So I have the LockBot Pro on my HTC Hero and was loving it over the last few weeks as I have start customizing my phone (Non-Root.) I have been using the option to swipe and then enter a 4 character numerical code to unlock the phone.
Today I happen to notice that when I bring up the lock screen where you either have to swipe and/or enter the code, instead of doing either, if I just hit the call button, it bypasses it all, therefore making the purpose of the lock screen pointless. I wanted the lock screen with the numerical pin code for security purposes, and hitting the call button to bypass is not acceptable to me.
Do I maybe have an option set incorrectly that is allowing this to occur or is this a bug in the program?
Can anyone recommend me a good, sorry, a great Lock Screen APP (Preferably) one where you can set some kind of code you must enter to unlock the phone?
Thank you,
Whiteice
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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.
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.
Hi, sorry to every mod or admin that will have to move this topic in case this wasn't the right section for this post. I'm kinda new here and i didn't know where to go.
I was wondering if there's an app that makes you able to switch from regular lock screen to pin lock screen.
When i'm home and i lock my phone i don't need to put the 4 digit pin code every time because i'm alone, no one is going to steal my phone, but then when i'm out i'd rather my phone to be protected with a pin code. I was wondering if there's any app that lets you do it from the home screen without going through the settings and change it which can be long at times..
Or also an app that would let you lock the phone only when you click on it letting you keep your phone on the standard settings.. Hope I was clear.. thank you everyone.:good:
I am required to use a PIN lock due to our Exchange settings. I've been getting around that using Enhanced Email to bypass the PIN lock requirement. I prefer to use the stock client.
Can I get Voice Commands to still work without having to open and unlock the phone. With Siri, even with the phone locked, I can simply long press the home button, Siri will respond and I can tell it to "Call John" and it will make the call, without the phone being unlocked. This is incredibly useful while driving.
With the Nexus, it seems I would need to click on the "on" button on the right, unlock the phone by entering a PIN and then tell it to "Call John". Which is a three step process requiring me to look at the phone to enter the PIN.
Am I wrong about that?
If I'm not wrong, Google really needs to find a better balance between lock screen security and performing tasks and seeing notifications.
Hi, few days ago my standard Screen lock type = PIN&Fingerprits changed without my involvement to Swipe&Fingerprits. When I want to change it back to PIN&Fingerprints, it "works" that way that it can be changed in Settings/Lock screen and security, but in reality when I swith off or restart the phone, I can unlock the pohone with Swipe or Fingerprints, no PIN (the same is with Pattern and Password), i.e. only Swipe or Fingerprits is the unlocking way regardless what is set in Settings/Lock screen and security/Screen lock type. All updates incl.security are the latest ones. Any idea what is causing this? Thx
I think when you reboot the phone, it forces you to use a certain unlock method it deems most secure, all subsequent unlocks after that one should be the way you set it