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[Q] Bell's Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant - Possible to unlock Front Facing Camera?

Hey everyone, relatively new user here. This is my first post. I've recently changed from BlackBerry to the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant offered from Bell. It's a fantastic phone and I don't miss BlackBerry one bit.
A question though regarding the phones front facing camera. I have downloaded a few apps that should be able to utilize the front facing camera in the phone, however it does not look like I am able to use it. My guess is Bell has locked it so customers need to purchase the video chat package they have. Is it possible to unlock this camera some how? I have achieved root on my phone.
I have searched the forums for a possible solution, but I have found nothing.

It's usable out of the box for me - try the mirror app from the market.
Liscadipesce said:
Hey everyone, relatively new user here. This is my first post. I've recently changed from BlackBerry to the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant offered from Bell. It's a fantastic phone and I don't miss BlackBerry one bit.
A question though regarding the phones front facing camera. I have downloaded a few apps that should be able to utilize the front facing camera in the phone, however it does not look like I am able to use it. My guess is Bell has locked it so customers need to purchase the video chat package they have. Is it possible to unlock this camera some how? I have achieved root on my phone.
I have searched the forums for a possible solution, but I have found nothing.
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plemen said:
It's usable out of the box for me - try the mirror app from the market.
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That mirror app seems to work. Have you been able to get any of the video chat applications (like Fring) to use it? I just can't seem to figure it out. Trying to find a good application to video chat with my cousins and their iPhones.

Fring works fine for me on JM5

^With the front facing camera? Is JM5 one of the North American ROMS or Europe ones?

Fring is broken on the galaxy s. It uses the camera on the back of the phone rather than the front facing one. There is a big thread on their support forums. If you go on the camera there is a self shot mode that uses it.
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xZeDgEx said:
Fring is broken on the galaxy s. It uses the camera on the back of the phone rather than the front facing one. There is a big thread on their support forums. If you go on the camera there is a self shot mode that uses it.
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Is there no way to use the front camera in an actual video chat capacity... short of paying Bell?

There isn't even a way to pay bell to use it.
This thread is barking up the wrong tree, it is not Bells fault that fring is broken. Complain to fring that is what I did. They say they are working on it, but its two weeks now with no feedback.
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that blows my mind samsung would make a phone with a front facing camera with no real capability to use it.

Er, the stock camera app works just fine...
Samsung does not make the video chat software, nor should they. If they did you would likely end up with the crippled bs that is Apple factetime.
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If you don't mind using plain SIP VoIP for video chat (your friends will need to use a similar app or hunt around for SIP to whatever (Skype, MSN, etc) gateways, you may want to have a look at Sipdroid by i.p.tel (website, AppBrain link). It should support switching between front and back cameras from the video preview.
Their demo video shows video call working, but last time I tried it on my Galaxy S, the app crashed as soon as I chose send video.
Don't let that put you down, Sipdroid is open source and the outfit that supports it is much smaller and more agile than the big mastodonts like Skype&Co and their staff and community seem pretty keen on making it work well, so if you have problems, just report them on the bug tracker.

miki4242 said:
If you don't mind using plain SIP VoIP for video chat (your friends will need to use a similar app or hunt around for SIP to whatever (Skype, MSN, etc) gateways, you may want to have a look at Sipdroid by i.p.tel (website, AppBrain link).
Their demo video shows video call working, but last time I tried it on my Galaxy S, the app crashed as soon as I chose send video.
Don't let that put you down, Sipdroid is open source and the outfit that supports it is much smaller and more agile than the big mastodonts like Skype&Co and their staff and community seem pretty keen on making it work well, so if you have problems, just report them on the bug tracker.
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Sipdroid routes audio through the back speaker, not the earpiece... which makes it unusable.

This is a known issue (link).
If it affects you, maybe you can add your comment to it so the devs may take notice. If you are a developer or know someone who is, maybe you can even help fix the problem

xZeDgEx said:
Fring is broken on the galaxy s. It uses the camera on the back of the phone rather than the front facing one. There is a big thread on their support forums. If you go on the camera there is a self shot mode that uses it.
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Download the newest version of Fring, they fixed a but that was locking the phone when it uses the back camera

Its not fixed. It uses the back camera. Try it yourself.
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scouzer said:
that blows my mind samsung would make a phone with a front facing camera with no real capability to use it.
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Dude you need to read these posts better, this has nothing to do with Samsung as the camera works fine in several apps as many people have posted. There is currently a problem with FRING (FRING NOT SAMSUNG/BELL) that defaults the video chat to the back camera, if you check around you will see this is a well documented problem that Fring is working on.

i have used fring on sgs, to make video calls and it works with data plan or wifi. fring to fring users can make calls between each other , skype support has been taken out.

I am on a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959, and the hardware is clearly present.
It appears as though the hardware is there. There are two small sensors, front-facing on the top left hand corner. The one just to the right is oblong and appears to be the ambient light sensor, and the other to the left is circular and looks like a camera lens. So is this another case similar to the 802.11n & FM Tuner being disabled until the release of Froyo?

agelewei said:
I am on a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959, and the hardware is clearly present.
It appears as though the hardware is there. There are two small sensors, front-facing on the top left hand corner. The one just to the right is oblong and appears to be the ambient light sensor, and the other to the left is circular and looks like a camera lens. So is this another case similar to the 802.11n & FM Tuner being disabled until the release of Froyo?
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No those are the light sensor and proximity sensors. The camera is off to the right on the i9000.
Fring works fine for my front camera on JM5 and now JM6. When using the stock Bell FW though it would only use the back one.

@deception: so you can confirm that fring works on front cam with JM5 firmware? are you using a Bell galaxy s?
coz i am currently on JH2 and it only uses the back camera. if so, i'll try flashing to JM5 when i get home...
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g shock bluetooth anyone??

I really like this watch and want to get it but it says only for sgs4. So wanted to see if anyone has rooted or sideloaded the app and has gotten it to work with our note 2

Can you at least provide a link for the watch?
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skugpezz said:
Can you at least provide a link for the watch?
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http://world.g-shock.com/us/en/ble/products/

I think it requires bluetooth 4.0
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Right, the note 2 has 4.0 so was seeing if anyone has tried

I believe it needs the latest stack of BT4.0 + BLE (low energy) in order to work. At least that was my understanding. So we should wait for 4.3 update toward the end of the year (for N2) in order to make it happen, along with Gear compatibility.
Btw, there is a thread about it in General Accessory section of XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572175 - probably start with last pages since that topic started a year ago.

I thought bt4 was low energy anyway, is BLE and even lower energy tech?
There are a few androids with bt4 now but only the s4 is listed
My pebble doesn't seem to impact my phone battery life at all and the watch itself can go up to a week between charges.

scote said:
I thought bt4 was low energy anyway, is BLE and even lower energy tech?
There are a few androids with bt4 now but only the s4 is listed
My pebble doesn't seem to impact my phone battery life at all and the watch itself can go up to a week between charges.
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Apparently an early "release" of BT4.0 wasn't low power. That is why there is a difference between BT4.0 and BT4.0+BLE. The protocol is different.

Isnt it 400
Too expensive
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vectron said:
Apparently an early "release" of BT4.0 wasn't low power. That is why there is a difference between BT4.0 and BT4.0+BLE. The protocol is different.
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How much of the various bt protocols and versions is in the physical hw vs the software stack itself? (General question)

CASIO G-Shock with support for all phones
Hello everybody,
I'm the founder of the Android Application called "BlueWatcher". BlueWatcher is the alternative to G-Shock+ Android app to control CASIO Bluetooth watches. A lot of users missed functionality in the official app and I decided to release my own app including the functionality that users proposed me. It's evolving quickly!! Now it supports all kind of notifications (facebook, whatsapp, line... all installed apps), time synchronization, musico control...
You can visit http://www.bluewatcher.es to discover more about BlueWatcher and what BlueWatcher can do for you.
It has been tested my many users in the XDA Developers forum and now it has more than a hundred downloads (~4.70 punctuation at Play Store).
I'm here to help you ([email protected]). Feedback is welcome!
See you and hope you enjoy it!

G Shock+ app works with Note II TESTED
OK, so there's a trick involved.
I had gotten bored with the OS on the phone. So, I installed DN4. Ditto Note 4. (Search the forum for it).
And only after purchasing the G Shock GBA 400 which is the music controlling watch, had I done the research for compatibility. (Stupid me :silly
Anyway, so I was considering to buy the BlueWatcher app (Play Store) in case things don't go right.
So the watch arrived just an hour back (1 PM GMT +5:30) and I thought let's just give it a shot and Voila!!!! It worked! Everything works. The connection happens in 5 seconds. All systems and settings go.
So, here's the thing. If you are willing to let go of the boring Note II OS, then go for DN4 which is a fairly better ROM based on Touchwiz so you could use your SPen as well. And remember to install their latest build. Check their site. The team behind this is called Electron Team. They have a website too. Install the latest TWRP and load the ROM through recovery. Wipe all before use. That's how I did it, anyway.
And hey, G Shock+ and G Mix App work like charm. Hope this helps some folks, at least. I'm going to try and post this to other threads who are looking for this solution for their Note II, at least.

The best app for your ONE is back!!

The best app for your HTC ONE has finally returned to the play store!!
Smart IR Remote http://8xvb.qr.ai
No I don't work for them. This app simply blew my mind after trying so many other remote apps on my One. Every other app had such an ugly GUI, but this one is beautiful. I have replaced all my remotes in my home with this one app. It's also useful for trolling at bars.
BTW their support is awesome! They will quickly add your device to the app of its not in there (I did not have this problem), but I can say they respond to emails quick as hell.
Anyways, go check it out! It's a must have app for HTC One owners!
Description
Smart IR Remote, the best InfraRed remote app on Google Play, is now back, and better than ever! With the largest number (and best combination) of features, most beautiful UI, simplest user interface and app flow, and more than 500.000 supported devices (adding hundreds more every day), Smart IR Remote is simply the best IR Remote app out there!
Now compatible with all Samsung tablets and notes carrying an IR Blaster, as well as all similar HTC devices.
Compatible with:
Samsung Galaxy Tab , Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC One, and all other variations carrying an InfraRed Blaster from Samsung and HTC.
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Aside from backing up your remote layout and the automatic volume-lowering-function, what else differentiates this application from the remote application already on your HTC One?
Just curious in case I should switch over.

The TV application is useless, at least for me. My country isn't listed and I couldn't get my TV to work. With this app I configured my 2 TVs at home in seconds, you just have to select the make
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crnewhouse said:
Aside from backing up your remote layout and the automatic volume-lowering-function, what else differentiates this application from the remote application already on your HTC One?
Just curious in case I should switch over.
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The TV app just doesnt allow for much customization of the buttons. In smart ir remote you can also create macros. I have one that turns on/off my tv, audio system and set-top box with one button. Smart remotes are useful too. I can take all the important buttons from multiple remotes and combine it into one remote.
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msimindlessmsi2 said:
The best app for your HTC ONE has finally returned to the play store!!
Smart IR Remote http://8xvb.qr.ai
No I don't work for them. This app simply blew my mind after trying so many other remote apps on my One. Every other app had such an ugly GUI, but this one is beautiful. I have replaced all my remotes in my home with this one app. It's also useful for trolling at bars.
BTW their support is awesome! They will quickly add your device to the app of its not in there (I did not have this problem), but I can say they respond to emails quick as hell.
Anyways, go check it out! It's a must have app for HTC One owners!
Description
Smart IR Remote, the best InfraRed remote app on Google Play, is now back, and better than ever! With the largest number (and best combination) of features, most beautiful UI, simplest user interface and app flow, and more than 500.000 supported devices (adding hundreds more every day), Smart IR Remote is simply the best IR Remote app out there!
Now compatible with all Samsung tablets and notes carrying an IR Blaster, as well as all similar HTC devices.
Compatible with:
Samsung Galaxy Tab , Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC One, and all other variations carrying an InfraRed Blaster from Samsung and HTC.
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Right now it doenst seem to work with rooted devices, or at least non sense roms like mine (running Beanstalk 4.3.1001). But I emailed the developer and they claimed they will be working on solving this problem, but I was looking at all the functions it had and now I'm SUPER excited to see if they can get it to work, I would love to put this bad boy to work.

chaley80 said:
Right now it doenst seem to work with rooted devices, or at least non sense roms like mine (running Beanstalk 4.3.1001). But I emailed the developer and they claimed they will be working on solving this problem, but I was looking at all the functions it had and now I'm SUPER excited to see if they can get it to work, I would love to put this bad boy to work.
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I would contact the Rom developer also. Could be a Rom/issue. Maybe the drivers aren't there to interface with the ir blaster.
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The black version looks better..light grey seems generic

Remote for Note camera

Anyone know of an app that lets the gear work as a remote button to take a picture with your note camera? I believe the sony smartwatch has this feature...i think this would be a nice feature, as you can be in each picture you take and decide when the shutter goes off with a simple tap on the gear screen...

I had that on my Note-2 with Sony Watch.
I don't know of anything for Note-3 and Gear. However, the Note-3 by itself does allow for voice triggering of the camera.

Skeleton said:
I had that on my Note-2 with Sony Watch.
I don't know of anything for Note-3 and Gear. However, the Note-3 by itself does allow for voice triggering of the camera.
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I know you can trigger it by voice, but how cool would it be to see your note camera lens on the gear to see what picture you're taking...and once you're in the picture just tap on the screen to take the picture...

Agreed.
You have identified what could be a great app for the Gear.
I hope developers start releasing Apps for the Gear. It is disappointing that no new apps have shown on the Gear / Samsung Apps store.

Skeleton said:
Agreed.
You have identified what could be a great app for the Gear.
I hope developers start releasing Apps for the Gear. It is disappointing that no new apps have shown on the Gear / Samsung Apps store.
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How disappointing the thing has only been out a couple of weeks. . Come on guys give people a chance to breath. . As far as I know Samsung had bit even released the sdk yet. . After the conference and release of the sdk I imagine we will see some things. .
http://swappa.com/listing/ZZV485/view
note 2 for sale

Yep, I'm sure it'll come in time: See either camera on either device
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This device was released very quickly in order to beat the others to the punch. Therefore, it is not refined yet. Apple will release theirs when it is consumer ready and say they are the first. People will believe it too! Not a hater. Every company claims they have the best in the world.
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I liked how my HTC One would allow pics to be taken with my bluetooth ear piece. It was like having a remote control to the camera...pretty neat
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They have this for the pebble. Why not Gear?

Try Camera Remote (Free or Pro): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busywww.cameraremotepro

It's been a year. I'm looking for the reverse. So I can take a picture on my gear from my phone. Yak now spy cam type of stuff my gears rooted with the null custom Rom. Only one I found little disappointed in the high end developer's. But never the less I atleast know how to change stuff on a Rom nowadays. I was thinking of installing a network camera then taught it needs wifi to work anyways anyone think of an apk nth at will do it ")

benjiboythelad said:
It's been a year. I'm looking for the reverse. So I can take a picture on my gear from my phone. Yak now spy cam type of stuff my gears rooted with the null custom Rom. Only one I found little disappointed in the high end developer's. But never the less I atleast know how to change stuff on a Rom nowadays. I was thinking of installing a network camera then taught it needs wifi to work anyways anyone think of an apk nth at will do it ")
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I was wondering the same

Wouldn't camera remote work both ways via Bluetooth? I will give it a try when I get a chance and report back if no one does by then
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(Request) Samsung Galaxy Tab PRO 8.4 Watchon App

Hi guys. This is my first time to post in XDA and I hope this will be good.
So anyway, I just purchased a new tablet from Samsung which is the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 for several reasons such as the Watch on App but to my surprise, no watch on app preloaded in my device. I don't know the reason may be it isn't available in my country, Philippines. But when I purchased an S4 last year it was there and it was amazing.
Already tried several APKs available here in XDA but no luck. It wasn't optimized for my Tablet. So please help me guys. Can't also access it from goggles play coz it says it isn't available in my country.
Can I request the APK specifically for this Tablet. Please. ,

Are you rooted?
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WatchOn is available at Samsung App market
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nima.m said:
WatchOn is available at Samsung App market
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It is not available. I already did search. Maybe it is country specific.

rakista301 said:
It is not available. I already did search. Maybe it is country specific.
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Must be, becuase it's on my device, and works just fine.

rakista301 said:
Hi guys. This is my first time to post in XDA and I hope this will be good.
So anyway, I just purchased a new tablet from Samsung which is the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 for several reasons such as the Watch on App but to my surprise, no watch on app preloaded in my device. I don't know the reason may be it isn't available in my country, Philippines. But when I purchased an S4 last year it was there and it was amazing.
Already tried several APKs available here in XDA but no luck. It wasn't optimized for my Tablet. So please help me guys. Can't also access it from goggles play coz it says it isn't available in my country.
Can I request the APK specifically for this Tablet. Please. ,
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I tried the program - doesn't work on Tab Pro 10.1. Installed, but not works. Perhaps the reason is the outdated version. I can offer another option - Peel Smart Remote (from my Note 10.1) - works well and with Tab Pro: Peel Smart Remote 3.3.4
EDIT: installs as usual apk

WatchON program is working in this thread - S Note, Watch ON, S5 Message,S5 FileManager, Calendar and more from S5, all the features work, but only portrait orientation

I pulled watchon from the stock 8.4 and dropped it in mediafire
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hd6u3y6wwa1g1w6/YosemiteTABxlarge_SO.apk
I'm pretty sure it needs to live in /system/apk and I did not see an odex with the same name, so it should be self-contained. If it does need to be in /system/app you'll have to root to get it there, of course.
I much prefer Color Tiger's Smart IR Remote app.
Yes, it's paid, but the range of devices it supports is breathtaking. In addition to TVs and set-top boxes, it supports my 20+ year old NAD integrated amp and the Western Digital TV Live Plus box I have in the house.

Samsung watchon is available in google play store for free. No problem selecting Philippines in the country selector screen. I have the T325 tablet.