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[APP] Lock 2.0 unusable on Nexus One

I have had the payed version of Lock 2.0 since there was an option to buy but since I got my Nexus One it has now become pretty much unusable. The sad part is that it is better than the lock button that is on the top of the phone cause it lets you bring up the lock screen by pressing your track ball. I love all the different back grounds and sounds you can download and how they stay in a folder and not in your app draw (which is really annoying). Now the thing I don't like is that when you press the volume buttons when the phone is locked you can and will turn down or up the volume on accident and this is why this app is now unusable. Can it really be that hard to add an option to disable these buttons? I have emailed Android Apps and they say the reason the volume button does that is for when you are listening to music and thats great but whats the use if when you get a call or text and you can't hear it cause you turned the volume down to 0 on accident. I emailed them today again and asked if they could update their app and I hope they do. The reason I started this thread is so anybody could comment on this problem with I have to say is probably my second favorite app on the market. I will also email them a link to this thread so they can see what everybody thinks. One more thing on another lock app LockBot when you press the volume button the sound does not get turned down but I don't want to really pay for two apps that can do the same thing. Edit: OK they fixed it but their is a new problem with the home button.

isjr said:
I have had the payed version of Lock 2.0 since there was an option to buy but since I got my Nexus One it has now become pretty much unusable. The sad part is that it is better than the lock button that is on the top of the phone cause it lets you bring up the lock screen by pressing your track ball. I love all the different back grounds and sounds you can download and how they stay in a folder and not in your app draw (which is really annoying). Now the thing I don't like is that when you press the volume buttons when the phone is locked you can and will turn down or up the volume on accident and this is why this app is now unusable. Can it really be that hard to add an option to disable these buttons? I have emailed Android Apps and they say the reason the volume button does that is for when you are listening to music and thats great but whats the use if when you get a call or text and you can't hear it cause you turned the volume down to 0 on accident. I emailed them today again and asked if they could update their app and I hope they do. The reason I started this thread is so anybody could comment on this problem with I have to say is probably my second favorite app on the market. I will also email them a link to this thread so they can see what everybody thinks. One more thing on another lock app LockBot when you press the volume button the sound does not get turned down but I don't want to really pay for two apps that can do the same thing.
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What rom are you using?
Cyanogens latest has an option for trackball wake-up (and of course that mod can be applied to other roms as well) if that is indeed the biggest thing about it you like. I personally never saw the need to change my lockscreen from stock, but can understand why some people do.

I am using the stock rom, I didn't want to root this phone since you void your warranty and mine is pretty messed up I should get a replacement this week. Also I am glad Cyanogen added that and that tells you it is a problem in the stock or he wouldn't have had to improve on it. So people like me only have the option of downloading an app to get the same results. Also I have used a rooted phone before, I had been using my Google Ion rooted for about 6 months before I got my Nexus One.

Ok I just got an email from the developer and they have disabled the volume buttons by default on the new version that was fast. Now there is a weird problem where even after you set the Launcher as the default for your home button it still keeps opening Lock 2.0, its really annoying but I already told them so I'm sure they will fix it. Now if only Google would respond like this for their "Support Forums" on fixing the 3G and Touchscreen problems the world would be a better place.

I understand the issue with the volume keys. I don't listen to music so i installed the app (ringer mode locker) by kaa from the market. It overrides the system setting and locks on your choose of settings: vibrate, ringer silent etc. If you volume up or down it stays on you set point. I like if because it is not a background app using extra battery trying to monitor a set point.

isjr said:
Ok I just got an email from the developer and they have disabled the volume buttons by default on the new version that was fast. Now there is a weird problem where even after you set the Launcher as the default for your home button it still keeps opening Lock 2.0, its really annoying but I already told them so I'm sure they will fix it. Now if only Google would respond like this for their "Support Forums" on fixing the 3G and Touchscreen problems the world would be a better place.
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Please don't critisize Google like this, 3G issues and Touchscreen problems are not simple applications in which code can be modified to turn off the "Volume" buttons.. I've noticed the employees on their forums try to solve things to the best of their abilities - but Google can not just correct everything as if it takes a small flick of the wrist, or click of a mouse...
Honestly I don't see how they will fix any 3G issue entierly without modifiying the insides of the phone.. guess I dont know enough about phones to make such a conclusion anyways.

isjr said:
Now there is a weird problem where even after you set the Launcher as the default for your home button it still keeps opening Lock 2.0, its really annoying but I already told them so I'm sure they will fix it.
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I emailed them about this a couple of weeks ago. I told them exactly that and I got a "Steve Jobs-like" response lol..
"Something is wrong with your phone."
I even posted about it a couple of times in the Q&A section but got no responses. I'm glad to see someone on a stock ROM is experiencing the same issue because I thought it was due to using CM. Are you using an auto task-killer?

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I want to get rid of my lockscreen! its anoying having to press the power button then unlock the screen!

frankzua77 said:
I want to get rid of my lockscreen! its anoying having to press the power button then unlock the screen!
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Get "KeyGuard disabler" from the market. It costs 1.49 but does exactly what you want. I'm sure there are free versions of similar software too but this is only one i've ever tried.

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gIMpSTa said:
Get "KeyGuard disabler" from the market. It costs 1.49 but does exactly what you want. I'm sure there are free versions of similar software too but this is only one i've ever tried.
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wow dude just tried it! works perfect! thanks man!

Meh....
After installing and trying to use it, I finally gave up. It has the potential to be by far one of the best android apps. The developer has designed programs that mesh with android so natively that I am jealous of his understanding. But even after a few reinstallations, this program never delivered. A replacement lockscreen must be more than just pretty. It wasn't sized right for the Nexus One screen and constantly froze "Updating List", even when I was just trying to unlock. The "Updating List" freeze causes a loop that just recalled the freeze when I hit home. There is no escape short of hitting menu, more, home, then selecting my home screen program. I would consider that a lock screen fail if I have to navigate a menu to select a home screen instead of sliding the sexy little slider over. I hate taking refunds from the market, but Lock 2.0 needs more work. If I see anyone saying it has been adjusted for the N1 screen and the home bug has been fixed, I'll buy it again, but until then, I'll stick with the just weather and toggle widgets.

I hear that Lock 2.0 disables notifications on the Nexus One. Does anybody know of any apps thats just as attractive as Lock 2.0 that doesn't disable notifications or freeze.. etc.. (something iphone-ish i guess)

Any news about the home button bug bypassing the lock screen in Lock 2.0?

As far as a can tell its been working good and the dev added the option to clear the home screen default if it does it again. Its pretty sad that he left it messed up for months until I sent him the link to this thread.
Sent from my Nexus One

isjr said:
As far as a can tell its been working good and the dev added the option to clear the home screen default if it does it again. Its pretty sad that he left it messed up for months until I sent him the link to this thread.
Sent from my Nexus One
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Thanks, but I was referring to another bug (unless I'm totally mistaken):
When you turn on your nexus and you're still on Lock 2.0 lock screen, if you press the home button, it unlocks the phone without having to use the slider.
Hope this was clear...

[Q] Widgetlocker on the Tab

I use widgetlocker for a nice custom lockscreen on my Desire and would like to do the same on the TAB but can't get it to remove the similar Samsung lockscreen - when I press the power button or the device times out, I am greeted with the widgetlocker lockscreen and then the Samsung one is underneath?!
I've sent a mail to the developer but wondered if anyone else was using it and had managed to overcome this somehow...
If I hear more from the developer I'll post it here too.

Had the same issue. First time I chose the root bypass of five second thing, it got rid of the stock lockscreen, but after a reboot it came back reguardless of what I do
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Kevin the developer got back to my email. All you need to do is go to Buttons and Inputs and select Easy Wake Mode. I've done that and the Samsung one doesn't come up

LockScreen Doesnt Appear FullScreen
I have purchased and Install WidgetLocker on my Galaxy Tab.
But the lockscreen does not appear in full screen, guess it is shrt of 1 row
Any Idea how to fix it? Attached pic for your reference (Please focus Towards the right side of the screen)

You can take a screenshot of the tab by pressing back + power. That picture is huuuuuuuge.

Lockscreen doesnt appear fully
codewisp said:
You can take a screenshot of the tab by pressing back + power. That picture is huuuuuuuge.
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Sorry just notice the trick to capture a screenshot. By the way any chance to get the problem fixed?

it might be cause by the broken image of the 'bar' inside the apk. so far all the version of widgetlocker i use on my tab did not have this problem.

suilow1991 said:
it might be cause by the broken image of the 'bar' inside the apk. so far all the version of widgetlocker i use on my tab did not have this problem.
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I have reinstall it but the problem is still there when I used rotary or Sense UI lockscreen. Appreciate some answer.
Is it because I'm using launcherProPlus with my SGT? An my Tab is not rooted, is it because of that?

I have wigetlocker on my tab and looks and works fine. I haven't had any problems with it.

Rahuldave-
Same issue here...emailed dev, said he was working on update for the Tab. FYI

cramjammer said:
Rahuldave-
Same issue here...emailed dev, said he was working on update for the Tab. FYI
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Thought I'm alone. I have got reply from Kevin TeslaCoil mentioning the same. Thanks

Also still having some issues myself. Rooted with z4root and checked easy wake mode but i occasionally get a message saying widgetlocker has been given superuser access and then the stock lockscreen will show up again when i next turn the screen off and on again. It'll be fine then for a couple of hours and then do it again. Hopefully the dev will get to the bottom of this. Might fire him a quick email again.
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[APP][2.1+] TeslaLED 3.0 beta

TeslaLED is an LED flashlight app for many phones. TeslaLED has been out for over a year, but TeslaLED 3.0 beta is a fresh rewrite (giving me an test bed to try some new development ideas and tools).
Features of TeslaLED:
LED Flashlight
Strobe/Morse Code
Keep LED on with screen off (May flicker once)
Different widget styles
Free and No ads
TeslaLED is known to work on the following devices. It may work on other devices as well, but may require changing the "LED Method" in preferences.
Nexus One, Nexus S
Motorola Droid, Droid X, Droid 2, Atrix
HTC EVO, Droid Incredible, Thunderbolt, Desire, Desire HD, MyTouch 3G Slide, T-Mobile G2, Legend
Galaxy S II i9100
Galaxy S Epic and Fascinate (Strobe/Morse code do not work)
Galaxy Tab 7" and 10.1"
Xoom
Acer A500
I'm looking for bug reports (especially features of phones that broke since the Market version 2.0.4)
Download Link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.flashlight
http://teslacoilsw.com/android/teslaled/TeslaLED_3.0.1.apk
Note: My google-alerts show this APK spreading to pirate sites. The app is free so this isn't a big deal, but if doing so can you link back here?

Great app.
Thanks.
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FC on Thunderbolt GB on first start up after install, but it was good and well after

Works as expected on my Acer A500 tab, haven't updated on my Nexus One yet.

0mie said:
FC on Thunderbolt GB on first start up after install, but it was good and well after
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Can you Settings > Bug Report? This will let you email me with the stack trace. I have an idea of what it is, but good to verify.

Works great on HTC EVO.

I have the old donate version. Do you recommend uninstalling that before installing this?

jasonsf said:
I have the old donate version. Do you recommend uninstalling that before installing this?
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It won't hurt to have both installed (This is actually how I tested and compared, using TeslaLED Donate 2.0.4 and TeslaLED (non-donate) 3.0beta ), however having both installed means when going to add the widget you'll see both listed as TeslaLED with the same icon so it's a bit confusing. On my devices the 2nd option was the 3.0 beta but I'm not sure how android sorts that list so it might vary.

Have you thought about pulsing the signal to the LED so quickly that it emulates a true PWM feature or using the built in PWM on the LED in most phones to create pulsing or breathing LED with variable speeds or patterns.
I would love to help you with it and we could add the one good Apple thing to our phones that they don't even have on the iPhone.
Sound Cool?

0mie said:
FC on Thunderbolt GB on first start up after install, but it was good and well after
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Same here. But I did the bug reporting
Worked on xoom 3.1 and no fc. Police lights are blinding haha

[email protected] said:
Can you Settings > Bug Report? This will let you email me with the stack trace. I have an idea of what it is, but good to verify.
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10char

Okay I've updated the OP with a link for beta3. This fixes the first-run bug some of you were experiencing. (No real need to update if you already have beta2 as it won't happen again)

works with galaxy s2 , thanks

Childofthehorn said:
Have you thought about pulsing the signal to the LED so quickly that it emulates a true PWM feature or using the built in PWM on the LED in most phones to create pulsing or breathing LED with variable speeds or patterns.
I would love to help you with it and we could add the one good Apple thing to our phones that they don't even have on the iPhone.
Sound Cool?
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Unfortunately the LED APIs are more like desktop APIs rather than microcontroller APIs (or bits to twiddle I guess).
HTC's is best which gives variable brightness (most likely implemented by an internal PWM) and responds quickly and is easy to use (write to a file in /sys/devices).
Standard/Standard+ are using the camera APIs which are a bit slow and have the choice of either on or off
TeslaLED's strobe at 20Hz stutters once in a while when using the camera API and PWM would need much higher than 20Hz.
With root or a custom kernel I'm sure you could have a bit more control over the flash, but it'd likely be rather device specific and still might not even lead to true PWM control as the camera might have it's own private controller that is slow to accept commands.

Runs great on Stock Samsung Galaxy SII
1000 Thanks man!
Greetz Tokl

Beta 3 runs great on the Incredible (Sense)! Love the new Sense styled widget. Thanks!!!

Got problems on my Galaxy S2, I started the LED, either using widget locker or using the widget on my home screen, then after the screen goes off, the led goes off then on again (which I believe is normal). If I wait a further 15 seconds approximately then the LED goes off again and this time stays off.
At this point both the widget won't work to turn it back on or off, nor the built in widget for widget locker. I can however close it using the notification bar. When I try to close it using the above methods I get a force close error:
"The application TeslaLED (process com.teslacoilsw.flashlight) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
This is the case for both beta 3 and the released version of the software. I've sent a bug report.

icehot666 said:
Got problems on my Galaxy S2, I started the LED, either using widget locker or using the widget on my home screen, then after the screen goes off, the led goes off then on again (which I believe is normal). If I wait a further 15 seconds approximately then the LED goes off again and this time stays off.
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I have a Galaxy S2 now and I was wondering why I couldn't reproduce the problems people said they had, even when I was using the old version. It seems the wait 15 seconds, with the device not plugged into a computer, is key. It also makes it much more difficult to get debug logs.
Unfortunately I couldn't find any tricks to get the LED to stay on with the screen off, so I'm going to need to disable that ability on the GS2. Keeping the screen on works and TeslaLED has a (disabled by default) "Dim Screen" page you can use to have a fake-screen-off. Not perfect though (and only accessible from the app).

[email protected] said:
I have a Galaxy S2 now and I was wondering why I couldn't reproduce the problems people said they had, even when I was using the old version. It seems the wait 15 seconds, with the device not plugged into a computer, is key. It also makes it much more difficult to get debug logs.
Unfortunately I couldn't find any tricks to get the LED to stay on with the screen off, so I'm going to need to disable that ability on the GS2. Keeping the screen on works and TeslaLED has a (disabled by default) "Dim Screen" page you can use to have a fake-screen-off. Not perfect though (and only accessible from the app).
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I think it happens when phone enters in deep sleep state where the CPU is turned off to save battery (so when plugged it's not needed). You should try using wakelock threads to keep it active
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nightranger73 said:
I think it happens when phone enters in deep sleep state where the CPU is turned off to save battery (so when plugged it's not needed). You should try using wakelock threads to keep it active
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Already tried that, no go

How do I get "do not disturb" in quick settings?

I remember shortly after getting my Nexus 5 that I noticed a hand icon in quick settings for do not disturb setting..
I went to use it the other day and it had disappeared. I had unlocked and rooted and also flashing custom kernel.
So as I couldn't find any setting to re enable, and suspecting it might have been something I had done, I downloaded Google nexus 5 image and reflashed to stock, but still no joy .
Any advice ?
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I don't remember seeing anything like this, as I recall. But I am disappointed that the Quick Settings are not really all that quick. Tapping things like Bluetooth or Wifi takes you to the full settings page for that feature instead of simply toggling it on and off as I usually am trying to do.

rochrunner said:
I don't remember seeing anything like this, as I recall. But I am disappointed that the Quick Settings are not really all that quick. Tapping things like Bluetooth or Wifi takes you to the full settings page for that feature instead of simply toggling it on and off as I usually am trying to do.
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If you hold the icon instead of clicking it, it turns on the radio. For example, pressing WiFi takes you to the WiFi settings page, but long holding the icon will just turn it on. Same for BT.
As for the Do not Disturb, I've never seen that. I know iOS has it...and I'm sure there are Google Play apps to do something similar, but Android doesnt have that stock.

Sadly it doesn't exist in stock android. They really have to add that. Every other platform has it except stock android.
EDIT: Yes, I know touchwiz and sense have it.

mdandashly said:
If you hold the icon instead of clicking it, it turns on the radio. For example, pressing WiFi takes you to the WiFi settings page, but long holding the icon will just turn it on. Same for BT.
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Thanks. It makes me wonder though how the "average" person is ever supposed to learn little things like this -- certainly not intuitive IMO.

Mystery solved, just realised that I had switched back to my HTC One with a leaked version of sense 5.5
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I found that you can press the power button and from that menu you can set the volume to vibrate or mute. Not sure if this is what you were looking for.

Thankfully custom ROMs will be here soon (in more complete/stable forms) to make all of these annoying issues better. Stock Android lacks some seriously useful little touches, but that's why we got unlocked devices....
Sent from my Nexus 4

Getting frustrated with bad UI

I had many android phones before and I never had this many issues getting basic things to work.
Most options are not where they are supposed to or not at all. Instead of spamming further threads I figured I will put them all in one place.
On my phone the swipe and none (lock) options are grayed out "Disabled by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage". Huh ? Also I added my smartwatch as trusted device and it still shows lock screen. Also smart lock settings are nowhere to be found.
No way to control music without unlocking (setting it in notification menu didn't work for me).
Standard quick settings menu is missing (even though in review videos it's there). The command center is terrible. It takes too many taps to access certain things.
Default email client doesn't work with office365.
I want to love this phone so bad, but it makes it so difficult.
Does anyone else have any other frustrations ?

OK, I figured how to disable lock screen. In security options I "cleared credentials" and those options appeared.

try swipe up from center bottom for quick settings

I am unable to install 'Evernote' from the play store. I get error code 504. I have tried everything to resolve the issue including vpn from another country without luck. Could anyone out there with a Blu Pure XL please try to install this app to see if they get the same error? Thanks.

Same boat. I even emailed Blu's support about the Evernote issue & the fact that this phone does not have quick charge even though it is advertised as such 2 days ago. Have yet to hear back from them. Gonna call tomorrow.

Thank you. @thomasanderson

tbirdguy said:
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Whats interesting about this is every review unit video on youtube prior to release shows the Pure XL with the same swipe down stock lollipop notification window & quick settings as the Nexus 6. I wonder why Blu changed this on the release units to the swipe up quick settings & two tier notification system(not complaining cause I prefer it, just curious), and if that was the reason for the 3 week holdup from the initial release date.
Look at the 3:28 mark on the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkCfilwYIEc
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Thank you. @thomasanderson
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You're absolutely welcome. Contacted Blu today. They told me that they would have to look into the quick charge issue and get back to me(yea right), and as far as the evernote app goes I would have to contact the developer. Interesting thing about that is that Evernote doesnt allow you to talk to them unless you are a premium subscriber. LOL! I was not aware of this. Looks like Ill be moving all my notes to Keep or Onenote for the time
being.

Found another annoyance. Led light is blinking green but there is no notifications on the phone and no way to get rid of it unless I disable the led completely. Also autobrightness doesn't work most of the time. On the verge of returning it.
OK restarting fixes the notification, but still...

BLU Pure XL
so far too many apps that work on my Nexus 5 running 5.1.1 but do not install or run on the BLU Pure XL running 5.1.
Out of Milk (sync does not work)
Evernote (504 install error)
I guess I will have to return the BLU. Super hardware, sloppy software it seems.

aim1999x said:
Found another annoyance. Led light is blinking green but there is no notifications on the phone and no way to get rid of it unless I disable the led completely. Also autobrightness doesn't work most of the time. On the verge of returning it.
OK restarting fixes the notification, but still...
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If you received a text or call, clearing the notifications from the notification bar is not enough. One have to go to the call and touch it to mark it as read. Kind of like an email, it does it for me.