Hello, I picked up my device and upgraded to 12.5.5 EU rom with regular OTA. Couple of questions where I couldn't find answers with Google.
1. Stock camera app does not remember the setting for 4K30 in Video settings. I select 4K30 but next time I open the app the setting goes back to 1080p30. Anyone has this issue?
2. Is there a way to set Google Photos as default photo app in stock camera app instead of Gallery?
3. I use app drawer but the phone keeps adding newly installed apps to the home screen. There was a toggle for this but couldn't find it in settings. Any ideas?
So far seems like a nice device. Good size and lightweight. I will install BSG Gcam on it but I still would like to use Stock camera for videos.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Also make sure battery optimization is on and app not allowed to run in background (unless needed of course). Some apps/processes are also called by other apps. Ultimately root is the way to go if you want full control.
Hello, manisa 236!
First I want to apologize for my English. I am still learning it. In this post I will try to answer some of your questions.
1. Stock camera app does not remember the setting for 4K30 in Video settings. I select 4K30 but next time I open the app the setting goes back to 1080p30. Anyone has this issue?
Open the stock camera app and go to settings, scroll down and activate "Save previous mode" slider.
2. Is there a way to set Google Photos as default photo app in stock camera app instead of Gallery?
I don't know it that is possible.
3. I use app drawer but the phone keeps adding newly installed apps to the home screen. There was a toggle for this but couldn't find it in settings. Any ideas?
Go to "Settings --> Home screen" and open the inside menu cold again "Home screen" and at the bottom of this menu you shall see the option "Place new apps on the Home screen" toggle. Just disable it.
Greetings from Spain!
Thank you very much for your answers. In camera app Save Previous Mode remembers the shooting mode (Photo, Video, Portrait etc ) but when I choose 4K30 under Video and open the app next time it still defaults to 1080p30. It looks like a bug.
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Hello guys, I have a few questions.
1. How do I make my gallery display only media that's on the phone? Right now it displays my Google+ pictures as well, and it puts them in different folders. So, my gallery is full of folders.
2. I've enabled "Force GPU rendering" and everything runs a lot smoother, including games. Is this going to destroy my battery life? (online search not conclusive)
3. Is there a mod for the home button (physical) to change it's functionality? It would be great if it could be used for accessing the task switcher. (tap not hold). Or even double tap, since I don't use S-Voice.
Thanks.
gjvah said:
Hello guys, I have a few questions.
1. How do I make my gallery display only media that's on the phone? Right now it displays my Google+ pictures as well, and it puts them in different folders. So, my gallery is full of folders.
2. I've enabled "Force GPU rendering" and everything runs a lot smoother, including games. Is this going to destroy my battery life? (online search not conclusive)
3. Is there a mod for the home button (physical) to change it's functionality? It would be great if it could be used for accessing the task switcher. (tap not hold). Or even double tap, since I don't use S-Voice.
Thanks.
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1) use quickpic. or, disable sync gallery for google+, then go to setting, application, all, gallery, wipe data/cache for gallery.
2) not.
3) only happen in custom rom. if dev support it. never in stock rom.
ascariz said:
1) use quickpic. or, disable sync gallery for google+, then go to setting, application, all, gallery, wipe data/cache for gallery.
2) not.
3) only happen in custom rom. if dev support it. never in stock rom.
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Thanks. I had disabled Google Photos Sync, from the Accounts and Sync settings, but they stayed, however, the "clear data" did the trick. I am very grateful.
Thanks again, I love XDA :good:
Hi, I want to ask is there a way to change the camera button function? I mean, instead of opening default camera app, I want it to open camera zoom fx. I tried making it the default camera app but when I click on the camera button, it didn't ask which app should be the main app. I tried freezing the default camera app with titanium backup and it worked but the camera button won't work when the screen is locked.
Edit: I made a mistake unknowingly creating this thread here, I mean this in Xperia S Q&A forum. Can someone move it please? Or should I make another thread there? Thanks
check the settings> applications> all> choose the default camera sony> clear default
hopefully this can help you
Thanks for your reply, I'll get back to you later when I get my phone back from SC.
I have Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2. and have not rooted (and don't intend to do so). I decided to buy Camera Zoom FX apps (was on sale). I think it's better (though a bit slow at times) and more versatile. I wanted to make it my default camera app and there was on option for that in the app's settings. However, when I try to quick access the camera via lock screen by tapping and rotating, the stock camera app is opened. Doesn't this mean that the default camera app is still the stock camera app?
I've tried to solve this issue by reading the forums. Some people are saying that after I have selected Camera Zoom FX as default camera app in the app's settings, Jelly Bean should ask me to select the default camera app when I open the camera app. It does not do so. The other solution mentioned was to go Settings -> Application Manager -> All and the choose the camera app and tap "Clear defaults". However, this option is greyed out/disabled and cannot be tapped.
Could this all mean that without rooting Jelly Bean does not give the user the option to change the default camera app?
Help would be appreciated.
you might try this
Tigerman82 said:
I have Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2. and have not rooted (and don't intend to do so). I decided to buy Camera Zoom FX apps (was on sale). I think it's better (though a bit slow at times) and more versatile. I wanted to make it my default camera app and there was on option for that in the app's settings. However, when I try to quick access the camera via lock screen by tapping and rotating, the stock camera app is opened. Doesn't this mean that the default camera app is still the stock camera app?
I've tried to solve this issue by reading the forums. Some people are saying that after I have selected Camera Zoom FX as default camera app in the app's settings, Jelly Bean should ask me to select the default camera app when I open the camera app. It does not do so. The other solution mentioned was to go Settings -> Application Manager -> All and the choose the camera app and tap "Clear defaults". However, this option is greyed out/disabled and cannot be tapped.
Could this all mean that without rooting Jelly Bean does not give the user the option to change the default camera app?
Help would be appreciated.
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i dont know this might work or not but you could try disabling the default camera from settings>apps>all apps> camera>force stop and then disable
since you phone isnt rooted this only the best which you could do
I suggest you put the Camera Zoom Fx on you lockscreen and launch it directly from there. Samsungs hold-rotate feature is a sure fire way of eventually dropping your phone.
I have 3 cameras on my lockscreen. Stock, Camera FV-5 and HDR Pro.
This is a minor annoyance but sometimes I just want to open my camera app and browse photos while my phone is laying on my desk, but when I open the camera app it automatically goes landscape mode and I have to pick the phone up to get it back to portrait. Any body know of a way to cancel this auto-landscape feature in the camera app?
Edit: Just realized I could just go to the "photos" app directly and bypass the camera. This opens in portrait. But also adds another icon to my homescreen. I'd like to just use the camera icon for all of this, so still would like to hear any ideas anyone has
In settings > display and gestures do you have Auto rotation checked?
Mine opens in portrait.
All,
I am coming from a V10 to the V30 and there is an annoying aspect to the camera that's different and that are driving me nuts. I'm wondering if there's anyway to fix it or change the behavior of the camera.
1: I shoot on manual 100% of the time. I never use auto mode. When I close the camera or switch to another app and restart it, it goes from Manual/Pro back to auto mode. On the V10 it stayed in the mode I last left it (in my case manual). How can I make this work the way the V10 did? I hate auto mode since it doesn't save as RAW, and I lose shots because I have to change modes every time.
You can create a shortcut icon on your homescreen that goes straight into manual stills shooting mode. Long press on the camera icon and you'll get about four options. Each option has a handle on it that you can drag out and create another shortcut icon for that particular item. That's what I've done.
If you're using Nova, press and hold on the camera icon, then press and hold on Manual Camera, drag it onto your desktop.
This is not launcher dependent. It's a feature of the version of Android.