# Simulated finger press
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Tags:** camera, multi-touch
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170 "2018-11-26T18:18:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Mckenna](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Michael_Mckenna)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170/1 "2018-11-26T18:18:15Z")
Is there a way to simulate a finger press? Or a way to automatically take a picture with the camera module? I’m building a project that needs to take a picture every couple of seconds and the phone would need to be out of the user’s hands (think timelapse camera).
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170/2 "2018-11-26T18:44:44Z")
@Michael_Mckenna, I’m afraid that we don’t currently support that.
-Mark
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Mckenna](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Michael_Mckenna)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170/3 "2018-11-26T19:11:57Z")
Thanks for the reply Mark. Any suggestions on how to build this timelapse-like app? Is there a way to bypass the camera button?
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simulated-finger-press/58170/4 "2024-11-08T11:52:38Z")