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Auto Screen Locker for 2.2 and above

Hi
This is an Auto Screen Locker program which rely on Proximity Sensor.
you guys may love it.
>>old version!View attachment PoxLocker2.7.apk<<
>>newer version in the second page!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11772475&postcount=19
This program can prevent pressing buttons when you put your cell phone in the pocket
Note:What if
Can't unlock?
restart your phone or give your phone a call.
Can't uninstall?
You have to stop this program by uncheck the first checkbox("Use sensor depended locker") before uninstall this program.
in newer version, you can uninstall the program from the menu of this program!
Not working?
Make sure your phone's system is Froyo or above.
if you restart your cell phone, please run the program again.

I upload a clip about how to use this screen lock on youtube

Any feedbacks?

thanks for tha app

Just testing now... seems to work fine and doesn't lock the screen when on a call which was the only thing I was concerned about...
Only thing left to test is battery life..
Good app..
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doesn't lock the screen when on a call which was the only thing I was concerned about...
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It is programed not to lock screen when a call is incoming, otherwise it will lock the screen and you will miss that call.
But , anyway, your idea maybe useful to prevent using cell phones when driving.
So,if you still think that lock the screen when a call is incoming is necessary, I can add a check box for that function.

leoncoolmoon said:
It is programed not to lock screen when a call is incoming, otherwise it will lock the screen and you will miss that call.
But , anyway, your idea maybe useful to prevent using cell phones when driving.
So,if you still think that lock the screen when a call is incoming is necessary, I can add a check box for that function.
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I think you misunderstand me... what I meant was that I was worried that this app would lock the screen when I am on a call which would be inconvenient...
I am happy that it does not do this and was just commenting on this in case anyone else was wondering this...
Great app, no changes necessary as far as I can see..
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I just noticed something...
After a restart the background service does not start automatically for me...I have to go into the app and then the service starts... dunno if that is just me..
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... also is there any way that you can make the sensitivity even less? I've got the sensitivity slider all the way to the right but I still find it a little too sensitive..
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I've just noticed that you mentioned in your post that the app needs to be run again after a restart so ignore my previous comment about that issue..
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Sorry for that, I actually didn't add auto-start feature to this program. I will add it in next version.

It's not a big deal really...
Loving the app by the way
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Hmmm.. just checked and I'm getting massive partial wake lock with pox locker so I'm disabling it for now... hope you can resolve that issue..
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Brilliant app, this is just what I've been looking for!
I think every phone should come with something like this, and if battery wasn't such a concern with smart phones, it'd be awesome to have the reverse work too, and the phone turn on when nothing is sensed.
I've only been using for a little while, I'll let you know how it affects my battery after a few days.
Edit: I thought it wasn't locking the keys, but that was another program I started using together with it - No Lock

lagaba said:
Hmmm.. just checked and I'm getting massive partial wake lock with pox locker so I'm disabling it for now... hope you can resolve that issue..
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I am going to work on this for the next version.
I just wondering how to check which program can apply partial wake lock.
Thanks

if unlock function added will be good

lagaba said:
... also is there any way that you can make the sensitivity even less? I've got the sensitivity slider all the way to the right but I still find it a little too sensitive..
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I would like it to be less sensitive as well. I have a dell streak and it locks my phone while typing on the keyboard.
Besides that it's a great app!

Try the newer version
Please try the newer version.
I add a lot of preference feature into the newer version.
23rd February 2011 07:50 AM
lagaba Hmmm.. just checked and I'm getting massive partial wake lock with pox locker so I'm disabling it for now... hope you can resolve that issue..
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I am still looking for the cause if anyone meet same problem, please reply to me~~Thanks
PoxLocker3.apk is the newer version.
in the newer version
you can set the program auto start
you can select lock delay time (how long you block the sensor)
you can select third party screen lockers
in the menu:
you can setup a white list(when the program selected in the list is running, sensor lock will not working, but the onekeylock still works)
you can easly uninstall the software
OneKeyLock.apk is a program which can call the service of PoxLocker to directly lock screen

Just tried your app. It's really great and works wonders. I do, however, find it to be too sensitive even when I set it at the least sensitive level. Maybe you could change it to be even less sensitive or make the sensor detect an object at an even closer distance if possible. Pox Locker paired with No Lock is truly a godsend.

poxlocker3 still gives me massive partial wake lock..no wonder my batt has been draining like nobody's business.. even though i ticked the 'turn off sensor after lock' option..
I've uninstalled it...

Finally, best Lockscreen app found!

I've found the best lockscreen for Android: Temporary Phone Lock. When my boss enters the room, he sometimes grabs my phone just to piss me off and he goes through my pictures etc. Now that I have installed this app he is out of luck To unlock is very fast and not irritating at all. Also the standard lockscreen sometimes onlocks in my phone and starts to dail random numbers, also fixed that problem with this tool. Highly recommended! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SocialMediaKickstart.TemporaryPhoneLockTrial

What makes it the best? Can you put widgets on the lock screen? And why would you use this instead of say the android lock screen when you can still use a number password in the android one????
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You've got a terrible boss, he isn't allowed to do that.
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So this app is to quickly toggle the lock screen? That way you can disable it when no one is around and then quickly enable in public?
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[Q] Nexus 5 Dialer problem.

I have a weird bug/problem. On my nexus 5, whenever i hangup a phone call the end button and screen do not go away. The back button does not work but the home and recent apps does. Any help would be appreciated. I can upload a video of the problem. MODS: sorry if this is the wrong area. please move if necessary.

thepoetlives89 said:
I have a weird bug/problem. On my nexus 5, whenever i hangup a phone call the end button and screen do not go away. The back button does not work but the home and recent apps does. Any help would be appreciated. I can upload a video of the problem. MODS: sorry if this is the wrong area. please move if necessary.
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Having the same problem! really annoying!!! Was not how Nexus 4 was or any other phone I have used. There have been settings on some dialers of what to do after hanging up, like return to dialer, return to call log or home screen. None on this built apparently.

bjjere said:
Having the same problem! really annoying!!! Was not how Nexus 4 was or any other phone I have used. There have been settings on some dialers of what to do after hanging up, like return to dialer, return to call log or home screen. None on this built apparently.
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I don't know what happened but mine seemed to either fix itself or was fixed when i erased play store app data.

I have that problem too (see attached photo). It's getting pretty annoying. Any ideas?

thepoetlives89 said:
I don't know what happened but mine seemed to either fix itself or was fixed when i erased play store app data.
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Had the same issue. This fixed it. Thank you.
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oldmanwinter said:
I have that problem too (see attached photo). It's getting pretty annoying. Any ideas?
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Try wiping play store app data.

I tried wiping the just the general play store data before and it didn't fix the issue. Just wiped all play related data: magazine, books, etc and it solved the issue. Thanks
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My problem is eve weirder when I call someone it takes me to the homescreen and still makes the call but I can't access the dialer thing where you can hangup and stuff and when I get a call I can't answer it because it doesn't show up it just rings
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I have this screen issue too from time to time, exactly like the screenie above...button is just black.
I will try this fix...
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3's&7's said:
I have this screen issue too from time to time, exactly like the screenie above...button is just black.
I will try this fix...
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Mine helped clearing the Google Dialer data.

randomnoob83 said:
My problem is eve weirder when I call someone it takes me to the homescreen and still makes the call but I can't access the dialer thing where you can hangup and stuff and when I get a call I can't answer it because it doesn't show up it just rings
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i had the exact same issue, or more precisely :
I receive or pass a call. then, instead of going to the "in call" screen with the big red "hang up" button, i'm back to the home screen...
now this can happen, if i press the home button, but i don't. And if that was that, then first i would have the small "phone" logo in the upper left notification telling me i'm currently in call, and the "in call" screen would be accessible from the task manager, however the task manager displays absolutely nothing.... just like i wasn't making any call at all, except i can hear the person on the other side in my speaker.
Then i click on the big blue phone logo to get to the dialer screen, but i then get a screen which i never had before, with a black transparent background, proposing me to either use the default keyboard (if i click it i get the keyboard), either to "return to current call", and when i click it, i'm back to the homescreen... so the only way to hang up is to shut the phone down...
it's happened to me twice yesterday, but never before....
PS: just so we might find a common app that would cause the issue, i have installed on my N5 these apps :
dashclock
file manager
prochain bus
ridiculous fishing
sygic
today calendar
vlc
and thats all. Any of you have some apps in common ?

I also had the same issue during the first week or so...but with tym and aftr update the issue vanished!! Since 2014 i nvr faced this issue again!!
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Different Dialer problem
Hi,
I am rooted running beanstalk. But before flashing had stock rom then Purity.
This problem happened after flashing Purity ROM.
When I make or receive a call, my screen goes blank and I cannot do,anything to wake the phone, unless the other party ends the call and then the screen may wake up if I touch the screen?!
Anyone else, please help.

bagou01 said:
i had the exact same issue, or more precisely :
I receive or pass a call. then, instead of going to the "in call" screen with the big red "hang up" button, i'm back to the home screen...
now this can happen, if i press the home button, but i don't. And if that was that, then first i would have the small "phone" logo in the upper left notification telling me i'm currently in call, and the "in call" screen would be accessible from the task manager, however the task manager displays absolutely nothing.... just like i wasn't making any call at all, except i can hear the person on the other side in my speaker.
Then i click on the big blue phone logo to get to the dialer screen, but i then get a screen which i never had before, with a black transparent background, proposing me to either use the default keyboard (if i click it i get the keyboard), either to "return to current call", and when i click it, i'm back to the homescreen... so the only way to hang up is to shut the phone down...
it's happened to me twice yesterday, but never before....
PS: just so we might find a common app that would cause the issue, i have installed on my N5 these apps :
dashclock
file manager
prochain bus
ridiculous fishing
sygic
today calendar
vlc
and thats all. Any of you have some apps in common ?
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Exact same issue here. No app in common... Did you manage to fix it ?

Fixed mine by turning off developer options and then rebooting

date & time settings opens during a call

am i the only one that ends a call with the "date and time settings" screen open?
apparently, the notification's screen opens during the call (with my cheek or somehow) and the clock on the top left side get touched which opens the "date and time settings" screen...very annoying !

tizaktizak said:
am i the only one that ends a call with the "date and time settings" screen open?
apparently, the notification's screen opens during the call (with my cheek or somehow) and the clock on the top left side get touched which opens the "date and time settings" screen...very annoying !
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No, you're not the only one!!
I use a flip cover and i close it during a call, i think the proximity sensor is so sensible..
Anyway, are you rooted or stock? Because with the stock rom appened too much, with custom rom a little bit less..

I'm using the stock rom...not rooted. Is there some kind of a fix but changing rom?
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tizaktizak said:
I'm using the stock rom...not rooted. Is there some kind of a fix but changing rom?
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If you are having this problem and youre not rooted you can simply press the power button once you accept the call. You wouldnt face the problem then.

starbriganza said:
If you are having this problem and youre not rooted you can simply press the power button once you accept the call. You wouldnt face the problem then.
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i believe that a smart phone should be smart on its own ...i'm not supposed to help it be smart
it has a sensor that should work properly.
and if i had root?

tizaktizak said:
i believe that a smart phone should be smart on its own ...i'm not supposed to help it be smart
it has a sensor that should work properly.
and if i had root?
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You had a problem. I gave you a simple solution. Its upto you to do what you want. If you had root you could recalibrate your sensor.

starbriganza said:
You had a problem. I gave you a simple solution. Its upto you to do what you want. If you had root you could recalibrate your sensor.
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don't get me wrong, i really appreciate your help

starbriganza said:
You had a problem. I gave you a simple solution. Its upto you to do what you want. If you had root you could recalibrate your sensor.
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I also have the same issue. Rooted using cm 11. How does one recalibrate the sensor?
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Any solution for this problem?
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Bump
Bump! Same problem here

Date & time opens after call FIX
I'm using HTC Desire HD with samsung rom, and this issue happened to me as well. However, I've managed to find rom options under settings and there I've put automatic sleep whenever I turn off the screen instead of 5 seconds on default. Also I've found that pressing the small clock in the upper left/right corner opens date and time and I disabled that option... since then I've had no problems with my phone... I hope this helps

ipe1911 said:
I'm using HTC Desire HD with samsung rom, and this issue happened to me as well. However, I've managed to find rom options under settings and there I've put automatic sleep whenever I turn off the screen instead of 5 seconds on default. Also I've found that pressing the small clock in the upper left/right corner opens date and time and I disabled that option... since then I've had no problems with my phone... I hope this helps
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how did you disable "Also I've found that pressing the small clock in the upper left/right corner opens date and time and I disabled that option", thanks

Getting lockscreen with sos button?

I have started suddenly getting old android type swype lockscreen with SOS BUTTON in center. I never opened SOS settings. On checking sos settings it is off. Anyone how to remove this lockscreen?
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Solved, app for free insurance offered by Samsung was causing lockscreen. Uninstalling solved it
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A Better Fix
Found out that i really do not have to uninstall the app (appsdaily) in my case.
Instead,
1. Click on the app.
2. Click on Protection Tab
3. Scroll down and click on SOS tab to turn it off.
Lock & try unlocking..
Yeah there U go.. no more sos crap on the lock screen..
Cheers...

Thanks @NewBee029 . I was struggling to find a way to remove it.