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I have searched here and the web for a method to change the lock screen camera app that 4.4 uses.
I initially selected the default 4.4 camera as the lock screen camera to use, and am now regretting that decision...
Has anyone figured out a non-rooted way to change which camera app the lock screen uses?
Can you go into settings, applications, find the camera app and select the remove defaults option? In theory that should allow it to prompt you next time.
If it doesn't work, then the camera app probably has deep integration with the lock screen (usually for security).
Vincent Law said:
Can you go into settings, applications, find the camera app and select the remove defaults option? In theory that should allow it to prompt you next time.
If it doesn't work, then the camera app probably has deep integration with the lock screen (usually for security).
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Already checked there. "No defaults set." is displayed in the 'LAUNCH BY DEFAULT' section.
pconway said:
I have searched here and the web for a method to change the lock screen camera app that 4.4 uses.
I initially selected the default 4.4 camera as the lock screen camera to use, and am now regretting that decision...
Has anyone figured out a non-rooted way to change which camera app the lock screen uses?
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I use Widgetlocker, not stock, but had the same issue. What I had to do was go Settings>Apps>Camera and clear defaults. Next time you swipe from the side it will ask which camera app you want to use.
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velveteen71 said:
I use Widgetlocker, not stock, but had the same issue. What I had to do was go Settings>Apps>Camera and clear defaults. Next time you swipe from the side it will ask which camera app you want to use.
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Whoops! Started replying, got distracted, came back and finished, posted, then saw that the same thing's been said. Never mind!
Anybody?
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Help me, help me please! Don't really want to factory reset.
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The method described above works. I've tried this too. Unfortunately after clearing the defaults and trying again I could only choose between the stock app and Focal. I have about 5 more camera apps (was trying out which one I liked most) but none of them showed up as an option. It seems the maker of the camera app you want must use a specific api to make the camera available for the lock screen.
HI there,
Upgraded my Z3 to lollipop 2 days ago and, from all things that are currently annoying me, the new lock screen is, by far, the best (or worst).
There are two things that I can´t get along:
First, even while locked, you might swipe your finger down and get access to a menu with wifi, bluetooth and other switches (including airplane mode), being able to disable communications completely without a password. I find that disturbing, not to say a vulnerability. Is there a way of completely disabling this menu while locked? I do not want to root the phone.
The other thing is the act of unlocking the phone itself. Before lollipop, It would take 2 taps, a password and the enter (ok). Now, they introduced a swipe up to reveal the dialpad, so I can enter the PIN. Is it possible to change this? I want to be able to unlock it faster... also without having to root it...
Thanks in advance!
For your second point about quick access to the homescreen change the lockscreen to just swipe in security settings
With just swipe is the same, and you can acces also Settings and that' s not so good.
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With just swipe is the same, and you can acces also Settings and that' s not so good.
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Again, not true.
I have it set to just swipe, and when I swipe I go straight to my homescreen, no dialpad for a PIN or dots for a pattern.
However, initially I had to have either a pattern or a pin. To disable this just remove all credentials. I had none before I upgraded but after upgrade I had to clear them in order to be able to have the option for just swipe on the screen lock
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Again, not true.
I have it set to just swipe, and when I swipe I go straight to my homescreen, no dialpad for a PIN or dots for a pattern.
However, initially I had to have either a pattern or a pin. To disable this just remove all credentials. I had none before I upgraded but after upgrade I had to clear them in order to be able to have the option for just swipe on the screen lock
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I have it set to Just Swipe and I can acces all from notification bar.
I think we are talking at cross purposes here, apologies for the confusion, I will edit my original post
Yes, you can access the notification bar from the lockscreen no matter what the options for screen lock are.
I was replying about the second point, which was that he has to swipe the lockscreen AND use a PW/PIN to get to the homescreen.
Yes, I just realized. Sorry too for the confusion.
At least it' s all clear now for everyone.
His post had two points, one about notification bar and a swipe to unlock.
All good now, as I confirmed that the notification bar is not so secure.
Hi there!
Thanks, but swiping is not an option... The device is encrypted, so I have only the PIN and password options, unfortunately...
StealthNet said:
Hi there!
Thanks, but swiping is not an option... The device is encrypted, so I have only the PIN and password options, unfortunately...
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Clear the credentials
LitoNi said:
Clear the credentials
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AFAIK encrypted phones cannot have swipe only either, but I have never encrypted my phone, so this may be worth a go
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AFAIK encrypted phones cannot have swipe only either, but I have never encrypted my phone, so this may be worth a go
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its possible
and seriously the performance isnt noticeable (fully encrypted or not)
LitoNi said:
its possible
and seriously the performance isnt noticeable (fully encrypted or not)
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How did you managed to get that?
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How did you managed to get that?
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LitoNi said:
Clear the credentials
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:good:
I cleared the credentials but both Exchange accounts stopped working. They gave me password errors... had to remove and reconfigure the accounts. Maybe that´s because of some server side security policy... unfortunately.
After the recent update I cannot use fingerprint unlock because of "security policy", I have to use pin or pattern instead. Any ideas ?? Thanks
Me too... Anybody?
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Me too... Anybody?
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Same here
Has anyone factory reset
This is a feature that has been added thats similar to ios. It only happens after a reboot. Then you can use fingerprints
Ok, just figured out one thing. When using an app to screen off, it asks for the password, but if I use the lateral button, it uses the fingerprint. So, the problem is with the app to screen off...
hempis said:
Ok, just figured out one thing. When using an app to screen off, it asks for the password, but if I use the lateral button, it uses the fingerprint. So, the problem is with the app to screen off...
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I can confirm this. Just installed Samsung's latest update for S7 and after that, if an app is used to lock the screen (e.g. Screen Off and Lock) the phone always requires pattern (or PIN or password) to unlock. Fingerprint recognition can be used only if the phone was locked by power button or time out. This is not a one-time event. It happens every time and won't go away until you stop using a screen locking app.
hempis said:
Ok, just figured out one thing. When using an app to screen off, it asks for the password, but if I use the lateral button, it uses the fingerprint. So, the problem is with the app to screen off...
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Yes this also happens to me. I have installed lots of different lock screen apps, all same problem.
Yes, I finally found the culprit... Nova Launcher "double tap gesture" to lock the screen requires Device Administration permission. If you toggle it on then the fingerprint unlock becomes unavailable. Thanks for all feedback !!
Yepp, I just got the update a few mins ago and this was the first thing I noticed. I'm a bit annoyed and I've found no fix.
I use Nova Launcher gesture for screen lock.
Same,.,
This is the reply i got... Check the attachments.. I guess we have to deal with it..?
Agg listening in on this, because I got the problem to. Bought Screen Lock Pro that worked on Nexus 6P, but settings crashed when trying to active the device administration part.
Damn! should have read this before updating.
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Mido5300 said:
This is the reply i got... Check the attachments.. I guess we have to deal with it..?
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Hi bro, based on the screenshot I can understand you are from UAE(or somehere near). Are you having the G930FD model?
dbux said:
Damn! should have read this before updating.
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Hi bro, based on the screenshot I can understand you are from UAE(or somehere near). Are you having the G930FD model?
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Yeh, Bahrain actually
Mido5300 said:
Yeh, Bahrain actually
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Just saw the update notification. Thankfully came across this thread. Rocking the FD one here.
Harboe said:
Agg listening in on this, because I got the problem to. Bought Screen Lock Pro that worked on Nexus 6P, but settings crashed when trying to active the device administration part.
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Tried to uninstall and install in a desperate hope that would help and it does. Now I have an icon to lock the screen and fingerprints work. Only minor issue us that there is a 10 sec delay, but the screen turns off right away, so it doesn't seem like an issue.
Harboe said:
Tried to uninstall and install in a desperate hope that would help and it does. Now I have an icon to lock the screen and fingerprints work. Only minor issue us that there is a 10 sec delay, but the screen turns off right away, so it doesn't seem like an issue.
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When is the 10 sec delay?
Sheryl John said:
When is the 10 sec delay?
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When you lock the screen. Seems that's the way the developer got it working on Marshmallow.
Harboe said:
When you lock the screen. Seems that's the way the developer got it working on Marshmallow.
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10 sec delay to lock the screen after pressing the icon!? That's crazy.
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Harboe said:
Tried to uninstall and install in a desperate hope that would help and it does. Now I have an icon to lock the screen and fingerprints work. Only minor issue us that there is a 10 sec delay, but the screen turns off right away, so it doesn't seem like an issue.
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Tried it. Didn't work. Which app are you using?
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10 sec delay to lock the screen after pressing the icon!? That's crazy.
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Tried it. Didn't work. Which app are you using?
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Screen Lock Pro. There is a setting you need to activate for it to work in Marshmallow.
In case anyone is wondering the best combination of settings I've found is:
Face unlock - Slide to unlock
Smart lock screen notifications - On
Wake up device - On
Now go to Notification management, Batch management, hit the 3 dots:
Hide content notification - On
Now enjoy notifications whenever you pick up your screen. Swipe up to unlock or swipe notifications away. If anyone else picks up your phone, they can see notifications but not content.
Hope you find this useful.
I don't recommend using AOD ... as of current firmware, position of everything is totally static. Could be susceptible to burn in.
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mudnightoil said:
I don't recommend using AOD ... as of current firmware, position of everything is totally static. Could be susceptible to burn in.
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OMG, thank you very much dude.
I go to turn off now !!
That can't be right? I am sure I remember seeing mine move?
OK after placing a ruler on the text I can confirm the text does move. It moves down a few pixels every minute jump until about half way down the screen, and then back up again every few minutes.
+1, it does move just like Samsung AOD
I like your setup! I had auto face unlock before but it's actually useful to be able to see the lock screen a lot of the time (like a 'whats new' screen).
I find that whatever lock screen notification access setting I use, notification content is restricted on the lock screen until I show my face. Is this a known bug? Or am I doing something wrong? At the moment I can't even, for example, let my friend skip a track on Spotify from my lock screen.
Go to Notification management, Batch management, hit the 3 dots:
Display all notifications
Does this help?
Kruzkal said:
That can't be right? I am sure I remember seeing mine move?
OK after placing a ruler on the text I can confirm the text does move. It moves down a few pixels every minute jump until about half way down the screen, and then back up again every few minutes.
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You're indeed correct.
It moved so slightly that I didn't notice.
@Kruzkal Thanks for posting about this, very useful indeed.
You're welcome.
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You're welcome.
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I like your setup! I had auto face unlock before but it's actually useful to be able to see the lock screen a lot of the time (like a 'whats new' screen).
I find that whatever lock screen notification access setting I use, notification content is restricted on the lock screen until I show my face. Is this a known bug? Or am I doing something wrong? At the moment I can't even, for example, let my friend skip a track on Spotify from my lock screen.
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I'm facing this problem too, i have all APPs and even notification settings to show content on lockscreen but they don't show up. What's the trick in here??!! I'm wasted of going around on this 1000000 (sub)menus for the solution but nothing, it doesn't show the content on lockscreen.
Is this related to face unlock? Or is it something else? It's my first Huawei phone, i'm still trying to figure out everything to make this beast run as i want.
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I'm facing this problem too, i have all APPs and even notification settings to show content on lockscreen but they don't show up. What's the trick in here??!! I'm wasted of going around on this 1000000 (sub)menus for the solution but nothing, it doesn't show the content on lockscreen.
Is this related to face unlock? Or is it something else? It's my first Huawei phone, i'm still trying to figure out everything to make this beast run as i want.
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For me:
Settings -> security & privacy -> face unlock -> "smart lock screen notifications" set to OFF. Else enabling face unlock breaks notifications.
On a related note, I've also disabled Huawei's power optimisation nonsense with the batch mode. Oreo does a good job of managing background stuff by itself and this nonsense just breaks everything.
i have the same problem as above....ive tried everything....very strange!
My smart lock screen notifications is set of off btw
No app notifications are showing on lock screen
didi_ghost said:
I'm facing this problem too, i have all APPs and even notification settings to show content on lockscreen but they don't show up. What's the trick in here??!! I'm wasted of going around on this 1000000 (sub)menus for the solution but nothing, it doesn't show the content on lockscreen.
Is this related to face unlock? Or is it something else? It's my first Huawei phone, i'm still trying to figure out everything to make this beast run as i want.
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Please let me know if you find the solution!
lyricaleye said:
Please let me know if you find the solution!
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Have you tried the solution that the other guy posted above?
"Settings -> security & privacy -> face unlock -> "smart lock screen notifications" set to OFF. Else enabling face unlock breaks notifications."
didi_ghost said:
Have you tried the solution that the other guy posted above?
"Settings -> security & privacy -> face unlock -> "smart lock screen notifications" set to OFF. Else enabling face unlock breaks notifications."
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i already mentioned that in my post no?
That it is set to off...
lyricaleye said:
Please let me know if you find the solution!
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Ok so I posted this problem originally and the solution suggested by stevo_125 worked for me!
Basically you need to do two things:
- Turn off smart lock screen notifications in Face Unlock
- Turn on show notifications on lock screen from the three dot menu in notification management
Then go back and make sure they are still both set correctly.
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Ok so I posted this problem originally and the solution suggested by stevo_125 worked for me!
Basically you need to do two things:
- Turn off smart lock screen notifications in Face Unlock
- Turn on show notifications on lock screen from the three dot menu in notification management
Then go back and make sure they are still both set correctly.
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Both are there..its very strange..i went through all the menus so many times
must be some kind of bug
The only thing which is killing me, is that you are not able to read the whole notifications in the unlock screen.. Just a few words.
I've just asked to support and they told me "not phone features"
I must be missing something but hell if I can figure out how to launch the camera from the lockscreen.
Used to be able to do it with a double power button click on my S8 but on my VZW Pixel 3 it brings up the code unlock first. I find that there are many times I just want to take a quick shot without having to unlock the phone.
For that matter, does Pie offer lockscreen widgets at all?
Thanks for your help.
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I must be missing something but hell if I can figure out how to launch the camera from the lockscreen.
Used to be able to do it with a double power button click on my S8 but on my VZW Pixel 3 it brings up the code unlock first. I find that there are many times I just want to take a quick shot without having to unlock the phone.
For that matter, does Pie offer lockscreen widgets at all?
Thanks for your help.
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Search on settings for camera
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Search on settings for camera
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I did actually and don't see it there. Additionally, checked Lockscreen, Security and Googled like mad. lol
Is
Settings > System > Gestures > Jump to Camera
On?
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Is
Settings > System > Gestures > Jump to Camera
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Yep. Double checked it. Still forcing me to unlock before allowing the camera to launch.
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Yep. Double checked it. Still forcing me to unlock before allowing the camera to lunch.
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Strange, works for me. It's possible a Device Administrator (work email, etc) is preventing it... They sometimes disable certain functions while the screen is locked.
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Strange, works for me. It's possible a Device Administrator (work email, etc) is preventing it... They sometimes disable certain functions while the screen is locked.
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Yeah that's why I came here to ask. It doesn't seem to make sense. Especially since I have not set this up for work stuff yet.
Is there a general lockscreen widget area?
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Yeah that's why I came here to ask. It doesn't seem to make sense. Especially since I have not set this up for work stuff yet.
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I would check Settings > Security > Advanced > Device admin apps to make sure there is not an administrator enabled that could be interfering.
Is there a general lockscreen widget area?
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AFAIK support for lock screen widgets was removed in Lollipop.
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AFAIK support for lock screen widgets was removed in Lollipop.
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Ah, yes, those were the days (pre-Lollipop) when my lockscreen was super useful and interactive, and so was my notification ticker in the status bar. I feel like an old man now remember how good things USED to be. lol
But to the OP, something is clearly wrong as this feature is turned on by default on Pixel devices. Try a factory reset. You can backup your phone to your computer using the adb backup and restore commands.
Did you select Camera as default app when launching with the phone unlocked? The first time it will give you the "open with" dialog. For me it was Camera and Snapchat. I selected camera and always, and now can launch camera from anywhere.
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Did you select Camera as default app when launching with the phone unlocked? The first time it will give you the "open with" dialog. For me it was Camera and Snapchat. I selected camera and always, and now can launch camera from anywhere.
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I noticed this as well. OP, are you having the app selection menu popup after entering your pin?
Press the power button twice to activate the camera from the lock screen. Can't activate the camera from the touch screen
Kinda sucks though it doesn't work if u have a passcode it still needs entering to use the camera
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Kinda sucks though it doesn't work if u have a passcode it still needs entering to use the camera
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No, it'll work. You can't view pictures taken before using the camera unless you unlock
I try and get this screen
Works for me with pattern lock, don't use pin.
Just go to the camera settings then scroll down and turn on Quick launch
Enter your pin, and select one of your camera apps as "always" then it'll allow you to skip the pin when you double tap. ?
box911 said:
Press the power button twice to activate the camera from the lock screen. Can't activate the camera from the touch screen
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Thank you for the tip!
I hope by now the problem has been resolved, I was also looking out how to access the camera from the lock screen and it turns out (thanks to advice from friends not from anything I found from the many internet searches) that if you click the power button twice the camera pops up. You can check this by going to Settings- System - Gestures - Jump to Camera.