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Disable Camera Noise and Best Settings?

Anyone know how to disable the camera noises? I tried an app called silent snap but it didnt work? Also anyone got some advise on how to get the best out of the camera - settings that get us better images? For a 5mp camera ive been pretty disappointed with the camera results!

As I know, change your volume to silence , there will be no Camera sounds. Try that.

You can delete or rename the file /system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg to get rid of the shutter sound...but you'll still get that beep sound when you focus.
So the best solution is probably to use the silent or vibrate profiles.

To silence the camera (including the focus beep!) I use Sound Manager from the Market. I set System Volume to the lowest. All other phone sounds that I care about work fine under this setting. I set it up to schedule zero system volume at 8AM every day. That way if the setting "falls off", it will fix itself regularly.

I bought camera360 pro..and I am happy with it
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I think he's not talking about sounds! He means the "noise" of the picture, like the red pixels in night photos....
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I was referring to the camera start and shutter sound. I was also hoping that people might post any settings they use to get the best out of their pictures

cmstlist said:
To silence the camera (including the focus beep!) I use Sound Manager from the Market. I set System Volume to the lowest. All other phone sounds that I care about work fine under this setting. I set it up to schedule zero system volume at 8AM every day. That way if the setting "falls off", it will fix itself regularly.
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Worked for other things on my phone, but didn't not effect the focus beep at all. I have heard it is intentionally built to not be able to be disabled. It's quite loud too. Most be something in the OS or camera operating system that could disable it though.

Androidiani's open recovery has a hack to disable camera shutter sound.
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This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
leobg said:
Androidiani's open recovery has a hack to disable camera shutter sound.
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Davidozzo87 said:
I think he's not talking about sounds! He means the "noise" of the picture, like the red pixels in night photos....
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Noise from high ISO shots are usually a problem with the sensor. You can use one of the alternative camera apps out there that might use less compression, but in the end noise from dark photos comes from the fact that this is:
a) a tiny sensor
b) a terrible sensor
c) the camera just isn't built for low light shots.
some software out there like Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture or even Noise Ninja are excellent at noise reduction. That's pretty much all you can do. As a dSLR shooter, I know I have to push ISOs sometimes and just hope for the best....

[Q] Screenshot Shutter Sound?

I did a brief search but didn't find anything useful. Is there a way to turn off the shutter sound when taking a screenshot?
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I read somewhere...Sprint required that the camera sound not be able to be turned off (i dont know if that is true with the screen capture too )...

GNEXUZ said:
I did a brief search but didn't find anything useful. Is there a way to turn off the shutter sound when taking a screenshot?
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Turning off your ringtone volume is the only way I can think of (on a stock phone at least.)

SpoolingTurbo6 said:
I read somewhere...Sprint required that the camera sound not be able to be turned off (i dont know if that is true with the screen capture too )...
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You can turn off the shutter sound for the camera on a stock sprint phone... it's in the camera's settings menu. not the screenshot sound though

[Question] Is there any way to force tasker to recognize Lg G4 camera app?

I want to create a profile that maximize the brightness when i launch lg g4 stock camera, but camera won't trigger the profile. I believe it is a common issue with lg g4 camera, because there are some compliants about this in some other sites too. What i wanna know is if it is possible to make camera app to trigger profile any other way. Thanks in advance.

Lorrid13 said:
I want to create a profile that maximize the brightness when i launch lg g4 stock camera, but camera won't trigger the profile. I believe it is a common issue with lg g4 camera, because there are some compliants about this in some other sites too. What i wanna know is if it is possible to make camera app to trigger profile any other way. Thanks in advance.
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That's strange, are you sure you picked the correct "camera" app while inside the application context?

Yes, i did. I also installed google camera to test if i did something wrong with the profile, but I didnt. Gc triggers, but lg g4 camera wont.

A workaround could be to create a task that opens camera, changes brightness settings. Then make a shortcut on home screen or triggered by gesture. Not sure about restoring the brightness settings, tho.

LeftyGR said:
A workaround could be to create a task that opens camera, changes brightness settings. Then make a shortcut on home screen or triggered by gesture. Not sure about restoring the brightness settings, tho.
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interesting. this could actually be perfect if it can restore the brightness back. can anybody think of a solution for that?

Lorrid13 said:
interesting. this could actually be perfect if it can restore the brightness back. can anybody think of a solution for that?
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Only thing I can think of would be if tasker actually responded to your cam closing. But that's a stretch, seeing as it won't respond to the app starting.

Desperate bump

Actually, for an exit, how about a shake gesture? You can set it to return system brightness levels and close the app. And if you happen to shake the phone while not using the cam, it won't really effect anything.

Unlocked Note 9 Camera Shutter Sound Off

For those of us with the unlocked Note 9, and have noticed that there is no option to turn off camera shutter sound, there is an easy way. Using Good Lock 2018 with the Routines plugin you can set the camera app to launch with system sound at 0. That super loud clack sound had to go. I believe you can also use the Sound Assistant to set individual app sound levels which would permanently set camera to system sound 0 also. Just an FYI.

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For those of us with the unlocked Note 9, and have noticed that there is no option to turn off camera shutter sound, there is an easy way. Using Good Lock 2018 with the Routines plugin you can set the camera app to launch with system sound at 0. That super loud clack sound had to go. I believe you can also use the Sound Assistant to set individual app sound levels which would permanently set camera to system sound 0 also. Just an FYI.
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This is a great idea! How do you automatically change the volume setting back to how it was or on once done with the camera app?
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If you use the Routines plugin in Good Lock 2018 it will switch to no system volume then immediately back. It's critical that you use either Routines or some other automated system because the alarm won't sound. In Routines click the +, name your routine, click add condition, choose Launch an Application, then click the underline, choose Camera, then click Add Action, choose Sound Mode, then click the underline, then you can choose volume levels for all sound types(Media, Notification, System, and Ringtone. System is the one you set to 0. Then save and it will switch to 0 then back every time you use the camera.

shag_on_e said:
For those of us with the unlocked Note 9, and have noticed that there is no option to turn off camera shutter sound, there is an easy way. Using Good Lock 2018 with the Routines plugin you can set the camera app to launch with system sound at 0. That super loud clack sound had to go. I believe you can also use the Sound Assistant to set individual app sound levels which would permanently set camera to system sound 0 also. Just an FYI.
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And why would you want to do this: making a picture without the "clicking"-sound?

Upskirt and stalker pictures with ninja stealth. Joking aside, it is annoying. It is like skeuomorphistic design but with sound. I can understand the legality I some countries but at least let us change the sound.

You can simply change your volume settings to mute or vibrate, that disables the camera sound temporarily if needed. Just use your volume rocker or select mute/vibrate in your quick toggles.

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If you use the Routines plugin in Good Lock 2018 it will switch to no system volume then immediately back. It's critical that you use either Routines or some other automated system because the alarm won't sound. In Routines click the +, name your routine, click add condition, choose Launch an Application, then click the underline, choose Camera, then click Add Action, choose Sound Mode, then click the underline, then you can choose volume levels for all sound types(Media, Notification, System, and Ringtone. System is the one you set to 0. Then save and it will switch to 0 then back every time you use the camera.
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I did this and my issue is once you exit the app, the Ringtone volume does not revert to previous setting (full volume).

I put together a little app that mutes the camera sounds for my own use if you want to give it a try? Basically, all it does is, when you launch the camera the system sound drops to 0, then when you exit the camera it goes back up to what it was originally set to, much the same as previously mentioned.
Download, install, go to your app drawer and look for Camera muted, click on it once (nothing will launch), this will set your system volume to 0, reset your system volume to what you want. From now on everytime you launch the camera it should automatically do what I mentioned at the beginning.
https://to.padlad.com/cammute
On a side note, if you want the camera sounds back, just uninstall the app.

padlad, I've tried to check your app, but it doesn't start at all. Also I get no error messages whatsoever. Are you still working on the app? The phone is from a local carrier.
Edit: Also on the "Why in the 1st place? - As a long term DSLR user, this sound is just offensive to the community. They should've thought/asked better prior mimicking it this way.

blankcat said:
padlad, I've tried to check your app, but it doesn't start at all. Also I get no error messages whatsoever. Are you still working on the app? The phone is from a local carrier.
Edit: Also on the "Why in the 1st place? - As a long term DSLR user, this sound is just offensive to the community. They should've thought/asked better prior mimicking it this way.
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Try this one, same as above but when you 'click' the app a flash message will pop up. No need to reset your system volume manually. Install, 'click' or 'open' camera mute (you should only need to do it once), then open the stock camera and it should be silent when you use it, If shutter sounds are still present, close the camera app and reopen it, the shutter sounds should now be silent. Good luck :good:
https://to.padlad.com/cammute2

The latest update has a switch for shutter sound in the camera settings

stealthl said:
The latest update has a switch for shutter sound in the camera settings
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Depends on your location and local laws
in UK you can't disable sound via settings

stealthl said:
The latest update has a switch for shutter sound in the camera settings
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Are you in the US ? Specifically would be for the the T-Mobile

naruto.ninjakid said:
Are you in the US ? Specifically would be for the the T-Mobile
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Yes, unlocked on Sprint

Thank you but.... the pop-up says says sounds should be disabled, yet the camera app works and sounds as before. Should I reboot after the install?
And I haven't had updates in around a week, but I doubt it that they will remove the sounds from Samsung for the EU. It's about laws, not user preference.
Is your app SoC related? Because mine runs the Exynos.
For now the only good option is to lover or mute the System sounds from the settings menu.

blankcat said:
Thank you but.... the pop-up says says sounds should be disabled, yet the camera app works and sounds as before. Should I reboot after the install?
And I haven't had updates in around a week, but I doubt it that they will remove the sounds from Samsung for the EU. It's about laws, not user preference.
Is your app SoC related? Because mine runs the Exynos.
For now the only good option is to lover or mute the System sounds from the settings menu.
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Try opening the camera app again and trying. I've noticed when first installed, and enabled, the camera app still makes the shutter sounds, but when you exit the camera app and then launch it again the shutter sounds are silent (that's for the updated app I posted) .

Yep, still not working. Not after restarting, not after closing and opening app.

If you use Automagic, then this flow seems to work:
https://automagic4android.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1915&p=6260

If you turn System Volume down, it also disables the shutter sound, and it doesn't effect alarms or ringtones.

[Magisk Module] Disable camera and screenshot sound

Attached is a simple magisk module to disable the camera shutter and screenshot sound.
It replaces camera_click.ogg with a blank file.
Camera shutter and screenshot both use the same sound file; this disables both the camera shutter and screenshot sound.

You can also just turn it off in the camera settings...

RikRong said:
You can also just turn it off in the camera settings...
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But you cannot disable the screenshot sound. This is the reason I created the module.

creeve4 said:
But you cannot disable the screenshot sound. This is the reason I created the module.
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Mine doesn't make a noise when I have the phone on vibrate or silent. Maybe it's dependent on the carrier model of the phone?
I'm also not trying to downplay your work, I just figured some people won't root, so they might want to know you can disable the sound in the camera settings.

RikRong said:
Mine doesn't make a noise when I have the phone on vibrate or silent. Maybe it's dependent on the carrier model of the phone?
I'm also not trying to downplay your work, I just figured some people won't root, so they might want to know you can disable the sound in the camera settings.
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I was told many years ago, that in some regions, by law, cameras should make a sound. Maybe phones in those regions have the option to disable the sound locked out/removed?

Big thank you, mate. Even in India where there is no law prohibiting silent screenshot and silent photography, Google completely removes the option to silence camera shutter sound. No VPN or mock location helps here because this is based on the inserted SIM card.
Earlier, the only option to silence camera shutter was to go to /data/data/com.google.android.GoogleCamera/shared_prefs/com.google.android.GoogleCamera_preferences.xml
then change this value to 0:
<string name="pref_camera_sounds_key">0</string>
<string
But inexplicably, the value would nastily reset to 1 from time to time and you would get a rude sound when expecting a silent camera shot.
Thanks to OP, I just extracted his zip and replaced the original /system/product/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
with OP's camera_click.ogg which in fact can be created easily as a new empty file.
Thanks to OP once again from the world of chains and fetters, gags and censors!

Toilet Paper said:
I was told many years ago, that in some regions, by law, cameras should make a sound. Maybe phones in those regions have the option to disable the sound locked out/removed?
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I believe that's only in japan
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MikeC84 said:
I believe that's only in japan
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It is in the US as well... Section 3a:
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Audible Sound Standard
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Requirement
Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any mobile phone containing a digital camera that is manufactured for sale in the United States shall sound a tone or other sound audible within a reasonable radius of the phone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera in such phone. A mobile phone manufactured after such date shall not be equipped with a means of disabling or silencing such tone or sound.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/414
So it is kinda funny we can silence here in the US, but other countries that don't have this law can't.

Uzephi said:
It is in the US as well... Section 3a:
3.
Audible Sound Standard
(a)
Requirement
Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any mobile phone containing a digital camera that is manufactured for sale in the United States shall sound a tone or other sound audible within a reasonable radius of the phone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera in such phone. A mobile phone manufactured after such date shall not be equipped with a means of disabling or silencing such tone or sound.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/414
So it is kinda funny we can silence here in the US, but other countries that don't have this law can't.
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Interesting. What I did notice it is that you can't control the volume of the shutter audio clip. However, on my old phone Windows 10 Mobile device it would follow the Media volume, and the shutter sound was more of a nice high-resolution dim 'click' sound which sounds as if there is an actual mechanical part in the phone (someone at MS had too much fun perfecting this). Shame you can't configure any of it under Android, at least with the PIxel camera app, I should say.

Can screenshot sounds be disabled through adb commands for non root users?

Toilet Paper said:
I was told many years ago, that in some regions, by law, cameras should make a sound. Maybe phones in those regions have the option to disable the sound locked out/removed?
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Bit late here but yes you're right. However sometimes a carrier has to request the function (like samsung in UK) as some networks have the options and others dont. Stupidity at its finest.

Alas! The solution does not work. Today after a long time I opened camera app and the shutter sound WAS there in its full rudeness. The file
/system/product/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
was 0 byte and played no sound.
I had to use the old but temporary method of modifying pref_camera_sounds_key value to 0 then force stopping and restarting camera app.
Has anybody found a better solution yet to silence camera app?
However this method (camera_click.ogg) did silence screenshot which was and is not possible otherwise, as per my little research.
thanqxda said:
Big thank you, mate. Even in India where there is no law prohibiting silent screenshot and silent photography, Google completely removes the option to silence camera shutter sound. No VPN or mock location helps here because this is based on the inserted SIM card.
Earlier, the only option to silence camera shutter was to go to /data/data/com.google.android.GoogleCamera/shared_prefs/com.google.android.GoogleCamera_preferences.xml
then change this value to 0:
<string name="pref_camera_sounds_key">0</string>
<string
But inexplicably, the value would nastily reset to 1 from time to time and you would get a rude sound when expecting a silent camera shot.
Thanks to OP, I just extracted his zip and replaced the original /system/product/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
with OP's camera_click.ogg which in fact can be created easily as a new empty file.
Thanks to OP once again from the world of chains and fetters, gags and censors!
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thanqxda said:
Alas! The solution does not work. Today after a long time I opened camera app and the shutter sound WAS there in its full rudeness. The file
/system/product/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
was 0 byte and played no sound.
I had to use the old but temporary method of modifying pref_camera_sounds_key value to 0 then force stopping and restarting camera app.
Has anybody found a better solution yet to silence camera app?
However this method (camera_click.ogg) did silence screenshot which was and is not possible otherwise, as per my little research.
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I installed this primarily to disable camera click. However, the camera click sound is still strong like earlier. The screenshot sound is disabled though.
I am on rooted pixel 2 XL android 11 Proton AOSP ROM. Any ideas?

Works perfect for disabling screenshot sound!
A12 stock.

GitHub - ant9000/magisk-module-disable-screenshot-camera-sounds: Android - Disable both screenshot and camera sounds systemlessly with Magisk
Android - Disable both screenshot and camera sounds systemlessly with Magisk - GitHub - ant9000/magisk-module-disable-screenshot-camera-sounds: Android - Disable both screenshot and camera sounds s...
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Any chance to see at least one release?

RikRong said:
You can also just turn it off in the camera settings...
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It won't work on japan version device

creeve4 said:
Attached is a simple magisk module to disable the camera shutter and screenshot sound.
It replaces camera_click.ogg with a blank file.
Camera shutter and screenshot both use the same sound file; this disables both the camera shutter and screenshot sound.
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How can install this module into magisk? thanks in advance

Go there -> Code -> Download ZIP
Open Magisk -> Modules -> Install from storage -> select "disable_camera_sound.zip"

creeve4 said:
Attached is a simple magisk module to disable the camera shutter and screenshot sound.
It replaces camera_click.ogg with a blank file.
Camera shutter and screenshot both use the same sound file; this disables both the camera shutter and screenshot sound.
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In Android 13 running on pixel 4 xl, screenshots can't be saved. This module will cause system UI to crash.

lukepushsolo said:
In Android 13 running on pixel 4 xl, screenshots can't be saved. This module will cause system UI to crash.
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You can use a short sound file to replace the total blank files in this module, it works on Android 13.