[Q] The CAll button!

[aidicula]

I just installed WP7 on my HD2 that ad android...and i have to say its not bad at all! One issue I noticed is that my Call button seem to start the camera application...! How do I fix that? I have the blackSideSeven ROM installed.Any ideas??

 

[tardcutt]

I just installed WP7 on my HD2 that ad android...and i have to say its not bad at all! One issue I noticed is that my Call button seem to start the camera application...! How do I fix that? I have the blackSideSeven ROM installed.Any ideas??

The call button is set as a camera button by default... As one of the requirements for windows phone is having the dedicated camera button. So, that's why we have call button as a camera button on our HD2... Don't think if you could change that..

 

[aidicula]

Wow! so taking pics is more important than making a call according to bill gates? i m just joking...i guess wp7 phones have more buttons..
even then i would like the call button to BE a call button!

 

[Mafioso]

i guess wp7 phones have more buttons..
even then i would like the call button to BE a call button!

lol, even I used to think that...but if you look at any Wp7 phones, they have only 3 buttons back, windows and find...dedicated camera button on side..
Guess taking a photo through phone is more important than calling thesedays

 

[anrabi4]

It has nothing to do with the importance of taking photos or placing calls.

WP7 phones have a dedicated camera button which is usually placed on one of the device's sides. Due to a software limitation, WP7 requires the device it is running on to have a dedicated camera button. All the other four buttons of our HD2s were busy with having other functions, thus the only one remaining was the call button. The devs found it not only optimal but necessary to sacrifice this one button in order to get the OS going on our phones.

Thus, we have an on-screen Call Hub and a dedicated hardware camera button.
Seems rather straight-forward, doesn't it?