One of the few things I like about iPhone is its integration of lockscreen and camera.
On an iPhone, I can swipe up on the lockscreen to open camera. I can also view photos that are taken during that session without unlocking the phone.
On CM13, I can also swipe up on the lockscreen to open camera, but I have to unlock the phone in order to access the gallery. What's worse is that if I keep the gallery opened when I lock the phone, I can no longer access the camera from lockscreen. When I swipe up the camera shortcut, the lockscreen will get stuck (i.e. no shortcut, no unlock pattern), and I have to turn the screen off and on again to unlock.
I think some brands actually implement lockscreen camera in the same way as iOS. I wonder if I can achieve the same on CM13.
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Is there anyway to bypass the lockscreen security when launching certain apps from the lockscreen in CM10? I believe this is possible as I was able to go directly into the camera from the lockscreen on Sense based ROMs, then you are prompted for pin/pattern/pass as soon as you try to leave the camera app. I would love be able to launch the Camera or even Google Now without having to unlock my phone, seems to me that defeats the whole point of the quick access.
On my other devices (which run AOSP kitkat roms), I can access my camera with my pattern lock still enabled. All I do is swipe the pattern to the left, and the camera UI opens. It allows me to take new photos, and review them, but doesn't allow me to access any photos that were taken before the screen locked (i.e. it's not a backdoor to get past the lock and look at all my pictures). I always loved this functionality.
On my vzw M8, I cannot replicate this functionality. If I swipe in the same way, I just get a blank page where a widget can be added. Looking through the available widget options, I don't see anything for the camera. I even installed Google Camera just to see if that would make any difference, but no.
I know that the M8's gesture functionality allows something very similar (long-press vol-down while screen is off to launch directly into camera). I'd love to use this, but the gestures are all-or-none. Since I find the other gestures problematic (double-tap to wake, for example), I have all my gestures disabled.
So is there currently a way to replicate the AOSP locked-camera functionality on this device? Or do I simply have to wait for an AOSP rom?
For what it's worth, I'm running Skyfall 1.3
EDIT - story of my life... I figure something out just a few seconds after asking a question, even though I've been trying to figure it out for days.
Turns out I can swipe down (i.e. to hide the pattern lock), which causes the camera icon to appear at the lower-right corner. Then I just need to swipe up on that icon.
Nice work, Byron
Never mind. Didn't read your post close enough I guess. I see you know about the gestures.
Because of where i work i had to remove the cameras from my shiny new droid maxx. Front camera completely removed rear drilled out and filled with jb weld. My question is there a way i can still use the camera led as a flash light none of the play store apps seem to have a work around since my cameras are missing.
Phone is stock and unrooted
Take a look at the F-Droid repository. There are a few flashlight apps there that might not be on the play store which could work for you.
I have tried several, but would recommend one of these three:
Motorola Droidlight - First party, so it shouldn't need root. Ugly app. Works.
j4velin Notification Toggle - Puts a toolbar into your notification tray. Mine toggles rotation lock, flashlight, music, mobile data, and reboot. Some features may need root.
farproc Powerful Control - Puts widgets on your homescreen. Lots of settings for size/colour/choice of buttons. You can set how long the light stays on. I use a 1x1 toggle button on my main screen.
[edit: Wait, why did you "drill out" the back camera? It unplugs from the mainboard just like the front one. ]
Thanks both of you but neither one of your options work. I think it's because they all need camera permission
Is there any way to change the camera app which is launched when the circle gesture is drawn on the screen while the phone is in sleep mode? Mine just goes straight to the stock Cyanogen camera app, i want to change it to Camera FV-5. Does anyone know how to do this?
Go to apps, all apps, then go to camera and clear defaults. Then lock screen and draw your circle and tell it which one to choose.
Can't say it will work with any camera app but I have the option between the three that I have installed on which one launches when I draw circle
i don't like the stock lockscreen because it is very limited as far as customization is concerned. I like a picture and a clock and notifications off to the side or where ever i want to place them. The problem is that I cant move the time/clock around so that I see the full wall paper i am using for the lockscreen or a if I do like a 3rd party lockscreen, when i activate it the lockscreen does not allow the express me panel to show on the edge when the screen is locked.
So my question is does anyone use a 3rd party locscreen that is very customizable, replaces the stock lockscreen, has pin or gesture unlocking and does not, as a redundant measure, have the stock lockscreen runing underneath it. Right now i am using Next lockscreen and it lays ontop of the stock. It has no pin or gesture to unlock it to go straight to my home screen. Therefore, i have to swipe out of it, then the stock is underneath with the pin authorization. A double move. But this is the only way my expreess me panel stays active. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.