Systems and methods for capturing images from a lock screen

A mobile device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and configured for storing data and instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• output a lock-screen user interface via a display device of the mobile device;
• and
• output, responsive to a command received at a physical element of the mobile device, a live image-capture preview for display via the display device while outputting a user interface (UI) element indicating that the mobile device is still in a locked state, the live image-capture preview comprising a first live image-capture preview corresponding to a rear image-capture device when the mobile device is in a first portrait orientation and a second live image-capture preview corresponding to a front image-capture device when the mobile device is in a second portrait orientation.

A computer-program product embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a mobile device, causes the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

• outputting, for display by a mobile device, a lock-screen user interface;
• and
• responsive to a command received at a physical element of the mobile device, outputting a live image-capture preview for display while outputting a user interface (UI) element indicating that the mobile device is still in a locked state, the live image-capture preview comprising a first live image-capture preview corresponding to a rear image-capture device when the mobile device is in a first portrait orientation and a second live image-capture preview corresponding to a front image-capture device when the mobile device is in a second portrait orientation;
• and
• responsive to a rotation associated with the mobile device in the locked state from the first portrait orientation to the second portrait orientation, outputting the second live image-capture preview.