Feature Suggestion: Trigger for Camera on Lockscreen

[Jitender Yadav]

Now only Lumia 830, 930 have Camera button in x30 series, so there are many phones that do not have Camera button and Microsoft seems to reserve that to high-end phones only.
I think it would be great to have a swipe gesture or something like that on the Lockscreen for opening Camera app.
Like on Android we have to swipe right and Camera opens after a brief interval.
What do you guys think?
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[Farnic]

The HTC One doesn't have a camera button either, I believe. If you really want to get the camera from lock, an easy solution is to just change one of your four notification center buttons to a camera button.

 

[Jitender Yadav]

That would need pressing Unlock button, swiping from top and then selecting Camera in Action Center. -3 Steps
If there is a swipe gesture on Lockscreen there will be 2 steps required.
Don't you think it's a little more convenient?

 

[Joshua Jackson]

That would need pressing Unlock button, swiping from top and then selecting Camera in Action Center. -3 Steps
If there is a swipe gesture on Lockscreen there will be 2 steps required.
Don't you think it's a little more convenient?

You can swipe down from the lock screen.
You don't have to unlock, first.

Personally, I just think all Windows Phone phones should have a camera button.
That's something that has always set them apart.
Every Windows Mobile phone, that I recall, had one.
JJ

 

[Jitender Yadav]

You can swipe down from the lock screen.
You don't have to unlock, first.
JJ

But you have to press Unlock key to get to the Lockscreen if the phone is idle.
You're right, EVERY WP should have a Camera button especially when they are touting the imaging capabilities of their phones.

 

[ronaldme]

But you have to press Unlock key to get to the Lockscreen if the phone is idle.
You're right, EVERY WP should have a Camera button especially when they are touting the imaging capabilities of their phones.

Turn on double tap for unlocking.

 

[anon(5348756)]

Windows 8.1 already has a swipe down lockscreen to access camera. This will surely come with Windows 9 for both tablets and phones.