Hi, I am thinking of switching from Huawei P20 to S21. One feature which is very important to me is the ability to take a photo with buttons without unlocking the phone. With my P20, I have the ability to assign "double press the volume" button and it will take a photo immediately at the lock screen (I do not even need to press the power button to wakeup the phone). . Does Samsung S21 has similar features?
From my research, the closest I think I can do with S21 is ... "Double press the power button" to start the camera app, and then press volume down to take photo.. Is there a better alternative?
Samsung does not have a similar feature, but that sounds pretty sweet! You're right, best bet is to double tap power and hit volume to take picture.
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Any thoughts on whether it's possible to implement a dedicated camera button? It seems superfluous to have both the home button and the power button able to wake the screen, and it'd be great to have one be able to unlock to camera.
That wud be cool like assign pressing both volume up and volume down at the same time as the button
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Yes, this would be great. don't let the thread die.
tekhna said:
Any thoughts on whether it's possible to implement a dedicated camera button? It seems superfluous to have both the home button and the power button able to wake the screen, and it'd be great to have one be able to unlock to camera.
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I think in theory that would be great, but what button would you replace?
The home and power buttons both have functionality that the other doesn't do. Both can unlock the screen (as you pointed out), but they don't both lock the screen. Also, only one of them actually performs the "home button" functions. So both are really needed.
I think matrixzone5's suggestion of a two-button action would probably be required.
Someone's already implemented on screen ICS buttons on the SGSIII, so for me ideally I'd have the power button as the camera button and the home button as the wake/lock button. Works for me because my case makes the power button hard to press.
Issue: I have a galaxy S4 that has a bad LCD. The LCD itself functions. However when the phone is locked and the screen is off, when I click the power button, the screen doesn't come back on. But if I click the power button again to lock it and click the power button again to unlock it, the screen will come back on after the second time.
So what I'm looking for is an app or mod that will allow me to map either the power button or even double clicking menu button to have the action of clicking the power button 3 times. Any advice? Thanks!
I have the need for when screen off double tap volume + button to launch the torch. Volume down. Does the camera and that's great. But I need to see annoy setting volume + to torch. My g6 had the option I can't seem to find option on v30
Probably because in the V30 they expect you to have the AOD on and use the toggles in the scrolling menu there.
I am a retard and forgot that I installed an app called key plus from the play store so that I could remap the hardware buttons and what they do when the screen is off. Worth a check out for sure. Love the suck launch my torch with double press the volume up button when screens kicked makes for a handy flashlight quickly and double press again shuts it off without ever having to touch for screen
I have an Xperia 1 ii and will preorder this one as soon as I can. Anyone know what the extra button is for? I see the volume rocker, the power button, then a new button and then the camera shutter button.
Reprogrammable google assistant button?
I have seen a couple of hands on videos stating that the button is in fact programable. This was a concern for me also.
Sure it is for AI assistant, but you can also change to any other AI assistant in the Settings.
In China it won't come with google assistant, but I make it to Xiao AI Tong Xue(AI assistant) from Xiaomi.
Not sure if it's something I inadvertently broke, but when my UK XQ-BC52 61.1.A.2.211 (Android 12) is locked, I can't get into the Photo Pro app by holding the shutton button. It just opens up the lock screen asking me to unlock the phone.
Double pressing the power button does still work though.
My phone has an unlocked bootloader and is running Magisk.
Just another A12 bug?
Is it just Sony's confusing mess? Opening the camera with the power button is a system setting while the shutter button is an application setting in Photo Pro and Cinema Pro. Maybe the Photo Pro has no background permission and can't see the button presses.
Ah, just figured it out. Turns out it was caused by me removing the camera shortcut from the lockscreen with XPERI+. Resetting the Right shortcut got the shutter button working properly again.