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? > > > > tone- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
