After reading this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10383083/how-to-mute-camera-shutter-sound-on-android-phone
it seems you can best manage this by coding as best you can to disable the shutter click, and perhaps providing a help screen of tips that will tip the users on how to manage the problem themselves. Personally, if I wanted such an app, and my device was noisy, I would find a physical means to mute it... On 2 September 2012 23:45, Kristopher Micinski <krismicin...@gmail.com>wrote: > For that specific device, I'm guessing not, this sounds fairly > targeted and (knowing most of the API) nothing stands out to me as a > red flag about how it's done, I'd mess aroudn with the app for a while > and decompile it if I couldn't figure it out.. > > kris > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Jeffrey Peacock <jeffp.ea...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Each of those is possible. Going through the front door channel might > > invoke more resistance as it would then be a kind-of official reply. I > > was hoping s/he might be on this list. > > > > I'm also betting that someone here knows the answer. > > > > /J > > > > > > On 09/02/2012 02:49 PM, Kristopher Micinski wrote: > >> > >> Jeff, > >> > >> In the worst case scenario, you could just disassemble the app and > >> reverse engineer it... > >> > >> In the best case scenario you should email the developer and ask him > >> how he's doing it, citing your research as why you need it (providing > >> proof you won't rip off his app, presumably).. > >> > >> kris > >> > >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Jeffrey Peacock <jeffp.ea...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I am involved in a project to use camera enabled Android devices to > >>> detect > >>> cosmic ray events ( > >>> http://www.distributedsensorweb.org/wiki/index.php/DECO). It is > enjoying > >>> some modest funding from the American Physics Society and interest from > >>> Fermi Labs and Standford Univ. > >>> > >>> The intent of the app is to run while the phone is plugged in and > >>> charging, > >>> like while the user is sleeping. As such the shutter sound must be > >>> defeated. In fact, even if you were running it on your desk while > >>> working > >>> the shutter sound is so annoying as to inspire you to reach for a > hammer. > >>> > >>> For most phones we have been able to make use of the mechanisms seen in > >>> previous posts: mute streams and/or set volume to 0. However, for a > >>> recent > >>> phone, the LG Optimus Elite (were using low cost Virgin Mobile devices > as > >>> some of the test devices to reduce costs), none of the old tricks work: > >>> the > >>> shutter sound always plays. BUT!!! I can download a camera app from > the > >>> Google Play -- aptly named SilentCamera -- which will take pictures, > >>> well, > >>> silently. And whatever solution it is employing is not using the > >>> MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS permission. > >>> > >>> I have already burned several hours researching and trying a variety of > >>> things. As I've indicated I have tried muting and setting volume to 0 > >>> for > >>> all streams, just before the camera.takePicture() call. And have tried > >>> to > >>> do the same in onShutter(). What I have learned is (according to the > >>> logs) > >>> that the camera is playing the shutter sound BEFORE the onShutter() > call. > >>> > >>> Obviously, I am hoping someone on the list can help. > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> /J > >>> > >>> Note: The LG Optimus Elite is running 2.3.7 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Ubuntu Speech input<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.ubuntuspeechinput>is now available on Google Play, along with Magnetic Door Alarm app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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