Sentences with phrase «like launching the camera app»

Even simple things like launching the camera app from the lockscreen or the power button gesture only works about half of the time.

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There are features like Moto gestures (twist to launch camera, chop to launch torch) and Moto apps like depth editor on the device, but it stays focused on its almost zero bloatware promise.

We like the quick launch action and the camera app's simplicity.

Taps, double taps, and fast taps are also recognized, and there are more than a dozen actions to be used, from launching an app (like a camera) to toggling settings.

It is also worth pointing out that both devices come with some neat camera tricks, like being able to double tap the home button to be able to automatically launch the camera app.

Camera and stylus aside, there are a few other little Samsung surprises like the new app pair feature, which lets you create combos that launch two apps in multi-window mode with a single touch — perfect for anyone who's ever wanted to find an address from an email or text while keeping an eye on the map.

Unlike Edge Sensors, which allowed users to squeeze the smartphone to perform a number of tasks like open apps, camera, Gmail etc; Active Edge in Pixel 2 will simply launch Google Assistant on squeeze.

The Moto app is home to gestures we've loved since the original Moto X, like double - twisting the phone in your hand like a Bop - It to launch the camera, or making a double - chopping motion to activate the flashlight.

If you are not really THAT big a fan of music, you can also customize this button and use it to perform various functions like launching your favorite app, starting the camera, or simply turning on the flashlight.

That means that you can have it launch other apps, like the camera or flashlight — or you can do something as useful as reprogramming it to launch Google Now (not to be confused with Google Assistant, which is only available on certain phones).

You can draw various gestures on the screen of the OnePlus One (even with the screen turned off) and quickly launch apps like the flashlight or camera.

As soon as you launch an app like the camera or gallery, color automatically begins to fill the display, turning back to grayscale after you hit the home button or switch back to a different app.

The some of the actions work with surprising consistency — during testing, wrist flicking became my go - to method of launching the camera app — but others don't; a Tomahawk - like chopping gesture for triggering the camera was only recognized occasionally, in my experience.

The original video, in which the phone relies heavily on Google Assistant, features a handset that utilizes touch - sensitive bezels to launch apps and navigate, letting the user squeeze and swipe the frame to do things like play music and control the camera.

By drawing an O, V, S, M or W, you can choose to perform actions like launching the camera, turning on the flashlight, or just launching any app on your phone.

The Moto X and its ilk arrived with the ability to launch the default camera app using a rapid double - twist gesture that's almost exactly like what you would do if your watch gets stuck too high up on your wrist.

However, it wasn't as snappy as I'd have liked when loading web pages, firing up the camera and photo gallery, or launching and switching between apps.

Though, there is one thing that I liked about every Samsung device, the ability to launch the camera app by double pressing the home key.

For example, the removal of the home button means you double press the camera button to launch the camera on the Galaxy S8, just like Google's shortcut, while double tapping the recent apps key lets you quickly switch to the app you most recently used.

Like gesture support such as karate chop to switch on the torch and a quick twist to launch the camera app.

There are a few flourishes here and there that add to the overall usefulness of the phone, like the ability to swipe up from the bottom to access search quickly and the ability to draw shapes on the locked screen to launch apps like the camera and flashlight.

There are other gestures controls like we have seen on many other devices that will launch the camera app by drawing a C on the camera.

By using the free All In One Gestures app on Google's Play Store, early Galaxy S8 users could previously reset the phone's Bixby button to perform tasks like opening the camera or launching a preferred app.

For example, it utilizes small sliders for volume and brightness adjustments, button shortcuts for connectivity features like Wi - Fi and Bluetooth and quick - launch buttons for frequently - used apps such as the camera and flashlight.

If the render is indeed from an official source, it's likely that the extra button could be set to trigger actions like launching an app or acting as the camera shutter, or perhaps it's meant for invoking Samsung's upcoming virtual assistant, named Bixby.