#N9Hacks: Volume rocker as Shutter Button (App)
I came across some chatter about this last night on IRC, but was waiting to post it until it was confirmed. Thomas Perl (aka thp ) has made a “quick and dirty” camera hack, that allows you to use the Volume up key as a dedicated camera shutter button. Not much to explain about it, but here is a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FNgJKbtfM8Y
You can download the deb file by clicking the source link below.
Source: thp.io
Category: Applications, MeeGo, N9 Hacks, N9Apps, Nokia, Nseries
I’ll be damn..!! Juz gotta love these hackerz..
Thanx Micheal..!!
that’s awesome
i dont suppose it can act as a 2stage shutter button though?
and IRC???! i didnt think ppl used that anymore
Massive Harmattan dev conversations going on on IRC. Been helping me heaps with a hack I am trying to come up with myself.
oh wow that’s awesome i’ll have to see if any of the old groups are around
will meet my n9 tomorrow, im so eager and excited XD
Mine died on me today, may have seen the pics on twitter. I am sure you will really enjoy it
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wut happened? ihavent seen it yet…. what do we do if it happens? i hope and pray my soon to be n9 behaves very well as im a complete noob, i dont know how to fix things
I went to the beach, left it in my bag, came back a few hours later, screen was wrecked. Bottom half doesn’t work, top half temperamental. I know it is screen, as ssh to device and using vnc, shows full image. So I know it is screen.
What to do? Don’t put your phone in a black bag, sitting in the sun, oh a 30+ degree day. I estimate bag temps was about 40+, and i don’t think that is good. Plus, phone was in a case, so it was probably even hotter :/
… and yet I’m freezing my ass off here at -4°C *rant*
Poor N9… It remained hot until its last moment under the sun…
It did. Oh well, hopefully will get it replaced, so many good hacks that have come out, plus I need to test my own
Will keep you guys updated 
I don’t think your warranty will cover that, but if I remember correctly there was a site with original N9 spare parts and the display assembly (glass + polarizer + cap. touchscreen layer + AMOLED screen) was in the neighborhood of 150€ – however now I can only find this: http://tinyurl.com/7gtngnz for $126, but it seems suspicious (AMOLED LCD?)…
Anyway, good luck with fixing it
i read somewhere that it lacks a ribbon, n9 and lumia screen has 2 attached ribbons only that the one being sold only has one ribbon, so it cant be used IRC
that’s just sad, friday the 13th for you. n9 needs all the love hackers give. so you have to have it fixed
That’s rough. Hopefully you can use some MNB money to get a new one, especially with the recent price drops. I like these posts a lot.
BTW, Did you ever show how to undo the hide icons hack?
It was in a comment on the post how to hide. Just remove the full stop ( . ) from the beginning of the file name
Sad ur n9 gone dead.
RIP N9!
how about that focus? its not blue that screen?
I thought that volume button is for zoom out purpose.
It is, but there is also the slider on screen, use that
oh I forgot. thanx
Nokia N9 is still the best!
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This is good if I am left-handed, but since I’m not, I’d rather use the on-screen camera button than that if I have an N9.
Still, not a bad hack if you ask me.