I picked up an Honor 8 from the local Best Buy today to give it a try. It looks like the "Smart Lock" feature is only partially implemented. I see an option where you can assign a Bluetooth device to automatically unlock the phone, but I don't see an option to do it by location. I'm used to having my phone automatically unlock while I'm at my home, but it doesn't look like this phone supports that particular feature. Bummer!
Anyone else notice this, or find it buried somewhere in the settings? (I've looked and searched but haven't been able to find it anywhere).
I believe it's not implemented here. I couldn't find it either . But the ingerprint scanner is fast enough for me and it compensates the "detection on body" feature from smart lock.
Work around; buy a smart watch and add it to smart lock
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Is they're a shortcut or something I can place on my home screen to disable smart lock? Normally I want it unlocked with my smart watch, but when I'm at work I leave my phone on the desk when I go help patients. But I don't want my nosy co workers to go through it. Do I want the pattern lock to always be on at work. Any thought? Did I miss anything in tasker?
No answers in 24 hours probably means that people (like me...) don't understand the question. I don't use Smart Lock myself, since I prefer to have total control of my device, but surely the entire point of it that if you walk away from it out of Bluetooth range then it locks itself? So your co-workers can't go through it (and what sort of people do you work with anyway...?)
Am I misunderstanding? Have you tried leaving your Bluetooth watch far away to see if the phone can be opened without the Bluetooth connection or password?
No it works correctly I'd i walk far away. But I work at a hospital and a patients room is sometimes is very close, so it will still be unlocked if I leave it at the nurses station. I've never seen anyone try to go through my, phone, but I'm paranoid though lol. I just need to find an app or maybe secure settings app to disable smart lock with a shortcut on the home screen
You can tap the lock on the bottom of the lock screen to lock the screen despite smartlock being on.
But then I have to do it every time I unlock my phone. The power button doesn't lock it
Just for clarification this is what I'm looking to toggle on and off. Can't find it in tasker or anything, so for now I'm just used any cut to take me to security settings.
Hi guys. I don't see any Smart Lock options under settings and security. Is there any way to setup Smart Lock with this phone? I do see Smart Lock appear in the notifications when I add a Bluetooth device, but I see no way to go into the Smart Lock options after that. Has anyone been able to get it to work with this phone?
I have the same question. I cant find that setting either. I'll send Blu a tweet (@irishman2020)
They replied and said they don't support it on the PureXL
What the hell, NO Smart Lock on a phone with all these high end features and hardware? I guess Blu never expected anyone with a $349 phone would want to use it with Android Wear or any other Smart Lock feature! How STUPID!!! It must have been an ID10T error.
mhajii210 said:
Hi guys. I don't see any Smart Lock options under settings and security. Is there any way to setup Smart Lock with this phone? I do see Smart Lock appear in the notifications when I add a Bluetooth device, but I see no way to go into the Smart Lock options after that. Has anyone been able to get it to work with this phone?
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Have you gotten to the Trusted Devices screen when you tapped the notification? I was able to set my device up from there onwards after pairing (but right now it does nothing and is kind of useless).
I've managed to connect my Pure XL to my laptop with a Startech.com 50m Class 1 USB to BT4.0 adapter (USBBT1EDR4) and was able to setup Smart Lock to unlock my device. It did nothing, but probably because I didn't walk outside of its signal range. Meanwhile, I didn't get a notification to setup Smart Lock when I paired up with my desktop (I'm on a P8P67 PRO mobo with some sort of Atheros BT device built in).
Unfortunately, there's no other way, as far as I see it, to get to the Trusted Devices screen unless you pair with an appropriate BT device for the first time and you tap the notification to setup Smart Lock.
Is there a way to edit the setting of the secure unlock within the phone?
I'm on AL00 Chinese version, and had enabled the Google Smart Lock feature to choose location that enables the safe unlock screen without pin. The other day it randomly seeks my approval to enable my location to set the feature where it happened to be my home at that time, and I happily accepted it. All it's good. But having hard time to find within the setting to enable other locations like at work manually.
So just wondering if anyone has found the hidden setting within the phone for this feature.
Thanks in advance.
I'm also curious about this. I sent Huawei an email but haven't heard anything from them yet.
Does anyone know if we can use the NFC chip to unlock Samsung's smart door lock? And if so, how? There's appears to be statements around the web saying it's possible but I haven't found any guide I'm doing so.
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Does anyone know if we can use the NFC chip to unlock Samsung's smart door lock? And if so, how? There's appears to be statements around the web saying it's possible but I haven't found any guide I'm doing so.
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you can use the Samsung app to access information like who checked into the system whilst you were away. Remember, only people you authorized access to can unlock the system. Still, it is good to know who has been entering your house when you are not there.
Personally, I loved the various ways that Samsung has allowed its users to unlock the system. You can do so by using your fingerprint, key fob or a designated pin. The fingerprint option itself is highly secure since key fobs are prone to get misplaced and intruders might be able to work around a pin as well. But a fingerprint? No chance.
For those of you who want to provide this fingerprint access to your siblings and loved ones, you will find the 100 fingerprints option to be convenient. You will have control via the app about whose fingerprint can be used to access the lock system, and you can take back this access whenever you want to.
The digital lock also makes a point of providing convenience by understanding that some people tend to remember a pin with given numbers. For example, I can only remember pins which have five digits in them. This lock can have a pin with as low as four digits and as high as twelve digits.
However, one of the key features of this product is also one which makes its usability selective to a certain kind of door. The design of the smart lock is such that it can only work with handles rather than doors which feature a knob. Hence, if your doors have knobs, you might want to get them changed to handles if you think the product is worth it.
I found this product to be too overpriced, even by my standards. Yes, the fingerprint feature is exemplary and its compatibility with Samsung’s home security feature is equally impressive, but there are various locks that might provide you with some of these features at a low cost.
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Does anyone know if we can use the NFC chip to unlock Samsung's smart door lock? And if so, how? There's appears to be statements around the web saying it's possible but I haven't found any guide I'm doing so.
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I've never used a smartlock before but you mention nfc and there's an app called card nfc emulator and it does exactly what it says.
As much as I like electronics, etc, and have a fairly complete 'smart house', I will not put a smart lock,that can be triggered via separate gadget, on any exterior door on my property, though most of our exterior entry doors have touch pad entry locks.
I have way too many sentimental's that I could never replace again, not talking $, talking sentimental's.
insurance $ will take care of the other stuff.
I tried to enable Smart Lock and have run into a couple issues which no amount of searching gave way to results. I'm on a stock unrooted device.
Is there a way to make this feature work based on location? Seems to not work in locations where I set it to. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling google play services to no avail. Rebooting does nothing to fix.
Sometimes when I try to view the Smart Lock settings, after entering the pin/pattern nothing appears in the menu at all. Very buggy. Does this feature just plain suck or something? I'd rather not use face unlock, but this might force me to.
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I tried to enable Smart Lock and have run into a couple issues which no amount of searching gave way to results. I'm on a stock unrooted device.
Is there a way to make this feature work based on location? Seems to not work in locations where I set it to. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling google play services to no avail. Rebooting does nothing to fix.
Sometimes when I try to view the Smart Lock settings, after entering the pin/pattern nothing appears in the menu at all. Very buggy. Does this feature just plain suck or something? I'd rather not use face unlock, but this might force me to.
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I have issues like this. Supposedly, smart Lock not working by location is a bug from Google not op. It is very hit or miss
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I have issues like this. Supposedly, smart Lock not working by location is a bug from Google not op. It is very hit or miss
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I wonder if this is an Oreo issue and if it will be fixed in P. Very annoying. I may just drop security all together. I didn't have it on my last phone for over 3 years. I like the idea of it, but not being able to unlock the phone while driving and at "trusted" places is pretty useless.
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I wonder if this is an Oreo issue and if it will be fixed in P. Very annoying. I may just drop security all together. I didn't have it on my last phone for over 3 years. I like the idea of it, but not being able to unlock the phone while driving and at "trusted" places is pretty useless.
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Agreed
And the fingerprint unlock not fast enough for you. I do it in one motion. Pick up phone and unlock just like that
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And the fingerprint unlock not fast enough for you. I do it in one motion. Pick up phone and unlock just like that
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It has nothing to do with speed and everything to do with convenience. Let's not forget that GOOGLE is the one who added the feature. Oreo has been out, in general, for a while. It should just plain work. If I'm at home, why should there be a lock on my device? When I'm out however, it just makes sense to be locked down. Adding a feature that actually doesn't work or works some of the time, is something you'd think they'd have caught during Oreo testing at Google; particularly, as it's an issue with Android, not manufacturers. Even my wife's Galaxy S9+ has this issue.
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I get that but I don't use it as I'm the opposite phone should be locked when not in my hand never know what will happen,who may come over to visit I have lots of nieces and nephews. One who grabs any phone he can.
But I meant it to be fast enough that it's as if it's not locked.
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Smart lock have you tried use the voice feature it may work.
Also look into Tasker I seem to remember someone using it to unlock the device based on location. I use it to turn on and off my Wi-Fi based on location. Auto start my music when in my truck.
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It has nothing to do with speed and everything to do with convenience. Let's not forget that GOOGLE is the one who added the feature. Oreo has been out, in general, for a while. It should just plain work. If I'm at home, why should there be a lock on my device? When I'm out however, it just makes sense to be locked down. Adding a feature that actually doesn't work or works some of the time, is something you'd think they'd have caught during Oreo testing at Google; particularly, as it's an issue with Android, not manufacturers. Even my wife's Galaxy S9+ has this issue.
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Seems to be working better today. Disabled the "smart lock" in trust agents setting under fingerprint and security, then booted to the stock recovery and wiped the cache only. (I'm not rooted yet, but TWRP would work for this as well). Seems to have led to a fix, but it could be temporary. As for usefulness of smart lock, I am not worried about others in my own home taking my device and combing through it for all I care. If you have kids or are concerned about content on your phone being messed with, just don't use the feature. For a lot of people, it is a useful feature to have.
This issue has returned and requires a cache wipe almost every day. Beyond annoyed. I am considering deleting my fingerprints or any security. Pretty stupid feature that makes the phone require a password every single time I want to use it, when this feature could have alleviated that in so many places where I know my phone is safe (home, work, car).
Oneplus 6 - Phone unlocks with smart lock off on Android P
I don't use smart lock option in my phone but after upgrading to Android P, even when the smart lock option is off, my phone screen opens when picked immediately as it is supposed to show the screen is locked. Any suggestions please