Aspects relate to a launch sequence for a camera application. An example method includes obtaining a first user input on a region of a display. The method also includes determining, by a processor, whether the first user input is a first input type or a second input type. The first input type includes the first user input on the region of the display for greater than a threshold amount of time. The second input type includes the first user input on the region of the display for less than the threshold amount of time. The method further includes executing, by the processor, a first launch sequence of a camera application based on the first user input being the first input type. The method may also include executing, by the processor, a second launch sequence of the camera application based on the first user input being the second input type.