One of the main reasons to choose a Pixel smartphone is because of its camera, superior to almost all smartphones today. Turns out, some users are unable to fully enjoy their new device after receiving an error message when opening the camera app. The issue was made light of by 9to5Google, after noticing several threads on Reddit and Google’s own forums about it.

There are some variations between what users are experiencing, but the problem seems to be a common one and reports are coming from both Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL owners. The trigger for this bug is a third-party app trying to use ...