How to stop android device from corrupting pictures When I take pictures with my device (Techno Phantom N9 running Android 4.2) the thumbnails and the images get corrupt. Hence I cant even send it to anybody, but on my device I can see some of the pictures even if the thumnail does not show.


an image of what it looks like (click for larger variant)

I use the default camera app.

What could be the problem, and how could it be solved?
There could be multiple culprits – and depending on which it is in your case, the solution is different:


The camera app: Try different camera apps, there are plenty good choices to select from. There might be a bug in the camera app, corrupting the file on saving it.
Storage: Photos can be stored to internal or external SDCard. Your external card could have problems (corruption, incompatibilities – not all combinations of brands/sizes and Android device work together equally well). Removing the external SDCard should force the camera app to save its photos on the internal SDCard. Check if the problem still persists. If not, your card might either be corrupted, or not working optimally with your device. You can check it for corruptions (e.g. using a card reader attached to your PC), or try with a different brand (make sure to buy only class-6 and above: better performance, less battery consumption).