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gezh

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Hi guys. Loving my new Atrix so far.

Thought I'd find this question in the stickies or tips area, but surprisingly can't.

How do I turn off the camera sounds please?
 
When in doubt, always hit the menu button and check the settings in any application....

Menu button, Settings, Uncheck "Shutter Tone"
 
Have you updated to GB or are you still on FroYo?
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I don't think you can turn it off on FroYo without a 3rd party app.
 
Correct, I'm on what came out of the box, 2.2.

Not sure if I have an update available. Been 4 days now, and no notifications yet, or from checking system updates manually. I'm on Orange in the UK.
 
Haha... we'll see.

On the Hero, the 2.1 update came out almost 6 months after it was promised. I won't hold my breath.

Regardless of that, I'm rather annoyed that I need the update to solve this trivial issue. Mobile phones have been manufactured for going on 15 years now. Android is in its umpteenth cycle. This is a simple option which everyone wants. I'm wondering what other irritating 'features' I'll find while the phone's still in its money back period...
 
WolfmanRobby said:
Have you updated to GB or are you still on FroYo?
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I don't think you can turn it off on FroYo without a 3rd party app.
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Actually you could turn it off on Froyo...I had mine off out of the box. My wife had hers on. With Froyo, you could also turn on picture review after you take one, which you can not do now.
 
I can confirm that certainly on Orange UK latest 2.2 build you cannot disable the camera sound.... One setting I will be turning off straight away when GB finally arrives.

Hopefully it will be very soon but the likely-hood is it will be September some time... I'm not holding my breath!
 
gezh said:
Regardless of that, I'm rather annoyed that I need the update to solve this trivial issue. Mobile phones have been manufactured for going on 15 years now. Android is in its umpteenth cycle. This is a simple option which everyone wants. I'm wondering what other irritating 'features' I'll find while the phone's still in its money back period...
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Well, the only way we could turn the camera sound off on BlackBerry phones was to PURCHASE a 3rd party app (like Quick Launch). To my knowledge, that's still the case (I've not used an OS6 based BB.)

Some phones, it can't be turned off AT ALL. Not even with an app or mod.

Many argue that this is a SECURITY feature to keep you from taking pictures where you are not supposed to.
 
gezh said:
Haha... we'll see.

On the Hero, the 2.1 update came out almost 6 months after it was promised. I won't hold my breath.

Regardless of that, I'm rather annoyed that I need the update to solve this trivial issue. Mobile phones have been manufactured for going on 15 years now. Android is in its umpteenth cycle. This is a simple option which everyone wants. I'm wondering what other irritating 'features' I'll find while the phone's still in its money back period...
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When you open the camera, before taking a picture, turn down the volume.
 
No combinations of turning down sound, or putting on silent mode, work at all. It always plays the shutter sound at full volume!
 
WolfmanRobby said:
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Many argue that this is a SECURITY feature to keep you from taking pictures where you are not supposed to.
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May be but its still very annoying for genuine people who want to use the camera in a way where the sound make it unusable.

I use my phone as a 'blackbox' when driving. I use DailyRoads Voyager which records the road ahead. With my Hero and Blade I can turn off the camera shutter. But with the Atrix which has a far superior camera quality every 3 mins (the file length I have set it up for) the shutter goes off. It is so annoying I now have 2 phones with me in the car so I can use the Hero.
 
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