Please note that you may lose your data on your notebook when you are having it serviced.
If none of the methods above fixes your camera issue, contact an Apple authorized service provider or an Apple retail store and have your MacBook Pro serviced.
If it does, great! But if it doesn’t, you may need to… Method 4: Have your MacBook Pro serviced Turn on your MacBook Pro and check to see if this resolves your problem. You’ve reset the SMC on your MacBook Pro. To reset the SMC:Ģ) Press the left Shift, Control, Option keys on your keyboard and the power button and then hold them for 10 seconds. You will fix your camera by resetting the SMC if it is this component that causes your trouble. The SMC (System Management Controller) is handling some hardware functions, including those related to your camera, on Intel-based Mac computers. Method 3: Reset the SMC on your MacBook Pro But if not, there are three more fixes for you to try. Then check to see if you are able to use your camera.
To do so:Ĥ) Type “ sudo killall vdcassistant” and press Enter on your keyboard.ĥ) Type your password (the password you use to log in to your MacBook Pro) and press Enter.Ħ) Wait until the system closes all the processes. You should close all the processes that are using the camera to see if this fixes the issue for you. There may be some processes that are using your MacBook Pro camera and won’t allow you to use it on other programs. But if not, there are still some fixes for you to try… Method 2: End all the processes that are using the camera Try restarting your MacBook Pro and see if this fixes your camera. These issues can be fixed by a restart of your notebook.
There may be temporary corruption issues on your MacBook Pro so you can’t use the built-in camera.
Note: Windows Users: If you need assistance on booting your Windows computer into Safe Mode, you can find out more on how to do so in the following article.Many MacBook Pro users have had a camera issue occurring on their notebook.
Taken together, these changes can help resolve software or directory issues that may exist on the startup volume. A cache with issues may cause a blue screen on startup, particularly after a Software Update.