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[REQ] Take pic with button, BOUNTY!

Hi I will have my Xperia Z soon, and I will give a "donation" to the one that makes this phone take pictures with hardware button!
Is it possible or Impossible to make this mod on this phone?

Kevin_seymer said:
Hi I will have my Xperia Z soon, and I will give a "donation" to the one that makes this phone take pictures with hardware button!
Is it possible or Impossible to make this mod on this phone?
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It should not be so hard but I'm no dev so sorry :angel:
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Kevin_seymer said:
Hi I will have my Xperia Z soon, and I will give a "donation" to the one that makes this phone take pictures with hardware button!
Is it possible or Impossible to make this mod on this phone?
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It would be awesome if vol-up+vol-down started the camera and if powerbutton was the Button you capture with
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Anybody up to the task?

Don't understand what you are talking about

You can do it with Tasker with Volume buttons. You'll lose zooming capability though.

Camera zoom app can do it without and problem.
Now where is my bounty
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LOL I want the built in camera to work with hard buttons, I know that CZFx works with hardbuttons =)
But nice try abdulaziz =)

Hello,
Just teasing...but i don't know if i can do it for all capture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KlxnNuVHc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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black97one said:
Hello,
Just teasing...but i don't know if i can do it for all capture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KlxnNuVHc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Ho-ho-hold up one second there.
Please elaborate!!
You modded this?
Does the camera need to be running in the backround in order for this to work correctly?
Due to the current situation where the camera takes several seconds to start, I have a sneaking suspicion...
I'm not the type to photograph everyone and everything.
Still, the camera is at the top of my list when it comes to apps you need quick access to.
Since this would only be useful for that superquick shot, I would keep my camera shortcut just a gesture away.
Anxiously awaiting reply:fingers-crossed:

How does it work please? I mean does the screen have to be off from camera app and then vol down takes the picture. No other way? I was hoping to have the power button focus and / or take the picture / start/stop video rec while and only while the camera app is active.
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Yes i make it today...no need the in background
I have some error with decompile/compile the app actually...I need some time to find why

black97one said:
Yes i make it today...no need the in background
I have some error with decompile/compile the app actually...I need some time to find why
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So.. if it works without being a backround process, this might also be stable in stamina mode?
Or am I just talking out of my a**?
Take your time, this is potential gold

benziii said:
So.. if it works without being a backround process, this might also be stable in stamina mode?
Or am I just talking out of my a**?
Take your time, this is potential gold
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I support this and am willing to join this "donnation" team.

Hello,
I have a good and a bad news:
The good
Just finish a bêta version of the MOD
no fast capture on standby mode for the moment...but I'm working on it
The bad
Sony set the capture action only if (focus + camera) button are press together
So you need to press volume UP for focus...and volume DOWN to take the picture.
I'm working on it in order to find how to remove this condition
Installation:
Just replace SemcCameraUI.apk in /system/app with rw-r--r-- permission and reboot
Bêta1 link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?c77o5afdjaf2x7o
Enjoy
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guess you cant put two actions on the same button ? ^^
And it won't be possible to lock the button as pressed until you press another button, and after button is pressed change the action of the button ?

Haldi4803 said:
guess you cant put two actions on the same button ? ^^
And it won't be possible to lock the button as pressed until you press another button, and after button is pressed change the action of the button ?
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Could map vol down + pwr or vol up + pwr to take a picture

Don't worry... sooner or later I could do it
I make à thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266208
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New to Z1 and can't find option/menu button

Hi guys how r u all
Am new to the Xperia Z1 and really can't find the option button anywhere
I mean in Samsung there is a menu button lower right
In Htc you long press the home button the menu appears
Where is it in the Xperia.
For example in Facebook application cant find it to set settings
In messages in facebook app for example before i press the menu button and can delete conversation and many other options
But cant find it here with Z1
Help!
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ashouhdy said:
Hi guys how r u all
Am new to the Xperia Z1 and really can't find the option button anywhere
I mean in Samsung there is a menu button lower right
In Htc you long press the home button the menu appears
Where is it in the Xperia.
For example in Facebook application cant find it to set settings
In messages in facebook app for example before i press the menu button and can delete conversation and many other options
But cant find it here with Z1
Help!
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like all nexus devices and on screen keyboard devices, in 4.0 there was a button on the apps which acts as the menu button (its called action menu or something), you only need to look for 3 vertical dots or play with the apps.
the facebook app have its settings on the left tab at the end of all the crap, there you can find the settings

Asadroid said:
like all nexus devices and on screen keyboard devices, in 4.0 there was a button on the apps which acts as the menu button (its called action menu or something), you only need to look for 3 vertical dots or play with the apps.
the facebook app have its settings on the left tab at the end of all the crap, there you can find the settings
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Yup but in messages u cant delete conversations caise no action button.
Seriously whats the use of 2 button with basically of the same function. The home and task bar button
Should be integrated in 1 button only home button one press then long press brings the task manager.
So is it the same with all launchers?
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ashouhdy said:
Yup but in messages u cant delete conversations caise no action button.
Seriously whats the use of 2 button with basically of the same function. The home and task bar button
Should be integrated in 1 button only home button one press then long press brings the task manager.
So is it the same with all launchers?
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in the messenger app and in the facebook app, you need to go to the messenger section (facebook app) long pres the conversation and then an optional menu will appear.
BLAME facebook for a poorly done app man, they should implement better ways to navigate through the damn app

Reminds me of the ios
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ashouhdy said:
Hi guys how r u all
Am new to the Xperia Z1 and really can't find the option button anywhere
I mean in Samsung there is a menu button lower right
In Htc you long press the home button the menu appears
Where is it in the Xperia.
For example in Facebook application cant find it to set settings
In messages in facebook app for example before i press the menu button and can delete conversation and many other options
But cant find it here with Z1
Help!
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it took me a while to get used to it too..
try to look for 3 vertical dots !!!
it's menu or setting most of the time!

choihan06 said:
it took me a while to get used to it too..
try to look for 3 vertical dots !!!
it's menu or setting most of the time!
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Yea.... thats the only thing i dislike about the phone
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ashouhdy said:
Yea.... thats the only thing i dislike about the phone
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It's the same with all Android devices that use stock or close to stock above 4.1. The real blame is with poor and lazy app development of which Facebook is a good example.
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tiny Taiwan has the elusive options button.
ashouhdy said:
Hi guys how r u all
Am new to the Xperia Z1 and really can't find the option button anywhere
I mean in Samsung there is a menu button lower right
In Htc you long press the home button the menu appears
Where is it in the Xperia.
For example in Facebook application cant find it to set settings
In messages in facebook app for example before i press the menu button and can delete conversation and many other options
But cant find it here with Z1
Help!
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That button is essential for things like search in webbrowser.
sony made in China no options button like Htc in Taiwan has.

spacelite said:
That button is essential for things like search in webbrowser.
sony made in China no options button like Htc in Taiwan has.
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Honest question. What makes a physical button "essential" for this, and an onscreen button (depending on the browser, that will be either on the navigation bar, on the rightmost part or on the title bar, besides the tab button) not fit? Specially when pressing either of them will have the exact same effect?
Yes, I was used to the TouchWiz way on my previous phones, and I thought that having the menu button fixed on the same position all the time was the only way to do so. Now I see that (a dedicated physical menu button) the same way as I see the fixed menu bar on Mac OS: it has some nice points, but overall it's a waste of good space. Note that the Android application design guidelines asks for an onscreen overflow button (the three dots button). Some manufacturers change the behaviour to remove the onscreen button and assign the same function to a physical key. Some developers screw up the design in epic fashion (Facebook). But there's no way around it: the onscreen menu button is how Android is meant to be, at least since the last major overhaul on ICS. Anything other than that is either a manufacturer's attempt at "differentiation", breaking the expected design of apps, or an app's utter failure to adhere to a very simple set of rules.

Screen shot?

What's the key press for screen shot /screen capture?
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Shroomster said:
What's the key press for screen shot /screen capture?
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No way. Click on right softkey botton, will appear all the screens and Square Option > Active Clipe, back to the needed window, click screen capture. Done. Click Thanks.

Sheesh! That's a mess to do....thanks
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Or you can install exposed framework and gravity box & there is an option in power tweets to add screenshot to the reboot menu
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Shroomster said:
What's the key press for screen shot /screen capture?
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Root your phone, install Monxdified ROM, use the power button to bring up the menu select screen capture.
You will get many more benefits that just screen capture

Simply press volume key down and power buton at the same time for 2-3 second and there u go u have ur screenshot while jb have builtin screenshot !

Shroomster said:
Sheesh! That's a mess to do....thanks.
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Why? This is the first way you should know. Is a option stock in Z1. (thanx for thanx, was a joke)
danw_oz said:
Root your phone, install Monxdified ROM, use the power button to bring up the menu select screen capture.
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You don't have necessarily flash a new rom, just root and use any app which you like to take screens.
Meni30 said:
Simply press volume key down and power buton at the same time for 2-3 second and there u go u have ur screenshot while jb have builtin screenshot !
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This is actually very good, how I didn't know this trick. :highfive:

Menu option?

I am probably over looking it but I have 2 questions.... Can I enable full landscape view, home screen etc... Second question on my evo lte I could hold menu key or recent apps key and it would let me long press to pick either or... I see I can change home button to also search can I do same to menu key
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protoadies said:
I am probably over looking it but I have 2 questions.... Can I enable full landscape view, home screen etc... Second question on my evo lte I could hold menu key or recent apps key and it would let me long press to pick either or... I see I can change home button to also search can I do same to menu key
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Landscape view is not supported on a stock rom as far as I know, I would wait for some rom development I'm sure it will get baked in. I noticed on this phone that the ... will appear on the far right if there is no place in the app for a soft key menu. So if the ... is there use that, if it isn't there should be a place in the app where you can press to do the same thing as pressing the menu. I actually wouldn't mind a full time menu key in the far right, I think it's very handy. I original capacitive 4 buttons on the evo were still my favorite lay out.

Sim-X said:
Landscape view is not supported on a stock rom as far as I know, I would wait for some rom development I'm sure it will get baked in. I noticed on this phone that the ... will appear on the far right if there is no place in the app for a soft key menu. So if the ... is there use that, if it isn't there should be a place in the app where you can press to do the same thing as pressing the menu. I actually wouldn't mind a full time menu key in the far right, I think it's very handy. I original capacitive 4 buttons on the evo were still my favorite lay out.
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If you use GravityBox & XPosed, you can have one there at all times. See screenshots. They were taken from my Nexus 7 Tablet, but you should expect no difference, with the exception of the small window in the first screenshot (courtesy of the XHaloFloatingWindow module).

I might have to give this a try. The space is there for the menu key so I wouldn't mind it always being there.

Sim-X said:
I might have to give this a try. The space is there for the menu key so I wouldn't mind it always being there.
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That's definitely something that I am likely to use on every device with on screen buttons. Using GravityBox, I remapped the menu to switch to the last app when double tapped, and show the power menu when long pressed. It's wonderful.

protoadies said:
I am probably over looking it but I have 2 questions.... Can I enable full landscape view, home screen etc...
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.eyesfree.setorientation I used this on my evo lte it's free

Screenshot like in Asus?

When I use the KK Rom, I can only get the screenshot by using the Power Menu (Long press the power button while the power menu is configured to have a screenshot option). Anyone knows a way or any app I can install to capture a screenshot by long press the "Recent App" Soft key and get a screenshot saved like in the Asus stock ROM?

Screenshot Ultimate lets you configure all kinds of options to capture a screen shot > Play Store
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berndblb said:
Screenshot Ultimate lets you configure all kinds of options to capture a screen shot > Play Store
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Thanks for the tip, I installed and tested it, the captured size of the screenshot is not exactly as it is by using the hardware key or the long press Recent Apps softkey.
Any other tips?

myeepad said:
Thanks for the tip, I installed and tested it, the captured size of the screenshot is not exactly as it is by using the hardware key or the long press Recent Apps softkey.
Any other tips?
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I am not using the KK version but does the power and volume down not take a screen cap?
It works in JB version and on my phone with KK?

Sleeepy2 said:
I am not using the KK version but does the power and volume down not take a screen cap?
It works in JB version and on my phone with KK?
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Yes, the power and volume key combination works, but for 2 reasons I don't like it.
1) too many presses on keys are no good for the hardware, and
2) the TF701 has both power and volume keys on the upper left hand and it is difficult for me to press both keys at once.
I think the best is still the long press Recent Apps soft button implemented by Asus.

myeepad said:
Yes, the power and volume key combination works, but for 2 reasons I don't like it.
1) too many presses on keys are no good for the hardware, and
2) the TF701 has both power and volume keys on the upper left hand and it is difficult for me to press both keys at once.
I think the best is still the long press Recent Apps soft button implemented by Asus.
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You must take a lot of screen shots also I almost never push those buttons

Cant you just assign quicklaunch targets around the home button? works for me.

Sleeepy2 said:
You must take a lot of screen shots also I almost never push those buttons
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Oh, no, I use the screenshot for Words for Friends Cheat...

YayYouFixedIt said:
Cant you just assign quicklaunch targets around the home button? works for me.
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Please elaborate on this more, are you referring to add the screenshot choice to the power on/off hardware button?

Just use the power options screen shot functionality in kk.... It's in settings, developer settings somewhere. You push the power button and one of the options is a soft button to take a screen shot.
Or stop cheating