Should phones always launch the rear camera or the last used camera? (poll)

Which camera should be launched?


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Hendrix7

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Posted here because the "General Questions and Answers" subforum does not support polls, so I guess I am supposed to post them here.

I am doing this poll because something that severely annoys me about smartphones is that the front camera is launched if the front camera was last selected before exiting, and there is no option for "do not remember last used camera" or "always launch on the rear camera".

On several occasions, I missed out moments because the front camera opened. Before I was able to switch to the rear camera, the moment had already passed.

Every time before exiting, I need to take care of switching to the rear camera first.

Is it just me who is annoyed by this? Which do you prefer?
 
Fourth option - have a setting in the camera app for the user to decide between three different options:
  • Always launch the rear camera.
  • Launch the last used camera.
  • Always launch front camera.
I would want my camera to always default to rear, but I can understand other users might have other preferences.

Note that on my Pixel 8 Pro (and all my previous Pixels and other phones), rear was always default.
 
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Hendrix7

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Fourth option - have a setting in the camera app for the user to decide between three different options:
  • Always launch the rear camera.
  • Launch the last used camera.
  • Always launch front camera.
Indeed. This would be so simple for phone vendors like Samsung to implement.

Samsung already lets the user decide whether to always launch in photo mode or the last used mode. This is just one step away from an option on which camera to launch.
 

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    fifth option
    - never launch the front camera
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    Posted here because the "General Questions and Answers" subforum does not support polls, so I guess I am supposed to post them here.

    I am doing this poll because something that severely annoys me about smartphones is that the front camera is launched if the front camera was last selected before exiting, and there is no option for "do not remember last used camera" or "always launch on the rear camera".

    On several occasions, I missed out moments because the front camera opened. Before I was able to switch to the rear camera, the moment had already passed.

    Every time before exiting, I need to take care of switching to the rear camera first.

    Is it just me who is annoyed by this? Which do you prefer?
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    Fourth option - have a setting in the camera app for the user to decide between three different options:
    • Always launch the rear camera.
    • Launch the last used camera.
    • Always launch front camera.
    I would want my camera to always default to rear, but I can understand other users might have other preferences.

    Note that on my Pixel 8 Pro (and all my previous Pixels and other phones), rear was always default.