Japan Shutter Sound

[Mrx Wylie]

Ido not quite understand why "apple recommends" such answers as "No you can not turn the sound off". Maybe the moderators aren't actually capable in this discussion's technical issue, but you can turn it off. If you buy japanese iphone and use it outside of Japan with local sim-card the iphone will recognise that you are not in Japan so the shutter sound will work according to global standarts. Today I had just the same issue, bought japanese iphone 15 pro max in Russia, turned it on - shutter sound cannot be turned off. But right after I injected the local sim-card it worked fine, after it checked geolocation.

Furthermore I've received info that starting from iPhone 14 and iOs 16 it doesn't matter where you've bought the iPhone but if you visit Japan all phones will make shutter sound based on your location. It matters for me as I travel to Japan often.

So I tried to find some official info, but all I get by now is the "Apple Recommends" marks on the incorrect replys to the simple question. So my hopes to find the right answer to the more complicated one are obviously down after that. Seems it was too hard to put it in minimalistic manner as they usually do in official guidelines, so it was scrapped and we are left with forums.

Not true. Bought japanese iphone today, launched it with russian sim in russia and it worked fine. Without the sim yes - cannot be turned off, location Japan - cannot be turned off, otherwise can be turned off.

EDIT: I've just read that other people are suggesting that changing the SIM when outside Japan does permit someone to mute the camera shutter sound. This is news I simply was not aware of, but it evidently requires an iPhone which can run iOS 15 or higher. So, it does appear you may well be correct.

No, it's not. And if Apple made this change in iOS 15, it wasn't widely reported, so as far as we knew, we were correct in saying the shutter sound cannot be muted, regardless of location, because that's how it was for many years.

i went to an apple store in Tokyo last week and asked if i buy an iphone in japan will i be able to turn the shutter sound off once i get back to my country (Italy)? The answer was that if i would enter an italian sim card once in italy the shutter sound will be disabled!! i am very skeptical this is actually true as by looking at most of comments on-line most seem to confirm this is an hardware issue that cannot be changed!! Itxs

yes it is certainly not a good idea to save 30% not for Apple for sure! are you an Apple employee? by the speed of your answer it would seem to be the case! The greedy of this company has absolutely no limits!!

Even Apple, which is infamous for selling the same product to the same markets the world over, agreed to customize their phones shipped to Japan (and Korea) such that the shutter sound cannot be turned off. So, if you have an iPhone from Japan next to an iPhone from the United States, they might look the same, but the Japanese phone will have the mandatory shutter sound and the U.S. phone will not.

In the end, the shutter sound might be annoying, but its purpose is at least admirable. And even though it doesn't seem to have stemmed the time of inappropriate photos being taken, it looks like mobile phone users in Japan will have to continue on with their noisy camera phones for the time being.

Disabling phone camera shutter sound2017/10/19 14:10 Hi all

I will be flying to Tokyo next week for a brief vacation. Based on my previous trip to Japan and what I gathered afterwards, it appears that using data-only SIM cards in Japan will activate and prevent you from disabling the phone camera shutter sound as mandated by law. However, I've read online that some people didn't experience this.

1. Are there any known data-only SIM cards which don't have this problem?

2. Will using a portable WiFi router (where the Japan data-only SIM card will be in, instead of my phone) avoid this problem?

I am aware that other solutions include rooting and downloading silent camera apps, but the former isn't available for me (I just bought a Samsung Note 8) and the latter will have a lot of camera features and options missing (very eager to test my dual cameras on my Note 8 during the trip).by NoviceFlaneur (guest)

Re: Disabling phone camera shutter sound2017/10/19 18:13 That noise has nothing to do with sim setting. It is a phone setting. I doubt what you have heard is factual.

If really worried about it. Turn if off before you travel to Japan.by hakata14rate this post as useful

Re: Disabling phone camera shutter sound2017/10/20 08:04 As spotted on the TA forum, intending to break the law and writing about it on a forum isn't a good idea. But, as others have said, not a sim card issue.by JapanCustomToursrate this post as useful

Re: Disabling phone camera shutter sound2017/10/20 08:46 It is possible to disable the shutter sound. I just wanted to know if it is possible or not.

I have it done before, but you cannot update your phone anymore after new update you have the same shutter sound again.

Also as mentioned in Japan as it is a regulation about the shutter sound.by justmyday (guest)rate this post as useful

I own a japanese Pixel 6a and can say that disabling the camera shutter sound works flawlessly with gcam on GOS. This may or may not be a locale thing (?) but that's just speculation from my side, I do not have my pixel set to japanese and I also did not use a japanese google account to get gcam from the play store.

I also still have the sound enabled as having it disabled in Japan is kind of... sus...?

I am trying to capture an image during a live preview from the camera, by AVFoundation captureStillImageAsynchronouslyFromConnection. So far the program works as expected. However, how can I mute the shutter sound?

Then I used third-party app to extract photoShutter.caf from Documents directory (DiskAid for Mac). Next step I opened photoShutter.caf in Audacity audio editor and applied inversion effect, it looks like this on high zoom:

Method 2: There's also an alternative if this doesn't work. As long as you don't need to have a good resolution, you can grab a frame from the video stream, thus avoiding the picture sound altogether.

I was able to get this to work by using this code in the snapStillImage function and it works perfectly for me on iOS 8.3 iPhone 5. I have also confirmed that Apple won't reject your app if you use this (they didn't reject mine)

The only way I take a photo without shutter sound is using AVCaptureVideoDataOutput or AVCaptureMovieFileOutput. For analyze still image AVCaptureVideoDataOutput is only way. In AVFoundatation sample code,

I'm sorry but I am not a good enough hack to tell you right away if that works in this case. You could try the "nm" command on the framework executables to see if there's a named function that has a suitatable name, or use gdb with the Simulator to trace where it goes.

Once you know what to overwrite, there are those low level ObjC dispatching functions that you can use to redirect the lookup for functions, I believe. I think I've done that once a while ago, but can't remember the details.

Despite the regulations, the reality is that nonconsensual photography remains a significant issue. The Metropolitan Police Department reported a sharp increase in cases of illicit photography using smartphones in the 2010s, with 1,741 arrests in Japan in 2010 compared to 3,953 in 2019.

One such app is BlackVideo, produced by AppMadang. Currently ranked number two in the Japanese App Store for paid camera apps, BlackVideo is a 300 silent photography app. It boasts high-quality images and video capture, even supporting 4K resolution. This is an unusual feature for a silent camera app, raising significant concerns about potential misuse.

Most camera apps require users to press the shutter button, causing a slight delay. BlackVideo, however, starts recording immediately upon launch with just a tap. It also disguises the screen to look like Safari or a clock while recording. The actual recording is displayed in a small window resembling an advertisement video, making it difficult for others to notice.

Until we address the deeper issue of nonconsensual photography, the masses will continue to be burdened with the annoying, embarrassing shutter sound, and covert photography will continue to run rampant.

I use a Galaxy device made in Japan and many people want to turn off the shutter sound.

So I created an app called Galaxy CamSnd that turns off the shutter sound.

In my app, do the following:

Your Japanese variant of the Samsung Phone probably does not allow the shutter notification to be turned off. My research shows this is an industry agreement to prevent camera phones from being used in ways offensive to public morals.

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