Best Trick Ever!!!

tghockey07 · Thread Author #1 10-29-2009, 08:16 PM

So you can have your camera open at all times in a little box! Now I can walk and text and know where I'm going! So all you do is go to options-status-bb button-show keyboard and then type test. Then check camera and run and it will tell you to click abutton to open the viewfinder, then just click the screen and it close...viola its still up!

Just open your camera app to close it.

5.0 only?

Better directions by jordanbyrnesbbstorm
step 1. on home screen, go to options.
Step 2. Go to status
Step 3. hit BB menu button
Step 4 select "show keyboard"
Step 4 type the word "test"
A white screen should pop up
Step 5. Got BB menu button
Step 6. Select "start"
Step 7. Select "camera" and hit run
Step 8. Hit any key. Call, menu, escape, or end.
A little box should come up with the view from the camera, of not then update your OS. Earlier ones I believe don't have this option.
STEP 9. Press and hold you BB menu button and select home screen.
From there you go to your messages it contacts and send them a text. Or do what ever you wana do.
To get rid of the box either open up you camera.

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Stormpwnsiphone · #2 10-29-2009, 08:38 PM

ha, that's awesome man.....if only it would show up in the bottom corner on my phone....

tghockey07 · Thread Author #3 10-29-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormpwnsiphone

ha, that's awesome man.....if only it would show up in the bottom corner on my phone....

Oh I know, someone should like invent an app with this where you can move it to wherever you want.

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Stormpwnsiphone · #4 10-29-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tghockey07

Oh I know, someone should like invent an app with this where you can move it to wherever you want.

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dude, yeah, that would be great.......let's hope some developers see this thread

tghockey07 · Thread Author #5 10-29-2009, 08:48 PM

I wonder if this wastes a lot of battery though?

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Originally Posted by Stormpwnsiphone

dude, yeah, that would be great.......let's hope some developers see this thread

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CB.Mike-D · #6 10-29-2009, 09:01 PM

K Im so lost Im going to try to read your instructions again

thekC · #7 10-29-2009, 09:17 PM

It's a neat feature. However, I'd walk into a tree going through all of these steps to get it going so I could see where I was going while texting. o_O

CB.Mike-D · #8 10-29-2009, 09:20 PM

Ok Im not getting anything, whats the trick here ?
Does OS have anything to do with it ?

tghockey07 · Thread Author #9 10-29-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CB.Mike-D

Ok Im not getting anything, whats the trick here ?
Does OS have anything to do with it ?

I'm on .328 here I'll try and simplify... Options-status-bb button-show keyboard and just type TEST-then start the test like it says-check the camera box-hit run-then it will tell you to hit a key so do it-then with the box open tap the screen so the menu pops up-hit close then ok-hit escape then ok.

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CB.Mike-D · #10 10-29-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tghockey07

I'm on .328 here I'll try and simplify... Options-status-bb button-show keyboard and just type TEST-then start the test like it says-check the camera box-hit run-then it will tell you to hit a key so do it-then with the box open tap the screen so the menu pops up-hit close then ok-hit escape then ok.

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Yeah after I type test nothing happens so Im getting a feeling that its OS related which sucks.
Ok wait I got it to work but there is no camera option in the list ?

tghockey07 · Thread Author #11 10-29-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CB.Mike-D

Yeah after I type test nothing happens so Im getting a feeling that its OS related which sucks.
Ok wait I got it to work but there is no camera option in the list ?

What OS are you running? And are you typing it in landscape?

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StacyCakes77 · #12 10-29-2009, 09:33 PM

Okay, now I can't get the cam off my screen. Ugh...

LOL, nevermind. I didn't read your whole post.

tghockey07 · Thread Author #13 10-29-2009, 09:35 PM

Just open the camera app!

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Originally Posted by StacyCakes77

Okay, now I can't get the cam off my screen. Ugh...

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CB.Mike-D · #14 10-29-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tghockey07

What OS are you running? And are you typing it in landscape?

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Yeah I got no camera option, all I have is:

Keyboard and Trackball
Misc
Handset Audio
Headset Audio
Bluetooth Audio
RF Components
and GPS

And Im on the original Telus .76