After reading THIS story about how the cops can now search your cell phone without a warrant, I started looking for a way to protect my privacy.
The trouble is, I've tried all the password protected lock screen apps, and they're just too much of a PITA - unlocking the phone dozens of times per day when I would rarely need it to actually be "locked". What I really want is an app that will securely lock down my phone on-demand. Preferably based on hardware trigger like holding down the trackball on my N1, but that could be setup later.
I thought of a few options that might be popular too:
-Make the lock screen all black so that someone might think the phone is off.
-Make the lock screen look like a calculator; "I wasn't texting while driving officer, this is just a calculator."
-Make the lock screen display the 4th amendment.
-If the phone is restarted when the lock screen was on, the phone boots back into the lock screen.
-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
-Have the app record failed attempts to unlock it.
So... what do you guys think? Useful?
Thanks,
Billy
I would love something like that!
Id love this app/
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I had some program before that showed a "fake crash message", where you could unlock the phone by tapping the text 2 or 5 times, tilt the phone and etc. Very neat.
I also would love this kind of app!
I love it! I'd go for this.
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-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
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Damn.. If you need to encrypt data on your phone's SD card you should probably re-think your security strategy and hide your sensitive information on a hard drive with TrueCrypt using their hidden partitions or something haha.
Phones are easily stolen and therefore not a good place for that stuff
But one semi-close idea/alternative to what you want, that you can also use now for the time being is available in at least the CyanogenMod CM6.1 roms(not sure about other roms seeing as I only repo sync his stuff ).
Under 'CyanogenMod Settings' and then 'User Interface' there are screen lock options..
You can set the 'screen timeout delay' (determines the delay time after screen times out for when the lock will enable) to 30 minutes and the 'screen turned off delay' (how long after you press the power/end button the lock will enable) to instantly.
With it setup like that, you'll be able to greatly reduce the number of times you need to unlock your phone as long as you let it time out - which could be a slight downfall though if you have a screen time out of a minute or more and you don't want to keep the screen on. Regardless, whenever you want it locked simply turn the screen off manually and it will be engaged next time you turn the screen on.
Hope that works out until someone finds/develops an app that will do what you want/need
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Damn.. If you need to encrypt data on your phone's SD card you should probably re-think your security strategy and hide your sensitive information on a hard drive with TrueCrypt using their hidden partitions or something haha.
Phones are easily stolen and therefore not a good place for that stuff
But one semi-close idea/alternative to what you want, that you can also use now for the time being is available in at least the CyanogenMod CM6.1 roms(not sure about other roms seeing as I only repo sync his stuff ).
Under 'CyanogenMod Settings' and then 'User Interface' there are screen lock options..
You can set the 'screen timeout delay' (determines the delay time after screen times out for when the lock will enable) to 30 minutes and the 'screen turned off delay' (how long after you press the power/end button the lock will enable) to instantly.
With it setup like that, you'll be able to greatly reduce the number of times you need to unlock your phone as long as you let it time out - which could be a slight downfall though if you have a screen time out of a minute or more and you don't want to keep the screen on. Regardless, whenever you want it locked simply turn the screen off manually and it will be engaged next time you turn the screen on.
Hope that works out until someone finds/develops an app that will do what you want/need
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Thanks for the reply and the suggestion. I totally hear ya on that first part. I was mostly trying to think of useful features, not ones that I necessarily need. I wasn't sure if you could encrypt the data on the SD Card and then continue to use it (without a huge hit to the speed).
I wouldn't think my idea would be that hard to code (at least the basic structure of it). Maybe it's time for me to learn. 800+ views, but no dev input?
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JeepFreak PM'ed me asking for some input so I'll provide it both as a dev and as a user.
Lock screens are tricky to implement. Android doesn't officially support replacement lock screens and I'll admit to a fair amount of API abuse in order to get WidgetLocker to work as well as it does. But I've thus far avoided implementing any custom security for a few reasons:
1) Making it actually secure. Android's built in security is not perfect, but it is secure. Third party apps can't fully deactivate it once it's locked. The APIs that let you bypass part of it only allow that part. (This is stock Android, I know manufactures addons introduce security flaws). A third party app simply doesn't have the same information or abilities as part of the rom.
2) Reboots are hard. Android sends a BOOT_COMPLETED signal to apps (if they want it) however it's near the end of the boot process, meaning the stock lock screen is already active and the Launcher is active behind it. One way around this is to act as a replacement Launcher (Like WidgetLocker's HomeHelper) however this can cause the actual launcher to reload sometimes as it's removed from memory.
3) Explaining things is hard. If adding a kind of fake-security, that's just meant to deter a friend (or cop I guess) from messing with your phone, then some users won't realize it's just meant as a kind of fake-security and will freak out when they realize it can be bypassed by such and such method.
JeepFreak said:
The trouble is, I've tried all the password protected lock screen apps, and they're just too much of a PITA - unlocking the phone dozens of times per day when I would rarely need it to actually be "locked". What I really want is an app that will securely lock down my phone on-demand.
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One not-well-known option, if you're on GSM, is that if you pull the SIM card, all your accounts credentials are revoked, locking out gmail/etc. I haven't tested if deactivating the sim remotely (via a phone call to the carrier, or maybe from some carrier's websites) would trigger the same thing but I imagine it would.
-Make the lock screen all black so that someone might think the phone is off.
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It can be very confusing if the phone is actually on or not, especially since there is a slight lag between when you hit the power button and when the screen comes on. On AMOLED screens it looks like the screen is off, on LCD screens the backlight comes on, but could be set to be pretty dim (Setting backlight all the way down may cause the screen to actually turn off and ignore touches)
This could actually be done with WidgetLocker by setting the background to black, then using the back button to unlock. After I release the update with themes you could even have an invisible (or all black) slider so you slide to unlock but only in a certain position.
-Make the lock screen look like a calculator; "I wasn't texting while driving officer, this is just a calculator."
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Not that using a calculator while driving is a good idea either...
If I end up adding security to WidgetLocker I'll make it themable as well so it would be possible for the pin screen to look like a calculator.
-If the phone is restarted when the lock screen was on, the phone boots back into the lock screen.
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I assume you mean this for a lock screen that wouldn't normally be activate automatically. See above about reboots.
-When the lock screen is activated, it will begin encrypting all the data on your SD card.
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The best setup would be for the sdcard to always be encrypted (And still usable as it'd be mounted via loop back ( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedFilesystems ) so it's still usable normally by other programs. Then even if the enemy pulls the sd card right away it's not usable. This kind of encryption must be implemented at the system/rom level.
alexlost said:
I had some program before that showed a "fake crash message", where you could unlock the phone by tapping the text 2 or 5 times, tilt the phone and etc. Very neat.
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Getting bug reports for such an app would be tricky to deceiver .
This would also be possible with WidgetLocker using a custom background that looked like a crash screen. There's no current way for tapping the text a few times to unlock, however a third party dev could implement a widget or shortcut that did such a thing.
ok, ive developed a makeshift idea, and id be willing to give this a shot myself:
first off, there is a free app called "lock screen widget", which will solve the problem of quick access to the lockscreen for people without a hardware "lock" button
next, maybe i could find a lockscreen app (it owuld have to be free, otherwise i wouldnt be able to post it in here, due to warez) and rip open the .apk and just make the framework allllll black.
a few things to keep in mind:
-you would have to memorize where to touch the screen to unlock your phone
-a cop could get lucky and swipe the right spot on the screen
-if you have LED backlit buttons on your phone, they could still light up when the screen is locked, indicating to the officer that the phone is in fact on
let me know what you guys think of this
How about just a swipe to lock? I too hate constantly unlocking my phone but if I could just lock it at the lock screen then this would most likely trigger the need for a warrant to access my phone by law enforcement.
Not that I am a criminal but I hate the idea that law enforcement can do whatever they want with your data if it is on your person.
Just a thought, could the swipe to silence the phone be redirected to lock it instead?
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Now that rooting is behind us and we have the complete kernel source, is it possible to change the double menu press to wake the device? I think that it's just too damn simple and I've been pocket-dialing my contacts multiple times a day (I'm pretty sure that this is directly caused by our lack of a chin).
So, is it possible to either delete the double menu option altogether or add a press to the sequence (eg menu-search-menu)?
I second this. That would be awesome as this is the only reason I even use an unlock pattern.
Damn LA2two, been a member since '06 and this is your first post?! You must really hate the double menu sequence
And I tried the unlock pattern for about 3 minutes, just couldn't stand the thought of having to jump through that hoop 100 times/day.
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I second this. That would be awesome as this is the only reason I even use an unlock pattern.
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Yep, my phone has called a few people while in my pocket. I now use a pattern lock to prevent that kind of stuff from happening.
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Damn LA2two, been a member since '06 and this is your first post?! You must really hate the double menu sequence
And I tried the unlock pattern for about 3 minutes, just couldn't stand the thought of having to jump through that hoop 100 times/day.
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Same here, it is enough to make me post. The phone is constantly waking up in my pocket and I find it with an almost dead battery. Need a solution.
Have you guys tried Lock 2.0 in the marketplace? it takes over the lock screen.. it's just like the iPhone (Slide 2 Unlock)
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-google-code-slideunlocker2d-BmA.aspx
nelson8403 said:
Have you guys tried Lock 2.0 in the marketplace? it takes over the lock screen.. it's just like the iPhone (Slide 2 Unlock)
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-google-code-slideunlocker2d-BmA.aspx
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Lock 2.0 unlocks the screen with incoming calls on my rooted Sprint Hero which is useless.
ffyter said:
Lock 2.0 unlocks the screen with incoming calls on my rooted Sprint Hero which is useless.
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Flyscreen?
http://www.myflyscreen.com/
tstack77 said:
Damn LA2two, been a member since '06 and this is your first post?! You must really hate the double menu sequence
And I tried the unlock pattern for about 3 minutes, just couldn't stand the thought of having to jump through that hoop 100 times/day.
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Haha funny that you mention it but yeah, this issue is enough to finally get me to post. I tried Lock 2.0 and it's a halfway decent substitute but I want my phone to just work without any application substitutes.
I downloaded the hero kernel to see if I couldn't Sherlock my way around to find a solution...all I learned is that I have no idea what I'm doing.
Would someone with a greater linux skill-set point me in the right direction or explain where I would find a hardware assignment such as this?
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I downloaded the hero kernel to see if I couldn't Sherlock my way around to find a solution...all I learned is that I have no idea what I'm doing.
Would someone with a greater linux skill-set point me in the right direction or explain where I would find a hardware assignment such as this?
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This wouldn't be so much of a hardware/kernel issue as a configuration of the unlock screen program. I have lock 2.0 and the menu double press doesn't unlock the screen there so it's something to do with the lockscreen we currently have...not sure where the config or if there even it one but it's something in the OS, not the kernel.
Don't think you can change it. I believe the maker of Lock 2.0 said himself it couldn't be changed. That "feature" is present on all Android devices.
That does make sense. I was under the impression that this was more than simply activating the HtcLockScreen.apk
I'll pull and unzip that apk and see what I can find.
codemonk, you are proving yourself extremely helpful here on xda, thanks.
Edit: ajones, I thought the same thing before too. And if that is the case, wouldn't there be something in the Hero kernel that sets that hardware parameter?
Edit2: I unzipped HtcLockScreen.apk and found nothing that I can work with...this is definitely over my head.
Ooh looks like he updated Lock 2.0 where it wouldn't unlock with Menu. Last time I tried it did. You could unlock with almost any button. Now pressing menu brings up the options screen and you can press home screen and it'll unlock.
I too find myself unlocking the phone (I assume with a double menu press) especially when pulling it out of my bag where my thumb is apparently a MENU seeking missile. I'll check out Lock 2.0.
tstack77: If you're interested in what's in HtcLockScreen, check out the android userland source code, not the kernel. What you're looking for is com.android.internal.policy.impl.LockScreen. The HTC one is somewhat similar to the default internally which looks like this:
Code:
179 public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
180 if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU) {
181 mCallback.goToUnlockScreen();
182 }
183 return false;
184 }
Except the HTC one checks to see if a SIM card is missing and won't unlock if there isn't one (except to make emergency calls). Of course the "SIM card" appears to be always present on this phone, but the point is that there's no option to disable this behavior. Well, you could edit the ODEX binary and change the "load register v0 with 82", replacing the 82 (MENU key) with 0 and it would disable it
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So I installed Lock 2.0 and it helps a bit, but I still wish it disabled the menu key completely.
Does anyone know how to make it run automatically at start up? Kind of useless if I have to remember to run it manually.
Also, it's link to Home on it's Menu goes to the standard Android home screen and not the HTC Sense one.
CapnBry said:
I too find myself unlocking the phone (I assume with a double menu press) especially when pulling it out of my bag where my thumb is apparently a MENU seeking missile. I'll check out Lock 2.0.
tstack77: If you're interested in what's in HtcLockScreen, check out the android userland source code, not the kernel. What you're looking for is com.android.internal.policy.impl.LockScreen. The HTC one is somewhat similar to the default internally which looks like this:
Code:
179 public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
180 if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU) {
181 mCallback.goToUnlockScreen();
182 }
183 return false;
184 }
Except the HTC one checks to see if a SIM card is missing and won't unlock if there isn't one (except to make emergency calls). Of course the "SIM card" appears to be always present on this phone, but the point is that there's no option to disable this behavior. Well, you could edit the ODEX binary and change the "load register v0 with 82", replacing the 82 (MENU key) with 0 and it would disable it
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I guess you could go and open the ODEX in a hex editor and find "if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU)" and NOOP it out, this would kill the menu key calling unlock. This is something I would test via emulator before doing so on the phone.
When I hear the term 'hex editor' I usually start running. This time I tried to expand my knowledge but I simply had too difficult of a time learning all this on my own here...google has not been very forthcoming with hex editing an odex file (deodexerant???).
That said, I really appreciate the ideas but I am simply not qualified to pull this off. However, I think that I have found an easier workaround for someone that does have the knowledge of such things.
Instead of worrying about deleting or adding a button press, how about simply cutting the time that the lock-screen is awake from 15 seconds down to 3? I am pretty sure that this would drastically cut down on the random calls, plus give us a better battery life while keeping the out-of-pocket functionality of menu2. And it might be an easy change of one single parameter (somewhere).
Thoughts?
Over the last few days I have tried lock 2.0 but I find that the battery drain is worse than the pocket dialing problem. With lock 2.0 the lockscreen comes up with a press of the trackball, leading to near 100% screen uptime in my pocket.
I can't believe that HTC implemented a ridiculous 15 second timeout with no option to change it.
argh
I completely agree.
I absolutely hate the default lockscreen and its behaviour. It actually makes me miss my WM6 phone! I've complained about it here, @ppcgeeks, @htc's twitter account, @sprintusers and @the official sprint forums.
Lock 2.0 looks nice but is more frustrating because every button on the phone, including volume keys, power up the screen and drain your battery.
Problems with Default Lock
Double clicking Menu is way way too simple
Enabling the pattern lock DOES NOT disable the slide to unlock
default slide-down-to-unlock has way to much inertia, you barely have to flick it to wipe it away. My leg can unlock it when i take a step THROUGH my pocket material. unlike the side-to-side iphone lock that requires you to fully drag the slider from point A to the right position at point B.
Even with the pattern lock enabled you can still hit Menu > Menu > accidentally hit emergency call (with leg or trackball)and then your buttons are beeping non stop while you walk GGRRRRRRR
i almost threw this phone against the concrete the other day due to this. $10 to whoever makes this work right.
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It does not recognize sms commands, phone just acting like receiving ordinary message. I have GO Sms pro installed, maybe that's the reason...
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It does not recognize sms commands, phone just acting like receiving ordinary message. I have GO Sms pro installed, maybe that's the reason...
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Yeap thats the reason!
Wipedata and Admin rights options added. Also the uninstall protection will now protect all the apps from unauthorized uninstall
while been locked just by pressing HOME button i get to home screen and i have access to do anything.
Then after 5 seconds Locked screen returns asking for unlock password.
Then again i press home buttom and i get access. So accually this isnt working quite well.
Im using latest MIUI on HD2.
denyboy said:
while been locked just by pressing HOME button i get to home screen and i have access to do anything.
Then after 5 seconds Locked screen returns asking for unlock password.
Then again i press home buttom and i get access. So accually this isnt working quite well.
Im using latest MIUI on HD2.
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Hello Sir,
Please read the documentation and watch the introductory video to understant how the system works.
Android os dont allow the devs to overwrite the home key so yes any time you press the home key will get you to the home screen ( this happens with all the security apps in the android market ) but anti theft control has a smart engine to not allow you to navigate anywhere else. For example you press home key and the lock screen disappears for 3 seconds if you try fast to open anything between these 3 seconds it will not let you and will popup faster the lock screen. The phone is totally unusable even with the ability to hide the lock screen for 3 seconds. Thats the reason there is the uninstall protection and the Administrator rights for the app so even if you are able to hide the screen for 3 seconds (until pop ups again) you cant close services or uninstall anything.
hope this helps.
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Hello Sir,
Please read the documentation and watch the introductory video to understant how the system works.
Android os dont allow the devs to overwrite the home key so yes any time you press the home key will get you to the home screen ( this happens with all the security apps in the android market ) but anti theft control has a smart engine to not allow you to navigate anywhere else. For example you press home key and the lock screen disappears for 3 seconds if you try fast to open anything between these 3 seconds it will not let you and will popup faster the lock screen. The phone is totally unusable even with the ability to hide the lock screen for 3 seconds. Thats the reason there is the uninstall protection and the Administrator rights for the app so even if you are able to hide the screen for 3 seconds (until pop ups again) you cant close services or uninstall anything.
hope this helps.
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Thanks my reply. This is accually great app and im sattisfied with it. Few smaller issues but other than that great.
It would be great if you could create SMS command to send GPS location when you send that GPS command. Not only when you lock your phone.
Thanks.
Hi there
After last update, the phone locked by itself,now I can move just between sms (double click on home screen) and AntiTheftControl lock screen
Is there any way to temporary disable software or bypass this screen ?
Thanks a lot in advance
Phone model: Motorola Droid Pro (xt610)
Svjatosha said:
Hi there
After last update, the phone locked by itself,now I can move just between sms (double click on home screen) and AntiTheftControl lock screen
Is there any way to temporary disable software or bypass this screen ?
Thanks a lot in advance
Phone model: Motorola Droid Pro (xt610)
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We fixed the issue for the random locks. Please if you need further assistance contact us at [email protected]
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Please keep the reports coming
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Might want to make it a bit easier to access the app:
Anti Theft Control
polobunny said:
Might want to make it a bit easier to access the app:
Anti Theft Control
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Hello and thank you for your attention. I will not release the apk to the forums but its so easy to install it from the market what's the problem?
The brand New Engine "Perimeter Security Zone". Now you can set a perimeter zone from your location (center point) and when this perimeter is bridged the phone will take immediate action. With this way you can secure that your phone is in the place you left it.
2013 Release is out! Happy New Year guys
This app has been removed from play store. What's the reason behind it?
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This app has been removed from play store. What's the reason behind it?
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We really dont know. We never got a reply from google about the removal. however the app is again available on the Play Store with some changes.
what happens if someone steal it and want to restore the factory settings or perhaps go to recovery
If he goes to recovery you can't help it.. Password protecting download/recovery mode isn't supported atm..
Seems nice, I might try it on my S3 but I would like to see a few questions answered first
You can send a SMS command to the phone without locking it down? The purpose is to get as much as GPS positions first without the robber knowing. The program sends the new SIM card info (number) to a predefined number? :good:
btw, if I don't like the app, disabling Administration Rights option and uninstall protection option and uninstalling it normally (as I would do with any app) will remove it as if it was never on the phone?
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Issues:
Make sure to follow every instruction when doing the Setup. Especially on the brightness part.
Update:
1.9
-Lots of bugfixes. Improved launching and also removed screen flickering
-Attempt to get rid of navigation bar for ICS devices that has no hard keys
-Added in Setup Brightness to Settings. Added in new gestures: Show Notifications and Glimpse Text.
1.8
-ICS Support
-Able to set Void Lock as default Home Launcher now for more security and bugfixes
-Fix for status bar showing, only if set as default Home Launcher.
-Fix for popups showing up that blocks gesture and keys input.
1.6
-Fixed MugShot crashes
-Added requested feature: Shortcut to toggle on/off status of Void Lock.
1.5
-Fixed stock lockscreen bug
1.4
-New Setup Screen!
-New attempt at fixing bug with stock lockscreen
-Added 5 tips
1.3
-Added setting for SoftKey Lights Off. Find in Essentials.
-Added setting for custom brightness for settings like Show Time. Find in Essentials.
-Added Notification to prevent system from closing service. Able to lock from Notification.
-Added Information Section in Settings. Information section contains Uninstall Info, Tips, and EmailMe.
1.25
-Fixed up a bug related to calling. Lockscreen should not interfere with any Incoming and Outgoing calls anymore.
-Fixed up Setup bug. All devices should be able to finish Setup now.
-Turned off Start at Boot by default. New users can now reboot to remove lockscreen if there are any problems. When the lockscreen can be unlocked properly, go to Essentials in Settings to turn on Start at Boot.
1.2
-Fixed up the lockscreen interference with Calling.
-Modified order of launching. Should stop the stock lockscreen from showing up now. At least it does for my devices. If any devices still has the stock lockscreen showing, tell me which device it is.
-New Feature: Screen Timeout replacement. When screen timeout activates, it will launch Void Lock instead of turning off the screen. Enable it in Experimental Section of Settings.
Links:
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Nice app, need translation?!
Nice app.
I found the setup a bit confusing, but i don't really know how it could be made better.
After trying it i got some FCs:
I was using the unlock feature.
http://pastie.org/3074624
http://www.pastie.org/3074625
I'm using a i9000 on latest cyanogen build from repo.
I would make screenshots with another font ;-).
djkidy123 said:
Nice app, need translation?!
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thanks, translations are always welcome.
Dark3n said:
Nice app.
I found the setup a bit confusing, but i don't really know how it could be made better.
After trying it i got some FCs:
I was using the unlock feature.
http://pastie.org/3074624
http://www.pastie.org/3074625
I'm using a i9000 on latest cyanogen build from repo.
I would make screenshots with another font ;-).
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Yea, I wasn't too happy with the setup, but... I only found out about the brightness thing after testing it out on a i9000 too. Tried a more automated approach, but doesn't produce the same results as regular presses. I'll upgrade the setup process when I find a better solution.
Thanks for the logs, I tried reproducing the problem, but didn't get a force close, but I think I might know what the problem might be.
Will get to work on that.
lol the font looks really really cute.
I'm still not able to reproduce the forceclose, but thanks to the logs, I believe I fixed the problem. One of them was leftover code I missed removing which strangely wasn't causing me any problems.
The other... should be fixed.
You'll see an update soon.
doesn't work on ICS 4.0.2...
matiu said:
doesn't work on ICS 4.0.2...
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I confess, I have not been able to test it out on ICS yet...
Which phone are you using and which part doesn't work?
New update! Should fix up the phones having the lockscreen suddenly locking and also those who still has their stock lockscreen show up.
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constant FC on the setup wizard (when setting unlock key)
nexus s 4.0.3
if you need help testing on ICS i can help you with beta-test. PM me if you'd like that.
DevJackey said:
I confess, I have not been able to test it out on ICS yet...
Which phone are you using and which part doesn't work?
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Google Galaxy Nexus, your application crash during the setup (after making the first gesture)
matiu said:
Google Galaxy Nexus, your application crash during the setup (after making the first gesture)
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Thanks I'll investigate.
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Had to use No Lock app, to disable normal lock screen, then set the VOID, work great!
Nice work there....but i have one problem tough....during calls the phone gets locked itself and i have to unlock it again to hang up and stuff
And could you add a "disable stock lockscreen" feature?? It would be highly appreciated
csoulr666 said:
Nice work there....but i have one problem tough....during calls the phone gets locked itself and i have to unlock it again to hang up and stuff
And could you add a "disable stock lockscreen" feature?? It would be highly appreciated
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I'm currently fixing up the call lock right now.
There wasn't a disable stock lockscreen feature because it was supposed to disable the stock lockscreen automatically. However, that only seems to be working on the phones I'm testing on and strangely, the phones I can test on won't show the stock lockscreen, but some others does.
I'll be doing some more work into this part.
Update
New update out. Fixed up the calling. Now, the incoming call and incall screens won't be locked up. After call, it will lock back up. This works if you press the power button to turn off too.
New Feature. Find it in experimental setting. New feature affects the screen time out. Now, if you want, the Screen Timeout will lock with Void Lock instead of turning off the screen. Good feature for those like me who uses the WakeLock and avoids using the power button.
I forgot to disable my other lock screen and now seem to be locked out of my phone. Evo 4g with decks rom. any suggestions?
Great dev! can't wait for it to work completely on ICS
Couple of issues
evo 3d: when going to uninstall the uninstall screen flashes like crazy, buttons are highlighted (force stop, clear data, move to sd, uninstall) and blinking, takes several taps before you can get it uninstalled.
evo 4g: also when uninstalling it flashes, sometimes you have to clear data, move to SD card, then uninstall
it's one of the oddest things I've ever seen... and no, I'm not the one who left the nasty market comments.
18rmiller said:
I forgot to disable my other lock screen and now seem to be locked out of my phone. Evo 4g with decks rom. any suggestions?
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I believe you have emailed me about this problem. I've replied to the email.
roshga said:
Great dev! can't wait for it to work completely on ICS
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Thanks, I also can't wait for it.
mildlydisturbed said:
Couple of issues
evo 3d: when going to uninstall the uninstall screen flashes like crazy, buttons are highlighted (force stop, clear data, move to sd, uninstall) and blinking, takes several taps before you can get it uninstalled.
evo 4g: also when uninstalling it flashes, sometimes you have to clear data, move to SD card, then uninstall
it's one of the oddest things I've ever seen... and no, I'm not the one who left the nasty market comments.
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Wow! that's also one of the oddest things I've heard about.
But, I can't imagine why it would happen. None of my code goes beyond the lockscreen and shouldn't affect the uninstalling at all. I just did an uninstall on my phone, tablet, and old phones to see if I get the same issue, but it was able to be uninstalled properly.
The only uninstall issue I know of is that the app is granted Device Admin status after the first time you press the Void Lock app, but that will only give you an Uninstall is not Successful message instead of the issues you are having.
Also odd that it happened to both of your phones.
I can't seem to think of why that uninstalling problem happened and I'm 100% positive that none of the code for Void Lock will affect the uninstalling. But if all that flashing and etc happens only when you are uninstalling Void Lock then Void Lock should definitely be the culprit. Its so strange...
Hmm, could it be related to your rom?
I also never had to clear data or move to SD card to uninstall it. Just disable device admin in the phone's Security Settings and then uninstall it and it'll work properly.
I'm not too worried about the market comments. I guess I expect it because of all the incompatibility issues I have not been able to predict when I released it. Yet, it does work for a lot of phones so I wouldn't even know which phones to restrict. All the problems seems to be coming from manufacturers making changes to the default lockscreen. Still working on fixing all of that right now.
I am a bit upset at those nasty market comments that rates low because of not being able to uninstall. I did give instructions in the market description. I guess I'll need add a new tab in the Settings to describe how to uninstall.
nice lockscreen.
Playing with smartlock tonight and setup trusted places. Looks ok, but doesn't actually work.
Anyone get this working?
I'm using OE2 if it matters, rooted stock.
It works for me. I only use it for my house via gps. I've never had any issues on any build or ROM with it.
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Hmmm.. Using it at my house, have good GPS, but it doesn't seen to work. Strange.
Thanks
It works. Just realize it times out after certain amount of minutes. Even in trusted locations
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Do you have an Exchange account that forces certain security settings?
If you do, that causes Smart Lock not to work.
cubarican84 said:
It works. Just realize it times out after certain amount of minutes. Even in trusted locations
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This happens for me after 4 hours of device not being used.
timdsmith72 said:
Do you have an Exchange account that forces certain security settings?
If you do, that causes Smart Lock not to work.
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Great point. I forgot about this
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twiz0r said:
This happens for me after 4 hours of device not being used.
Great point. I forgot about this
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Installing Nine email for Exchange and removing the Exchange account from the phone makes Smart Lock start working again.
I do have exchange but do not have a pin lock requirement. When home, I often set lock screen to none, and use a pattern lock when I go out as a matter of habit. With pin lock requirement turned on, I would not be able to use pattern lock or set lock screen to none.
krelvinaz said:
I do have exchange but do not have a pin lock requirement. When home, I often set lock screen to none, and use a pattern lock when I go out as a matter of habit. With pin lock requirement turned on, I would not be able to use pattern lock or set lock screen to none.
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Yep. You're right. That wouldn't cause an issue.
I have also heard of folks who had to set 3 or 4 trusted places around their home for it to work. Say, your house, neighbor on the left, neighbor on the right...etc.
Hmmm... today at work, it actually worked. Once. it took me a while to figure out why and perhaps why it doesn't work most of the time.
If I let my phone time out, or use the power button to turn off the screen, it appears to work..
But if I use the button (app called screen off) that turns off the screen immediately and locks the phone it doesn't then work when I turn the phone back on.
I use the screen off button all the time as it is much easier than reaching around for the power button and I like to turn off the screen before I put it in my pocket or even put it down since it is less difficult to mess something or activate something when handling the device.
Now that I know what is going on... I can possibly talk to the developer about it to see if there is a "fix". Or just hitting the power button instead.
Note I typically hold the phone in my left hand and my fingers are lower on the device to balance it better.
Damn. I forgot Greenify does the same thing. Glad you finally figured it out.
When it worked the first time I wasn't sure what was happening as I had never seen it work before. It wasn't until I got a desk phone call and it timed out on it own and did it again, that I made the connection. I actually forgot it was still setup.
Where are you all finding Smart Lock? I can't find it anywhere in the settings
dave31175 said:
Where are you all finding Smart Lock? I can't find it anywhere in the settings
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Settings > Lock screen and security > secure lock settings > Smart lock
Took me awhile to find it actually
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thesoldier said:
Settings > Lock screen and security > secure lock settings > Smart lock
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Hmm, I don't have "secure lock settings" anywhere. It's a brand new S6, and updated to G920VVRU2AOF1 -- did Verizon do away with it in this version?
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Hmm, I don't have "secure lock settings" anywhere. It's a brand new S6, and updated to G920VVRU2AOF1 -- did Verizon do away with it in this version?
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Wow really... That's pretty weird. Hopefully they just moved it but knowing Verizon....
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dave31175 said:
Hmm, I don't have "secure lock settings" anywhere. It's a brand new S6, and updated to G920VVRU2AOF1 -- did Verizon do away with it in this version?
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Did you go and turn on smart lock? Scroll all the way down hit the other.. Then scroll all the way down to trusted agents and make sure it's enabled there.
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MrWicked1 said:
Did you go and turn on smart lock? Scroll all the way down hit the other.. Then scroll all the way down to trusted agents and make sure it's enabled there.
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I don't have a "trusted agents" under other:
Encryption
Encrypt Phone
SIM card lock
Set up SIM card lock
Passwords
Make passwords visible
Security update service
Security policy updates
Send security reports
Phone administration
Phone administrators
Credential Storage
Storage type
View security certificates
Install from phone storage
Clear credentials
Advanced
Pin windows
Usage data access
Notification access
dave31175 said:
I don't have a "trusted agents" under other:
Encryption
Encrypt Phone
SIM card lock
Set up SIM card lock
Passwords
Make passwords visible
Security update service
Security policy updates
Send security reports
Phone administration
Phone administrators
Credential Storage
Storage type
View security certificates
Install from phone storage
Clear credentials
Advanced
Pin windows
Usage data access
Notification access
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Yeah should of been right above pin windows.
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krelvinaz said:
If I let my phone time out, or use the power button to turn off the screen, it appears to work..
But if I use the button (app called screen off) that turns off the screen immediately and locks the phone it doesn't then work when I turn the phone back on.
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Ah! So that's why it's not working most of the time! Did you ever get a fix or workaround for the screen off app? I have the screen off button on the bottom left of all my home screens because it's so much more convenient than the power button, but I'm tired of doing the damn fingerprint all the time at trusted locations.
I can't be the only one wanting this, right? I am someone who doesn't use screen lock. I like to just quickly swipe to unlock my screen.
But sometimes at work when you keep your phone on your desk and want to go to the toilet, you want to quickly lock the phone just in case. Or you are charging your phone and need to step away for a minute. You want to quickly lock it up, and quickly unlock it again with a PIN. Android (and Samsung) do not make this easy, because going through the Settings page to enable and disable the screen lock is troublesome. It takes quite a few steps. I just need an app (or even widget) that quickly toggles a phone lock. It doesn't even need to use the Android system's screen lock.
There are plenty of apps that let you lock down individual apps. But I can't find one that locks down the whole phone just like the stock screen lock. I can understand this is not easy to program, but I think it is possible. Because I see apps like this that can keep you in the lockscreen until a certain time limit.
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.teqtic.lockmeout
If Android Pie had a quick toggle for changing screen lock type (e.g. PIN / swipe), that would be perfect. I can't believe the developers haven't considered this. I mean, they even made a toggle for flashlight...
I don't want to use a custom launcher because I really like Samsung's One UI, and I don't want to install something like Tasker because I don't want to give it excessive permissions or root my phone.
Does anyone know of an app or a method to achieve what I described?