.
When completely turning off the phone, the RAM memory is freed. That is why we should notice a more agile operation as soon as you turn on the terminal again.In addition, it forces the closing and termination of tasks that may have remained in the background, consuming resources or causing other applications and games to malfunction.
So don't hesitate to completely turn off your phone for a couple of minutes if the Pokémon GO camera, or any other part of the game, is giving you problems.
Force close Pokémon GO
This is a simple solution that you may have thought of but are not doing right. If the game is giving you crashes, it is not always enough to open the multitasking and swipe the Pokémon GO screen. On some occasions, especially when there are failures, there may be background tasks that do not allow the application to be completely closed. With what, when trying to play or execute it again we run into the same error
To do this we must access the Settings menu of our Android mobile. Here we look for the Applications section and, within it, we enter Pokémon GO. Here we will see the possibility of force the application to close.
If we want to do a slightly harder reboot to ensure everything runs as it should, we can also clear memory data and clear cacheThat leaves the application as if we had just installed it. With this, when starting Pokémon GO again we will have to re-enter the user data. But, if there was something wrong with the camera, that should have been fixed as well.
Reinstall Pokémon GO
It is the most drastic option. We won't lose our data because, after all, are stored in the cloud with all our advances But it implies some investment of time and effort. However, it is recommended if Pokémon GO is giving you problems beyond the camera.
Just press and hold the application icon to later choose the option to delete or uninstallThen we will have to access the Google Play Store, in case of having an Android mobile, or the App Store in case of having an iPhone. We installed it and logged in. Enough to resolve any software errors that may have occurred.
Recalibrate your mobile's gyroscope
If the problem with the Pokémon GO camera is not that it doesn't start, but that it doesn't correctly recognize your movements with Augmented Reality active, it may be because of the gyroscope This sensor helps the mobile to know how it is being held, where the camera is focusing and how to move naturally when the terminal is turned. It can be deconfigured, so do not hesitate to follow these steps to recalibrate it and return it to normal.
The first thing to do is activate automatic rotation, so that the terminal activates the sensor and tries to recognize the movements that we are going to make.
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With the mobile flat and the screen pointing towards the sky, flip it along until it makes a full circle and remains on the same position. Then do the same but turning it to the left or right one more turn. Finally, back flat with the screen facing up, turn it around on itself.
With this the mobile should reset its gyroscope settings and respond as new. Which should also be noticeable in Pokémon GO.
Update Pokémon GO to fix camera bugs
Is it possible you missed some game update? In Pokémon GO they usually force you to update the game every time there is something new. However, there may be updates that fix specific issues with the Pokémon GO camera.
Before uninstalling the game or restarting the terminal, feel free to check the Google Play Store or the App Store for pending updatesAnd this process, which only takes a couple of minutes, can save you a lot of trouble, and as many waiting times if you carry out other solutions on this list. So make sure everything is up to date with Pokémon GO before taking more drastic measures.
Close all camera applications
It is possible that the failure of the Pokémon GO camera has to do with other processes related to the objective of your mobile running. This means that other applications are using this resource previously, which would conflict with the Pokémon game if something goes wrong. Is it possible that you have been using Instagram, the camera application on your mobile, or any other tool that takes advantage of this objective? Well, if so, it's time to clean and force close applications.
Try closing all applications that are running in the background at the moment. Press the multitasking button to see what they are, and slide the screen to close one by one. Or take advantage of the close button to end everything that is running in the background on your mobile.
Another more drastic and more effective option is force the closing of all these applications that make use of your mobile's camera If you have used Instagram to publish stories, for example, you can go to the Settings menu of your Android mobile and enter Applications. Here look for Instagram, enter its section and click on force closure. In this way it will be sure that the application has stopped using terminal resources, leaving them free for the rest of the applications. Or, in this case, for the Pokémon GO camera.
If you have time and want to make sure that closing all background applications is effective, feel free to turn off the terminal Of course, avoid the restart option, which usually keeps the tasks alive to speed up the shutdown of the mobile. Shut it down completely and wait a few seconds before starting it up again. Everything will have been closed, so the Pokémon GO camera should be ready to be used in all its modes, as long as the terminal is compatible.
