HOW TO: Disable Camera Shutter Sound (Root)

[geoff5093]

I don't believe this was posted in an actual step-by-step guide, so here it is! This worked to successfully stop the camera shutter sound from going off when snapping photos with the volume up on my VS986. I hope this is the same as other G4 variants, so let me know if this works for you as well and which model you have.

Before you get started, you need to be rooted for this method.

Step 1:
Use a root-capable file browser of your choice (I prefer SolidExplorer) and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui

Step 2:
Locate cam_snap_0.ogg and camera.click.ogg and rename the file extensions to .OLD, as seen below.



Step 3:
Reboot, then test

 

[DoKaTSuYa]

Or just mute the sound before taking a picture if you really don't want be heard.

 

[spartan268]

Or just mute the sound before taking a picture if you really don't want be heard.

You beat me to it for the witty response.
If you wanna be a creeper there's also a sneaky cam app which takes the picture with a black screen present.

 

[geoff5093]

Or just mute the sound before taking a picture if you really don't want be heard.

Not everyone thinks about it before they launch the camera app, and this fixes the need to always turn the volume down.

You beat me to it for the witty response.
If you wanna be a creeper there's also a sneaky cam app which takes the picture with a black screen present.

There's many reasons people don't want the shutter sound. Such as taking photos of a sleeping baby, animals without scaring them, in quiet restaurant or function, etc. Plus third party programs don't utilize LG's great camera software.

 

[storm91]

You beat me to it for the witty response.
If you wanna be a creeper there's also a sneaky cam app which takes the picture with a black screen present.

Did you know some Country Variants etc: Korea Variants like what I have, even you mute the sound of your device, the camera shutter still as loud as it is. I believe it is the policy of the country

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20031111/099242.shtml

 

[slick_shoes]

Now if we can shut off the autofocus sound

Figured it out, just rename the af_failure and af_success file.

 

[Furma]

tnx for the guide
it worked on my H815

 

[geoff5093]

Now if we can shut off the autofocus sound

Figured it out, just rename the af_failure and af_success file.

There are audio files for auto focus as well, I assume you can follow the same procedure for that. Try doing this method on af_failure and af_success files.

 

[One Twelve]

Did you know some Country Variants etc: Korea Variants like what I have, even you mute the sound of your device, the camera shutter still as loud as it is. I believe it is the policy of the country

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20031111/099242.shtml

Right but it would seem all the G4 variants do not allow to disable sound. I find that strange since samsungs provide that setting for non-korean variants.

So it should not require root to be able to do this...but whatever...

 

[slick_shoes]

There are audio files for auto focus as well, I assume you can follow the same procedure for that. Try doing this method on af_failure and af_success files.

I edited and wrote the fix underneath my original question lol

 

[seanpr123]

Here's something I don't get...
cam_snap_0 and camera_click don't actually seem to make the sound we hear in the camera app, right?
The closest I found was shuter_mirror_up/down, but that didn't actually take away the shutter sound like the two outlined above.

Why is that?

 

[thefiqs]

All shutter and focus sounds disabled! Thanks!

Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk

 

[Spillunke]

Just rename doesnt work for me (H815), but what worked: edited audio files with audacity. now the cam is silent, always while AF and taking a picture.
No flashable zip. Extract and replace files manually in /system/media/audio/ui/

Edit: one day there was sound again. Fixed it with setting permissions to -rw-r--r-- on every replaced file. Reboot and there was silence.


Edit: heres a flashable zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68225350&postcount=21

 

[mikesa]

Thank you Spillunke! Your files is work!

 

[dark.blue]

editing sound works on my phone [LG G4 H818p - rooted]

 

[bel57]

rename doesnt work for me (G4 H815/Imperium Rom 1.1)
but what worked: edited audio files with audacity. now the cam is silent, always while AF and taking a picture

Thanks, I installed V10 Port Camera and there was sound again. Renaming = no effect.

 

[lastvampire]

Renaming didn't work for me. H815 v20D stock.

 

[gunal]

thanks:good:

 

[Ste4d]

No flashable zip. Extract and replace files manually in /system/media/audio/ui/

Thanks, only that works for me :good:

 

[mulperi]

Can confirm that renaming is not enough. The silent files are needed and their permissions must be changed to 644 rw-r--r--.

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