I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. It recently was warrantied with an identical unit -- the previous one was rooted and ROMed; this one is stock ICS.
Like most android phones, when any form of screen lock is enabled, my phone presents an "Emergency Call" option there on the lock screen. I realize this is present by law, bla bla bla..... I also have read through around 2-dozen threads on the subject... This is apparently a hot topic, please excuse this addition to the discussion.
While I have never butt-dialed 911, I have a very tenacious toddler who had developed the super power of finding my hidden phone (regardless of where it is), who then proceeds to fiddle with it until 911 is called. This has now happened on several occasions. I am unable to find any way to disable the call 911 feature when the phone is locked. Reading today, it was suggested that ~20% of all 911 calls in US and Canada are accidentally dialed from the "Emergency Call" button from the locked screen.
It would seem my only options are to leave my phone unlocked, allowing my kids to screw everything up, or lock the phone, allowing my toddler to place emergency calls.
Today a third option occurred to me. If there was an app that provided a Second Lock Screen, I could leave my phone 'unlocked', never revealing the dreaded Emergency Call button. The phone could be configured to have NO LOCK, or just SWIPE, but then the second lock screen would pop up, offering the standard security options, but with no possibility of placing an emergency call. I would hope for an option that required either no extra actions/swipes, or only one to access the locked phone.
This would be different from the plethora of app locks that are readily available -- I do NOT want to have to unlock individual apps.
Is anyone familiar with an app that would provide this functionality, or of another work-around that would allow me to secure my phone without the 911 hassles? If I need to place an emergency call, I would simply dial it manually, and if there is no SIM card, the emergency call functions remain present, which sounds like a good idea to me.
As a final thought, I do not remember having this problem with my previously ROMed phone. I can't recollect if it had the same emergency call options from the locked screen.
Thank you!
-Steve
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So I'm new to android (I'm only one week old ) and I'm amazed of course.
I tried to find an answer to my question (below) using an application from market or within my sn xperia neo v settings but nothing for 2 days now .
So here is my question:
When i receive a call, is it possible to first, unlock screen ( so that i have access to menu of phone) and THEN choose weather to answer the call or not.
just curious, why not decline the call right away instead of going into menu if its a phone call you don't want to answer.
But I DO want to answer it. I just want this to happen AFTER I can access the main menu or an app i want to open first.
I don't think it is possible anymore. Reason is that it was a security weakness. You could have someones locked phone, call it yourself, hit the menu button while ringing, and bypass the lock screen completely thus having free reign of someone elses previously locked phone.
There are some videos on YouTube showing you how to do it from 2010. The security hole seems to have been patched.
First of all, thanks you guys for the replies.
But I don't want the phone to unlock itself when someone calls.
All I want is when someone calls to have the choice to be able to access my phone's menu by unlocking it with slide or code or whatever I have and then IF I want to answer the phone or not.
I don't want to bypass the lockscreen. On the contrary!
Edit:What happens now is that when someone calls FIRST I have to answer or decline the call, THEN to unlock with slide/code, and THEN access the menu. I hope I haven't confused anyone.
We understand what you are trying to do. Not sure why though. But what you want to do would in effect bypass the security and that hole has been patched.
Just curious. What do you need to access before you answer or decline?
I want to access the office as soon as possible. Because of multitasking office closes automaticaly and i cannot keep it locked in order to stay open when certain people call me i have to keep them waiting to give them information they need. I have to answer, then i have to open office,open the file, go to the information i need and then give it to them.All that and the one who calls has to wait 'till i do all that.
So because i cannot lock an app in order to force it to stay open i figured, at least i can first open the file i want and then answer the phone.
I hope it makes some sense to you.
Again thanks for trying
Hi,
First I want to tell you, that I'm from Poland, so You will propably find large numbers of errors in this.
Please, imagine this situation written below:
One day Jaccob was on city centre with their friend. There were no signs of such an accident. Suddenly one of his friends fell to the ground. He hit hardly head and not only lost unconscious, but he stopped to breath. Jacob was panicked. He was remembering sth from first aid course lessons from his school, but he have trouble to do anything. He decided to call emergency - and what? He took his phone and was trying to call, but when he touched the telephone app, the phone freezed, and few seconds later he saw the booting screen. And second was passing. In about a 3 minutes he was able to do call. For luck, someone else called emergency earlier and friend of Jacob was saved by paramedics.
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It's only a story, not true at all, but some day it can happen.
It's my big petition for all developers of phones and systems: Together - let's create a special mode, to able turn on the phone and make emergency call in shortest time.
For example: a special key sequence that will trigger emergency call menu on any phone and a special menu item in Recovery.
Sorry for my bad English. I believe that You will understand me.
The problem is that special mode or not the phone software has to be operating properly for the phone to make any sort of call - if it fails and has to restart when you want to make a call then you have to wait until the restart is completed - end of story (especially for friend of Jacob)..
Many modern phones already allow an emergency call to a pre-progammed number even if the phone is locked just by holding down a single key.
Jaccob could also have a heart attack when he's trying to make the call - or get hit by lightening - or fall into a sink hole.
Even a "dumb" phone can potentially fail.
What if Jaccob had been playing Angry Birds all day and drained his battery and found out his phone had no charge when he went to place a call ?
What if he dropped the phone and it broke or fell in a puddle ?
My phone reboots in less than 1 minute, it can make an emergency call from the lock screen, and I have never had it freeze. I don't think this is an issue. It's possible, sure (I've had other Android devices freeze - so I'm sure a phone could, too).
I'm not sure how much faster it could really be, even with some kind of stripped-down OS. Android is such a light system already. And who would develop and make sure this emergency OS worked for all phones, and make them compatible with so many ? How would the phone know to trigger it ?
Lots of modern phones don't even have full key-pads any more. The fastest way for me to get to the dialer would be to just hit the wake button and tap the "emergency call" button on the screen. Even if I had to unlock it, I would just put in my pattern and tap once the "phone" app's button. I tried it and even with having to close out of an app I had open, it took me five seconds to do all of that.
Other people have different phones, but all Android phones are fairly similar in those functions from what I know. I think they've done all they can to make it fast and easy to make a phone call in an emergency.
Heck, what if Jaccob was born in the 1920s and he didn't have a cell phone at all ? When I was a kid, cell-phones weren't yet completely common - we had to run inside to make an emergency call, or to the nearest open business or even pay-phone. It's great that cell-phones can connect people in times of need, and I think it's good to see how much they already do even if they're not infallible.
Honestly, in the situation described the "solution" for any day and age would be better CPR and emergency aid classes (although Hollywood movies are doing a decent job with this - they're not always right in their techniques, but people have saved lives because they imitated what they knew from watching CPR performed in countless films). You can't always rely on technology or someone coming to save you. What if they were somewhere with no phone reception to even make an emergency call ? Yes, the technology should be as reliable as possible and make emergency functions accessible, but there is only so much you can do. Electronic devices can and do fail. Systems crash, batteries die.
it already exists, its called 999. but if your phone is switched off or out of battery well then your out of luck. It would be easier to convice everyone to carry a back-up phone than do this kind of mod
Anyone else having problems accidentally calling 911 from your lock screen? I have seen several posts online about Samsung phones & people having problems with dialing 911 from their lock screen. I have been using swipe for my lock screen & with that there is no emergency icon. Well I just started using my finger print scanner as my security & when u enable that, (or any other security) it puts a emergency icon on the bottom right corner that you can swipe up to call 911 & since I have started using this at 12am I have pocket dialed 911 twice! Every other security on the stock lock screen has the same thing! Is there any way to disable this? There's nothing in the lock screen ootions! I want to be able to use my finger print scanner without calling 911! I can't believe it's so easy for my locked phone in my pocket to call 911! Is there any advanced users that could look through SQ editor & see if maybe there's something in there that could disable it? I am rooted on Sprint Kk stock. I don't really want to use another lock screen unless I have no other options but seeing how almost anything in our phones can be deleted,changed,added,edited,revamped ect by the geniuses today, I hope someone is able to figure this out.
Allow Mock locations. And annoying "hold" on calls every time phone put up to my ear.
I have a galaxy s6.
SM-G920I to be exact
Running marshmellow
I have enabled developer options
I can not find the option allow mock locations at all.
It used to be there before the update.
I have tried resetting the device.
It seems the option has completely vanished.
Is there any way to bring the option back?
The only mock location option is the option to select a single app.
So have they done away with the option. And just included the option to select a single app?
Ps I'm sure the mock location option was there on my old s6.( Identical model and carrier also software version was also Marshmellow same build)
Also
Is there any way to reduce the touch sensitivity on this device. I know there is on the s5.
Every time I call and put the phone upto my ear it places the call on hold. Very embarrassing.
I'm deaf in my left ear so I need to use my right ear..
But every time I do. My ear touches the hold button.
I've tried searching for an app that replaces the in call screen. I've tried apps that "reduce sensitivity" there must be something I can do? Even move the hold button?
I don't want to root my phone as its only a month old.
I'd only root if I can guarantee the Knox counter won't trip.
I'm aware the hold issue is very common however have not been able to find a resolution.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have searched Google for answers but can't find anything.
Thanks
Proximity sensor isn't being triggered correctly, not an uncommon problem. Most blame it on how the phone is held.
As a workaround, hit the power button before putting the phone up to your ear, to lock the screen.
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I searched and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, but here's some background:
-My wife and I have a one year old that likes to hold phones, slam them on tables, toss them, etc.
-My phone recently cracked and we don't want hers to do the same.
-We have some old spare phones of various makes and models.
What I am wondering is, I know when you boot up a disconnected phone in the US, it can still make emergency calls and obviously I don't want my toddler bothering EMS. Do you know of a way to root/jailbreak (we have both androids and iPhones available for this) and completely remove the emergency call function? Or, simply, do you know if airplane mode supercedes emergency call? I don't really want to test call my local EMS. His face lights up (pun not intended, but we'll go with it) when he can make the screen come on, but he is surprisingly good at messing with settings unintentionally. He frequently puts my mother-in-law's iPhone on do not disturb, which is why I'm not certain I want to bank on airplane mode, if there's a more sure option.
You can use Package Disabler or a adb edit to disable emergency mode.
A phone isn't suitable playtoy for a 1yo Get them a interactive childproof toy that lights up.