Unable to Take Pictures When on Call

[mikesmith]

Vignette lets you take a pic while on a call as well.

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[imchandave]

Sorry if this is a little late....

On the International version of the S3 (GT-I9300) running JellyBean 4.1.2, you can enable camera functionality during calls by editing the file:
/system/csc/feature.xml

Look for the line:
<CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>false</CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>

Change the "false" to "true".

Unfortunately, you will also need root access to remount /system as read-writable in order to edit the file.

This might work also for your Verizon phone.

See ya...

d.c.

 

[TheManfromUNCLE]

I admit it's a curious practice, shooting while talking, but I stopped questioning my customers' motives/habits. I had a women return her S III for this very reason, explaining that this was an important aspect of her job. (No, I don't know what that may be.) Anyway, I tried on my personal device and got a message that I could not use the camera while on the phone. Other devices from Moto or Apple (at least) can, so I have to assume it's a Samsung limitation/feature.

 

[Dave Woleab]

I was always able to do this on my HTC evo 4G LTE but now I can't with this galaxy S III. Wish there was a way to fix this

 

[WebOS Refugee]

I could do this two years ago on my Palm Pre Plus ...

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Sorry if this is a little late....

On the International version of the S3 (GT-I9300) running JellyBean 4.1.2, you can enable camera functionality during calls by editing the file:
/system/csc/feature.xml

Look for the line:
<CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>false</CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>

Change the "false" to "true".

Unfortunately, you will also need root access to remount /system as read-writable in order to edit the file.

Just tried this on my Sprint GS3 running 4.1.1, and unfortunately it still doesn't work, even after saving the change and rebooting. Oh well, it's not something I'd do often, but it's a nice to have. I'll probably be updating to 4.1.2 soon, so I'll try again then.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Just tried this on my Sprint GS3 running 4.1.1, and unfortunately it still doesn't work, even after saving the change and rebooting. Oh well, it's not something I'd do often, but it's a nice to have. I'll probably be updating to 4.1.2 soon, so I'll try again then.

Actually, I have discovered the above change DOES work. I had forgotten that using ES File Explorer to edit this file changes the read permissions on the file to rw- --- --- (instead of the correct rw- r-- r--). With the permissions set incorrectly, the system cant read the feature.xml file at all, so it never saw the editing change I made. Tonight I corrected permissions, rebooted, and I can now take a photo while on a call.

Why Samsung, or the carriers, decided to disable this feature I don't know, but if you're rooted it can be enabled. If you're going to try this, I would strongly, very strongly, suggest making a backup of feature.xml before changing anything. And remember to make sure the file permissions are set correctly (rw-r--r--) before rebooting your phone. If you don't understand what this means, and don't have at least a vague familiarity with the syntax of XML, you probably want to avoid messing with this file.

 

[nsanders]

I have also used this feature frequently on other phones (included Palm Pre Plus and DInc2) and am disappointed that I cannot do it on my SIII.

For those interested, I am often on the phone while shopping and need to send a picture of what I see in the store to either the person I am speaking with or another person who I am texting. Not a necessity, but definitely a convenience that I miss.

I will try the third party camera recommendations, and see if that works.

UPDATE: Downloaded Camera360, and it works like a charm. As a bonus ... when I used Sports Tracker on my DInc2, any pictures I took automatically synced with my workout route. Unfortunately, that was not the case with my SIII. However, with Camera360 it does sync the pictures. Yay!

 

[jorge rios1]

Why is everhine being stupid really is for sexting like we dont ing do it what's the ing point of habing a phome with camera .... god we ing acting like virgin puritan hypocrites

 

[Eion]

The newest update fixes this issue with the stock camera btw.