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A lockscreen activated by a combo keypress (vol up+down?) which locks the screen on whatever you're looking at including screen brightness and position, so you might hand your phone over to someone without accidently hitting back or having the screen shutoff whilst trying to show them a pic or what have you. I.E. a freeze frame. Then same keypress to unlock. Forgive me if this exists already, I didn't feel like searching kinda buzzed. Mostly want it for weapon, mostly.

NeKr0MAtiK said:
A lockscreen activated by a combo keypress (vol up+down?) which locks the screen on whatever you're looking at including screen brightness and position, so you might hand your phone over to someone without accidently hitting back or having the screen shutoff whilst trying to show them a pic or what have you. I.E. a freeze frame. Then same keypress to unlock. Forgive me if this exists already, I didn't feel like searching kinda buzzed. Mostly want it for weapon, mostly.
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Doesn't exist but for future reference, post things like this in the questions forum.

I have no idea what you're talking about? You just want a different combination to lock the phone other than the native lock button at the top of the phone?
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I understand what you mean, but just set the screen timeout to a longer duration.
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dw9906 said:
I understand what you mean, but just set the screen timeout to a longer duration.
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I think he wants quick access to this function though also he doesn't want the screen on all the time after he let's whoever borrow it. I think this would work better with toggles on screen more then anything
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mackster248 said:
I have no idea what you're talking about? You just want a different combination to lock the phone other than the native lock button at the top of the phone?
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Freeze the phone screen on whatever is there not allowing screen timeout, screen position change, key or touchscreen presses (excluding activate and deactivate freeze frame). Basically freeze the phone in its current state until you resume.

NeKr0MAtiK said:
Freeze the phone screen on whatever is there not allowing screen timeout, screen position change, key or touchscreen presses (excluding activate and deactivate freeze frame). Basically freeze the phone in its current state until you resume.
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Basically make it so the phone is unresponsive until the button combo is pressed again? It's out there, I'll look for it.
EDIT: I'm having a hard time finding it, but if I come across it, I'll post it.

I can't stand it.

This lockscreen is annoying as crap... I'm sorry m venting, I hate the fact that I can't take my text messages off the lockscreen. Or in order to use dash clock I have to pull down.... Again just venting. But other than that, I love this phone
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Try widget locker.
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
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You can't take your text messages off the lockscreen? You mean the checkbox in Message settings?
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plwalsh88 said:
You can't take your text messages off the lockscreen? You mean the checkbox in Message settings?
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?
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He's referring to the checkbox next to "preview message" inside the settings of your messaging app.
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try widget locker... :laugh:

bhatbhai said:
He's referring to the checkbox next to "preview message" inside the settings of your messaging app.
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It doesn't get rid of it off the lock screen. Just doesn't tell me who it is, which is even more annoying
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yea, i dont like the new ls either... i prefer the aosp one...

Use the message center lock screen widget. Its a single communication screen for all messages. Does that help?

Guys the problem is this - when you enable ""Preview Message" it enables it on the lockscreen, which is nice I guess, whatever. But, this also enables you to see who sent the message in the notification shade.
Now, when you turn it OFF it still shows it in the lockscreen AND the notification shade but doesn't tell you who it is.
The big issue with this is, if you have a lock-pattern or other security turned on WITH "Preview Message" turned on, then anyone can see the contents of the SMS on the lockscreen - BAD SECURITY. On AOSP, this did not behave in this manner. On AOSP you would receive the notification, but that's all I need to see "Hey I have an sms!" - I don't need to preview this if I have enabled security on my phone for the very reason of keeping prying eyes off my phone.

I've never liked the new lockscreen of jellybean...I find lockscreen widgets annoying and pointless...then again I never really liked widgets in the first place haha
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I was JUST going to post about that. I have some nosy ass girls who look over at my huge screen whenever they hear a beep or a buzz and I REALLY can't believe they wouldn't include a seperate option to NOT see the message preview from the lock screen.
It's nice to be able to preview it WHEN you slide the notification bar yourself but I don't need prying eyes on my lock screen.
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Or how about we talk about the lag on the lock screen
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zachsx said:
This lockscreen is annoying as crap... I'm sorry m venting, I hate the fact that I can't take my text messages off the lockscreen. Or in order to use dash clock I have to pull down.... Again just venting. But other than that, I love this phone
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We are talking aka ....LOCKSCREEN IS FUGLY! it will change when the devs get further along.

It's just crazy that Samsung wouldn't make it where you could turn it off..... Blah
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mg2195 said:
I've never liked the new lockscreen of jellybean...I find lockscreen widgets annoying and pointless...then again I never really liked widgets in the first place haha
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+1 and they are battery hogs too. Worthless on the lockscreen.

TheAxman said:
+1 and they are battery hogs too. Worthless on the lockscreen.
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im running apex launcher pro and rooted but even when i enable all the options , i get no notifications on my lockscreen , does it work with apex or only tw ?

I hate this lock screen too! It's so frustrating because I have long fingers, and I very often hit the clock when trying to swipe which just "grabs" the clock instead of unlocking the phone..
I am completely missing the point of widgets on your lock screen. I don't want them at all and I want to turn them off, but that's not an option. Why?? I want the screen to unlock whether I swipe the clock or a blank part of the screen!
Opening messages directly from the lock screen now is also a chore. Who thought to themselves that sliding a puzzle piece across the screen (or dragging your finger across an icon) to look at a message was too hard, and then came up with the current implementation? Click the message, then swipe your finger in a very specific part of the screen. Because that's intuitive.
We can have many home pages that have all of the widgets and icons we want on them. Why do we need an extra layer of them on our lock screens? If the lock screen weren't cumbersome to use, then shortcuts on the lock screen wouldn't be necessary because they wouldn't be saving any time.
The way the lock screen works really irritates me, and I honestly thought about just keeping my GS III because of it (and a couple of other things that are OT).

As cheesy as the slider lock screen on the iPhone is, one thing I really like about it is the ability to open the camera app directly without having to input my (corporate IT mandated) PIN to use it. That extra second or two wasted putting in my PIN on the S4 could mean I might miss a neat shot. It needs some tweaking, for sure.

YoungAceAtlanta said:
Or how about we talk about the lag on the lock screen
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No....just no...I hope your joking there are already enough threads talking about lag (which I still haven't experienced on my s4)
But yeah...once we get some roms cooking I'm sure devs will give us some better lockscreens...and probably even port the s3 lockscreen over
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Default home screen

So my Nexus 5 gets here tomorrow but I've been playing around with the kit Kat launcher on my Xperia.. I figured out how to add panels but is there a way to set one as default? Thanks!
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I believe the default screen is permanently set to the first one to the right of the Google now screen.
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Chromium_ said:
I believe the default screen is permanently set to the first one to the right of the Google now screen.
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I don't know if getting to Google Now from the home screen by swiping to the right is set up in a way such as Apple's way of getting to the search panel. It seems more like swiping from the left starting kinda OFF screen, like how you tend to do with slide-in settings tabs and such in different apps. Only guessing though, as i don't yet have my N5 (should have it by Wednesday at the latest), but that's what it seems like in every video i've watched. Someone feel free to correct me if i'm wrong with this.

Yup when Google now it's activated it is a normal swipe from the to access it
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Lock screen -Solved thanks!

I would like to completely skip the lock screen that has the shortcuts, etc that pops up soon as I hit the power button. I'm not talking about the lock screen with my password.
I've hunted and haven't found anything yet. That lock screen is not helpful to me. Maybe will have to wait on custom roms.
Thanks for any help.

Never mind ... Had to fix my typos.

Settings>Security. Put a check in the box next to "Bypass lock screen on wake".

Thanks so much. I've hunted and had tons of htc phones. How did I miss that.
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Well, hopefully it does what you want. I played with it a bit here and it does work if the time you set to lock the phone has been reached. Just takes you directly to your pattern or pin lock. However, if that time hasn't passed, you still see the lock screen when you wake the phone up. At least that's how it works on mine.

Same here. Also, I still get the lock icon for two seconds then it auto skips to the lock pattern. Oh well. You're post was a big help though.
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Just noticed what you're talking about. That initial lock screen pops up if it hasn't been 10 minutes.
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msricks said:
Same here. Also, I still get the lock icon for two seconds then it auto skips to the lock pattern. Oh well. You're post was a big help though.
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That's odd. When I turn mine on it goes directly to pattern lock. I never see the first screen. Perhaps pattern lock and pin lock act differently. Don't know why they would though.

Yeah ... Love the phone but little things like this make it a pain at times. I like to hit the power button most of the time and go straight to my screen.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I use Tasker in combination with Secure Settings to do this. Wifi gets turned on automatically whenever it connects to the tower outside of town here. Then when I get home, it automatically connects to wifi (only if it's my wifi). When that happens, it turns off pattern lock. When I leave and the wifi disconnects, it turns pattern lock back on again. It's a little buggy on this phone though. Hit and miss it seems. I'm guessing it might have something to do with the way our root works so I'm waiting on s-off before I start trouble shooting it. It worked great on my Razr Maxx. Never missed.

Why push the power button? Just swipe up on the screen to unlock the phone and go directly to these home screen...

I hear ya. Yeah it gets a little old sweeping that much screen up 30 times a day just to get to my home screen. Going s off and custom ROM will help, as well.
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cryptyk said:
Why push the power button? Just swipe up on the screen to unlock the phone and go directly to these home screen...
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That still takes me to that initial lock screen with the shortcuts.
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cryptyk said:
Why push the power button? Just swipe up on the screen to unlock the phone and go directly to these home screen...
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I take that back. Press power button and it goes to lock screen. Swipe up and straight to home screen. Screwy but it works ... Thanks
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robocuff said:
Settings>Security. Put a check in the box next to "Bypass lock screen on wake".
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I do not have this option in Security... why?

Do you have pattern lock or a pin lock set up? The option doesn't become available until you set up one of the various types of locks.

robocuff said:
Do you have pattern lock or a pin lock set up? The option doesn't become available until you set up one of the various types of locks.
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That makes sense - have pin lock, so nevermind.

[Q] weird dialer glitches?

anyone else have an issue where when in dialer and they press the button to go to the number screen they have to press it twice. Everytime I press it, it opens a blank screen and I have to back out then press it again to make the numbers appear. This is between 2 nexus 5's now. My replacement does the same thing. I thought it was a glitch from romming my phone but since google sent me my new one it does it to on stock rooted rom.
Also When I unplug my headset it goes straight to speaker mode and I have to press the button twice to turn it off. Also between 2 phones.
Just want to know if this is an issue for most or just me, and it would be weird its happening with both phones. Thanks

Yes mine does it too. Annoying bug for sure.
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350Rocket said:
Yes mine does it too. Annoying bug for sure.
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thanks, just glad to know Im not alone. Sure L will fix this. I would install another dialer but its one of those things I like to just be stock

This happens to me when I turn off animations in Developer Options.

That explains it because I always disable animations. Thanks.
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Wakamatsu said:
This happens to me when I turn off animations in Developer Options.
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Awesome, Ill try that because I usually disable them as well.
Thanks