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What i was thinking if we could remove the camera app and replace it with Snapphoto to make it the default camera?
Please tell me if this is possible and if the button for the camera on the side of the phone if we can make it be used to activate the SnapPhoto App?
Thanks
-David
davidhooper4 said:
What i was thinking if we could remove the camera app and replace it with Snapphoto to make it the default camera?
Please tell me if this is possible and if the button for the camera on the side of the phone if we can make it be used to activate the SnapPhoto App?
Thanks
-David
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If i had to guess yes you can.
Since Snap gives you the option to be set as default.
MOD EDIT: removed instructions
Might wanna wait till someone with more expertise confirms or directs you to correction.
Would you still be able to update SnapPhoto from the Market if you did this?
thanx for the adb code
im going to try it out right now
ok it works find i just made a mistake.
Thanks mikey1022!!
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Would you still be able to update SnapPhoto from the Market if you did this?
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Yeah just like normal
Found a problem.
i made SnapPhoto to the default camera, but when im going to attach to a message and i choose camera and i get unexpected error
any solution?
I remember reading somewhere on the forum if you delete the camera.apk, you wouldn't be able to change your wallpaper & you might lose your pictures app. Are you still able to change the wallpaper & browse your pics?
Sounds like you need to place Camera.apk back in
the Camera app is built in and can not be removed without consequence.
It controls more than just the camera
is there a reason you want to replace it? you can have both at the same time.
I would have to guess....space
Ill go back so dum of me but i didnt back up the apk. so should I just reflash my current blue star 5 theme?
ALWAYS BACKUP EVERYTHING...fyi
If you need I will upload both the apk and odex
why delete the original camera software? just set SnapPhoto as the default camera and it will open when you press the shutter button.
Menu > Settings > Set as default camera
works fine
neoobs, hey my pictures app went away so if you could upload that for me would that include the pictures app with the camera app or could you upload those both please!!!!!
We know that.....why? unless he tells use, we can guess.
It happend, its over, hopefully he learned something out of this
BACKUP.
Plus that/this is also how he/myself learn also.
Taking the easy road at times isn't always fun. Take what this forum is all about. Taking things to their limits one way or another.
davidhooper4 said:
neoobs, hey my pictures app went away so if you could upload that for me would that include the pictures app with the camera app or could you upload those both please!!!!!
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What is your version? RC30?
yes sirr neoobs
here you go
http://rapidshare.com/files/185706261/camera.rar
and at that I close this thread.
FINAL CONCLUSION: DO NOT DELETE CAMERA.APK
First things first: Im not a code guru - I just have some expirience on other android devices and can't promise that my attempts will work succesfully.
So I'm trying to port the camera app from the Arc to our Play.
Looks like we will need to modify the libs, as the camera installs flawless but gives errors on start "No camera found".
Only tried the Arc app, as I didnt get my hands on the Neo dump yet.
Here the zip with (i hope) all libs and the apk itself.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kti4anb9lx7qyv8/cam__anzu.zip
Attempt #1
Copy & Paste all camara related libs from the arc to the play
FAILED - if you overwrite the play-own cameralib.so the phone hungs up in a bootloop.
That sounds cool. I'll take that the arc camera interface is custom made and not as ours the native android?
Regards Dousan...
Thats the reason behind this whole story
Their custom app for the cam looks more cool and sofar i know has more options (or atleast they are better sorted)
Great Looking forward to your updates/progress
Regards Dousan...
Does this mean we will have HD recording?
emann56 said:
Does this mean we will have HD recording?
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If some of the real devs can make the libarys accept 720p recording, probably yes. as the camera seems to be capable to record in that high res. (eg. the htc desire has also a 5mp cam and record 720p flawlessly)
Can you make R the shutter button and maybe L just focussing?
ill help, ive coded a few apps for iphone 4 (cydia)
can you upload anything camera related from the arc, and include directories? thank you!
if anyone used the iFlat series themes, i was behind all the coding for the weather, time etc, im known as xX-SicKsKiLZz-Xx over at iFans
im also working on remapping the buttons, im seeing how the market camera apps remap buttons and working from there.
uploaded the apk and the libs, see 1st post
hold on, did you fix permissions after copying/pasting? thats the only reason i can see why you ended up in a boot loop.
i did. 10 signs.
just checking
ok, i spent all day on this, i managed to remap the camera button and its fully working in the native camera app, theres still a bug i need to figure out, the bug is that if you keep hold of the R button, it focuses but doesnt take a picture.
also, i managed to get the arc camera app working, you have to remove ALL old camera related stuff and replace it with the arcs stuff, then double check permissions.
theres still bugs, none of the features in the arcs camera app work, it FC's if you even try to take a picture.
im rewriting the all of the libs, ill post with updates & uploads tommorow
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Can you make R the shutter button and maybe L just focussing?
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I second that ! great idea
I spent a few days on this when the arc and play were rooted.. think we will be able to get this working but need to wait until we can get some custom kernel action as there seems to be a link to the arc in the app... or possibly someone smarter then me can break the .apk apart (easy) and find the expression etc that limits its use to neo/arc (the hard part)
anyways thats my 0.02c
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just read
blickmanic said:
also, i managed to get the arc camera app working
theres still bugs, none of the features in the arcs camera app work, it FC's if you even try to take a picture.
im rewriting the all of the libs, ill post with updates & uploads tommorow
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Cheers mate
Any update guys?
Nothing new from my side. The app still doesnt recognize the camera.
Would be cool if we can get it working...
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ammarcool12 said:
Would be cool if we can get it working...
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Yeah as the camera app on the Play is terrible to be honest, shame as the images are really good!
FK1983 said:
Yeah as the camera app on the Play is terrible to be honest, shame as the images are really good!
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Its the stock android camera app, still they removed the the zooming slider for the sake of the front-face camera changer icon thingy stuff...whatever ^^;
After reading a thread on here before about this is (which i cannot find again) I decided to get to work to make this work, and after a little bit of poking about i managed to get it to work!
The app is now on the market! either search for "xperia play camera" or you use this link https://market.android.com/details?id=seb.camera.mod&feature=search_result.
The instructions are now obsolete but im keeping them there for completeness.
Installation Insturctions
1. Backup the original camera application with a root application manager e.g. titanium backup
2. Then delete the original camera app
3. Reboot your phone
4. Install the .apk from below
If you have a previous version installed you do not need to delete the old one or reboot just install as you would any other app
Version history
v5 - fixed remaining issues this is the final version as of time of writing please report any issues.
v4 - fixed video mode and added non root version
v3 - pictures now taken on release of R1 and menu position fixed
v2 - Decreased menu size by about 40% and fixed minor graphical glitches with menus
v1 - Original release, has VERY large menus
Hope you guys like it!
Removed my old camera app with titanium backup, tried to install this one, got a message saying 'application not installed'.
Clyzm said:
Removed my old camera app with titanium backup, tried to install this one, got a message saying 'application not installed'.
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That's odd that's the issue i was getting before i removed the camera app fully, make sure you have unknown sources enabled and i used antek app manager to remove it so manbe give that a go. Ill look into it.
I will defo be trying this!!
Clyzm said:
Removed my old camera app with titanium backup, tried to install this one, got a message saying 'application not installed'.
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Same thing happened to me. Just reboot your phone after you remove the app and the install should work, worked for me
Zoop57 said:
After reading a thread on here before about this is (which i cannot find again) I decided to get to work to make this work, and after a little bit of poking about i managed to get it to work!
Currently the shutter button on the screen remains highlighted until you tap the screen, not a big issue but its one I didn't have time to resolve, maybe later.
To install the app (.apk attached) you need to remove the one that came with the phone and then install this one, I would recommend backing up the original first too.
Hope you guys like it!
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Did you update app without telling us? I dont get the highlighted shutter button after I take a pic. Also the menu options are huge! Anyway to fix that?
emann56 said:
Did you update app without telling us? I dont get the highlighted shutter button after I take a pic. Also the menu options are huge! Anyway to fix that?
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Oh god yeah I didnt notice that I basicly downloaded the latest source code for the camera app from the android git and edited the code involving shutter buttons, when I get a chance ill have a look why the fonts so big. Xxx
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emann56 said:
Same thing happened to me. Just reboot your phone after you remove the app and the install should work, worked for me
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Yep, this worked perfectly. Thanks!
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Thanks! Good job!!!
Cheers mate working fine. Backed up org. camera apk, then deleted it with titanium, rebooted and installed modded version without any issues
Regards Dousan...
Works like a charm ! thanks
Now going to update the original post with v2 that fixes the graphical glitches with the on screen hud. The pop-up menus have been decreased in size but still remain larger than the insanely small ones the original menu had. This version can be installed over the top of v1 like a normal app with no fuss.
good job !!
but how can i move libs to system files?
Great app! Works like a charm. Thanks for the great work.
My suggestion: I don't know what everyone thinks about this, but would it be possible to make it so that the app only focuses pressing down but doesn't take the actual photo until you release your finger (it would kind of mirror the shutter button on the screen).
Some advantages that would come from this would be being able to focus and then reframe, as well as timing shots better.
Thx bud works so much better now...I really disliked touching the screen to take pic.
liaoip said:
Would it be possible to make it so that the app only focuses pressing down but doesn't take the actual photo.
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Agree with this.
Also, r trigger doesn't seem to work in video mode.
Excellent mod though, thumbs up.
I guess its time for v3 that shouldnt be hard to do and I shall try fix the video mode too.
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Sounds good to me with R button pushed=focus and R button released=snap picture
Good work on the app mate, looking forward to a v3
Regards Dousan...
Good job but a few issues...
1. Is it me or so images taken this way seem to be blurrier than when taken with the stock camera app?
2. Why is there a gap between the menu bar, and the portion with the shutter button and the camera mode selector?
3. It seems to me that the menu, when clicked on it, seems as if the options are very blurry?
Nhialor
Also, remove the on screen shutter button.
You see, you help people, do a good job & they expect you to perform miracles!
Can someone test this Camera.apk? It is from the Samsung Galaxy SII.
Here's the lowdown, it allows one to the volume buttons to act as a camera button, IF it works and devs implement into their roms it would be a pretty useful tweak due to our lack of a dedicated camera button on our phone. I'm not experienced with this kind of stuff so it might be a useless question. I DID NOT make this.
HERE is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183334
^CREDITS to llLaryll.
Thanks guys!
I'm not sure the source of the camera app, but if you use SGS tools to upgrade the default camera app(you can always revert) it lets you use the power button as a shutter. The only problem with it is that the photos taken with the front cam are oriented weird, but that's not a big issue at all.
avrillapete said:
I'm not sure the source of the camera app, but if you use SGS tools to upgrade the default camera app(you can always revert) it lets you use the power button as a shutter. The only problem with it is that the photos taken with the front cam are oriented weird, but that's not a big issue at all.
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What SGS tools?
TheKucho said:
What SGS tools?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775154
This .apk breaks video, fyi.
I found a gcam app that works incredibly well and would like to replace the stock one as the default camera app. I tried setting the default camera to Gcam, but the AI shortcut still opens Xiaomi's one. Is there a way to replace the stock camera app (without actually replacing it) through some file editing or something?
I'm rooted on latest MIUI. Thanks
Spaghetticus said:
I found a gcam app that works incredibly well and would like to replace the stock one as the default camera app. I tried setting the default camera to Gcam, but the AI shortcut still opens Xiaomi's one. Is there a way to replace the stock camera app (without actually replacing it) through some file editing or something?
I'm rooted on latest MIUI. Thanks
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Hey there! Sorry I cannot help you, I have no idea but can you tell me which version of Gcam apk you're talking about? Thanks a lot and hope we'll find an answer for you as well!