The device is being used by another application

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Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key.When “SAMSUNG” appears on the screen, release the Power key.Press and hold the Power key past the model name screen.What you need to do to confirm what we’re saying is to restart the phone to Safe Mode. Either of these errors means that Flashlight or Camera app cannot be used because another app is using any or both of them. Solution : The error you’re getting is similar to this error: Unable to turn on Flashlight. Camera is in use by other app/Warning …Camera failed. Still having the same issue…a moment ago the flashlight worked and the camera kinda for 10 seconds.now both don’t work again with the same message. I tried all options, including the last resort and “reset” the phone back…I made a backup before and used that one to restart the phone later. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Flashlight is in use by other app & camera error message (not working) Out of the blue my flashlight stopped working a few days ago…simultaneously so did my camera. Problem: Galaxy Note8 “Unable to turn on Flashlight. Camera light being used by Camera” error on your Galaxy device, check out the solution for it below. If you encounter “Unable to turn on Flashlight. The error prevents the use of both Flashlight and Camera apps. Hello Android fans! We’re here to fix an error encountered by a Galaxy Note8 owner.