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This is on some android phones, double tapping power will open the camera. I use it all the time to take pictures of information that I don't want to write down, package numbers, measurements, error logs, all just tap tap, point, volume down.



> information that I don't want to write down

I occasionally use it that way for painted labels on parking-spaces at the airport. (I have yet to need them, but it seems a reasonable precaution given how even a small amount of floor/zone/row forgetfulness could leave me wandering the 10,000-spot complex.)

That said, I also find myself wishing I could mark those photos as "temporary", so that they get auto-deleted within a month or whatever.


Easy! At least on iphone, photos you delete are saved in the trash for 30 days. So - take the photo, and immediately delete it.

Assuming you're not parking for more than a month, your photo will be in the trash if you need it, and will be automatically deleted if you don't!


> This is on some android phones, double tapping power will open the camera.

Holy... wow, thank you!




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