Anyone know of a .zip flash (or can build one) that will disable AOSP/Sense lockscreen so as to use pattern only? Hate to unlock twice. seems android left this feature out when using the pattern lock. I know market has "no lock" but still this resides in memory for some reason. Just looking for simple flash that would take care of it permanently. thanks!
Don't hold me to this but I am pretty sure if you rename the HtcLockScreen.apk to HtcLockScreen.apk.old or something not ending .apk, it will revert to the AOSP lockscreen.
It might depend what ROM you're on, so I would make a backup first.
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Don't hold me to this but I am pretty sure if you rename the HtcLockScreen.apk to HtcLockScreen.apk.old or something not ending .apk, it will revert to the AOSP lockscreen.
It might depend what ROM you're on, so I would make a backup first.
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It does revert to the AOSP lockscreen, but for some weird reason, it still makes you unlock then put in your pattern.
Probably because, even though you're using the AOSP lockscreen, you're still a Sense phone.
I'd bet than when we start seeing AOSP ROMs, it'll work as intended.
cool. thanks.
I was also hoping someone would come up with a fix for this. It seems silly to have to unlock the phone and then have to put in your pattern to actually unlock the phone. Would be much easier if the phone went straight to the pattern unlock when it wakes. I tried the pre CM7 rom and that's how it works. There is no initial lock screen. When I wake my phone it goes straight to the pattern unlock page. The thing is I actually like many sense features, just not the extra lock screen.
I would also like a way around this........ but I doubt there's away.. (now imma have to flash cm7 to see if it's fixed in an aosp rom...)
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I have searched everywhere and I cannot find how to stop the normal unlock method and ONLY use the pattern to unlock the screen. I don't like having two unlock screens and I would like to use the pattern unlock. Is this possible without being built into a rom? I would prefer to remove the necessary files from the phone instead of installing new apps but anything is better than nothing right now.
On my hero i attempted to remove the sense unlock screen only to be greeted with the vanilla lockscreen.
I also tried using screenmodewidget but it disables both the lockscreen and pattern unlock.
Yeah, apps like "No Lock" do the same thing. Ugh.
Is this possible within a custom rom? anyone?
Id like this also, the pattern screen is a much sleeker looking screen than the standard unlock
it really makes no sense to have both
but no one can tell me how to make it just pattern lol
menu>settings>security>set unlock pattern.
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menu>settings>security>set unlock pattern.
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yes thats how you set it lol, how do i disable the HTC and vanilla lockscreens while keeping the pattern one?
davebu said:
yes thats how you set it lol, how do i disable the HTC and vanilla lockscreens while keeping the pattern one?
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LOL, i didn't realize that it showed the htc thing still. it shouldn't. it should just be the pattern showing when you turn the screen on.
sorry, until someone actually writes a 2.1 ROM for this phone (i think the only reason someone hasn't is because the 4g kernel stuff hasn't been released yet, even tho 2.1 aosp has), you may be stuck with that...
weird tho...i don't think my girlbuddy's incredible does that, and it's sense too...
here's a quick work-around to kind of have only pattern lock. So when the normal lock screen comes on, just hit the "Menu" key and that'll go away, now you have just the pattern lock. This way it seems quicker for me.
BTW, i'm using the nonSense ROM, so it comes with standard Droid lock with the lock on left and speaker on right.
throttle unlock:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/Table/Products/ThrottleLock/
Vrasidas said:
throttle unlock:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/Table/Products/ThrottleLock/
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Might be nice except....
"Prerequisites
* WM 5 / 6 / 6.1/ 6.5. Device."
Evos are android phones, not WinMobile
So, i've been searching the forums for an hour or so, trying to find a definitive answer for d2g...
I want to completely get rid of the system slider lock when using a pattern lock & widget locker
when i use mylock or no lock, widget locker crashes, and doesn't work anymore.
rooted/fission
any ideas?
just gonna poke at this again, still looking for a solution, not turning anything up
no lock works on my d2g just fine, try a reinstall? are you using the widget?
as far as im aware, i dont think anything exists to get rid of slide lock AND still have a pattern lock. at least thats what i read when i had my droid incredible.
It would be great to just hit the power button and enter pattern to unlock, but i've yet to find anything that works
ps i am also running fission
yea, exactly... that's where i'm at... not even sure if anyone is even working on this
kaltman said:
yea, exactly... that's where i'm at... not even sure if anyone is even working on this
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I dont think anyone is working on it (not entirely sure), but it would be great if someone created an app, hell I'll even pay for it, it would be useful as the motorola one is laggy
ok i been looking everywhere and cant find out how to remove the lockscreen files so it doesnt show up... i installed a lockscreen app (go locker) and once in a while it will make me have to unlock both lockscreens the defualt and the go locker.. and its really anoying and i just want to get rid of the original but apps loke no lock dont work they didnt help at all... i am rooted and am willing to do terminal commands if there are any for this... thank you for any help you guys offer...
Are you running a Rom with tsm parts?
no its a stock rooted debloated deodexed rom... i dont like a lot of the tsm features so i didnt care to have it... if i need it to do this then is there a zip that will install it for me??
I would love to know how to remove it as well
I remember seeing something about codes you can punch into the dialer to duo such a thing. I can't seem to locate the link right now though
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Maybe try this and once started install your lock screen?
Lockscreen: Agile Lock(has a free & paid version; paid is $1) - I would HIGHLY recommend this lockscreen for anyone who doesn't like the AOSP/Puzzle/Glass or just wants to use the HTC sense lockscreen(you know, the ring that has shortcuts and such). If you do choose this route you would need to follow the Androidcentral guide(http://forums.androidcentral.com/dro...en-charge.html) to remove your current lockscreen because all this app does is add a second lock to your phone, so you would need to unlock your phone twice if you want to get in. Before you do that BE WARNED this removes not only your lockscreen but your power button menu as well(you know, when you hold the power button to restart and boot into recovery). Instead it just powers your phone off, you can always re-enable your lockscreen very easily using the same guide so there's nothing to fear. This app has TONS of customization and is far superior to the zero customization the AOSP/stock locks have. I'd say the only issue this app has is the fact that you can't go to silent/sound like you can with the AOSP. Added picture(s).
Got that from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205428
Sorry for the long post but also found this.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/dr...ms-hacks/88577-remove-lock-screen-charge.html
I just searched and tried to help.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/dr...ms-hacks/88577-remove-lock-screen-charge.html
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/dr...ms-hacks/88577-remove-lock-screen-charge.html
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Yeah saw that one too.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/dr...ms-hacks/88577-remove-lock-screen-charge.html
I do not know is this is the same link as posted above, but this works, the only problem I have is that if you hold the power button to long it turns you phone off. Takes so getting used to, but the lock screen is history after you do this.
Entering that dialer code is one of the first things I do after flashing any ROM.
That works with ANY ROM & completely eliminates the totally useless annoying unlock screen.
Like the previous poster mentioned, it does take a little getting used to so you don't accidentally turn the phone off with the power button by holding it down too long.
~John
What do I need to do to have the pattern lock be the only lock screen I have? I removed the sense lock screen but that puts the ics lock screen first and then the pattern unlock which is a complete waste of time.
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Sense lock and pattern
Unfortunately I don't see a way to disable the HTC Sense lock since it it the only thing that protects the phones from input. You will have to unlock Sense before you can use whatever security settings you have applied.
The only thing I could see as a possiblity is removing the HTC Sense software but then what is the point of having the HTC One S? Most likely a custom ROM will be the only way to get the results you are looking for.
It is very easy to remove the sense lock screen. As I indicated, I already did that. Now the ics lockscreen comes before the pattern which makes no sense (pun not intended)
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I know this might sound like a pain, but using the facial recognition will also work, if the recognition doesnt recognize it goes to a pattern unlock.
You still need to unlock using the sense unlock or the ics unlock first.
OP, I'm not really sure how this is supposed to work, and I've never seen this behaviour on any ROM, ICS or Gingerbread. The problem is, how is the phone supposed to know that you want to unlock if there is no lock screen?
Let's say the phone is sleeping and the screen is off. No way to unlock right now. So then I press the power button to wake the phone. That doesn't necessarily mean I want to unlock it. Maybe I want to check the time, or see if I have any notifications. There needs to be a further action to tell the phone I want to unlock, which is the purpose of the lockscreen.
The pattern lock is not designed to BE a lockscreen, it is designed to prevent people unlocking your phone who are not authorised to do so.
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You still need to unlock using the sense unlock or the ics unlock first.
OP, I'm not really sure how this is supposed to work, and I've never seen this behaviour on any ROM, ICS or Gingerbread. The problem is, how is the phone supposed to know that you want to unlock if there is no lock screen?
Let's say the phone is sleeping and the screen is off. No way to unlock right now. So then I press the power button to wake the phone. That doesn't necessarily mean I want to unlock it. Maybe I want to check the time, or see if I have any notifications. There needs to be a further action to tell the phone I want to unlock, which is the purpose of the lockscreen.
The pattern lock is not designed to BE a lockscreen, it is designed to prevent people unlocking your phone who are not authorised to do so.
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I completely disagree. If you press the power button, you want to use your phone. If you want to check the time, do that in the status bar or the fact that it displays on the pattern screen regardless. There is no point in having an action to tell the phone I want to unlock it.
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I completely disagree. If you press the power button, you want to use your phone. If you want to check the time, do that in the status bar or the fact that it displays on the pattern screen regardless. There is no point in having an action to tell the phone I want to unlock it.
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You can disagree, but that's not the way that Android works, and it never has been. It's also not the way iPhone works, for that matter.
The fact that it has been this way "forever", isn't an argument for keeping it this way. What if we had to press the power button 20 times to wake it up? Would you like to keep it that way because it had always been that way? No, you would've said it was useless.
I want to use some sort of security, but I don't because the way it is now it just takes too much time.
If anyone made a lockscreen that way, that UI designer would probably get fired pretty quickly.
The fact is that the trend is going in completely the opposite direction of what you want; the trend as you can see from HTC's lockscreen and also the ICS lockscreen is to display more information on the lockscreen without having to unlock the phone (time, weather, notifications, music etc). That decision is the result of customer feedback and market research.
So the way the phone designers are looking at it is (in the case of using a pattern lock or face lock):
Step 1) Information screen (lock screen)
Step 2) Security screen
I think the closest to get to what you want to do is install something like volume wake + volume unlock, so you can press the key twice in quick succession to wake the phone and skip the first lock screen, and go to your pattern as fast as possible. There is no way that I know of to completely get rid of the lock screen totally.
It takes about 1/2 a second to swipe the ring to get to your pattern lock, so I think "it takes too much time" is a bit of an exaggeration.
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You can disagree, but that's not the way that Android works, and it never has been. It's also not the way iPhone works, for that matter.
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That's not true, the lock screen as he described it is exactly how my nexus one worked in Android 2.1-3. It is far simpler and provides all the information needed to either power off the screen or continue to unlock, in one step.
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That's not true, the lock screen as he described it is exactly how my nexus one worked in Android 2.1-3. It is far simpler and provides all the information needed to either power off the screen or continue to unlock, in one step.
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I have always used a hidden lock screen with gesture unlock. So when I hit my power button, I see some basic information. No indication it is a security or lock screen, until I enter my special gesture to unlock the phone.
I agree with the OP, there needs to be more options. Can't wait for CM 9...
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You can disagree, but that's not the way that Android works, and it never has been. It's also not the way iPhone works, for that matter.
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Android has NOT always been this way, CM7 definitely had this behaviour. Ie no pattern unlock = ICS lock screen. If you have a pattern lock, the ICS screen does not get used.
So + 1 for the op on this, I really can't stand having to unlock twice to use my phone, but I still want the security of the pattern unlock or the number lock or the face unlock.... Pleeeease!
OK, I admit: I was completely wrong. Very sorry.
I tried this on AOSP Gingerbread and ICS, and in both cases, the pattern lock is part of the lockscreen that comes on when you turn on the screen, as OP said.
The problem that you have is that the pattern unlock HTC's pattern unlock app, it is not the normal Android pattern unlock (you can tell by the icon design, fonts etc). So it can't integrate with the stock lockscreen.
The only way to do what you want is to get rid of Sense 100% (not just hiding it), and that means use an AOSP-based ROM such as CM9, AOKP or "JollyRancher".
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OK, I admit: I was completely wrong. Very sorry.
I tried this on AOSP Gingerbread and ICS, and in both cases, the pattern lock is part of the lockscreen that comes on when you turn on the screen, as OP said.
The problem that you have is that the pattern unlock HTC's pattern unlock app, it is not the normal Android pattern unlock (you can tell by the icon design, fonts etc). So it can't integrate with the stock lockscreen.
The only way to do what you want is to get rid of Sense 100% (not just hiding it), and that means use an AOSP-based ROM such as CM9, AOKP or "JollyRancher".
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Thats what I hear! LeeDroid told me pretty much the same.. I normally would have jumped to go AOSP, but Sense isnt so heavy now and I quite like the framework, i.e the copy paste stuff, the browser seems to be more capable with handling frames etc.. I have changed my launcher, so I now get pretty much the best of both worlds!
But damn that forced lock screen!
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The answer is already there at the end of my last post. What you want is not possible on a sense rom, so go install CM9.
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Hey, so let me get straight to the question: Is there anyway to get a lockscreen AND security input on the myTouch 4G Slide? Without having to unlock my phone and do all those fancy stuff, like is there an app (preferably free) somewhere that allows me to have both?
I love the lockscreen themes (calls, sms, etc.), but I also want my phone secured, just incase someone decides to look at my phone. Sorry if this has been already posted and thanks in advance!
So to be clear..
You want to be able to view your phones lock screen as if you didn't have a security lock on it (i.e. Not directly to "draw unlock pattern" screen upon waking the device) but then when you swipe the ring to unlock it you want it to then prompt for a security code?
If so.. I'm not sure what t mobile stock rom allows but I know the new sense 4 Roms are exactly this way without additional settings you just set your password and it does this. What does the stock ROM do?
It's been soo long since using that rom So i dont know.
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both CM and AOKP have these options. i too wanted this back when i was on virtuous inquisition. once cm9 official came out, i tried it out, found the setting in the lockscreen settings page. these ones are even better and let you put more apps onto the lockring (besides just unlock and camera).
if you want sense still...i would have no clue lol