topic Re: Disabling camera button in XPERIA archive

Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:52:25 GMT

I keep catching the camera button on the bottom right hand edge of the phone and it's really getting on my nerves. It keeps wanting to take photos when I don't want to. Can I disable the button?

Re: Disabling camera button

Uliwooly — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:44:47 GMT

Simple

Open the camera > settings > more > Quick Launch > Off

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:45:13 GMT

There is no 'quick launch' option 😕

Re: Disabling camera button

Jonas — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:17:17 GMT

Hi @Polly13,

In addition to what @uliwooly wrote.

I just checked in a updated Sony Xperia XA and there is an option to turn this feature off.

I took a screenshot of how it looks in the camera application so you can see where you turn the feature off.

Start the camera application > press the "gear" icon on the bottom left > More and you will see this menu on your screen > Quick Launch > Off.

If you still can't see the option I would recommend that you clear the data for the Camera application, this will not delete any pictures you have taken or videos that you have recorded. To clear the data go to Settings > Apps > Camera > Storage > Clear data.

Let me know how it went!

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:10:27 GMT

I'm getting a different menu!

I'd take a screenshot but I don't know how!

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:39:02 GMT

Sussed it. This is the menu I get.

Re: Disabling camera button

_alexdon_ — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:43:30 GMT

@Polly13 You could try to switch to manual mode first.

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:50:42 GMT

Still no sign of it!

Re: Disabling camera button

_alexdon_ — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:53:21 GMT

You are missing those options as I believe you changed something in developer options. @Polly13 Can you try to enable back animations?

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:55:04 GMT

I have no idea what any of that means. If I 'changed something in developer options' than I was completely unaware of it and wouldn't know how to go about rectifying it.

I thought this stuff was all supposed to be user-friendly?

Re: Disabling camera button

Jonas — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:56:21 GMT

Thanks for the screenshot.

I just tested this is a Xperia XA and I could see the menu in all 3 modes, manual, auto and video.

You are not able to scroll down further in this menu, or have you reached the end of the menu on the screenshot that you posted?

Can you see the option if you follow the instructions that @alexdon suggested? Did you try clearing the data for the app? If you haven't done that I would recommend trying that.

Also if you could go in to Settings > Developer options > Animator duration scale, set this value to 1x if you have changed it something else then default.

Let me know how it went!

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:26:40 GMT

Haha! Didn't realise I could scroll further! Thought I'd tried, but obviously hadn't! Sorted now!

Re: Disabling camera button

Jonas — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:56:22 GMT

I'm glad to hear that you found the option to turn this feature off!

Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:59:21 GMT

There is, actually!

I can't seem to get rid of the predictive text facility.

Re: Disabling camera button

Jonas — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 09:17:53 GMT

I'm afraid there is no option to turn this feature off.

I will forward this internally as user feedback!

Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with!

Re: Disabling camera button

Polly13 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:47:21 GMT

Seriously? You can't disable predictive text? I've had cheap and nasty phones that allow you to do this!

Re: Disabling camera button

Jonas — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:08:53 GMT

I'm sorry if i misunderstood your question.

Are you referring to the bar at the top of the keyboard or just autocorrect? The bar isn't removable but you can turn off autocorrection if you go to Settings > Language & input > SwiftKey Keyboard > Typing > Typing & autocorrect > turn off the option "Autocorrect".

If you are referring to the bar I would recommend downloading another keyboard application from the Google Play store to see if that one suits you better.

Let me know how it went!