Sound when taking picture

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Hi, I've a Samsung Tab S 10.5 tablet, running Android 4.4.3. I use Avast Premium, including Anti Theft, latest version.

Regardless whether the tablet is in silent mode or not, if I let the tablet take a picture using the MyAvast website, the tablet makes a camera sound. It seems the mute command to suppress the sound is either too late or not working at all.

How do I disable the camera sound?
Any help much appreciated.

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You can not do it instantly without rooting the device or using another application as camera. This is (in some places, depends) a forced option for some countries as a privacy issue - you should have not a possibility to take a photo without being noticed - that is why the sound is there. You can try to search XDA forum or Google and I am sure you will find the solution.

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Both the rooting and privacy argument seems strange. I've a second device, a Samsung Note 2 smartphone. Bought and used in the same country (The Netherlands). With exacly the same Android and Avast configuration. And like the tablet also not rooted. The Note 2 doesn't make a sound, when taking a picture remotely...

Actually, when I send the remote picture command, Avast does mute the tablet when taking a picture. I can see briefly the mute icon, and when f.e. playing music, it does mute all sounds indeed. Except the camera sound itself generates...

This should be fixed in a next release. Or like other omissions and device dependencies (like the black picture using the Tab S 10.5 front camera) made clear to customers prior to buying a subscription.