4 Ways to Fix Camera Lag on Android

Try Basic Fixes

• Close recent apps: Keeping too many apps running in the background can hold your phone’s memory and make the camera app slow. Close apps you aren’t using and see if that fixes the problem.
• Free up storage space: If your phone is running low on storage space, the camera app may struggle while saving photos or videos on your phone. Google recommends keeping at least 10% of the total storage free to avoid slowdowns.
• Turn off power saver mode: Enabling the battery saver causes your phone to disable some features and operate slowly. Hence, it’s best to disable the power saver mode on your phone.
• Install software updates: There’s a chance that such lag and stutters with the camera app are specific to the Android version you’re on. If that’s the case, installing pending software updates should help.

Fix 1: Tweak Camera Setting

The camera app on your phone comes packed with features and tricks that may or may not be very useful. Disabling some of the less useful features should help make the app more responsive, especially if you’re using a low-end Android phone or an old phone.

Step 1: Open the Camera app and tap the gear-shaped icon at the top left.

Step 2: Turn off the toggles for Scene optimizer, Scan QR codes, and Location tags.

Step 3: Go to Picture formats > toggle off RAW copies.

Fix 2: Modify Processing Speed (For Samsung Phones Only)

If the camera app on your Samsung Galaxy phone is annoyingly slow or laggy, try increasing the processing speed on your phone to speed things up. Here’s how.

Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your phone > navigate to Device care.

Step 2: Tap on Processing speed > select High.

Alternatively, you can also set the processing speed to Maximum. However, this may overheat your phone and drain the battery quickly.

Fix 3: Clear Camera Cache

Like any other app, the camera app on your phone also collects cache during usage. If that cache becomes inaccessible, it may affect the app’s performance. You can try clearing the camera app cache and see if that fixes the lag.

Step 1: Long-press on the Camera app icon and tap the info icon.

Step 2: Go to Storage > tap on Clear cache.

Fix 4: Reset Camera Settings

If nothing else works, consider resetting the camera settings on your phone using these steps:

Step 1: Launch the Camera app on your phone > tap the gear-shaped icon at the top left.

Step 2: Scroll down to select Reset settings > hit Reset to confirm.