Why did AT&T block the feature of the front camera for the Samsung Captivate?

The Samsung Galaxy S (which is the Captivate) has a front facing camera to do video chatting, but AT&T blocked this feature. I personally believe if they would of unabled it the Samsung Captivate would of been a WAY better cell phone then the Iphone 4g.

Answer by joe.attaboy
There is no front-facing camera on the Captivate. What you think is a camera lens is probably the proximity sensor use to detect when you have removed the phone away from your face when talking. My Nexus One and other Android phones have this feature. It wakes up the screen when you remove the phone from your face, so you don’t have to unlock it.

Why would AT&T have Samsung design a phone with such a feature, just so they could “block” it? That makes no sense.

It’s not a camera.

Answer by Derek
The UK and one or two of the US versions of the Galaxy S have front facing cameras and flash. at&t had theirs removed so that it wouldn’t compete with their prized iPhone 4.

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