[4.6.0] [Xperia 10 III] Assistant button: allow starting camera app when phone is locked

[ziellos]

It would be nice if the assistant button on the Xperia 10 III could be also used to start the camera app and even to take a picture also when the phone is locked. This would be consistent with the possibility that the camera can be started from lock screen.
It would be even better if the assistant button would be effective when the phone is in sleep mode, that means when the screen is off.

[WunderWungiel]

I agree, that was my use of it in Nokia 808, quickly launching while locked

[direc85]

This has already been implemented in Sauna 4.6.0:

[Release notes] Sauna 4.6.0.11

Many thanks to you our active contributors for your feedback and proposals. Version history of the OS release 2024-05-20: OS version 4.6.0.11 was released to Early Access subscribers as an over-the-air update. Stop release It is not yet clear if 4.6.0 needs to be a Stop release. We will communicate that later. Device models supported by Sailfish X The supported Sailfish X devices are listed in this table . This is the last release for the following products: Jolla Tablet, Jolla C, Xperia…

[ziellos]

My suggestion is a direct reaction to that implementation (sorry, I forgot to indicate that).
Starting the camera app by assitant button is only possible if the phone has been unlocked before. It’s not suitable to quickly take a photo with a locked phone (in contrast to the ability to swipe up the lockscreen to start the camera). Or do I miss something?

[direc85]

I missed that part, sorry about that!

Yes, that’s a different feature all right.

[WT.Sane]

I personally don’t like the idea of applications being started when the phone is locked.
Especially the camera app lets you access the gallery with all options to view, manipulate and share images etc. For a locked phone this amount of usability might be pretty much inspiring to improve abusive experience for the wrong kind of people.

[attah]

You do realize that those parts of the camera app are not available when started from the lockscreen?

[WT.Sane]

No, I did not know that. Thank you.

[direc85]

And I know that but I always forget about it… :’)

[WunderWungiel]

That’s the goal, to have quick access just to take photo quickly

[fingus]

I really like this idea, my Lumia smartphones used to have this feature (waking up and starting the camera app with the camera button). With SailfishOS, one could query the proximity sensor after pressing the camera button to check if the camera button was accidentally pressed in the pocket and only then not start.

Another idea would be to start the app with the camera button on the lock screen. So first wake up the smartphone (power button) to Lockscreen and then use the camera button.

[WunderWungiel]

Any update on this? It would make the assistant button even more useful than it is right now on 4.6. Quick opening camera with button from device on idle would be great (and no security issue as it would open the “locked” version found on lock screen)