Guest Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 no i think maybe i shouldnt sell one! this phone does everything i want apart from flashlight As tilaz has already said,"I think it may not be possible because of hardware limitations" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 As tilaz has already said,"I think it may not be possible because of hardware limitations" oh i didnt see that he had put that anywhere. damn looks like its time to change phones again :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 oh i didnt see that he had put that anywhere. damn looks like its time to change phones again :( You want to change phone because led can't be used for flashlight! That's a little extreme.Android has so much more to offer other than a torch. Who uses led torch that much anyway? If this feature was enabled,I could not think of many situations that I would need it other than to see the keyhole when I stagger home late from a good night out. Is it really that important that you would give up your skate for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 yes im afraid so. i work in a dark building and regulary go into dark areas at work to attend a broken machine. Most of the time i forget to carry a flashlight to just peek at a number on a component and its then that the flashlight comes in very usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dibbles Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Wow changing phones for a flashlight :blink: Still that is up to you :) When I posted about a torch you might want to think about it. Mine is really small and clips on my keyring. I do not need to remember it as it is always with my keys, which I always have when I go out, as I need to lock my door. So it is never forgotten. It saves my phone battery and it is very bright, being an LED type. It is also small. If there are other reasons to change the OMC, and the torch situation is just pushing that along, it seems reasonable to me but if your only reason of changing is due to needing a torch then I would need to reconsider that. However I note that you write... i work in a dark building and regulary go into dark areas at work to attend a broken machine. You do realise that your employer has a duty of care for you and it is their responsibility to provide and safe working environment..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 How about just take a picture of the component with flash on...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 sometimes the component needs to be removed as number on other side so need light to see what im doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 You do realise that your employer has a duty of care for you and it is their responsibility to provide and safe working environment..? lol i am the employer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cyberbit Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 All of us has different reasons for smartphones, So PLEASE DONT GIVE UP TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO USE SKATE AS A TORCH, IF SOMEONE FIND SOMETHING TO START JUST SHARE TO TILLAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tilal6991 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I will have a look again at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TouchyAndalou Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I will have a look again at this. Great news and good luck. If you can just get 780p video recording working as well, we'd be laughing! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dibbles Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Great news and good luck. If you can just get 780p video recording working as well, we'd be laughing! :P I'm not greedy I will settle for 720p :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I'm not greedy I will settle for 720p :D stagefright is behind this problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 stagefright is behind this problem I wonder if any of the blade devs can help with this,or may know the answer,seeing as there is not much between theses devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I will have a look again at this. great i have new hope :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillDroid Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Right, I've been thinking about this, would it be possible to decompile the android camera apk, and look for the code that tells the flash to be on when a picture is taken, and then just amke ourselves a simple app that calls up the same function at the push of a button, rather than only when a picture is taken. Also, (I don't currently have an OMC, getting one for Christmas :)) is there an option to enable the flash while recording video? If so, then that would be the function to call up, rather than the camera flash. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Can't see a video flash option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 no definatly not a video flash option but i do like your thoughts :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillDroid Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) I've had a look inside the camera apk from Bluemonte, and in the \res\values folder, I've found arrays.xml contains this: <string-array name="pref_camera_video_flashmode_entryvalues"> <item>torch</item> <item>off</item> </string-array> Is this relevant? Edited December 6, 2011 by WillDroid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 I've had a look inside the camera apk from Bluemonte, and in the \res\values folder, I've found arrays.xml contains this: <string-array name="pref_camera_video_flashmode_entryvalues"> <item>torch</item> <item>off</item> </string-array> Is this relevant? Good find. Surely if no values are set,all that needs to be done is to enable them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) its the bottom line we need for the flash light apps, among other stuff.... Edited December 6, 2011 by tillaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 its the bottom line we need for the flash light apps, among other stuff.... does it look doable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 btw after installing the new rom with EQ i have fell back ion love with the OMC love the loudness of the ringtones now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatLadZ Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 anybody had any luck yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillDroid Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'd try, but no idea if/how I could go about reading through the camera app code :huh: Anyone have any suggestions? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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