I don't know either,

It would be great if one of the google/android could chime in.

I just disabled the use of the camera button. I've waited for an
answer about this issue for almost a year (i have an older post about
this same issue) and still don't have an answer.

On Mar 22, 1:43 am, DulcetTone <[email protected]> wrote:
> I looked at the source code for Android, and the only place I see this
> Intent sent, it is indeed sent as "ordered".
>
> It's perplexing why the camera button is handled so clumsily in the
> code, with apps vying for "priority", and you better pray any asking
> for a higher one than you offer the user a preference to NOT use the
> camera button.  And even then, the app coders and user have to
> implement and use (respectively) these preferences.  By contrast, the
> apps wanting to launch from the Call button just sign up for it, and
> the user enjoys a natural drive-by management of who will get the
> sticky binding.
>
> Way Hard for all vs Way Easy for all, respectively.
>
> I do not know why this is not working for us.  It seems to work for
> Button Shortcut.
>
> tone
>
> On Mar 21, 10:32 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I think it's un-ordered, since abortBroadcast() is called, when i
> > debug my app, but it doesn't abort anything.
>
> > Since my code is reached (i.e. no abortion by the default camera app
> > earlier) and my app's call to abortBroadcast doesn't help (default
> > camera still starting up), i'm assuming it's an un-ordered broadcast.
>
> > I gave up on this and just do not implement the 'Camera' key.
>
> > On Mar 21, 5:07 pm, DulcetTone <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I am trying the same thing, and failing as you are to use
> > > abortBroadcast() to avoid having Camera launch.
>
> > > One thing you should note:  999 is apparently the highest priority a
> > > non-system app should use on its intent filters.  However, 999 did not
> > > help me get there before Camera (apparently).
>
> > > I will note that Button Shortcut apparently does this successfully.  I
> > > wonder if Button Shortcut is alphabetically "less than" Camera.  My
> > > app it alphabetically "greater".
>
> > > Are you sure that this is an unordered broadcast?
>
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>
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