Hi All,
I am trying to find an alternative to the ugly password screen that comes up every hour when the phone is idle. I am using Exchange email and the policy forces me to use password every one hour. I have to enter my password soooooo many times a day. I installed Slide2Unlock and I was hoping that would automatically enter the password for me but it doesn't. Any other ideas???
Thanks in advance.
Follow the instructions on this webpage: http://khason.net/blog/how-to-disable-exchange-security-policy-for-windows-mobile-devices/
If you're not comfortable editing your phone's registry, he does provide a program that will do it for you at the bottom of the article.
Awesome, thank you
This actually maybe more of a bug than a setting.
1) Do not setup your exchange account settings yet
2) go to menu > setting > security and set a screen unlock pattern
3) set up your exchange account settings and sync
3a) if your server security requires a pin unlock it will ask you now
3b) go ahead and setup a pin
4) now you'll notice when you turn on the screen you have to swipe down with the htc lock screen then a pin then a pattern unlock.
5) install lockpicker and disable the exchange screen password requirement
6) Now you will swipe down then do the pattern unlock
I hated typing in a pin every time i used my phone when i was on WM and find this is a decent alternative.
To change your lock pattern once you have everything set:
"to reset the unlock pattern, simply enter the wrong pattern 5 times, and then login with your google account. As soon as you've done that, then you are prompted for a new pattern." -- kitstable (Thanks!)
Also here's a nice widget to toggle your lock pattern
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.lockpatternonoff
Hope it helps.
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Updates for 2.2:
Look at this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=655649
Follow the instructions as you will have to run the script to edit the mail.apk or email.apk depending on whether you are using ASOP or Sense client.
I am running this using the vael rom and it works very well.
Exactly what I was looking for thank you.
Thanks for that, just what I was looking for.
I started with a easy pattern, so found this out trying to change it - to reset the unlock pattern, simply enter the wrong pattern 5 times, and then login with your google account.
As soon as you've done that you're prompted for a new pattern.
Thank you.
You can grab Quick Settings off the market, this will allow you to toggle the pattern on and off, and change the pattern.
cant seem to change the unlock pattern with quick settings but putting in the wrong pattern 5 times then changing seems to work. Also found a cool widget called lockpattern onoff that allows you to toggle whether you want your lock pattern or not.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.lockpatternonoff
Very helpful. Thank you.
I followed the directions here and entered the password for Exchange when prompted. I let the screen go and went to unlock, but I didn't have the pattern unlock. I just typed in the password and that is it. Looking at the security settings I now see options for the password and not the visible pattern.
Do have to use a pin for this trick to work? Or did the latest OTA improve security?
You sure you set the patern unlock and verified it worked prior to setting up your exchange account?
With Froyo, I think this functionality is built-in (i.e, you can use pattern unlock for Exchange) without having to go through all the steps mentioned.
I remember being able to do this with one of the CM6 nightly builds.
regulator207 said:
You sure you set the patern unlock and verified it worked prior to setting up your exchange account?
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Yes, I did verify it before syncing with Exchange. I also created a NAND backup before syncing and after verifying pattern unlock. And if I restore I will go back and it will prompt me to pattern unlock before going into phone.
So even though the Exchange guy told me its just a pin, it appears the policy on the mail server is requiring a password, something strong than just a pin. So I think that is why I am unable to make use of this.
webs05 said:
So even though the Exchange guy told me its just a pin, it appears the policy on the mail server is requiring a password, something strong than just a pin. So I think that is why I am unable to make use of this.
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are you running 2.1 or 2.2?
I have not tried this, but I am unable to use a pattern unlock by default because of the security requirements. I am only able to use pin/password. I'm on 2.2 rooted now.
What sucks since GOING to 2.2 is that I can't use Swype to unlock the phone. I didn't mind the password since I could draw it with Swype. I hate the password/pin stuff . . . WITHOUT Swype.
Anyway to reenable Swype's use for password entry on 2.2?
lockpicker says its not supported by 2.2. it worked great on 2.1, but i guess the new build really messed it up.
if the dev of lockpicker would make the app work with 2.2, I, and many other would donate pretty good, Im sure.
Or if another dev could make an optionin teh security tab to lock screen after , say, 24 hours of no activity, instead of 15 at teh longest, that would be great...
Just updated first post to reflect some development regarding this feature on 2.2
LAYGO said:
I have not tried this, but I am unable to use a pattern unlock by default because of the security requirements. I am only able to use pin/password. I'm on 2.2 rooted now.
What sucks since GOING to 2.2 is that I can't use Swype to unlock the phone. I didn't mind the password since I could draw it with Swype. I hate the password/pin stuff . . . WITHOUT Swype.
Anyway to reenable Swype's use for password entry on 2.2?
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Swype works fine for me on 2.2. Just this method doesn't seem to work at all for me. I think the requirements from our Exchange policy are on the strict side.
There was a post on xda forums that used adb to go in and change the settings on the phone to force it to do what lockpicker did but this didn't require an app or even a background service to be running. I am unable to find that post now but I wonder if those same adb commands would work on 2.2. If so we wouldn't have to wait for lock picker to be updated and we could get rid of that background service and save some battery life. I can't remember what section it was in and searching returns too many duplicate posts making it very time consuming to look through that mess to find what I am looking for. If i ever find it I will link it in here.
I have this saved at work, I'll test and post it to see if it works.
strongsad said:
There was a post on xda forums that used adb to go in and change the settings on the phone to force it to do what lockpicker did but this didn't require an app or even a background service to be running. I am unable to find that post now but I wonder if those same adb commands would work on 2.2. If so we wouldn't have to wait for lock picker to be updated and we could get rid of that background service and save some battery life. I can't remember what section it was in and searching returns too many duplicate posts making it very time consuming to look through that mess to find what I am looking for. If i ever find it I will link it in here.
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Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
EXCHANGE PASSWORD BYPASS
0. BACKUP settings.db
1. adb shell
2. cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
3. sqlite3 settings.db
4. update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockexchange.enable';
5. .exit
I am testing this now, and will let you know.
I know this is kind of stupid but I was wondering if there was any sort of hack or registry edit so that there isn't a minimum length on a pattern lock. Android required that you use at least 4 Dots which actually sort of bugs me because I want my pattern to be super simple to avoid failed attempts. Just brushing across the bottom row, or maybe even just tapping a single dot. A one dot password might seem stupid but if you thing about it, if you handed a person your phone and said, "guess my password" nobody is going to be trying 1 or 2 dot combinations. Everyone is going to draw a pattern. Just wondering if this was at all possible.
agreeing
i completely agree with this request. i too would like to have a single dot password for my phone. this does not seem that unreasonable, there is no rule requiring a password. what difference should it make how long it is? i truthfully do not care to have a password on my phone at all for security reasons. it's incontinent and what does it matter if the phone is stolen? i just prefer that the password screen comes up this if someone just picks up my phone they will think it's locked and hopefully just leave it alone
New N5 owner, coming from stock, unrooted GNex and rooted Nexus One prior
The two main issues I'm having currently are:
1) at LEAST once per day, my N5's power button does NOT turn the screen for the device on. The only thing I can do is hold down the power button to get a full-reboot. I've been trying to figure out what is causing this to happen. My screen time-out is set to 30-sec and I do NOT have a passcode/pattern set (only slide to unlock). No widgets on lock-screen.
2) for wifi connections that need to be authenticated with a username and password, my N5 is NOT remembering the info and is not auto-populating the fields. My Gnex would have the username and password both filled in whenever the authentication page loaded and all I needed to do was hit submit. On my N5, both fields are and the password is not being remembered. Not sure why this is. It remembers all of passwords for home router etc just fine, but authenticated wifi's with UN/PW are not being retained.
anyone else experiencing any of these issues?
additionally MINOR issue: whenever I update an app, the check box used to stay in the notification bar until I cleared it or opened the app. Now they are IMMEDIATELY disappearing. Is this a 4.4.2 Kit Kat thing? I'm using KitKat Launcher by KK App Team as my default (don't think this is the problem).
Anyone?? Bueller ????
Edit: found the answer to my play store notifications. Using the app "Changelog Droid" I had the option enabled to hide all Play Store updates.
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2nd update..... Had to call Google and schedule a RMA. no solution for screen not coming back on.
I've been using various password manager apps - particularly either Google or Bitwarden. And...they've worked.
But recently I'm finding certain apps that don't seem to trigger the autofill function - or when they do trigger the popup is displayed for a moment and then disappears. Historically I've used Samsung phones (last was a Note 8) but I'm going away from Samsung and I'm now using Google Pixel 6a if it matters. Now running Android 13.
I'm also seeing changes in the password fields themselves - now I have to press and *hold* the "eye" button to be able to see the entered password. I'm so sick of this obfuscation and pretend security being pushed on users - I'd love to be able to turn this off at a user level if at all possible.
So...any tips for making password entry easier? I'll even take biometric options that can be utilized at a user level. I'm experimenting with some keyboard options that will save frequently used words for non-critical passwords - now I'm fighting (Chroomy) wanting to insert a leading space when it pastes the word.