I regularly use quick launch to open my camera, by double tapping the power button. I used this feature for years access a range of Samsung and Android phones.
I recently purchased a new Samsung A21 5G, and when I use quick launch I get a pop up message at the bottom of the screen says "you just used quick launch to open the camera". I then have to tap the message to make it go away. This seems to happen every time in indoor/darker light, and occasionally outside.
I would understand if the message popped up once and went away, but it doesn't. I can quick launch 10 times in a row and it will pop up every time.
This is extremely annoying.
@rsrrll: If this happens every time you open the Camera app using Quick Launch, try pressing 'OK' to close the notification. If the window appears next time you access the Camera, tap the 'x' to close the notification. If the issue persists then try heading to Settings > Notifications > Recently Sent, to see if you can access any options from here to disable the feature.
@AndrewL wrote:
@rsrrll: If this happens every time you open the Camera app using Quick Launch, try pressing 'OK' to close the notification. If the window appears next time you access the Camera, tap the 'x' to close the notification. If the issue persists then try heading to Settings > Notifications > Recently Sent, to see if you can access any options from here to disable the feature.
No. You don't understand the issue. It is a pointless pop-up built into the app and happens on every launch. There is no notification setting to eliminate it. It keeps me from getting important night shots every single time I need to use my camera in low light conditions and in situations where that ridiculously long delay while trying to dismiss the pop-up each time so I can simply take a picture like a normal, sensible phone makes me miss the shot. It is the most asinine, idiotic, and ridiculous operating system mistake I have ever seen and since I use my phone for night photography I will need to switch to another phone brand since there is no way to turn off this insane pop-up. Every time I miss important shots. It is completely unacceptable and unprofessional to have it pop up each time with no way to disable it to make it work like a NORMAL phone. Absolutely senseless. Done with this. Will not be buying another samsung phone (especially since the newer models don't even have SD card support!). This was my first and last device from this company. My iphones never did dumb things like this. My next phone will be a another brand I found with all the same features of the S10 like SD card support and minus the poorly designed OS.
@Riniel: I do appreciate that it can be frustrating when a feature doesn't operate as expected, but please refrain from rude and abusive comments. Having applied the setting to my own phone in Settings > Advanced features > Side key > Double press > Quick launch camera, I did not encounter the pop up notification. Can you confirm if your phone is locked when you attempt to use the quick launch feature, or does the notification show up when the device is both locked and unlocked?
Please understand that this is an unexpected behaviour of the Quick Launch feature, so it is important to clarify some details in an effort to find a possible resolution. In the meantime, please launch the Camera app via the app icon when the phone is unlocked, or head to Settings > Lock screen > Shortcuts, and add Camera to the left or right shortcut for ease of access when the phone is locked/idle.
