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[Q] Prevent phone from automatically unlock after accepting incoming call?

Hi guys,
I've recently realised that after I receive a phone call, the phone automatically gets unlocked after the call has ended.
Is there any setting to prevent this?
I am so used to stuffing the phone back into my pocket and do not wish to inadvertently butt dial someone or launch apps while the phone is sitting unlocked in my pocket.
Hope you guys can help on this.

i dont know what kind a security lock you have, if its a pin it shouldn't, thinking about this, im sure i have to put my pin code to access the phone during and after a call otherwise this would be a security loophole.

republicano said:
i dont know what kind a security lock you have, if its a pin it shouldn't, thinking about this, im sure i have to put my pin code to access the phone during and after a call otherwise this would be a security loophole.
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I'm just using the standard Slide to unlock setting.

andretan said:
I'm just using the standard Slide to unlock setting.
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Slide to unlock is pretty useless without security. It even let's you use the notification area so I doubt it would fully prevent pocket dialling.
Anyway, doesn't surprise me.
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rootSU said:
Slide to unlock is pretty useless without security. It even let's you use the notification area so I doubt it would fully prevent pocket dialling.
Anyway, doesn't surprise me.
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Umm, yes I know that it doesn't offer much security but I don't want to punch in a password or use the camera security each time I want to access my phone.

The lock screen doesn't automatically lock after a call without security. Power button to turn off the screen does. So after a call, turn off the screen.
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rootSU said:
The lock screen doesn't automatically lock after a call without security. Power button to turn off the screen does. So after a call, turn off the screen.
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Alrighty then. Thanks

Factory Images and Oreo Beta OUT!!!

@invisiblek - as you are currently the only developer out there
Factory images:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/current-builds
Oreo beta:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/beta-builds
Just wanted to add that in order to completely flash the factory image you will need to unlock the critical partition in fastboot before flashing:
fastboot flashing unlock_critical

wow, very cool, will give the oreo a try.
cheers

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Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?

wegwolv said:
Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?
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from the source
Known issues list (updated 11/14)
Intermittent Bluetooth connectivity issues with certain auto brands
Battery performance degradations until optimized Oreo framework complete
Occasional ANRs with certain apps
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haven't tested this myself yet.

derausgewanderte said:
from the source
haven't tested this myself yet.
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Thanks for the Infos! I'm getting Mine tomorrow.

Can I flash NMJ32F on the Sprint version?

unfortunately, the stutter has not improved on Oreo. In fact, it feels worse.

Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though

lkhafra said:
Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though
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Has the camera app improved in Oreo?

Has anyone successfully tried flashing NMI81C to an unlocked device? I can't imagine there'd be a problem, but if no one has done it or seen any problems with it then I know what I'm doing when I get home tomorrow. That was the last build my bluetooth music controls worked with, so I'm pretty excited to be able to flash back to it.

quazimodem said:
Has the camera app improved in Oreo?
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I do not think any app was updated. Unless there is some API in Oreo that would inherently improve the cam.

Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?

xterminater07 said:
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Yes it works
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Oreo running great...only found one bug dealing with wifi hotspot and not being able to select 5ghz as the band to use.

Since flashing Oreo last night I am getting excellent battery life and it appears that I may do better than I was on Android nougat. Personally I really like this phone and no the camera is not the best but for $450 this is probably the nicest phone anyone can hold in their hand at any price point. Once the dads get interested because of price and we can get a port for the Huawei camera I'm sure this camera would do very well

jasonevil said:
Yes it works
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Nice, I will try to flash the Oreo beta of the Unlocked version to my Sprint variants. BTW, do you happen to know how to trigger the UICC unlock menu without having to have the Sprint sim in there and activate the phone? Sprint reps told me the phone is unlocked on their end, but my phone still say invalid sim because the UICC unlock menu has not been activated on the phone itself. Would flashing the unlocked firmware solves this?

Only downside for me so far on the beta is battery life.
On nougat I would go to bed with 100% battery and wake up with 100%.
On Oreo I woke up with like 97%. Keeps dying quicker during the day as well, but this is expected as they mentioned the Oreo framework wasn't optimized for battery life yet.

jasonevil said:
Yes it works
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xterminater07 said:
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Not only does it work but definitely recommended as you will get the latest fingerprint sensor fix as well as better screen touches.

I am coming up on 24 hours into this Oreo beta, and it's my daily driver. So far, so good. Battery life seems a bit better for me, although it was great before - hard to do an apples to apples comparison though. No bluetooth issues, in fact, this seems a bit better with Plantronics Voyager/Legend than before - haven't tried in the car yet. I had one spontaneous reboot (I wasn't using it, just sitting on the desk and I noticed it rebooting) but so far, I can't see any reason not to charge ahead. The install did turn off wifi calling, I had to re-enable that. No service/signal issues (on T-Mobile in central Texas).

Secure Startup

Anyone notice this feature missing? I always encrypt the phone to require a pin on startup and I'm pissed off that they removed this feature. This might be a deal breaker for me. It's definitely not in settings but it is on my Note 9.

Semantics said:
Anyone notice this feature missing? I always encrypt the phone to require a pin on startup and I'm pissed off that they removed this feature. This might be a deal breaker for me. It's definitely not in settings but it is on my Note 9.
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I use this feature in my note 9 too. Its not a deal breaker for me to strange that it would no longer be there

craigels said:
I use this feature in my note 9 too. Its not a deal breaker for me to strange that it would no longer be there
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Being a cop, I have way too many numbers/addresses in my phone that I would never want out there. It's a big deal to me, unfortunately.

craigels said:
I use this feature in my note 9 too. Its not a deal breaker for me to strange that it would no longer be there
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Are you referring to the lock screen Screen Lock Type. On my note 9, every time I start up, screen times out, I use a pin to sign back on. I see that on my Note 10. If this is not what you mean direct me to what you are talking about on the Note 9, I still have my Note 9. Used the Note 8 to trade-in for the Note 10.

kbboykin said:
Are you referring to the lock screen Screen Lock Type. On my note 9, every time I start up, screen times out, I use a pin to sign back on. I see that on my Note 10. If this is not what you mean direct me to what you are talking about on the Note 9, I still have my Note 9. Used the Note 8 to trade-in for the Note 10.
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It's called secure start up under biometrics and security

i only see it as strong protection in s10+
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I know exactly what you are talking about: that option is still there on Note10

oriondream said:
I know exactly what you are talking about: that option is still there on Note10
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Yes, it's still there on my Note 10, just not activated yet.

oriondream said:
I know exactly what you are talking about: that option is still there on Note10
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I think that's different than what you could do with the Note 9.
Android has requires you to enter your pin when you restart instead of biometrics.
What seems to be missing is the pin at restart before the file system loads.
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Isn't Android using file based encryption now and not full disk?

worldsoutro said:
Isn't Android using file based encryption now and not full disk?
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I think they are using file based in Android Q but not in 9. I'm not 100% sure though.
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oriondream said:
I know exactly what you are talking about: that option is still there on Note10
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That is definitely not the same thing. The Secure Start encrypts the phone at the boot level. This allows the phone to boot to the lockscreen before requiring a pin code. Not even close to what my Note 9 does.

It's not missing they just changed it... Your phone is completely encrypted until you enter you chosen security.. that's why face and fingerprint don't work on the first sign in

nique0201 said:
It's not missing they just changed it... Your phone is completely encrypted until you enter you chosen security.. that's why face and fingerprint don't work on the first sign in
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The more reading I've done on this is so if you rebooted you could receive calls even if you didn't unlock the phone.
Before with secure startup you are stuck pre OS boot until you enter the password.
My only concern is if the OS is loaded even if it's encrypted could it be forensiclly bypassed easier?
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rsacipher said:
The more reading I've done on this is so if you rebooted you could receive calls even if you didn't unlock the phone.
Before with secure startup you are stuck pre OS boot until you enter the password.
My only concern is if the OS is loaded even if it's encrypted could it be forensiclly bypassed easier?
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Yeah that's when it was secure startup... Supposedly the is is fully encrypted when it's locked with this version of Android and on... But there's a option called "strong protection" which adds the benefit of not allowing biometrics on initial startup so someone can't kill u turn it on and use your fingerprints or the cops can't force a bio scan or emulate ur face. It also periodically goes into this mode after a few unlocks. It's been like this since the S10/+ and they shipped with the newest Android versions... The only way to get a screen before boot now is to do simcard lock.

Fingerprint issues

Hello, does anyone have fingerprint issues? My XZ1 never missed a beat. This one hardly works. Wondering if it's software or hardware problem?
Thank you

same problem here. sometimes works well, sometimes not at all.

Hmm I wonder if the Xperia 1 users have the issue
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zippy01 said:
Hmm I wonder if the Xperia 1 users have the issue
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yup it does.
there is a loooooong thread about it at official forum.
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-1/WHY-THE-FINGERPRINT-SCANNER-IS-SO-BAD/td-p/1378272

yyiimm said:
yup it does.
there is a loooooong thread about it at official forum.
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-1/WHY-THE-FINGERPRINT-SCANNER-IS-SO-BAD/td-p/1378272
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Thanks for the link I think it's solved now. Still not as good as the XZ1 scanner but I found that my thumb was slightly angled under normal circumstances so I added more prints and so far so good
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As far as I can tell you have two unlock states. You can't use the power button to wake and then use the fingerprint sensor to unlock you can only use the fingerprint sensor to wake and unlock.
If you use the power button to wake then you have to use the pin method to unlock. This is what I've found.

I've found it's usually if the sensor gets dirty, which seems to be quite a lot. a quick clean usually gets it working straight away

zippy01 said:
Hello, does anyone have fingerprint issues? My XZ1 never missed a beat. This one hardly works. Wondering if it's software or hardware problem?
Thank you
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I put my finger along the side of the phone while making my scans, for me it works almost every time now.
Previously I had my finger on a line away from the side using my thumb nail to nail direction now I use from top to middle which gives a better result
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It's funny because mine is very good (9210 model) and I came from OnePlus 7t pro where I hated the in screen finger print reader

Must have been firmware dependent as mine is almost perfect now since upgrade to android 10. Anyone else have problems?
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Try cleaning settings cache. Also system settings storage app cache.

mcvisster said:
Try cleaning settings cache. Also system settings storage app cache.
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New to the device. This is great advice. Thanks

Sign the Petition
Product recall announcement for Xperia 1 and 5 due to faulty Finger Print sensor
www.change.org

Clear your hand and the sensors place on the phone. I have no problems with it.

The latest android 11 update appears to turn fingerprint registration and usage into a better experience....
I've had problems with previous updates either lost functionality all together or sporadic usage.
Its nore more accurate than I ever remember.

Having lived with this for almost 2 years it looks like a combo of hardware and software. IE the software driver doesn't work fast enough to recognise the fingerprint and will occasionally miss a beat. I re-program after updating firmware updates and depending on how big the update is/ Security based and find I have to wipe fingerprints and PIN/Password too, for the fingerprint sensor to be re-discovered and then use the pre-setup program app which I have to use slowly 2 seconds between detections otherwise the app fails to detect the sensor and stops working again so I have to reboot the phone to re-detect and start programming the next fingerprint.
This handset has a bad fingerprint driver/app for the latest Android me thinks.

Nearby Share

Has anyone else noticed that Nearby Share toggle is gone? Have had it on 20 Ultra since getting it on the 18th, went to use it today and its gone.
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Yep same here. That's odd.

When I went to use it, it was there. Clicked it nothing happened. Swiped down again it was gone. Strange thing is, I have it on 10+
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Probably because it makes it a duplicate with the newly released Google's nearby share.
But it's strange that it disappeared by itself.

butchieboy said:
When I went to use it, it was there. Clicked it nothing happened. Swiped down again it was gone. Strange thing is, I have it on 10+
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Same here.

Mine is still there.

Tidbits said:
Mine is still there.
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Its the QS icon that's gone. The feature is still present.

Mine is still there in the pull down but nothing happens when i click on it

force70 said:
Mine is still there in the pull down but nothing happens when i click on it
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Same here... Can we not use this feature? I'm so confused. I saw on a video you're supposed to long press that icon to turn on the visibility, but it takes me to Google Play Services for some odd reason.

Hrmmmm

Tidbits said:
Mine is still there.
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Not Nearby device scanning. That detects Bluetooth. Force mine did same thing, it was there, then when pressed nothing happened then the toggle vanished. It was present for maybe 3days and I used it all the time and loved it..
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fatboypup said:
Hrmmmm
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Yep same, the icon in tiles is grayed out but its turned on in network settings here also

I hope this doesn't turn out like dark mode for the main Google app on the S20 ultra. I had it available for a couple of days after launch, but then it was over two months before it was rolled out.
If the same thing is happening here and Google is controlling for devices, then perhaps the Note20 Ultra is too new for Nearby Share, and so the switch hasn't been flipped yet. I just hope we don't have to wait too long for Google to figure that out.

butchieboy said:
Not Nearby device scanning. That detects Bluetooth. Force mine did same thing, it was there, then when pressed nothing happened then the toggle vanished. It was present for maybe 3days and I used it all the time and loved it..
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This?

Or this?

What network are you all on? So got two the one on AT&T straight up disappeared before my eyes. My unlocked one still has it.

Unlocked T-Mobile.

Locked AT&T for me
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I have an AT&T locked phone. Nearby share also disappeared for me. Quick share is still there.
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Mine just came back and is now working after I clicked "Button Order" and dragged it back into place.