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How to disable the sound of my camera on my Sony Xperia SL?

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Indeed, there isn't a big difference between your phone and his, but you don't know if you're both using Android versions released in the same country which changes everything. The screenshot above is from Android 4.0.X, but you will be surprised if he lives in another country where that option is invalid for his stock ROM.

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Well judging from SL having been released in 2012 with 4.0.4 on board (http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-sl/specifications/ ), and the Jelly Bean update still being far in the blue yonder, I kind of surmised it was a safe bet as well. The number of countries where this would be invalid (as opposed to the number of countries where this would work) is quite negligible.

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The said 'laws' are only enacted in Japan and South Korea (and the said option is removed from those handsets altogether). There was a US bill proposed back in 2009, but it never went through. So... I'd guess it's a safe bet that if you *can* disable the shutter sound, it's quite legal to do so.