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Take picture w/o unlocking

Is there a picture app/ feature that allows you to quickly take a picture without having to unlock the phone?
Windows and crappie have this features and I wanted on my S3.
Thanks
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In settings there is a motion feature u can turn on where u press the screen and turn and it brings you to camera. I don't know if it works with a code though..
It's on stock tw though..
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circuit.007 said:
In settings there is a motion feature u can turn on where u press the screen and turn and it brings you to camera. I don't know if it works with a code though..
It's on stock tw though..
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Thanks, but the feature mentioned above does not support codes so it does not work when the phone is locked.
Do you have a GS3?

Why not try adding the camera app to one of the shortcuts on the lockscreen?

Zephyron said:
Why not try adding the camera app to one of the shortcuts on the lockscreen?
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This is why:
1) Faster camera launch.
2) You don't have to enter a password every time you want to take a picture yet your phone its still locked/secured.
3) If you want someone else to take a pic, you have to stop and unlock the phone first or give them your password.
4) When the shortcut is on the lock screen, you have to enter the password before allowing you to take the pic. You'll miss the moment.
5) With Windows 7 and Crapple you don't have to unlock and could quickly launch the camera. Also, all the pictures you take at the moment are visible w/o unlocking.
It would be a good feature to have on the GS3.

Would be a great add on
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SDJB said:
This is why:
1) Faster camera launch.
2) You don't have to enter a password every time you want to take a picture yet your phone its still locked/secured.
3) If you want someone else to take a pic, you have to stop and unlock the phone first or give them your password.
4) When the shortcut is on the lock screen, you have to enter the password before allowing you to take the pic. You'll miss the moment.
5) With Windows 7 and Crapple you don't have to unlock and could quickly launch the camera. Also, all the pictures you take at the moment are visible w/o unlocking.
It would be a good feature to have on the GS3.
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of course that would be an inconvenience if you have a password on your phone (which i understand most people do.) i on the other hand do not as i dont let my phone out of my sight. i use the shortcut but thats just me and like they say to each his own right.

I would assume if you have a pin unlock code or something else it would be there no matter what app you use
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If you use Tasker and the secure settings plugin this MIGHT be possible.

johnnycs said:
If you use Tasker and the secure settings plugin this MIGHT be possible.
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Do you have any experience using Tasker? Have you tried it?
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There is an app for this but it requires having a dedicated shutter button on the device.
May I ask how you plan to take a picture without having some sort of GUI?
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The stock ROM for my old HTC Amaze did this. I I don't know why Samsung didn't include it.
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freakasis said:
The stock ROM for my old HTC Amaze did this. I I don't know why Samsung didn't include it.
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If memory serves me right, that has a dedicated camera button. If you really really really want this feature, you could remap the home button to function as your camera button, then run the navigation bar that appears in galaxy nexus devices and devices without hardware buttons

Can't you make a tasker function for that
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Is there a theme or app in this thread anywhere???
Thought I was in themes and apps section... maybe I'm wrong.. its happened before
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here you go
Here is a link of how exactly this is done using tasker.
http://tasker.wikidot.com/bypass-pattern-from-lockscreen-with-camera

You can wait for Android 4.2 since this functionally is now built into the lock screen.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012...rs-lock-screen-widgets-round-out-android-4-2/

elesbb said:
If memory serves me right, that has a dedicated camera button. If you really really really want this feature, you could remap the home button to function as your camera button, then run the navigation bar that appears in galaxy nexus devices and devices without hardware buttons
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Yes it does but I didnt have to use the button to do it. You pushed the unlock button, then slid the lock ring onto the camera icon (assuming you had it on your lock screen) and you could take a picture. You would see the 3 sec preview of it, and then take more pics. If you tapped the small pic of the last image, and it would take you to the pattern/number lock. That way someone couldn't see your pics without the pass.
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Rogers no pics during video.....

I just noticed this now because I wanted to use the feature but my Rogers SGS3 can't take pics during video. The buttons not even there. I thought we were supposed to have that feature. Anybody else have that? Fix?
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I thought that while recording video all you had to do was touch the screen to take pics?

That just causes it to refocus on that area.
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Are you sure? I don't think you can manually focus during video recording. Taping the screen during recording looks like it is refocusing the camera but that is in fact the animation it makes when it is snapping a still during recording. No sound, no sliding to the side animation like when taking photos. Just that slight focusing effect to let you know you it worked.
Check your gallary.

Not working, tried that. Just refocusing the video. You can see a button on the bottom right that says AF to establish AF again. No pictures in the gallery.
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I am on rogers and can take pictures during video.
when making a video all you do is press the little camera icon beside the red record button
I noticed that it says nexus so iam guess your not on stock rogers?

I'm with rogers using a custom rom and that feature is there
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my wife has a stock sgs3 and hers doesn't have that........No icon what so ever
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is there an option somewhere to turn it on? Neither of our phones have the option.
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Here's a screen shot. Hope it works......
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That is odd. Sorry I was of no help. Not sure what the issue is and unfortunately I'm not on a stock rom so I cant dig thru the cam/settings to be of any help.
Can someone who is on a stock rom that is able to take stills while recording post a screen grab of their cam app to show what its supposed to look like?

msgnyc said:
That is odd. Sorry I was of no help. Not sure what the issue is and unfortunately I'm not on a stock rom so I cant dig thru the cam/settings to be of any help.
Can someone who is on a stock rom that is able to take stills while recording post a screen grab of their cam app to show what its supposed to look like?
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I've seen pictures of what it supposed to look like. Just was hoping maybe there was an option I missed. Very frustrating.....

If you have anti shake turned on then the option to take pictures while video recording is not there. Simply turn off anti shake
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blue265 said:
If you have anti shake turned on then the option to take pictures while video recording is not there. Simply turn off anti shake
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now that's the answer I was looking for! Thank you!
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On Screen Shutter

Am I the only one who is sad that the Stock Camera doesn't have an on screen shutter? I wish it did. It has so many more customizable options than a third party app like Camera Zoom FX or UCam. Sometimes it is awkward trying to hit that tiny little shutter button. Especially chasing a 2 year old. Any thoughts?

Doesn't it have like power or volume shutter
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Teo032 said:
Doesn't it have like power or volume shutter
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No. That would be awesome too. Apparently I dont have the correct Kernel that supports the MIUI Camera with the power button shutter. That would be very streamlined.

jcnbama said:
Am I the only one who is sad that the Stock Camera doesn't have an on screen shutter? I wish it did. It has so many more customizable options than a third party app like Camera Zoom FX or UCam. Sometimes it is awkward trying to hit that tiny little shutter button. Especially chasing a 2 year old. Any thoughts?
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Certain roms have the power/volume shutter button option but I'm pretty sure that the camera ICS app has that option too.. And there is a free version in the play store
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jcnbama said:
No. That would be awesome too. Apparently I dont have the correct Kernel that supports the MIUI Camera with the power button shutter. That would be very streamlined.
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Are you on stock tw? I thought it had that option. Haven't used tw since last month but aokp has the power button option.
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I'm on the Darkside Evolution v8. The camera that comes with it doesn't hVe it. I'll check out the ICS camera in the play store. See what it has. .
:Update: The ICS Camera in the Play store has the ability to use volume button as the shutter. It works well. I wish it had more custom options but it fits the bill. Thanks !
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[Q] increase screenshot quality?

is there any way to increase the screenshot quality? im using carbon rom aosp..
thanks

Use a different application.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Use a different application.
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thank u but that doesnt fix my problem, since im using the stock screenshot service

dxtyle said:
thank u but that doesnt fix my problem, since im using the stock screenshot service
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It does I solved your issue use a different service. That's not hard to comprehend at all. Clearly the built in screen shot isn't that great so use a different service. There are plenty of options on the play store.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
It does I solved your issue use a different service. That's not hard to comprehend at all. Clearly the built in screen shot isn't that great so use a different service. There are plenty of options on the play store.
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Thanks again for ur response but I insist this does not solve my issue since I want the STOCK SCREENSHOT SERVICE to have a better quality and I bet that changing the build. U can do that unfortunately I don't know which properties to change for it to be done and that's why I ask the question here to see if any DEV could lead me into the right direction otherwise I would've just go to the play store and download one of those screenshot apps u mention!!
Thanks again
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dxtyle said:
Thanks again for ur response but I insist this does not solve my issue since I want the STOCK SCREENSHOT SERVICE to have a better quality and I bet that changing the build. U can do that unfortunately I don't know which properties to change for it to be done and that's why I ask the question here to see if any DEV could lead me into the right direction otherwise I would've just go to the play store and download one of those screenshot apps u mention!!
Thanks again
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Why try to figure it out? As an app thats like 80kb and does a better job dude clearly that rom dev didnt want it to be best quality. You could have already taken a thousand of screenshots in perfect quality if you had just downloaded an app.
I don't understand you reason to use the built in service. Your not benefiting At all.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Why try to figure it out? As an app thats like 80kb and does a better job dude clearly that rom dev didnt want it to be best quality. You could have already taken a thousand of screenshots in perfect quality if you had just downloaded an app.
I don't understand you reason to use the built in service. Your not benefiting At all.
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The reason why I want the built in is because the apps either put an icon on the screen or u have to use a shake movement for it which makes it bad since I'm always moving and the damn phone start taking screenshots if I find one that I could just merge it into the power menu or the screenshot combination buttons then yes it works For me
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I honestly can't see a difference from the screenshots I take with the built in feature and the original screen. They look the same when viewed on my phone unless I send them thru the messaging app which compresses them.
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dxtyle said:
The reason why I want the built in is because the apps either put an icon on the screen or u have to use a shake movement for it which makes it bad since I'm always moving and the damn phone start taking screenshots if I find one that I could just merge it into the power menu or the screenshot combination buttons then yes it works For me
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See thats easy to fix. Dude in most apps give you the option to turn it off any other ways to do it. And when I try to take a screenshot with power menu it would hit pause on games and bring me to a menu. Unlike using an app where it doesnt have that issue.
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My screen shots are crystal clear and as mentioned, they only get blurry when i try to send them due to compression
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XxLostSoulxX said:
See thats easy to fix. Dude in most apps give you the option to turn it off any other ways to do it. And when I try to take a screenshot with power menu it would hit pause on games and bring me to a menu. Unlike using an app where it doesnt have that issue.
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ok so we can close this thread, can u please point me to an app that let me embed it into the power button or give me a key combination to take the screenshot? thanks man

dxtyle said:
ok so we can close this thread, can u please point me to an app that let me embed it into the power button or give me a key combination to take the screenshot? thanks man
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an app will not embed it to the power menu thats done within the ROM itself ask the Rom Dev to bake it in.
But an app like screenshot by Kastor Soft with the nexus icon for the app is really good.

[Q] poor screenshot quality

Guys have anyone of you noticed that quality of screen shots is quiet poor ...its like quiet blurry..can anyone help me out with it...I never felt it on my galaxy note 3 or note 2 or note 8.0..it ruins the whole experience of taking screen shots of important articles and making notes over it...

This seems to be a limitation of the SPen enabled Screen capture only. When using other apps like Screenshot UX, the screen captures (especially the text) look great and are nice and crisp. Samsung needs to fix this issue.
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Mr_Armageddon said:
This seems to be a limitation of the SPen enabled Screen capture only. When using other apps like Screenshot UX, the screen captures (especially the text) look great and are nice and crisp. Samsung needs to fix this issue.
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I just tested my tablet by holding the power button and home key to take a screen shot and it looks good, don't know what issue's your having but tablet is sharp.

Take a look of this screenshot...no matter which way u screen shot it...whether by s pen or by holding home and power button text is not very clear
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navjot singh said:
Take a look of this screenshot...no matter which way u screen shot it...whether by s pen or by holding home and power button text is not very clear
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I second this. Same for pen or home+power.
Cheers,
Bjoern

My screenshots from air command are blurry while the ones taken by Home + Power are crisp and half the size than the former.
iiSo say we all!! from my SM- P600

My screenshots via S-pen or Holding the Power+Home are crisp too.

I have the same "issue". Both via S-Pen and Home + Power...
Very strange.

Affy how could yours be different ?
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Affy how could yours be different ?
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To me it honestly looked no different from my S3. I will have a look properly and will post some pics if I get a chance tonight after work but honestly the times I have taken screenshots the quality seemed pretty good to me whether I was pre-ocupied of just being excited about the S-pen but I'm sure I would have noticed if it was terrible quality like the pic you posted.

Earlier was somehow compressed...take a look at this one...its not very blurry but you cannot call it a crisp one...quiet low quality when compared to note devices..
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navjot singh said:
Earlier was somehow compressed...take a look at this one...its not very blurry but you cannot call it a crisp one...quiet low quality when compared to note devices..
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Yeah the S-pen screenshot isn't very good however the Home+power button screenshot looks pretty spot on to me.
(Make sure you click the image to zoom in)
This is the S-pen Screenshot (Pen top left)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/vpfgealrmm0uz70/Screenshots_2013-11-30-19-37-23.png?m=
And also the Home+Power Button Screenshot
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nptiw6ya4znmov4/Screenshot_2013-11-30-19-35-40.png
The Home+Power button screenshot looks pretty crisp to me.

Exactly, when taking screenshots with the Spen It will compress it to be used in the image editor.
When using the regular screenshot either swipe or Home+Power its an uncompressed png.
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Yeah the S-pen screenshot isn't very good however the Home+power button screenshot looks pretty spot on to me.
(Make sure you click the image to zoom in)
This is the S-pen Screenshot (Pen top left)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/vpfgealrmm0uz70/Screenshots_2013-11-30-19-37-23.png?m=
And also the Home+Power Button Screenshot
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nptiw6ya4znmov4/Screenshot_2013-11-30-19-35-40.png
The Home+Power button screenshot looks pretty crisp to me.
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Kikoshi said:
Exactly, when taking screenshots with the Spen It will compress it to be used in the image editor.
When using the regular screenshot either swipe or Home+Power its an uncompressed png.
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Actually yeah that does make sense to me, however @navjot says both ways produce bad quality screenshots

Ok I got it,,, thanks kikoshi..screen shot taken with swipe is very crisp
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For others those who face same problem go to settings and unmark edit after screenshot in s pen settings..it will solve the issue..yes image edtor was the culprit.
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navjot singh said:
For others those who face same problem go to settings and unmark edit after screenshot in s pen settings..it will solve the issue..yes image edtor was the culprit.
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Small correction, it's under device\display settings.