We’ve all been there. That ideal photo opportunity sparkles before your eyes so you pull out your smartphone, fumble around trying to launch the camera app, get it into position and… too late – it’s gone. That Pulitzer Prize winning or Reddit Front Page worthy moment has been lost forever.
The different manufacturers have had quite a few different lockscreen solutions to get that camera app open faster, but now Floatify app developer Jawomo have created an app aiming to beat them all.
After you install Snapshot it stays in the background waiting for you to turn on your phone while it’s in a horizontal position. Once this is detected it launches your designated camera app right away without unlocking your phone.
Personally my phone is usually vertical when I turn it on, so I found having the ability to go straight into the camera just by holding horizontally really convenient. The app has a few nice touches like it won’t activate the camera if the lens has been covered.
Snapshot is one of those apps which basically does one thing and does it well, shaving a few critical seconds off your camera launch time. The free version is likely all most people need, with a Pro version available for just 50p (82c?) which has a few more options including allowing you to launch different camera apps depending on the turn-on position of the phone.
