Hi am currently on Android 2.3.5 and I need some type of app that will allow me to control screen-lock PIN expiration in days, set minimum PIN/Password lenght, set the number of used PIN/Password history, number of PIN/Password attempts before phone locks out and etc....That sort of stuff.
I am aware that most corporations and esp. the Government apps allows this, but these are centrally managed. But I need one for my own personal setting which I can manage and set myself.
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Not quite too sure how to name this thread, but is there anything like Sense for TW or AOSP where you can set a time out for how long until the screen lock shows up? This is different than the option that is currently present where it will not show a screen and go right back into whatever you had open if the power button or screen timeout is hit.
Sense would basically still show you the lock screen, but wouldn't prompt for the pin or password if within the time that you set.
Im running AOKP M1 and under security i have an option for
"automatically lock:"
with options for how many seeconds i want it to lock after it is in sleep mode.
you should be able to set your timeout option in display.
i dont think this helped you, but maybe you can play with the settings to do what you want. good lcuk, maybe someone will have a mroe helpful answer.
In theory if you set the timout display to a certain amount, and the automatically lock to a certain amount you might kind of find what youre looking for.
I'm sure there are a few of you that share annoyance about this. Here's an entire AOSP issue tracker devoted to it: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=79889
I use an NFC implant to unlock my phone. It worked beautifully on 4.4.4 with Xposed. Lollipop brings NFC unlock with smart unlock, but after scanning an authenticated tag, you are presented with an additional keyguard that you then have to swipe. Even if you're simply using pattern unlock, you have to hit that little arrow at the bottom of the keyguard before you're presented with the pattern grid. Unlocking requires an extra swipe. Stupid.
With Secure Settings/Tasker, disabling keyguard/pattern causes the "Black Screen of Death" which renders the phone useless until reboot. As a result, I've stayed on KitKat.
Can a developer implement settings to disable that keyguard conmpletely? So if you're using standard PIN or pattern you're presented with the pin input or pattern grid immediately, or in my case, once the NFC tag is scanned it brings me straight to the homescreen?
Bump. Someone?
Bump
Wanting to implement this as well... xposed module that used to do it on 4.4 no longer works on lollipop
I've been using WidgetLocker from TeslaCoil Software for years. They sadly have stopped working on it and removed it from the play market. So, I decided to figure out how to show my home screen BEFORE unlocking my phone.
It was actually pretty easy. I think you have to be rooted because you have to change application settings.
1) Download an application settings app
I used the Applications Settings app from Xposed, others might work. You have to be able to let apps show while locked. (Also convenient for note taking on the go).
2) Use said app settings app to change the settings for your Home screen app and let it show while locked.
This lets you get to your home screen by pressing softkeys IF it was that last app you were in. Otherwise it forces you to unlock and then goes to the last used app. Not what we want.
3) Install some kind of lockscreen app that lets you put Shortcuts on the lockscreen. I'm using WidgetUnlocker, I lost it in phone wipe without knowing that it was not in the market and downloaded it elsewhere. I had already paid for it and the developer directly told me that they are not working on it anymore in favor of NovaLauncher. I think that there are other lock screen apps that will let you add shortcuts to shortcuts.
3) In said app, make a shortcut that points to Activities -> (YourHomeScreenAppName/Launcher) -> com.android.launcher2.Launcher
TADA! You can now access your home screen before drawing your pattern or pin by using the shortcut you created. You can interact with folders and widgets on your home screen. However, your pattern unlock will appear whenever you try to click on anything that would switch to another app. I've played with this quite extensively and have only one way to get past the pattern; but, it only lets me change the settings with WidgetLocker. .. So, someone could say, add a email / txt / etc widget to WidgetLocker that would let them scroll through you emails or txts etc. However, they would NOT be able to click and access the whole message. (That requires switching to another app besides your Homescreen/Launcher and hence your pattern lock will pop up.)
NOTE: I am not sure exactly how this will work with other lockscreen apps. I'm guessing that it will work with any app that still lets you use your devices pattern or pin lock. I'm not sure about the ones that make you use their app for a pattern etc lock.
I have a dilemma, is it in anyway possible to lock access to settings via the default Huawei App Lock? sibling changes all settings whenever he takes the phone, really annoying af.
No. You need a third party app locker.
Add user and have a different password for it. It will be limited to the account he uses and not to yours so everything will be fine.
That could work too.
1. Private Space
Settings > Security & privacy > PrivateSpace
Private Space is a separate account where you can hide all of your private files, photos, videos and apps. You setup this account with a pin and fingerprint password. After you're all set up, you can access your private space by pressing the fingerprint sensor which will log you in to your separate account. Your main fingerprint will be used for your primary account and a separate fingerprint will be used to access your private space. It's really fast and secure, which makes this a great EMUI feature.
2. Face Unlock
Settings > Security & privacy > Face unlock
Face unlock technology has gotten so good, that it's now one of the favorite way to unlock your phone. After setting up your your face unlock on your Honor 10, picking up your phone will automatically trigger the face detection. It only takes a fraction of a second for your phone to unlock. I use face unlock with my Honor 10 and it works from all different angles and lighting conditions.
3. App Lock
Settings > Security & privacy > App Lock
In EMUI 8.1, you don't need to download an additional app to lock specific applications with a password. In your settings, you can toggle which apps to be locked behind a four digit pass code. You can also associate a fingerprint with the locked app, so you can unlock with your finger as well. I use the app for my file manage, Play store, Gallery and Snapchat.
4. File Safe
Settings > Security & privacy > File safe
File safe is a security feature that lets you set an encryption to specific files and folders within your Honor 10. When trying to access these files through the file manager, you'll get a password prompt to continue.