I know it asks for pin/pattern in certain instances like after reboot, when changing users, and after an extended period of time (like 48hrs), but I'm getting the pin screen like 75% of the time. Been like this since I got it. I've re-scanned my fingerprints.
Is the fingerprint scanner relegated to a novelty feature if it's almost always asking for your pin/pattern?
Anyone else getting it to this extent?
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Chronzy said:
I know it asks for pin/pattern in certain instances like after reboot, when changing users, and after an extended period of time (like 48hrs), but I'm getting the pin screen like 75% of the time. Been like this since I got it. I've re-scanned my fingerprints.
Is the fingerprint scanner relegated to a novelty feature if it's almost always asking for your pin/pattern?
Anyone else getting it to this extent?
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I get it sometimes but it's because I have tasker lock my screen when I unplug it from my car. Because it was locked by the "administrator" it requires a pin in addition to my fingerprint.
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I get it sometimes but it's because I have tasker lock my screen when I unplug it from my car. Because it was locked by the "administrator" it requires a pin in addition to my fingerprint.
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So having "power button instantly locks" under security/screen lock/settings counts as locked by administrator I assume?
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Chronzy said:
So having "power button instantly locks" under security/screen lock/settings counts as locked by administrator I assume?
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It could be a haywire app. Power button instantly locks is not the reason, because mine is enabled.
I have had this happen to me a few times though... nowhere near 75%, but maybe 1 or 2 times a day with no explicable reason.
I've only used the phone for a day now, but I haven't had it ask for any additional unlock other than the print so far(besides the software update reboot). I'll update once I've used it for a bit longer.
Apparently it was 'power button instantly locks' because I've had no probs since I unchecked it. Just don't remember having that issue on other phones. It locks when you press the power button anyway so don't get the point of that feature.
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Chronzy said:
Apparently it was 'power button instantly locks' because I've had no probs since I unchecked it. Just don't remember having that issue on other phones. It locks when you press the power button anyway so don't get the point of that feature.
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It must be a system bug then, and I suggest you report it from your phone using the feedback/bug report function. I have "power button locks immediately" enabled and like I said, 99% of the time it works fine and unlocks with fingerprint. So it must just be a software bug.
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I'm ok with entering the pin after the set timeout of 30 minutes. However, if my screen times out and turns off and I press the power button to turn the screen on, I always get the annoying lock screen where I have to swipe the ring up before doing anything. To save battery, the screen shuts off after a minute and then i'm forced to swipe again.
There's apps out there to disable the lockscreen all together but my company exchange policy usually doesn't work with that. Any workarounds or known apps that work?
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I'm ok with entering the pin after the set timeout of 30 minutes. However, if my screen times out and turns off and I press the power button to turn the screen on, I always get the annoying lock screen where I have to swipe the ring up before doing anything. To save battery, the screen shuts off after a minute and then i'm forced to swipe again.
There's apps out there to disable the lockscreen all together but my company exchange policy usually doesn't work with that. Any workarounds or known apps that work?
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I have installed to many apps from the market that didn't work! I need one too.
Nope no way around it. Its there for a reason anyway.
CyberBlaster said:
Nope no way around it. Its there for a reason anyway.
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Negative. That's FAIL.
I'm using an app that disables exchange securities. I will try to upload.
In the meantime, Google search for it
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Try this .apk
or click here for another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210355
That was created a week ago LOL didn't have to be so mean cause I didn't know about it.
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Hi Guys!
My camera app opens when i unlock my phone. This happens randomly, anybody with the same problem? If yes, any solution? It's very annoying.
Maybe you're accidently hitting the home button twice everytime you unlock it.
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Chadly said:
Maybe you're accidently hitting the home button twice everytime you unlock it.
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No, i'm not accidently hitting the home button because i have turn the feauture off in the settings. This morning it happend two times already! Nobody having this problem?
Did it do this with the feature turned on? What happens when you unlock the screen using the power button or the wave gesture?
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Did it do this with the feature turned on? What happens when you unlock the screen using the power button or the wave gesture?
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Yes, i have done it with the feature turnd on also and tried with power button and gestures but still have the problem. I have noticed something weird, when i lock the phone after like one second it turns on and then when i unlock it it goes to the camera app. Something triggers the camera app and i know it's not me. I have flashed the stock rom and rooted the phone and still have this problem! This is very frustrating! I dont know what else to do
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Yes, i have done it with the feature turnd on also and tried with power button and gestures but still have the problem. I have noticed something weird, when i lock the phone after like one second it turns on and then when i unlock it it goes to the camera app. Something triggers the camera app and i know it's not me. I have flashed the stock rom and rooted the phone and still have this problem! This is very frustrating! I dont know what else to do
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Do you have any apps that might have triggered this behaviour. It's almost always a dogy app triggering it. Just a thought.
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Do you have any apps that might have triggered this behaviour. It's almost always a dogy app triggering it. Just a thought.
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No, nothing that can be related to the camera. I dont have a lot of apps installed on my phone so it can't be that. It's indeed a very strange behaviour.
I have a similar problem. When I unlock the phone sometimes the camera will open. Sometimes dialer , messages, gallery, browser all kind of apps will open by it self. Normally happens with the finger print security turned on. Will try using notmal lock screen to see if it still happens
Just checking. You know if you swipe upd into the middle from the right bottom corner from the lock screen. It automatically unlocks to camera.
Does it happen when you swipe horizontally?
My wife just got her S8+, and we were trying to get the fingerprint sensor too unlock to the home screen the way her pixel would. The way it works now, she has to awkwardly reach for the sensor, then swipe up to unlock the device. Any suggestions, or are we out of luck unless Samsung devices to make this a feature in an update?
Did you enable 'Fingerprint unlock' in the settings? I'm able to unlock my S8+ while the screen is off just by putting my finger over the scanner without swiping anything.
I'm not sure of this caused it, but we ran a system update and it started working as expected. Again it may be a coincidence, but it started working right after the update. Mods can delete this thread of they want, it's not a relevant question since it seems to have been a bug.
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Did you enable 'Fingerprint unlock' in the settings? I'm able to unlock my S8+ while the screen is off just by putting my finger over the scanner without swiping anything.
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Yeah, same here
How is the fingerprint unlock supposed to work? On my Nexus 6P, with the screen off, you just put your finger over the sensor and the phone turned on, unlocked. But it seems the S8 requires you to push the power button, then use the fingerprint scanner. Is that correct? Is there a way to have the fingerprint sensor turn on the screen?
(Yes, I do have "fingerprint unlock" turned on in settings.)
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How is the fingerprint unlock supposed to work? On my Nexus 6P, with the screen off, you just put your finger over the sensor and the phone turned on, unlocked. But it seems the S8 requires you to push the power button, then use the fingerprint scanner. Is that correct? Is there a way to have the fingerprint sensor turn on the screen?
(Yes, I do have "fingerprint unlock" turned on in settings.)
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I don't have to push my power button to get it to unlock. I just place my finger over the sensor with the screen off and it works instantly and doesn't show the lock screen.
Don't delete it, I almost gave up on this option, reading this made me try again and it's much improved, thanks!
Interesting. I'm not sure what I'm missing, but I can't get mine to do that.
Edit: I may have bigger problems. I can't actually get the phone to lock. I have smart lock turned off and only pattern selected for screen unlock type, but I can just swipe on the lock screen and go to the home screen, without entering the pattern. I assume these two issues are related.
Further edit: OK, the second issue was because of the "secured lock time" setting. So, unrelated.
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I don't have to push my power button to get it to unlock. I just place my finger over the sensor with the screen off and it works instantly and doesn't show the lock screen.
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Well, I got it to work. It actually was the "secured lock time" setting. Basically, if the phone isn't actually locked (because the time in that setting hasn't passed), even though the screen is off, the fingerprint sensor won't wake it. But if more than the set time has elapsed, it does.
Not the best design, but that explains it. My advice: set the secured lock time to zero ("instantly with the power key or when the screen times out").
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OK, I got it to work. It actually was the "secured lock time" setting. Basically, if the phone isn't actually locked (because the time in that setting hasn't passed), even though the screen is off, the fingerprint sensor won't wake it. But if more than the set time has elapsed, it does.
Not the best design, but that explains it.
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Hmmn, I have mine lock instantly via power button and tried it... Still works for me
I didn't explain it well. Locking instantly is the way to go.
For some reason, it's set up to use biometrics only if the screen is locked, not just off.
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Hmmn, I have mine lock instantly via power button and tried it... Still works for me
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Both mine and my wife's works exceptionally well.
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Posted this before but with all the setting correct.
You can simply put your finger on the sensor and it will unlock right to the home screen.
You need to habe the finger print unlock turb on.
This has to be my favorite feature on this phone, beside using it to pull the notification bar down
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Does it work on s7 edge?
Is there anyway so I can unlock my phone when it's off using fingerprints?
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Is there anyway so I can unlock my phone when it's off using fingerprints?
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This is the S8+ forum. You would get a better response in the S7 Edge forums.
I noticed that after using the phone for a few hours, the screen will stay on unless I specifically hit the power button to turn it off. The screen off time is set to 15 seconds.
If I reboot it, it will go back to normal, i.e. turning the screen off by itself.
Any one experience this? Some app bug? How to fix it?
Hmmm. Is "Smart Stay" on or off? Do you have Dev Options enabled? If so, is always on while charging option on? All I can think atm.
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I noticed that after using the phone for a few hours, the screen will stay on unless I specifically hit the power button to turn it off. The screen off time is set to 15 seconds.
If I reboot it, it will go back to normal, i.e. turning the screen off by itself.
Any one experience this? Some app bug? How to fix it?
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Have you disbled any services or packages with Package Disabler Pro?
I don't have any of these mentioned issue, and I am still trying to pin point which app is the trouble maker.
Call Samsung support, and they said if I have bluetooth device as "trusted" home/location, they have seen such issue, and want me to turn off these "home" indicator Bluetooth connection.
I effectively turned off the Bluetooth wireless, and this afternoon, after a close to 2 hours meeting and was irritated to find out the screen has been on all the time.
I am going to find a good startup manager and disable APP one by one to see which is the bad boy.
thanks
I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
In essence, I need something that simulates the power button, which does NOT lock the screen. It just puts it to sleep.
Again, no luck with the dozen or so apps I've tried.
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I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
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Still hoping for a solution.
Yes very annoying, I get the power button confused with my Vol - button all the time.
I bought Gravity Screen some time ago and it at least has an option for SmartLock and fingerprint readers. I'm testing it now. It works, but it isn't ideal as there are some bugs with the screen not waking fully or too long of a delay after the fingerprint is read correctly.
I'm not sure I'll keep it up and running, but it may be an option for you.
Thandir said:
I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
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I might totally be misreading this, sorry if I am. But check in settings/security or lock screen and go to secure lock screen of you have that and see if those options fix it.
Going to hopefully bump this up, as this is still an issue.
As clearly as possible:
- On the HTC U11, if you hit the power button, you can unlock the phone with your fingerprint OR using your PIN.
- All of the screen-off utilities lock the phone and then require the PIN to unlock and will not respond to fingerprint.
- I do not want to disable or alter the security settings of the phone, since this is, obviously, already something the phone can do without changes.
Has anyone created a utility that works for the U11 yet?
For me, I'm using Nova Launcher with double tap to sleep. The remaining problem is that Nova launcher just turn the screen into black and navigation buttons is still functioning for the next 5 seconds. I have to wait for 5 seconds so that I can put it into my pocket. Otherwise, the screen can be accidentally turned on.