Hi, the other day, I was holding my home button to get to the app/multitask menu, at least that was what I thought I was holding, and then a photoshoot sound was emitted from my phone. Then I went to my sd card, and there was a ScreenCapture folder with an image of my desktop...
How did that happen?, now I want to take some screens of my phone and I don't know how, and don't want to install some app, since I fugure I can allready do it, just don't know how
Thanks!
are you sure you don't have "shootme" installed? it takes a screenshot if you shake the phone and makes a picture shot sound...
I dont think I got it, maybe if it came with nero v3, wich is the rom am using, but I dont think so
Its a hidden feature in you're phone no one really knows how to make it work
If you hit home and back simultaneously it'll do that if the feature is supported.
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I have done this too. I usually happens when my media scanner is running and I hit the back button. I can never get it to do it when I want to. It only happens randomly.
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couldn't get it to work with home*back... but I installed shootme and it worked great.
Thanks!
I got it to work by holding home and power button
currently running iOS 4.1
dmolition said:
I got it to work by holding home and power button
currently running iOS 4.1
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uh no.. power button will turn screen off...
Screen Capture on Mesmerize too
I just installed the Froyo EA11+Root on my mesmerize and once in a while it will randomly take a pic too. I go to my gallery and theres the screen capture pic, kinda annoying sometimes because after the pic is taken it wont let me turn off the screen for about 5 min or even turn off my phone like if the power button didnt work.
well... it was a time since I've created this post... Well I could never find the thing, and never worked any combination of keys.
If it is usefull to somebody, in my opinion ShootMe works great and is fast and easy.
Thanks everybody for the help!
elmonster213 said:
I just installed the Froyo EA11+Root on my mesmerize and once in a while it will randomly take a pic too. I go to my gallery and theres the screen capture pic, kinda annoying sometimes because after the pic is taken it wont let me turn off the screen for about 5 min or even turn off my phone like if the power button didnt work.
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generally speaking my experience has been that the phone only natively screen captures when there is a system level crash that does not force a reboot ive only had this happen a few times. Most often when this hapens my phone also becomes unresponsive as the system is likely frozen due to the aformentioned system crash.
I've just used the Android SDK method.
Has anyone noticed any change in picture quality with the Shootme app?
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hey i downloaded extended control power widget. and when i pressed the brightness button. the screen went black and touch doesnt seem to respond (tried tapping the same place to bring it back...)
the phone is still awake as i can hear lock sounds and such. but i cant get brightness back up at all.
is there a way to fix this? i would assume adb or something
or possibly a script i could load on reboot into android?
Try holding your phone under a very bright light and play a little with the angle. You should see your widgets. This fixed it for me
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8642229&postcount=898
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Try holding your phone under a very bright light and play a little with the angle. You should see your widgets. This fixed it for me
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thanks, that worked. it at first seemed as though the touch wasnt responding.
but it seems i accidentally moved the widget in my frustration LOL so i was hitting a blank spot.
So I was messing with my phone, showing off JK6 and all it's glory to a friend of mine who also has a Vibrant, when suddenly the phone lagged a bit and I heard a camera shutter. Then a little pop-up came up saying the screen capture had been saved. I look in my gallery, and lo and behold, it actually screen captured! And I'm not even rooted! I look in my running applications, and there it is, ScreenCaptureService (com.sec.android.app.screencapture).
Now after a good half hour of Googling, I found out that the Tab can take screenshots by holding down the back button then hitting the power button. But I wasn't even near the power button when it happened, so that couldn't be it. I also found that in the leaked Froyo builds for the Epic 4G, a few people had the same thing with a ScreenCaptureService in their running applications. Someone mentioned you had to hold down the back button then hit home to capture, but I tried pretty much all the methods under the sun and to no avail.
Has anyone else stumbled upon this and/or found out what the key combo is?
it's a mystery.. lol but we all follow the same pattern.. we discovered it by accident once but never able to duplicate it again..
Happened 3 times. Couldnt duplicate it
how? i know i was pressing down the back button to exit zedge... then click! picture saved i dont really know what triggered it other than the back button was involved..
I have tried to duplicate this as well since I have come across it many times. When you guys figure it out let me know! Lol
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I have noticed this too and ONLY when I am in the messaging app. I can be typing something and it randomly takes a screenshot. I dont know what combination of keys are used but Its kinda annoying and I would like to turn it off without completely removing it.
Just happened to me and by reading the thread it's random as hell. I was in the "Location and Security" settings and I heard the camera shutter sound. Like everyone else I tried to duplicate it and couldn't.
coasterman927 said:
So I was messing with my phone, showing off JK6 and all it's glory to a friend of mine who also has a Vibrant, when suddenly the phone lagged a bit and I heard a camera shutter. Then a little pop-up came up saying the screen capture had been saved. I look in my gallery, and lo and behold, it actually screen captured! And I'm not even rooted! I look in my running applications, and there it is, ScreenCaptureService (com.sec.android.app.screencapture).
Now after a good half hour of Googling, I found out that the Tab can take screenshots by holding down the back button then hitting the power button. But I wasn't even near the power button when it happened, so that couldn't be it. I also found that in the leaked Froyo builds for the Epic 4G, a few people had the same thing with a ScreenCaptureService in their running applications. Someone mentioned you had to hold down the back button then hit home to capture, but I tried pretty much all the methods under the sun and to no avail.
Has anyone else stumbled upon this and/or found out what the key combo is?
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Pressing the back and power button started the screencaptureservice but did not take a screen shot. I killed it in running services and tried pretty much every button combo, nothing... Pressed back and power button again and sreencaptureservice is running again, but still no screenshots...
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dubbz106 said:
Pressing the back and power button started the screencaptureservice but did not take a screen shot. I killed it in running services and tried pretty much every button combo, nothing... Pressed back and power button again and sreencaptureservice is running again, but still no screenshots...
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yes, looks like BACK and POWER call for screencapture service. so anyone figured out how to actually take one ?
It's so funny to me how this forum is loaded with so many intelligent people and we can't figure this out. For those who did get it to work, are you stock or on a custom rom?
When I try back + power I am not able to get the screencapture app to open. My custom ROM does have the .apk included though.
It would be nice to see if we can get this working for those who do not want a 3rd party app or root.... plus, I dont think any other android phone has this feature.
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It's so funny to me how this forum is loaded with so many intelligent people and we can't figure this out. For those who did get it to work, are you stock or on a custom rom?
When I try back + power I am not able to get the screencapture app to open. My custom ROM does have the .apk included though.
It would be nice to see if we can get this working for those who do not want a 3rd party app or root.... plus, I dont think any other android phone has this feature.
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there is no screen capture app. (there is apk file). all it does is launch the service. I suppose there is some sort of weird key press combinations to actually take the shot
the .apk (app) is in system/app... I understand there is no icon in the app drawer or anything, ha.
On y Galaxy S I9000 (France) holding down the back butter and pressing the home button triggre the screenshot
Hi,
Just use ShootMe (free from market) and when you shake your phone will get a screen capture.
inspigr said:
Hi,
Just use ShootMe (free from market) and when you shake your phone will get a screen capture.
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yes but you have to be root i think.
Been trying to figure this out off and on for a while now. Holding the back button definitely activates the screencapturesevice but I can't for the life of me get it to take a screenshot. My girl has done it on accident but had no idea what she did. Kind of fun to have a froyo "puzzle" to solve though. Guess I know what I'm doing on the flight home today lol.
I have a I9000M and to take a screen shot using this stupid service you hold your finger on the back button and tap the home button, I noticed that the Vibrant is missing a home button.
My problem is that sometimes this service starts up and goes into screen capture mode just by tapping the back button and the only way I can get out of this mode is to take a screen shot. So I currently have over 200 screens of various crap that I dont want.
Does anyone know what would happen if I removed this service completely?
BioHazard2000 said:
I have a I9000M and to take a screen shot using this stupid service you hold your finger on the back button and tap the home button, I noticed that the Vibrant is missing a home button.
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Um, what? The Vibrant, like any other Android phone, has a home button.
exoplasm said:
Um, what? The Vibrant, like any other Android phone, has a home button.
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I think the home button on the galaxy is that big button in between the menu and back. We may be only randomly getting screen caps because of a software hangup causing the multipress screen cap combo. Perhaps the vibrant soft keys are not multitouch whereas the home button on the galaxy is a separate device that allows holding the back button and hitting that home button at the same time.
and also, some android devices do not have home buttons.
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Um, what? The Vibrant, like any other Android phone, has a home button.
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International version have 3buttons. Menu home back. Their home button is physical button unlike us galaxy s.
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So i've been dealing with this for the last week or so and I finally decided to stop searching and scouring the internet and ask for some help from my XDA brethren.
I don't exactly know how or why, but all the hard buttons on my HD2 do not work anymore. Volume up and down, pick up, home, menu, back, and hang up buttons... all not working. They all stopped working at the same time.
I don't really care except for the fact that I cannot wake my phone up after it locks/sleeps. I tried an app called Shake and Wake with no luck. Any sugguestions? or should I just look for a new phone? I really don't want to give up on my HD2... we've been through a lot! Thanks a ton you guys, I really appreciate it.
If I were you I would head on over to the nexus one threads and ask the question.
That phone only has one button, and some folk have had that not work, so they are used to the problem, and I'm sure they will have a solution for you. Worth a try anyway........
Button Savior - free from Market
Jadrobe, I really like button saviour but that still doesn't solve my problem, how do I wake the phone up without any buttons?!!
do your volume buttons work? if so, you could use ButtonRemapper (paid app) to remap one of your volume buttons to work as your power button and do the rest with button savior.
Nope, none of the buttons work!! I'm screwed!
Then yes, you are indeed screwed. Sorry for your misfortune.
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Nope, none of the buttons work!! I'm screwed!
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Pretty much. If you have one working button then you could use an app called "button remapper"
Have you flashed back to stock/something different yet? Seems a touch coincidental that they all go at once. The bottom 5, or the two volume yea, cos they're on two separate input busses, but for both to fail together... not saying it couldn't happen, just saying it could be something else.
If there not working how do you turn on your phone?
When I slide the battery into the phone it automatically boots up as if I pushed in the power button.. it never used to do that before.
And also right after it powers up it sends me straight to slide to shut down which kind of makes me believe I may have the power button stuck on or something? I'm going to try to flash the stock rom and see what happens. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks!
Dude!! Proximity Screen Off (look in Abdroid Themes and Apps sub-forum) could fix you up in combination with button savior !
It has an option to use the prox sensor to put your phone to sleep and to wake it. The downside is it will drain your battery faster than normal because the prox sensor is in use when the screen's off. But it could keep your phone useable til you can get your buttons fixed (probly just your power button is malfunctioning it sounds like to me)
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Thanks a ton Huggs. I'll definitely look into it, as the main reason I love this phone is for Android roms!
So far i've had good luck with this Winmo 6.5 app. I had to revert to the base/stock Tmo rom and it works okay.
Shake and Wake
http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/shakenwake-mod-for-hd2/
i successfully updated to froyo from kies. before this i had the stock rom and did not install any custom one
after updating my proximity sensor works when the phone is held vertical in an upright position
but after making a call, if i keep it on the table and close the sensor, the screen doesn't turn off. it should turn off and was working fine in 2.1 for me
can you guys confirm if the sensor turns off even when laid flat on the table?
also, the volume up/down button does not silence the ringtone when i get a call
please reply so that i can confirm whether the problem is with my phone or with the new release.
Not sure about the sensor problem but as far as your second problem is concerned hold the vol down button for a few seconds to mute the ringtone
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Proximity Sensor is problematic
Yes The Sensor does'nt seem to be responding towards the end of the call. Just use the home key to light up the screen.
The display screen timeout settings does not automatically turn off even after specified time.this happens very often and need to enable screen timeout settings again and again.
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Yes , I am experiencing problem with Swype , it is not responding to aby gesture. I am able to type using swype as regular keypad but not as "swype". I resetted my phone 3-4 times but i wasn't lucky.
So i am using keypad only. Its official DDJP2 FROYO version thpugh its flashed using odin as i was experiencing problem with KIES.
I am experiencing some strange behavior in media and notification sound. while i play some song and want to lock my screen from power button, some glitchy sound is coming, same happening when some messages coming. is anybody experiencing the same. plz try it with headphone attached while playing a song and just lock the screen from power button menu...
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I am experiencing some strange behavior in media and notification sound. while i play some song and want to lock my screen from power button, some glitchy sound is coming, same happening when some messages coming. is anybody experiencing the same. plz try it with headphone attached while playing a song and just lock the screen from power button menu...
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May be you have checked "screen lock sounds" option in /settings/sound unchek and see if the problem persists...
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May be you have checked "screen lock sounds" option in /settings/sound unchek and see if the problem persists...
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Thanks a lot for ur reply but the option is unchkd from beginning ... ..
satyamsit said:
I am experiencing some strange behavior in media and notification sound. while i play some song and want to lock my screen from power button, some glitchy sound is coming, same happening when some messages coming. is anybody experiencing the same. plz try it with headphone attached while playing a song and just lock the screen from power button menu...
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Yes....This is happening
This is the worst release by Samsung , as per me....Even on call if you are using headphone, you will hear clicking sound (argh)
Yes the proximity sensor isn't working fine. Screen does not turn on after a call. So I need to press home screen every time.
And long pressing menu button in call log does not enable search bar which happened perfectly in 2.1
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also, the volume up/down button does not silence the ringtone when i get a call
please reply so that i can confirm whether the problem is with my phone or with the new release.
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For those who r facing the problem silencing the ringtines from vol up down, press power on off button, it shud work.
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For those who r facing the problem silencing the ringtines from vol up down, press power on off button, it shud work.
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we do know about pressing the power on/off key but that also switches off the sceen. but volume up/down only silences the ringtone but doesn't switch off screen.
araandroid said:
Yes , I am experiencing problem with Swype , it is not responding to aby gesture. I am able to type using swype as regular keypad but not as "swype". I resetted my phone 3-4 times but i wasn't lucky.
So i am using keypad only. Its official DDJP2 FROYO version thpugh its flashed using odin as i was experiencing problem with KIES.
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swype doesn't work because languages are not installed. root, delete swype, install swype from official site.
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Yes....This is happening
This is the worst release by Samsung , as per me....Even on call if you are using headphone, you will hear clicking sound (argh)
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and during a call, if you press volume up/down button to increase/decrease the volume, the voice breaks for a second and you hear a clicking noise.
these problems are seriously irritating me. thinking of going back to 2.1 or some custom ROM is samsung does not release an update fixing these problems.
Few more problems that I had observed....
1. If you open contacts and press back button you won't be going any where
2. Previously I used to connect my phone using bluetooth to my PC (Ubuntu) but now even after turning on my Bluetooth along with visiblity phone is not visible. Once I was lucky and recognized my phone as "V5" though the device name is different.
3. If you try to add pics to the contacts from your gallery the time taken is very long which was not the case with Eclair 2.1
4. Previously with Launcher Pro plus on Eclair I never had to "Force close" any application, but after upgrading to Froyo the first call itself raised a warning for force close. Even after sometime in my other call I couldn't End my call as the screen was not responsive.
After a struggle for One day on latest Firmware I feel that its not that worth to wait this much amount of time for official firmware.
techie.raj said:
Few more problems that I had observed....
1. If you open contacts and press back button you won't be going any where
After a struggle for One day on latest Firmware I feel that its not that worth to wait this much amount of time for official firmware.
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I was experiencing the same problem on the first day, but after that i rooted my phone and installed busybox. from last 2 days did not find that contacts back key problem anymore.. i dont know its a temporary fix and what has fixed it anyway...
but really .. somehow this release is not at all convincing. so sad.
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After a struggle for One day on latest Firmware I feel that its not that worth to wait this much amount of time for official firmware.
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i too feel the same way mate..
can anybody tell me if I5801ZHJPF better that DDJP2?
I have another different problem my battery life is not going above 10 hrs while on 2.1 i used to get 18hrs. Am i missing some setting or what.I am gonna install something else if this **** firmware does not improve in the next update
i think this update was hastily released.
many bugs in it.
if you see the in-built task manager, the "uninstall" button is not even properly designed.
even accelerometer has some problems
the worst bug ever is the camera bug
theres this geo-tagging option..
until you get a fix on ur location camera will force close..
and it cant be disabled at all..
the only way to get around it is to use 3g or disable network mode in 2g..
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the worst bug ever is the camera bug
theres this geo-tagging option..
until you get a fix on ur location camera will force close..
and it cant be disabled at all..
the only way to get around it is to use 3g or disable network mode in 2g..
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i saw somewhere that this can be solved by disabling "use wireless network" option in settings->location and security.
not sure though. try it.
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i think this update was hastily released.
many bugs in it.
if you see the in-built task manager, the "uninstall" button is not even properly designed.
even accelerometer has some problems
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+ add one more bug to the list,
the microphone is also not working properly with different applications like Talking Tom or Talking Parrot, previously they used work on 2.1 without any problem or distrubance.
Did anybody also had the same problem?
One good thing with the Froyo update is previously my phone is used to restart unconditionally with the stock firmware (randomly sometimes during call or when Ideal). But till now no such weird behaviour in the current release.
Hi there,
I dont really know when it started, but when I am trying to quick access the camera via tapping the powerbutton twice while the phone is locked, the camera app pops up but the screen stays black. Hitting the HomeButton and the powerbutton twice again lets the camera app pop up again, this time showing a picture.
Sometimes it even works like it should on the first time, but most of the time it doesnt. Anyone else having this behavior?
Any recommendations? Running entirely on current stock firmware.
Thank you and best regards,
joha
joha386 said:
Hi there,
I dont really know when it started, but when I am trying to quick access the camera via tapping the powerbutton twice while the phone is locked, the camera app pops up but the screen stays black. Hitting the HomeButton and the powerbutton twice again lets the camera app pop up again, this time showing a picture.
Sometimes it even works like it should on the first time, but most of the time it doesnt. Anyone else having this behavior?
Any recommendations? Running entirely on current stock firmware.
Thank you and best regards,
joha
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I've had this happen once maybe twice, the camera doesn't seem to wake just the app so you have the app showing but no image from the camera. Screen lock is set tell use pin on my phone. I'd guess it's a bug.
Could try turning the lock screen off see if it still happens.
I can confirm this behavior. But I cannot reproduce it systematically. Sometimes it works sometime not.