From 061624117d3eae515f83b13dff7a48e41d8e0a0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ISHAN RAJ SINGH <srajishan21@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:20:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update CameraScreen.tsx

---
 frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx | 50 +++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
index 644c67a..db841eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
@@ -74,34 +74,40 @@ export default function CameraScreen({
   };
 
   const handletheCapture = async () => {
-    if (!cameraRef.current || !isCameraOk) {
-      return;
-    }
+    if (!cameraRef.current || !isCameraOk) return;
 
-    const photo = await cameraRef.current.takePictureAsync();
-    let location = null;
+    // fast capture
+    const photo = await cameraRef.current.takePictureAsync({
+      quality: 0.85,
+      skipProcessing: true,
+    });
+
+    // navigate instantly
+    navigation.navigate("UploadConfirmationScreen", {
+      photo,
+      location: null,
+    });
+
+    // fetch location in background
+    fetchLocationInBackground(photo);
+  };
+  const fetchLocationInBackground = async (photo: any) => {
     const permissionStatus = await ensureLocationPermission();
 
     if (permissionStatus === "granted") {
-      const servicesEnabled = await Location.hasServicesEnabledAsync();
-      if (!servicesEnabled) {
-        Alert.alert(
-          "Location off",
-          "Enable location services to add location data."
-        );
-      } else {
-        try {
-          location = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({});
-        } catch (error) {
-          Alert.alert("Location error", "Unable to fetch your location.");
-        }
+      try {
+        const location = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({
+          accuracy: Location.Accuracy.Balanced,
+        });
+
+        navigation.navigate("UploadConfirmationScreen", {
+          photo,
+          location,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        Alert.alert(err);
       }
     }
-
-    navigation.navigate("UploadConfirmationScreen", {
-      photo,
-      location,
-    });
   };
 
   const handleGalleryPick = async () => {

From 7cd5fc19a8b82267f7799900f116aa95e65f40d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ISHAN RAJ SINGH <srajishan21@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:25:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update CameraScreen.tsx

---
 frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
index db841eb..cec56c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/CameraScreen.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ export default function CameraScreen({
     const permissionStatus = await ensureLocationPermission();
 
     if (permissionStatus === "granted") {
+      const servicesEnabled = await Location.hasServicesEnabledAsync();
+      if (!servicesEnabled) {
+        Alert.alert(
+          "Location off",
+          "Enable location services to add location data."
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
       try {
         const location = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({
           accuracy: Location.Accuracy.Balanced,
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ export default function CameraScreen({
           location,
         });
       } catch (err) {
-        Alert.alert(err);
+        Alert.alert("Location error", "Unable to fetch your location.");
       }
     }
   };