About this app

Camera Unlock : shoot pictures from a locked device ...

If you get a company smartphone, it is most probably password protected ... In that case "Camera Unlock" is designed for you. This application allows to get access to the camera while the smartphone remains locked (even password protected) !

Upload the application, launch it and a notification will be displayed to inform that the "Camera Unlock" service is running.

Once your device get locked (password protected, swipe or pin), you get two options:
- either just press 3 times the power button each press shall occur around once every second (no more) and a camera will appear. The correct sequence is: press it, wait for screen on, press it, wait for screen off, press it : a bit "à la pressy"
- or set your device in a vertical position up side down and press once the power button and release it (you get a vibration) then turn back the phone horizontally in landscape position (you get a second vibration). This works too when the screen is OFF and the phone not locked

Use it ... the pictures are stored in the external SD card in the directory DCIM/Camera if available or in the device memory same directory in case the SD card is not present.

Once the camera is unlocked, pressing the "back" button will lock again the camera and brings back on the device lock screen .

From a security point of view, don't be afraid, only "Camera Unlock" application is unlocked. It remains impossible to access to any other application. It is more or less the same principle which is used by the agenda to warn you of a rendez-vous even if the device is locked.

On splash screen you get the opportunity to activate/inhibit the background service and also to show or not the Camera Unlock notification. When the notification is displayed, pressing it brings you to the camera.

Note after having installed the application Camera Unlock Service will automatically be loaded if you reboot the device.

if you like, go to the pro version ! (includes a timer, full resolution, selectable focus area...)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aeropic.CameraUnlock

Enjoy ;-)

New features

V4.2 : outdated librairy update
V4.1 : fixed bug in gallery (crash after deleting last file)
V4.0 : added a focus rectangle
V3.7 : outdated librairy update
V3.6 : imprived robustness to phone vibrator
V3.5 : fixes the blue LED false notification that was reported on Galaxy S3
V3.4 : should fix the ANR for cameras without autofocus !
V3.3 : added a button to cancel pictures from gallery
V3.2 : added start at boot
V3.1 : fixed out of mem error when displaying huge images
added spanish translation

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.