camsung vs Com-Phone Story Maker
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
camsung
Silence camera on Samsung phones Installation If your phone is running Android 13 or below, just sideload the APK. If your phone is running Android 14 or above, you need to install the app via ADB as Google blocks installing apps that target SDK 22 and below. Enable Developer Mode and USB Debugging, then run: adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block app-release.apk Make sure to replace app-release.apk if you've renamed the file. Usage Install, open, and click on the switch to enable the mute function. Click on the lock icon to enable on boot. Note that your phone needs to be on vibrate or mute for the camera shutter to be muted! Uninstall Turn off the switch, then uninstall. If you uninstalled before turning off the switch, re-install the app, toggle the switch at least once until it is in the off position (so if it shows as off, then turn on and then turn off. If it shows as on, just turn it off), then uninstall. If you still get unexpected behavior after following the removal steps, try the following command on your computer while your phone is connected via USB and in ADB developer mode: adb shell settings delete system csc_pref_camera_forced_shuttersound_key This deletes the prop set by camsung. Warning Please do not use this app for malicious purposes. It's only made for situations where you don't want to disturb other people (such as in restaurants or in a library). This app directly modifies system settings. While it should be relatively safe things can still go wrong. I am not responsible for any problems that may arise from using this app. This app only works with recent Android versions paired with One UI releases. Future software updates may block the mechanism that this app uses.
Com-Phone Story Maker
Com-Phone Story Maker helps you create multimedia narratives, combining photos, audio and text in exciting ways to tell digital stories. The app's simple interface helps you create your own photo slideshows to document your life; send to other devices running the application or play back locally; create templates; export as a movie; upload to YouTube; or, save a web version to self-publish. Each story can include any number of media frames. Each individual frame of the story can include an image or photo, up to three layered audio or music tracks, and text content. Anything in a frame can be edited at any time – for example, you can pause audio recording and then resume later, or load pictures from your media library. All elements of each frame are optional. For example, Com-Phone can also be used as an annotated photo diary, a simple audio recorder, a text and sound tool for discussion about current events, or even a multimedia survey app. A simple printable user manual is available at: https://digitaleconomytoolkit.org/manuals/com-phone.pdf. Com-Phone is completely free, with no adverts and no unnecessary permissions. The app is open source as part of the Com-Me toolkit – you can fork any of the Com-Me tools on GitHub: https://github.com/communitymedia. For more information about the Com-Me project, see: https://digitaleconomytoolkit.org.
| Feature | camsung | Com-Phone Story Maker |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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