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Any way to silence the camera?

Hi guys,
Might be a silly questions - but I can't find the option to shut the camera up, for it not to make that annoying shutter sound. Do you have any idea how to disable it?
Thanks.

nnick said:
Hi guys,
Might be a silly questions - but I can't find the option to shut the camera up, for it not to make that annoying shutter sound. Do you have any idea how to disable it?
Thanks.
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Here is a hack http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1385626&d=1349716392. It increases the loudness a bit and disables camera sounds

gee2012 said:
Here is a hack http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1385626&d=1349716392. It increases the loudness a bit and disables camera sounds
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Thanks. I assume it needs to be rooted?

if you are rooted go to /system/media/audio/ui and delete or rename the according files!
no files, no sound!

nnick said:
Thanks. I assume it needs to be rooted?
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Yes. This isn't a flashable zip by the way. It contains a file that you replace the original with... The file is default_gain.conf (found in system/etc)
Backup the original first.
Or do what TML1504 suggested. That's what I usually do.

Not possible on a none-rooted device?

When the phone is in vibrate or silent mode, there is no camera sound

ikonane said:
Not possible on a none-rooted device?
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No mate, only with root rights you can change system files or settings

just switch off ringtone in sound setting

shakeyfingers said:
just switch off ringtone in sound setting
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Or use a camera app like Camera FX Zoom.

spidermoon said:
When the phone is in vibrate or silent mode, there is no camera sound
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No camera sound? Where?

Mute the phone. The camera sounds get muted too.
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There's no option to turn the shutter sound off like the Note?

Out of curiousity, I just tried muting the phone but camera shutter noise still exist. Any reasons why? different models?

JulyDerek said:
Mute the phone. The camera sounds get muted too.
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Nothing the sound persist.

There is no option by default to shut off camera sound

Marchintosh said:
Nothing the sound persist.
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Mine does it right. When I mute the phone, camera goes mute as well
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Or, to make it the cleanest possible:
Under /system/csc, there is a feature.xml file.
Edit it, and under the <!-- Camera --> section, add the following line:
Code:
<CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>true</CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>
And you will have an option in the Camera settings to disable the shutter sound.

Goodm7sn said:
Mine does it right. When I mute the phone, camera goes mute as well
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Same here, awesome!

Unbelievable! My hubby's 6 year old feature phone has a camera that you can't turn off the stupid sound.
I am stunned that on the Note 2, you must first mute your phone, then open the camera app, then hope your subject is still standing there waiting for the shot. Or I have the option of rooting my phone.
I don't know why, but this just pisses me off! :silly:

HOW TO: Disable Camera Shutter Sound (Root)

I was getting tired of hearing the camera shutter sound when taking photos, so I dug around the file system and found two audio files that are the shutter sound. I renamed these, rebooted, and everything is working great. Let me know if this does or doesn't work for you!
Before you get started, you need to be rooted for this method.
Step 1:
Use a root-capable file browser of your choice (I prefer SolidExplorer) and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui
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Locate cam_snap_0.ogg and camera.click.ogg and rename the file extensions to .OLD, as seen below.
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Reboot, then test

Alternatively, (non-root) you can set your phone to vibrate or silent mode and it wont make the shutter sound.

Mystikalrush said:
Alternatively, (non-root) you can set your phone to vibrate or silent mode and it wont make the shutter sound.
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Agree, why not just set your phone to silent mode.

spencergates928 said:
Agree, why not just set your phone to silent mode.
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Not all of us keep our phone on silent all the time, and most of us don't want to think about turning the volume down every time we take a picture. If we never care to have the shutter sound, why not just disable it completely?

what does the .OLD do to the file? just out of curiosity.

Phurkus said:
what does the .OLD do to the file? just out of curiosity.
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It onyl changes the name. It does not affect the contents of the file in anyway. It will fail a HASH check though so revert it back in order to do an update to another OS if you are stock.

Phurkus said:
what does the .OLD do to the file? just out of curiosity.
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It allows you to keep the original so you can revert back if anything happens, or you no longer want the mod.
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thnx!

Worked like a charm!

You can also use G4 tweaksbox to do the same thing plus a whole lot more.

Spookymyo said:
You can also use G4 tweaksbox to do the same thing plus a whole lot more.
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This was before Xposed came out for the G4, not everyone wants to use Xposed as it hurts battery life, and some people prefer the simple approach.

geoff5093 said:
This was before Xposed came out for the G4, not everyone wants to use Xposed as it hurts battery life, and some people prefer the simple approach.
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I understand. But xposed has such a negligible impact on battery as I doesn't matter. And the tweaksbox is as simple as it gets; one button disables the sound and can turn it back on.

geoff5093 said:
I was getting tired of hearing the camera shutter sound when taking photos, so I dug around the file system and found two audio files that are the shutter sound. I renamed these, rebooted, and everything is working great. Let me know if this does or doesn't work for you!
Before you get started, you need to be rooted for this method.
Step 1:
Use a root-capable file browser of your choice (I prefer SolidExplorer) and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui
Step 2:
Locate cam_snap_0.ogg and camera.click.ogg and rename the file extensions to .OLD, as seen below.
Step 3:
Reboot, then test
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What about the video recording and stop sounds?

Birkesuss said:
What about the video recording and stop sounds?
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G4 tweaksbox can disable those too.

Spookymyo said:
G4 tweaksbox can disable those too.
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I'm currently experiencing issues with the tweaksbox box due to the license error...

Birkesuss said:
I'm currently experiencing issues with the tweaksbox box due to the license error...
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For the unlocker? Send an email to the Dev.

Spookymyo said:
For the unlocker? Send an email to the Dev.
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I did, but no luck. Seems like he ignored me...

geoff5093 said:
This was before Xposed came out for the G4, not everyone wants to use Xposed as it hurts battery life, and some people prefer the simple approach.
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You still have your G4 or are you just sticking around to be helpful?

hoodieNation said:
You still have your G4 or are you just sticking around to be helpful?
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Just hanging around, I have a 6P now.

thanks for this! for some reason Tasker doesn't recognize when the Camera is started so the Silent method is weak... and while G4 TweaksBox would be nice, I'm also having issues getting the unlocker to work. Emailed dev and am waiting for a response...
EDIT: looks like renaming doesn't work for me... interesting...
EDIT2: created silent versions of the two files and now... we have silence!

Change camera to 50FPS for PAL countries?

Although I've googled & googled, I've been unable to figure out how to simply change the S9's camera app to record video for PAL countries (i.e. 50FPS vs 60FPS). The videos recorded by the phone look horrible in most nighttime situations, due to prominently flickering lights (it's especially noticeable for LEDs, like Christmas lights for example).
How can I change the stock camera app to record in 50FPS, so as to match the electricity frequency of the majority of the world's countries...? :/
Hopefully I'm just missing something simple buried in the settings somewhere

30 or 60 only
Root and Mod if you want more

*Detection* said:
30 or 60 only
Root and Mod if you want more
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It's rooted. Mod how?

metal450 said:
It's rooted. Mod how?
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Have a look at this mod
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/themes/zero-camera-mod-bitrates-jpg-remove-t3793395

Very cool mod However, from what I can see, it doesn't mention anything related to allowing PAL framerates... :/

metal450 said:
Very cool mod However, from what I can see, it doesn't mention anything related to allowing PAL framerates... :/
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Better off asking in that thread if it's possible, if anyone would know it would be that dev

*Detection* said:
Better off asking in that thread if it's possible, if anyone would know it would be that dev
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Fair enough, will do

Custom S Pen Sounds

Hi Xdaers,
I'm sure that most of you know about 'Note Buddy' and 'S Pen Toolbox' allowing you to customise the 'attach/detach' sounds of the 'S Pen', along with some other features.
I'm hoping that someone can point me to an app or method that will allow me to customise the sound emitted when you move the device too far away from the 'S Pen'.
I was able to do this on my 'Note 8', now I've forgotten how, but was definitely not through 'Root'.
Any help would be much appreciated, this is the last step in the customisation of my 'Note 10 plus 5G' and its driving me crazy.

Peace...
I think those aspects (sounds of s-pen) no longer work. I mean Note Buddy no longer works for me --itll work for like 2 minutes then revert back to stock sound. So I dont know at this point if those other sounds can be changed
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ZEDEK said:
Peace...
I think those aspects (sounds of s-pen) no longer work. I mean Note Buddy no longer works for me --itll work for like 2 minutes then revert back to stock sound. So I dont know at this point if those other sounds can be changed
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'S Pen Toolbox' sounds modding feature
definitely works on my 'Exynos', I don't use it's other features so can't attest to those. The only thing is that it doesn't include changing the proximity alarm sound.

try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fuzebits.spenkeeper
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jemfalor said:
try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fuzebits.spenkeeper
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That's the one!!!?
You Sir/Madam are a diamond, many thanks. ?

Yeah, s pen keeper is a very useful app, I use it since my note 7

Why use an app for that? That function is built-in...

jabberwock said:
Why use an app for that? That function is built-in...
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It's not about the function, it's about the sound, and you'd know this if you'd read the thread from the start.
For instance with 'S Pen toolbox' I'm able to change the S Pen detach sound to that of a 'light sabre' and the attach sound to that of a door being locked. With 'S Pen keeper' the proximity alarm sound has been changed to that of a klaxon.
Small things, but they make the device uniquely mine.

I just installed it and change the sound, but it doesn't play it when I use the S Pen

Orpheo007 said:
I just installed it and change the sound, but it doesn't play it when I use the S Pen
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Have you given it 'Administrator' permission?, there's a toggle in the app for it.
Also, make sure that notification volume is turned on.
Ensure that no 'Accessibility Services' are enabled that may interfere with notification sounds, then restart the device.

kxdaorbit said:
Have you given it 'Administrator' permission?, there's a toggle in the app for it.
Also, make sure that notification volume is turned on.
Ensure that no 'Accessibility Services' are enabled that may interfere with notification sounds, then restart the device.
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Yes, I did all that and didn't work. I just installed S Pen Toolbox and worked fine

Orpheo007 said:
Yes, I did all that and didn't work. I just installed S Pen Toolbox and worked fine
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I guess 1 out of 2 isn't too bad, considering that no updates in years, but for me, S Pen Keeper also works for the proximity functionality.
Maybe try a different sound file/format.

edit- wrong session

Have a look to Pentastic original Samsung App for Spen ?

Pentastic is fantastic.
These are the customisations that should have shipped with the S pen from the get go.
No need for 3rd party apps now, except for the 'proximity alarm' customisation, so Samsung if you're listening, please add this in the next 'Pentastic' update.

No go with Pie... screw Q

Want to Change S-Pen Sounds without having to use another app

The Note 20 Ultra is Great, but I would like to be able to change the S-Pen Sounds without having to install another App or a Launcher.
I would likento know where the Hidden Folder would be for the S-Pen Sounds so I can Change the Sound for when it is removed as well as it being put back.
If Anyone Knows this Information, then Please post it here for Everyone to see.
Agian, No Mods, No Apps, and No Launchers to change the S-Pen Sounds.

gd761 said:
The Note 20 Ultra is Great, but I would like to be able to change the S-Pen Sounds without having to install another App or a Launcher.
I would likento know where the Hidden Folder would be for the S-Pen Sounds so I can Change the Sound for when it is removed as well as it being put back.
If Anyone Knows this Information, then Please post it here for Everyone to see.
Agian, No Mods, No Apps, and No Launchers to change the S-Pen Sounds.
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I'm going to just go assume you'd need root to change the audio files that are most likely located in the system partition.
Do you have the Exynos or Snapdragon variant?

Tried to on the 10+, no joy.
Be nice if there be a Good Lock apk to do this...

It's a new phone.... you're not gonna find a way this soon in the game to do it without some other app. Do they even have root yet for it? Cause those folders you need root to view.
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ninja_unmatched said:
It's a new phone.... you're not gonna find a way this soon in the game to do it without some other app. Do they even have root yet for it? Cause those folders you need root to view.
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I use note buddy for s pen sounds, No need for root. And root is available if you so choose. I'm currently rooted.

Canaan said:
I use note buddy for s pen sounds, No need for root. And root is available if you so choose. I'm currently rooted.
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Lucky devil
Cool it works but jeeeeezse samsung.... shouldn't need to install an app to change a sound file.
Like I'm really concerned about losing those lame samsung sound bites, bah-ha-ha-ha... not.

Note buddy doesn't work for me... SPen toolbox worked for me...
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Canaan said:
I use note buddy for s pen sounds, No need for root. And root is available if you so choose. I'm currently rooted.
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ninja_unmatched said:
Note buddy doesn't work for me... SPen toolbox worked for me...
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Not on Playstore anymore.

Search for s pen toolbox at apkmirrior.com

black96ss said:
Search for s pen toolbox at apkmirrior.com
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I try not to sideload. Not sure why it was dropped from Playstore.

They are apparently going to be releasing a Good Lock app for Spen customization. May include sound changes if you want something more "official"

black96ss said:
Search for s pen toolbox at apkmirrior.com
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Link575 said:
They are apparently going to be releasing a Good Lock app for Spen customization. May include sound changes if you want something more "official"
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Sweet. I hope so... I want more spen tweaks!

blackhawk said:
Not on Playstore anymore.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper

Link575 said:
They are apparently going to be releasing a Good Lock app for Spen customization. May include sound changes if you want something more "official"
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The Pentastic app available through the GoodLock app. Allows multiple customization to the S-Pen.

earldom said:
The Pentastic app available through the GoodLock app. Allows multiple customization to the S-Pen.
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Yea, that was the app I was referring to. Seems decent, just gotta find some good pointers and sounds.

The good thing about Pentastic is you can install it as a standalone, good lock is not required. Pentastic is pretty good fun to use, well worth a try, just to try out new pen removal and insert noises is worth it.

Those looking to add lightsaber sounds to spen, download the lightsaber notification sounds from the zedge and use timbre app to reduce the volume of those files by 50% since they are very loud. 50% less is perfect balance.

I didn't get it on the playstore.. you can down load the apk from other sources.
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Everyone is Talking about Good Lock.
What My Original Post was referring to was for being able to change the S-Pen Sounds without having to Install ANY other Apps that eat up Space and Resources.
I wish that by going through the System Files somewhere in Android that the S-Pen Sound Files Can be Found and Replaced for Both taking Out the S-Pen and Inserting the S-Pen.
Hopefully the Sounds are in an MP3 Format and can be Swapped without Any Problems and would stay even after Updates.

gd761 said:
Everyone is Talking about Good Lock.
What My Original Post was referring to was for being able to change the S-Pen Sounds without having to Install ANY other Apps that eat up Space and Resources.
I wish that by going through the System Files somewhere in Android that the S-Pen Sound Files Can be Found and Replaced for Both taking Out the S-Pen and Inserting the S-Pen.
Hopefully the Sounds are in an MP3 Format and can be Swapped without Any Problems and would stay even after Updates.
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Space and resources? LOL.