Yandex Navigator does not work. The reasons. How to solve a problem? “The Camera app is recording audio. At the moment, the application cannot be used to record audio Yandex navigator application records audio error
Many users of Huawei devices encounter the “Camera app is recording audio” error when turning on the camera. At the same time, the error notification makes it very difficult to take pictures on the camera.
The full text of the error looks like this: “The Camera application is recording audio. At the moment, com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:interactor cannot be used to record audio." After closing the error notification, it reappears.
How to get rid of the "Camera app is recording audio" error
1) Disable "OK Google" recognition on any screen.
As you know, the phrase “OK Google” launches voice search and allows you to perform various actions on the device, for example, you can turn Bluetooth on or off with your voice, and so on. If you have "Ok Google" on any screen enabled in the Google app settings, this will cause your device's microphone to always work. In addition to the fact that enabling this feature may result in increased battery consumption, it causes an error when using the camera on Huawei devices. That's why this function should be turned off. For this:
1) open the application Google and pressing the button "Menu" select "Settings";
3) turn off the function "Any Screen".
If for some reason the first method did not work for you, and the “Camera app is recording audio” error still appears, you can do something else. On the Android OS, there are permissions that give the application the right to perform certain functions on the device. Most likely the error will disappear if disabled. Google apps use your device's microphone. However, in this case, you will not be able to use voice control. To stop Google apps from accessing your microphone:
1) go to "Settings" and select section "Applications";
2) click "App Permissions" and select Google;
3) in paragraph click "Forbid".
After recent automatic updates Android, many users have experienced crashes in applications, for example, when recording a video, the notification “The com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:search application is recording audio” constantly pops up, indicating that the camera cannot be used. When running other programs (WhatsApp, Kate Mobile, Viber) a similar error appears, only with an indication of interactor. We will explain why this error occurs and how to fix it.
Reasons for the error
Error com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:interactor is a system notification that appears due to the automatically launched Google search options in Android. Actually, after the update, a new mode appeared in "OK Google", which enables the search option on the active screen of running programs.
Suppose you turn on a camera that has access to the microphone, at the same time "Ok Google" also requests access to the microphone so that the user can lead voice control camera - hence the conflict and failure. The same happens when launching messengers, Yandex.Navigator, Shazam and other applications.
Also, simple notifications “There was an error in the application” are possible, which appear when there are no active applications. This is due to an attempt to connect to search services on the phone.
We remove the error
Fortunately, to remove such problems, you do not need to perform factory resets and apply new firmware. Everything is removed in google settings on Android. So, review and disable the following options:
So, the conflicting error "Application com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:interactor cannot be used" can be removed in the settings, or by demolishing updates. Such conflicts are related to the dampness and beta tests of new versions, which, fortunately, are quickly fixed by the developers. If you have any difficulties with disabling and questions, write about them in the comments below, we will try to help.
The app randomly turns on the microphone and records everything that happens within earshot of the phone into a hidden file. Yandex explained this as a mistake and has already carried out the update.
Tuesday 8 September Facebook user Evgeny Strokin published a post, in which he spoke about the spyware he found on his phone. According to Evgeny, an IT employee at Mars is spying on the Yandex.Navigator application: it turns on the microphone itself and records everything in a huge hidden audio file. He found the same problem on his tablet.
“Today, the phone gave a warning that there was not enough memory left on the SD card. I was very surprised, I went to check. It turned out that at the root there is a certain stream.wav file, in which infa is actively written. I listened - it turned out that all the events, conversations, negotiations over the past 2 days were recorded from the microphone. I checked the tablet - the same crap. Because I have a tablet under CyanogenMod and root, quickly I found the reason (see screenshot). It turned out that the Yandex.Navigator application is spying.
In the comments, it turned out that another user, Alexander Shutko, had encountered the same problem a day earlier.
“Eats battery even when I don’t use Android 5.1. Began to understand why the battery runs out quickly. Started with rights on applications. removedthe rights of the navigator to record sound from the microphone and found that a notification about the refusal to record sound constantly flies out, despite the fact that I do not use it and did not even start it! The processor is constantly twitching some kind of navigator process. Why is this? Is it cartography or spyware?»
Evgeny Strokin later reported that after the update, the application stopped writing “ether”. He plans to monitor the traffic for a while to see if the audio recording will be transmitted somewhere further. He is also going to talk to a lawyer.
Ukrainian users of the Yandex application installed on a phone with Android system on the Autoua.net forum.
« Last update Yandex navigator began to write in the background from the microphone of the phone to different folders the stream.wav file.
The Yandex company explained what happened: it turns out that this is an error in the code of the updated Yandex.Navigator.
“Due to a bug in the code of the updated Yandex.Navigator for android application recorded sound data and stored it in the phone's memory. This data was not sent anywhere, only the owner of the smartphone had access to it. Yesterday, as soon as we discovered this error, we immediately stopped distributing this version of the application and rolled out an update. Now, when working with voice activation, no data is recorded or saved, and "extra" files are removed from memory. If auto-update of applications is not connected on the device, then you need to download the latest version from Google Play. We apologize to users."
Yandex Navigator is confidently among the leaders in the ranking of navigation applications for mobile devices. A side effect of this popularity is a large number of difficulties in use. Let's analyze the most common complaints and try to fix them.
Unfortunately, this is very vague information, under which dozens of reasons can be adjusted, including the inability of the user to launch the program and real-life geolocation failures in some territories. Therefore, we will consider the situation in more detail in order to highlight various aspects of the problem, and not a trivial lack of knowledge about the operation of a smartphone.
In this material, we will limit ourselves to the difficulties that occur when using navigation from Yandex.
Navigator cannot start correctly
The application was correctly installed, but does not even start: it shows error messages and crashes immediately after the start. The reason may be failures when installing the program on a smartphone.
By system requirements almost any modern device supports Yandex Navigator, so the option with a lack of resources is extremely rare. Constant freezes and long pauses even before elementary actions can indicate it.
The smartphone may not be able to handle the application if it has less than half a gigabyte of RAM installed. For example, 256 MB by modern standards is very small.
As for the first case, you need to uninstall the program through the phone settings, and then reinstall it. So, in Android OS, you can use Play Market. If the failure was due to an error during installation, then reinstallation will fix the problem.
Why does the program need an internet connection?
Yandex Navigator can also work if you first prepare the program for this mode. In particular, you need to download to your smartphone the same maps that will be used to display the location without access to the Internet. You can do this from the application itself. Open the "Download maps" section in the menu, then select the required city. If you're lucky and have a map, download it.
It is worth noting that Yandex maps on the territory of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and many other countries have a very decent coverage, so there is a high probability that there will be no difficulties at this stage.
- Before downloading, switch to WiFi because some cards are large.
- True, it will still not work to completely remove the connection to the Internet, so formally Yandex Navigator really only works online.
The fact is that although the maps are stored in the smartphone, you still need a connection to get directions and search in the immediate vicinity. To some extent, the preliminary calculation of the route saves - then you can move along it without communication. One way or another, the exchange via the Internet will be significantly reduced, and the speed of the program will increase.
Of course, without an Internet connection, the Navigator will not be able to download useful information, such as traffic information. Just in case, check: if they are not displayed, it is possible that the traffic light image in the corner is gray now. If so, click on it - the traffic light will be activated and the color will reflect the situation with the movement. And to show the congestion of roadways, a digital indication is used. 0 to 10.
There is a route, but the Navigator does not track movement along it
- First you need to make sure that getting geodata is enabled.
- Then check your Internet connection and its speed (for example, open a website or two in your browser).
- If activated, the Internet is connected, but the program refuses to display the movement, try exiting the application and re-entering it.
- If it doesn't work, force stop with a special button from the settings section, where applications are shown (the procedure is almost the same for Android and iOS). Launch the Navigator again.
If it refuses to drive again, restart your smartphone. Have you tried everything without success? Reinstall the program. Although it usually doesn’t come to this, Yandex programmers nevertheless wrote a good application.
Imagine that even such serious measures did not help. In this case, there remains a difficult way - to stop using Yandex Navigator on this particular smartphone. Since it’s not fate for them to work together, use analogues.
Voice search crashes
There are several options here:
- The microphone may have broken.
- Or the Internet connection speed is not enough.
- Or maybe it’s not quiet enough around - the street is noisy or the music rumbles.
- It is better not to use voice search in a noisy environment.
Well, sometimes the Navigator, like other programs, may refuse to function without any apparent reason. Wait, he will come to his senses and earn. Or follow the recommendations from the previous paragraph.
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What else can cause Yandex Navigator to malfunction
If the current position is not displayed or changes abruptly, exit the application and log back in. Unfortunately, such failures are possible.
When the arrow indicating the direction is lost, or when searching for satellites for a long time and periodically being unable to maintain contact with them (especially on a long route) check the time settings, set the correct time zone.
For geolocation from satellites time is also transmitted, and if it differs greatly from the system time, errors are inevitable.
Occasionally, the program refuses to plot a route, referring to the complete absence of a path between points - despite the fact that there is a road and you can drive along it. More often it happens abroad. Alas, the program is not omniscient, respectively, and routes are not laid everywhere.
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And sometimes there are reasons that in no way relate to the Navigator or satellites. There are several areas in the center of Moscow (in particular, near the Kremlin) where the application does not work. But this is not a mistake, but the foresight of the security services: special transmitters for the protection of strategic objects interrupt satellite signal giving false data.
Conclusion
In the article, we figured out the main reasons that can lead to Yandex Navigator crashes, whether on Android OS or on another system.
Add your questions and comments on the program, we will discuss the features of its work with the whole world. Good luck on the road!!!