Camera button change app opening? - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to use a different camera app from stock, is there anyway to change what app the hard camera button opens other then stock on un rooted devices?

Anyone?

i dont believe so. not with out a mod atleast.
i had a quick play and couldnt find an option.

I'd like this also, I don't think the standard sony camera is that great. It's always in automatic modus and that doesn't do the job for me.

Is this possible with a rooted device? I'd like to fully move over to Google camera, but the lock screen shortcut and hard camera button still go to the stock camera.

jateed said:
Is this possible with a rooted device? I'd like to fully move over to Google camera, but the lock screen shortcut and hard camera button still go to the stock camera.
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On some roms there is a possibility to change the shortcut on the lockscreen, but not for the button.
I know that flashing htc camera on cm12.1 caused the camera button to launch htc's app.
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[REQ] Camera hardware wake button

This is a request for any button (trackball would be ideal) to wake the phone, AND launch the camera application. Lets assume it will sleep again after x amount of time, just like normal.
Maybe this could be in cyanogenmod settings ?
Maybe this could be a combination, say TRACKBALLTRACKBALLTRACKBALL or something ?
thank you
ohgood said:
This is a request for any button (trackball would be ideal) to wake the phone, AND launch the camera application. Lets assume it will sleep again after x amount of time, just like normal.
Maybe this could be in cyanogenmod settings ?
Maybe this could be a combination, say TRACKBALLTRACKBALLTRACKBALL or something ?
thank you
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I think it will be just as easy as
1. Trackball wake
2. Trackball unlock
3. Press camera shortcut
Just make sure the camera is on the home screen...
Just get Widget Locker. Trackball Wake > Camera.
overground said:
Just get Widget Locker. Trackball Wake > Camera.
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i'm going to try this now. thanks to both of you. also, would it be possible to keep the phone 'locked' while doing this, so you could have a child/friend use it as a camera, but not have the phone and other applications accesible without entering the unlock pin/pattern ?
thanks again !
Like it! I would love this:
Short press - unlock or screen on
Keep pressed - unlock directly into camera
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[Q] Slow Camera

K, i'm aware there's a old post on this but no one's updated it in seven months. So here's the question again: why is my camera app so slow to launch? And how can I fix it?
I am running rooted stock 2.1-update1.
Baseband 2.1.55.
Kernel 2.6.29 [email protected] #1.
Build 2.1.1.A.0.6
I've turfed much of the bloatware. Does anyone have any (effective, proven) suggestions for speeding up the launching of the stock camera application from the hardware button? Its even slow if the program is running and i've just switched to the homescreen.
Thanks in advance!
Simon
How long? Have you compared it to another camera app? Like a Camera 360 or a Retro Camera or Vignette?
And have you tried installing a Task Manager to see what other apps are running in the background?
Maybe there are a dozen other apps running in the background.
Maybe try clearing cache for the Camera app....go under Settings->Applications and look for the Camera app.
beau420 said:
How long? Have you compared it to another camera app? Like a Camera 360 or a Retro Camera or Vignette?
And have you tried installing a Task Manager to see what other apps are running in the background?
Maybe there are a dozen other apps running in the background.
Maybe try clearing cache for the Camera app....go under Settings->Applications and look for the Camera app.
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I meant vs opening any other app on the device.
Just task killed - 105m free. pressing hardware button. 10 seconds.
Put camera in the task killer ignore list, cleared the cache, launched went into settings and fixed 'em. out to home screen. hit hardware button. its still almost 10 seconds to launch a native OS app. Conversely, my phone app launches within about 2/3rds of a second from pressing the touchscreen button.
On a whim, i put the camera button on the homescreen. still slightly slow, but faster than the hardware button - does that make any sense? is there some other task i should be ignoring for faster HW button access?
annoyed.
So it is normal when accessed using the Camera app icon in the app list, but the HW camera button on the side is slow.
I think the default Camera app is a lot weaker than Camera360, so I don't use it.
I don't use the camera button.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
There was a stock X10 camera optimization thread a while back.
what he said
you should try installing WolfBreaks rom. for me the native camera launches in 3-4second when i press the hardware button.

[Q] Dedicated Camera Button Doesn't Unlock Phone

One of the things I like about the MoPho is a dedicated camera button. I find it convenient to be able to quickly access my camera.
However, I am not able to access the camera very quickly, considering that I must still unlock my phone with a slide of the finger to be allowed into the camera app.
Is is possible to mod the phone so that the camera button would bypass the lock screen?
I apologize if this is a much-asked question that I should know the answer to already. I searched and couldn't find an answer.
Thanks for the advice. I will check on that when I can spend $1.99 for the app.
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One of the things I like about the MoPho is a dedicated camera button. I find it convenient to be able to quickly access my camera.
However, I am not able to access the camera very quickly, considering that I must still unlock my phone with a slide of the finger to be allowed into the camera app.
Is is possible to mod the phone so that the camera button would bypass the lock screen?
I apologize if this is a much-asked question that I should know the answer to already. I searched and couldn't find an answer.
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Another option is to use Agile Lock. It gives you a Sense 3.0 like lockscreen and you can program one of the buttons for the camera. It is free and doesn't require root.
Alternatively, what I do with Widgetlocker is have the 2nd swipe tab be a shortcut to my camera. I had this setup back on the Evo when I didn't have a dedicated camera button. Therefore just turn the screen on, swipe to go straight to Camera, and you're in business.
Still not an ideal one-click solution, but it worked well enough for me.

[Q] Change camera button function

Hi, I want to ask is there a way to change the camera button function? I mean, instead of opening default camera app, I want it to open camera zoom fx. I tried making it the default camera app but when I click on the camera button, it didn't ask which app should be the main app. I tried freezing the default camera app with titanium backup and it worked but the camera button won't work when the screen is locked.
Edit: I made a mistake unknowingly creating this thread here, I mean this in Xperia S Q&A forum. Can someone move it please? Or should I make another thread there? Thanks
check the settings> applications> all> choose the default camera sony> clear default
hopefully this can help you
Thanks for your reply, I'll get back to you later when I get my phone back from SC.

Sony Camera Button App Selection: Possible?

Hi guys,
Just came across "Open Camera" app and love it. I am struggling to make it the default Camera App in my phone, so that when I press the Sony Side Camera button it opens the "Open Camera" instead of the stock Sony app. Also, once Open Camera is open, I would like to be able to use the side camera button as shutter, which currently does not work.
Possible? Any instructions on how to do it?
Thanks in advance!
I'm using open camera too and everything works after I froze the default camera app but I'm on RR, not stock. Are you rooted? If yes freeze the default camera using any root app manager. If not, check if you can disable the camera app using adb.
Also check if you have the option 'disabled apps' in developer settings. I can't recall if it exists on stock firmware.
Root and install some xposed modules like "xposed additions" or Music buttons.
Freeze the stock camera and remap the camera button

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