OMC /SKATE Can You Use Camera Flash as a Torch?

[Guest FatLadZ]

were both in the same boat will

[Guest tillaz]

<string name="pref_camera_flashmode_no_flash">no_flash</string>
<string name="pref_camera_flashmode_title">Flash mode</string>
<string name="pref_camera_flashmode_entry_auto">Auto</string>
<string name="pref_camera_flashmode_entry_on">On</string>
<string name="pref_camera_flashmode_entry_off">Off</string>
<string name="pref_camera_video_flashmode_default">off</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_flashmode_default">on</string>

just been looking through the camera.apk & it looks like flash mode for video recording is set to off

im going to edit some code and see if i can get flash with video... that would be a start

Edited December 11, 2011 by tillaz

[Guest tillaz]

<string name="pref_camera_facedetection_title">Face Detection</string>
<string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_off">Off</string>
<string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_on">On</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_default">off</string>

face detection ???

[Guest FatLadZ]

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_default">off</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_title">Face Detection</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_off">Off</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_on">On</string>

face detection ???

surely you dont need face detection ?

maybe the face detection gives aless intensive flash?

[Guest FatLadZ]

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_default">off</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_title">Face Detection</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_off">Off</string>

    <string name="pref_camera_facedetection_entry_on">On</string>

face detection ???

surely you dont need face detection ?

maybe the face detection gives aless intensive flash?

[Guest sjoyce666]

Could someone who has decompiled the camera.apk please attach the file in text format, I would be interested in having a look at the code

[Guest FatLadZ]

anyone here able to do this?

[Guest D3abL3]

Could someone who has decompiled the camera.apk please attach the file in text format, I would be interested in having a look at the code

From your question I assume you have no clue how an apk is after being decompiled...

It doesn't resume itself to a single file, it's many many files with many many text.

But since I'm a nice guy here you go the stock camera.apk decompiled: Camera.rar

anyone here able to do this?

Do the above? Or make torch work?

[Guest sjoyce666]

From your question I assume you have no clue how an apk is after being decompiled...

It doesn't resume itself to a single file, it's many many files with many many text.

But since I'm a nice guy here you go the stock camera.apk decompiled:

No I dont know how the apk is after being decompiled but thankyou for uploading anyway

I will have a look and see if I can make sense of it

[Guest FatLadZ]

Do the above? Or make torch work?

Both lol

[Guest FatLadZ]

c'mon there must be someone on here thats intelligent enough to suss this out!!!!

[Guest tilal6991]

I'm working on it...

[Guest FatLadZ]

I'm working on it...

[Guest Snaku]

I don't have this phone, but has anyone tried this app https://market.andro...san.zdevicetest

In Z device test just scroll down, open up flash test, see if you can turn flash on?

Edited December 17, 2011 by Snaku

[Guest FatLadZ]

I don't have this phone, but has anyone tried this app https://market.andro...san.zdevicetest

In Z device test just scroll down, open up flash test, see if you can turn flash on?

yep tried that and it crashes the program :(

Sorry!

The application Z-DeviceTest (process zausan.zdevicetest)

has stopped unexpectedly.

Please try again.

Edited December 17, 2011 by FatLadZ

[Guest FatLadZ]

also trie every single app this evening for camera flash just to be sure :)

[Guest FatLadZ]

cant belive i was dreaming about the flash on my phone working as a torch and just woke up to realise it doesnt.

sheeesh i gotta get out more :lol:

[Guest Badgie]

There may be hardware limitations that have made ZTE prevent this: for example the LED might burn out if kept on continuously. Not everything can be solved in software :-(

[Guest unrandomsam]

There may be hardware limitations that have made ZTE prevent this: for example the LED might burn out if kept on continuously. Not everything can be solved in software :-(

I highly doubt it will burn out.

Its not impossible that ZTE wired it in a dumb way though.

If you can disable it and enable it (and have the options work) in the stock camera app then its not hardware.

Even then a device specific app could just turn the camera on would work but might get the annoying shutter sound.

[Guest Snaku]

I stumbled upon this video today, the guy was using flashlight with an app called root toolbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kflpj_3mWPw

I'm not sure if you could use app function with free or paid version, but i suggest you could try it out.

[Guest dadashi]

I stumbled upon this video today, the guy was using flashlight with an app called root toolbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kflpj_3mWPw

I'm not sure if you could use app function with free or paid version, but i suggest you could try it out.

That's not a Skate it's a zte "Warp" which obviously has different hardware...

[Guest Snaku]

That's not a Skate it's a zte "Warp" which obviously has different hardware...

The hardware differences are irrelevant, this app is mainly written for many different "Android" phones in mind it may work for your phone or it may not.

[Guest Wacky.ddw]

Just downloaded the free version and it does not work. I will try "buying" the pro version right now :P

He is using 1.5.9 i tried 1.6.0 like expected it does not work. :(

Edited December 20, 2011 by Wacky.ddw

[Guest admanirv]

Right, well i need to get back into development since i used to code in J2ME when i wasn't working industrial control systems.

I have just installed the android SDK and eclipse, so anyone in the know can I import the decompiled ApK and get the associate code tree? and begin to have a look at the code?.

I have an idea at the moment for faking photo's so constantly powering the LED flashlight at the moment but its a bit pie in the sky, and probably wont be the best solution but i can begin to look into, a good project to ease me back into development.

Is there anyone who could kindly give a push in the right direction?, please PM me as initially it'll be new to me.

Cheers

Edited December 20, 2011 by admanirv

[Guest D3abL3]

Right, well i need to get back into development since i used to code in J2ME when i wasn't working industrial control systems.

I have just installed the android SDK and eclipse, so anyone in the know can I import the decompiled ApK and get the associate code tree? and begin to have a look at the code?.

I have an idea at the moment for faking photo's so constantly powering the LED flashlight at the moment but its a bit pie in the sky, and probably wont be the best solution but i can begin to look into, a good project to ease me back into development.

Is there anyone who could kindly give a push in the right direction?, please PM me as initially it'll be new to me.

Cheers

Look at post #83, I posted there the decompiled Camera.apk, you can start with that and end with that :P