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No Root Camera Mute!

Hi Luke, what you need to do is update with KIES to the newest firmware. If you then use silent mode on your phone the camera is silent. Note however that if you do update for some silly reason it also takes away the ability to use different text skins (a minor issue but one that does seem to have annoyed some users)
 
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yes, depends on the region i guess, but as u can find the firmware updates online (on xda forum etc) faster than kies, odin is always a better option.

and u dont need to root to update ur firmware. so the OP can just get the newest firmware from xda (im using KG6 flashed today) and flash it via Odin. boom, running 2.3.4, no need to root :) and muted camera on silent mode :D
 
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and u dont need to root to update ur firmware. so the OP can just get the newest firmware from xda (im using KG6 flashed today) and flash it via Odin. boom, running 2.3.4, no need to root :) and muted camera on silent mode :D

oh i didnt realised that :p SGS2 is my first phone with android so i`m still kind of a "noob" ;) i`m waiting for official 2.3.4 update but if u say i can do it without rooting i ll give it a go... thanks for info :)
 
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just connect it through Kies and update... simple as that. At least i did it this way and everything is working fine :)

ps. if u need camera firmware update its in Samsung apps.

i dont really undrrstand. when i connect my lhone to a pc it says kies but i dont think kies is installed on my pc....

anyways, im on a boat for 10 days any way to do the update via samsung apps like you said? i cant find the firmware on samsung apps...
 
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Once you're on a newer firmware you can you Tasker to set the phone to Silent on starting the camera app (and turn silent off on exit), that way it all happens automatically.

i have tasker and a bit new to it, but i couldnt get it to mute the sound?
1)chose the camera app
2) +'ed tasks of mute every sound
3)apply....but it still make a sound?

4)**edit, i added the unmute all on exit, didnt make any difference.

am i doing something wrong or have they made a changed in the firmware?
(on KF4) i cant find no "camera mute" kinda thing?



 
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i dont really undrrstand. when i connect my lhone to a pc it says kies but i dont think kies is installed on my pc....

anyways, im on a boat for 10 days any way to do the update via samsung apps like you said? i cant find the firmware on samsung apps...


first of all install Kies on your PC! and check update... and in samsung apps there is app called Camera firmware update. it has to be there cause the place i downloaded it from. try it and come back with results :)
 
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first of all install Kies on your PC! and check update... and in samsung apps there is app called Camera firmware update. it has to be there cause the place i downloaded it from. try it and come back with results :)

ah i misunderstood. i thought you meant the samsunv apps APP on my phone. i guess ill have to wait until i get home to try kies. no way to get the update via 3g...
 
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Most of you say to upgrade to the latest firmware - I know this is an old thread and most of you were using 2.3.3, and saying to upgrade to 2.3.4 to get the option of a silent camera. I first came across this when I had 2.3.4, and silent mode did nothing to mute the camera. I have since upgraded to 2.3.6 and then to 4.0.3, but still silent mode does nothing!

Tasker seems good to automate it, but does it actually have more control? at a $6 app I'm not keen to try it just for this.

Any other ideas?
 
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