[Q] Xposed + GravityBox lockscreen strangeness - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't seem to post into the development forums because I'm new, so I guess I'll try here...
Last night I installed xposed + gravitybox module and enabled the Maximize widgets on the lockscreen setting. I've got Dashclock on there at the moment and just slide unlock (no pin/password).
The expanding widget parts works just as it should, and I get the lower lock icon. But when I touch it, I can either slide it up (then it collapses into a lockring and I can unlock in the normal fashion), or I can hold the lock icon and it unlocks. This second case weird to me, it seems like it unlocks way too easily. I know before installing gravitybox, holding down the lock into would only collapse the widget, which is what I would've expected it to do.
I have basically stock n5, 4.4.2, rooted, no other xposed modules installed. Playing around with gravitybox settings doesn't seem to change this weirdness.
Any ideas?? Thanks.

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Disable stock lockscreen in titanium?

What is the service called so I can freeze it?
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You cant freeze that. There is nothing to freeze.
Why not just go to the Security portion of settings and disable the lockscreen? Just dont put any pattern, pin, or anything. Then anytime you lock the screen it just powers down the screen, hit the power button and its back on, no lock screens of any kinds.
Dixit
Thanks.
But I want a lockscreen.
I use WidgetLocker and every once in awhile, I get the stock lockscreen and have to swipe it away, then I get the Widgetlocker screen immediately after and have to swipe that away also.
And a couple other buggy type gremlin stuff. Nothing serious, just bits of annoying.
So it would be easier if I could just delete or freeze the stock lockscreen.
CZ Eddie said:
Thanks.
But I want a lockscreen.
I use WidgetLocker and every once in awhile, I get the stock lockscreen and have to swipe it away, then I get the Widgetlocker screen immediately after and have to swipe that away also.
And a couple other buggy type gremlin stuff. Nothing serious, just bits of annoying.
So it would be easier if I could just delete or freeze the stock lockscreen.
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Your not going to be able to freeze it because its not really an app to freeze. Its part of the android.policy.jar and framework-res.apk file. This is what the rom makers mess with when they forcing say the AOSP lockscreen.
As far as why the stock one keeps showing up, something is not right, if you set the lockscreen to none on the security settings, then the widgetlocker should be the only one showing up, you shouldnt have two lockscreens. That only happens if you have the security set to a native lockscreen and then widget locker is sitting on top of that.
Dixit
dixit said:
if you set the lockscreen to none on the security settings, then the widgetlocker should be the only one showing up, you shouldnt have two lockscreens. That only happens if you have the security set to a native lockscreen and then widget locker is sitting on top of that.
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Huh, if that's the way it's supposed to be done, then I wonder why WidgetLocker doesn't do it for me.
I just turned off the lockscreen in security (I think) and WidgetLocker is still working. I assumed it would be disabled also, if I turned off lockscreen. We'll see if this does the trick. Thanks.
The lockscreen settings in the settings tab only affects the original one, it cant adjust the widgetlocker one. It doesnt even know about that.
So if you removed the lockscreen from settings, it wont show the original samsung one anymore. If they still have Widgetlocker installed and enabled, it will then be your lockscreen. If you dont want that, then you need to disable Widgetlocker and either get another one you like or put the samsung one back on since you said you still want some type of lock screen, otherwise you wont have any lock screen, just a screen power off.
The lockscreen apps unfortunately cant modify the existing base OS code, they litterally just sit on top of the existing one and sort of inject themselves in there by you giving them the default. But if the stock/samsung one is enabled it still goes into effect, thats why you end up with two lockscreens. So basically you need to enable just one of them.
Dixit
dixit said:
Your not going to be able to freeze it because its not really an app to freeze. Its part of the android.policy.jar and framework-res.apk file. This is what the rom makers mess with when they forcing say the AOSP lockscreen.
As far as why the stock one keeps showing up, something is not right, if you set the lockscreen to none on the security settings, then the widgetlocker should be the only one showing up, you shouldnt have two lockscreens. That only happens if you have the security set to a native lockscreen and then widget locker is sitting on top of that.
Dixit
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Yeah, that works up until a reboot. Then the stock one pops up again
xcrazydx said:
Yeah, that works up until a reboot. Then the stock one pops up again
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Yep, it looks like you can disable any security settings that pertain to the default lockscreen. Like removing a pin, or special drawing function to unlock.
But it doesn't actually remove the lockscreen itself.
So I tried "No Lock":
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...nolock&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
This completely disables the default lockscreen.
But on reboot, you still see the lockscreen for like two seconds, then it goes away on its own.
I'll try this combo with WidgetLocker for awhile to see how it works. So far so good, but the real test will be over a few days use.
Sometimes that stock lock screen would come up when I bring the phone out of deep sleep. It's fairly rare, just enough to be a small annoyance.
CZ Eddie said:
Yep, it looks like you can disable any security settings that pertain to the default lockscreen. Like removing a pin, or special drawing function to unlock.
But it doesn't actually remove the lockscreen itself.
So I tried "No Lock":
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...nolock&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
This completely disables the default lockscreen.
But on reboot, you still see the lockscreen for like two seconds, then it goes away on its own.
I'll try this combo with WidgetLocker for awhile to see how it works. So far so good, but the real test will be over a few days use.
Sometimes that stock lock screen would come up when I bring the phone out of deep sleep. It's fairly rare, just enough to be a small annoyance.
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Are you on a rom with 14 toggle? If It has a locksreen toggle, thats what I used when I used golocker. It never showed stock, except on a reboot.

swipe up goto sleep mode trick

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
no root required Install screen off and lock then swipe up from Home button in the option list select always for screen off .double tap wakeup swipe up sleep mode perfect for me now .
Are there alternatives? I use swipe up from home/nav bar heavily for searches/Google Now.
PcFish said:
Are there alternatives? I use swipe up from home/nav bar heavily for searches/Google Now.
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If you used the elemental x kernel you can choose to swipe acroos the nav bar. There is also a mod in the sense toolbox (xposed module) to use hold the back button when on the homescreen to go to sleep.
420SYN said:
If you used the elemental x kernel you can choose to swipe acroos the nav bar. There is also a mod in the sense toolbox (xposed module) to use hold the back button when on the homescreen to go to sleep.
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If you have something like nova launcher you can use the above program to sleep your phone using knock or swipe gestures. There is also an exposed module with swipe gesture shortcuts to turn off your phone. It's sense 6 or gravitybox I can't remember. I use insertcoins tap time to sleep since I like BlinkFeed launcher and xposed seems to marginally slow down the UI
TURBOGAMECAT said:
If you have something like nova launcher you can use the above program to sleep your phone using knock or swipe gestures. There is also an exposed module with swipe gesture shortcuts to turn off your phone. It's sense 6 or gravitybox I can't remember. I use insertcoins tap time to sleep since I like BlinkFeed launcher and xposed seems to marginally slow down the UI
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I don't notice Nova launcher has this function Before known this trick I'm using nova now migrate To it .Tqvm
Thanks for the tip! I already had this app, but did not know you can swipe up from the homescreen to lock. I relied on the widget, but its much easier to swipe up on any screen
I was just talking to my friend about this the other day since we both had galaxy s3s and the power buttons broke around the same time. Thanks for the heads up
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Thank you for this! I never use Google Now myself so this is the perfect solution for me as I wanted a way to swipe to lock the phone.
Hi guys you all are welcome. We are here sharing and learning. ?
Great thnx for sharing. Been using the HTC gesture listener but the three finger thing was quite cumbersome to use. this one seems far better
Nice app! I've noticed that you can now double tap to unlock even if you didn't pick up the phone first and it's already in your hand. Also if the phone is sitting on your desk you don't have to pick it up to unlock anymore......just double tap. Very nice indeed.

ART, Xposed, and the G3 Tweaksbox

I am just curious on what would happen if I were to uninstall Xposed so as to allow a personally experimental switch to ART. That said, I have made use of several cosmetic tweaks and a couple practical ones with the Tweakbox. What would happen to those tweaks? Would they stay? Would it possibly brick the phone for reasons I am not knowledgeable on?
I appreciate your input, and apologize if my questions are useless.
So, I disabled the module, rebooted, uninstalled Xposed, and rebooted again. The results were: most tweaks (other then nav bar menu button and app drawer grid change) reverted, and o was able to successfully change to ART. Results of that pending. I am curious why these tweaks remained.
First note, likely due to remaining tweak, the normal settings nav button menu won't open.

[Q] Can't Override Smart Lock

Hello XDA. I have been running the cm12 nightlies and it has been amazing. I just have one problem. That problem is that when using trusted location with smart lock, touching the lock icon does nothing, whereas it used to lock the device until I entered my pin code. I am bootloader unlocked and rooted with TWRP 2.8.5.1. I also have xposed 3.0 alpha 2 and the following modules:
Always expandable notifications
Chromepie
DisableFlagSecure
Gravitybox [LP]
Greenify
Heads Up Hide
Lolistat
Native Clip Board
Network Speed Indicator
PlayPermissionsExposed
Screenshot Delay Remover
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True Silent Mode
XInstaller
Xposed GEL Settings
YouTube Background Playback
Sorry for the long list. Just wanted to get it all out there. Is anyone else experiencing this behavior?

How to move the NavBar in the back using SmartKey and having a fullscreen display?

Hi! I'm pretty new here.
I was wondering if it is possible to move the navbar buttons in the "back", using the smart key (single press for Home, double for Multitasking ecc.) and so, by using another tweak let the Navbar disappear getting a fullscreen display? Obviously by rooting.
Anyone got some idea?
Hi there. I've done it. You need Android M with root+twrp and xposed.
Then you just need two xposed modules.
1. xposed additions- allows you to map actions to physical buttons. I've set the FPS button to: 1 click=back, long click=home, double click=multitasking and tripple click=torch on/off Worked like a charm.
2. gravitybox- allows you to make changes to the UI. Designed with AOSP launcher in mind, but some functions work with EMUI. In navbar section you can change the size (Setting heigth to 75-80% makes it look quite good, 0% will hide it - i preffered the first option, as having the navbar on was handy when the phone is just sitting on the table etc. Maybe there is a way to make it come up and disappear on demand, but i couldn't be bothered to investigate this.)
The only issue is that xposed has a little issue with emui. Sometimes the dialer crashes when trying to make a phone call. A reboot makes the issue go away for a while, but eventually it's back. I haven't found a solution to this anywhere online.
If anybody here knows how to fix the xposed & emui compatibility issue, or has a method that doesn't require xposed I'd appreciate this information too.

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