Can I change the Essential button to be a camera shutter button?

dan_here

I like the Essential idea, but I’d love the flexibility to make the Essential Button into a camera button📷 - is this possible on the 3a / 3a Pro?

Alexshax

dan_here This is not a programmable button like on an iPhone, for example. This is an Essential Button for the Essential space.

JS_

As of now, its probably not intended but it should be possible with 3rd party software anyway. But if you look at NothingX, its kinda unlikely they will add this to NOS.

Saksham2A

You can make the power button into your camera button if you want by following these steps:

Go to settings

Scroll down and click special features

Go to gestures

Click on “double press power button" then select camera

I hope this helps

(donno bout the essential key tho)

JS_

Saksham2A yeah, but it is still not a shutter button. It can open the camera but can’t take photos, i think that’s the main issue.

Ilya_derkach

But he asked not about power button.

dan_here

Thanks,

It’d be nice to have the flexibility, for me taking photos of what’s around is Essential.

Trudide12

Well adding a button to an app that, unless you take vocal notes, is completely useless, is a bit weird if you do not let users change the function of the button… But here we are, I have a dozen of print screens and useless vocal notes activated by this button in my pocket, and that’s just the first day. 😂 Other than that it’s a great phone (I broke my 2 and bought this one, waiting for the 3 coming out this summer).

Wrighty

i think the main thing to bear in mind here is that the essentials button might be baked in for AI, it’s the primary function for that button and it’s a standout feature of the device. I must admit, if i was the dev team (which i aren’t) i’d die on the hill of that button retaining its primary function and growing on the functionality rather than opening it up to be a ‘whatever’ button.