I've looked and I haven't been able to find the mod I'm looking for: a way to replace the emergency button on the pattern unlock screen with another contact or list of contacts (like ICE).
I've seen the apps on the market, and they aren't quite it. I haven't really seen many (if any) pattern screen mods, so maybe it isn't possible?
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Hi guys
I have an maybe simple question but havent find anything satisfying.
The thing is, that I don't like the Lock Screen when turn off my Desire. With the Extended Control and some other apps its simple to disable the lock screen, but from there on all hardware keys (home, back, volume, ...) turn on the device, which is not really what I want.
So my question is, is it generally possible to disable the screen lock and just use the power-button to wake the device.
I currently use the LeeDroid Mod v1.4. The standard behavior is the same like obove with disabled screen lock. I found to disable it I just have to remove /system/usr/keylayout/curcial-oj.kl. Worked great with enabled screen lock.
Modifying the other *.kl files doesn't help.
Hopefully you understand what I mean
and could give me some hints
bye
Hello,
I'm using a stock HTC Desire with Android 2.2 and would like to lock the screen with password, but only when I say so.
I don't want the screen to be locked with password after timeout. I want to be able to lock the screen with password, but only when I want it to be password protected.
Is this possible?
In devices lower than 2.2, you can use a toggle to turn password protection on/off. I'm pretty sure you can't with 2.2 (for security reasons). The toggles will take you to the settings page, where you could do it manually. I don't know of an actual way to do it, although it may be possible with Tasker. Probably not though, due to the limitation in the OS.
hmm..that would have been a cool feature, hopefully might be able to figure this out sometime, if it is even possible :/
Or just to be able to set the timeout for like 1 hour and then to be able to lock it when I want to (when I know I won't be near it and don't wont for somebody else to read my messages).
BlackBerry, for instance, has the lock icon which locks both the screen and password protects it. Nokia has the lock option when you hit the power switch. Android, which has an enormous amount of cool features, doesn't have this?! :/
I will take a look at this later, it might be possible to just call the lock screen from a widget, without permanently enabling it.
interesting idea, toggling the password every time im surrounded with people, and untoggle it when im alone )
The only other alternative to this is to have it set to be locked immediately & then use No Lock to entirely disable the lockscreen when you don't need it to be password protected. The only problem with this is you won't have a lockscreen at all & your phone will wake up with the volume buttons.
What I do, which isn't nearly as protected as password protection, but does the job for most situations, is use Widgetlocker. You can use a transparent slider so you know where to drag & unlock but no one else does. Or you can go with no sliders & just use the back button to unlock and set the back press duration to a couple seconds. No one will know unless they know Android & Widgetlocker well. Just don't put any shortcuts on the screen as once you're in an app you can press the home button. Or you could use a transparent slider to toggle interactions. When you want to be able to launch your shortcuts, toggle interactions on & then toggle them off when you want it locked.
If you need more help with this, feel free to pm me.
Also note that Widgetlocker is a paid app... $2-$3, I can't remember how much exactly. But it's totally worth the money.
Is there a way to customize the applications which appear in the lock screen menu? (The quick launch menu). I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. I removed the stock email application and now there is just a void where that used to be. i would like to put another application in its place. Any ideas?
smockpuv said:
Is there a way to customize the applications which appear in the lock screen menu? (The quick launch menu). I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. I removed the stock email application and now there is just a void where that used to be. i would like to put another application in its place. Any ideas?
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go to personalise on the home screen and then under display choose lock screen style, then choose the one you are currently using, or a different one if you wish and then choose settings and then click on the application you wish to change!!
If you are sing sense 3.5 then the option to change short cuts is just below the lock screen style in the personalise menu
Hi,
I would have posted this in the development forum in the appropriate thread, but I'm prevented from doing so due to silly forum rules.
Im using the CM9 nightly on my I9023, currently the 20120609 build. These nightlies have the custom lock screen which I would love to use with my own shortcuts.
Unfortunately, due to corporate rules I need to have the password lock enabled, which until recently prevented me from using the custom lock screen. But since a week or two the nightlies have a new option "Show widgets before unlock".
Enabling this indeed shows the custom lock screen, but selecting anything other then a direct-dial icon just presents me with a password prompt. If I then type the password I find that the application I had selected, such as the camera is running behind the lock screen.
Is there any way around this such that I can launch applications without typing in the password, such as make a picture?
Another issue is that I only get to use the custom slider lock screen 1 time, after that I immediately get the password prompt each time. Until I type in the password and then lock the phone again. After that I get one more use of the custom slider lock screen.
Honestly you probably don't want to be able to bypass the lock screen by simply tapping a widget or else it would completely defeat the purpose of having a lock screen since anyone who found/stole your phone could simply open an app from the widget then press the home key to get into your phone. I know it doesn't answer your question but I just feel like it's worth mentioning.
Does anyone know how to change which apps are shortcuts on the lock screen? Currently, I can drag the lock ring right to unlock, up for phone, left for camera, and down for text messaging. I'd like to replace the down shortcut with Google Voice.
I am running the JB soak test with root.
Thank you!
BAMF said:
Does anyone know how to change which apps are shortcuts on the lock screen? Currently, I can drag the lock ring right to unlock, up for phone, left for camera, and down for text messaging. I'd like to replace the down shortcut with Google Voice.
I am running the JB soak test with root.
Thank you!
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I asked the same question at androidforums in the Photon Q section there. From the answers I received (or lack thereof), my guess is that they can't be changed without changing the lock screen altogether. Apps like GoLocker (which I believe requires GoLauncher EX also be installed) or WidgetLocker (a paid app) will do the trick, but if there is a way to do it with an out-of-the-box phone, I have yet to find it.
Since I'm here, I'm wondering, does the Photon Q have the ability to turnt he lock screen off? as in, you can set the phone's home screen or whatever you were last doing to come up when you hit the power button to turn the screen back on, instead fo going tot he lock screen. I would assume that ability is retained, but since Moto apparently changed the lock screen, I wonder if they removed that function thoughtlessly, as some are known to do.
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Since I'm here, I'm wondering, does the Photon Q have the ability to turnt he lock screen off? as in, you can set the phone's home screen or whatever you were last doing to come up when you hit the power button to turn the screen back on, instead fo going tot he lock screen. I would assume that ability is retained, but since Moto apparently changed the lock screen, I wonder if they removed that function thoughtlessly, as some are known to do.
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yes you can set the phone up in JB to have no lock screen. Hit power button and return to last screen viewed.:good: