I have my corperate emails linked with my phone which requires me to have my screenlock password enabled for it to work. I hate having to put in my code every time I look at my phone. Is there any way to bypass this security requirement, like tell the server that I have this feature enabled when it is not? Thanks.
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Have you tried the app No Lock? It's free in the Market. Basically it disables the lock screen. It's been a while since I've used it, but if I remember correctly you can still have a security password set. No Lock just never lets the phone actually lock. You can enable/disable it easily with a widget on your homescreen.
I used to use it because I wanted to be able to wake the phone using the volume keys. Since I found a mod to allow that and still have the lock screen enabled, I stopped using the app.
Look I'm the android general forums. They have a way to bypass it, but mind you that if your IT department finds out you can get into trouble for it.
The no lock app prevents the lock from turning on if the screen goes black due to inactivity, and suits my need perfectly. I can push the power button and the lock comes on. Thanks for the help and advice.
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Basically, I want an app protection program that unlocks all protected applications with a single password. Something that would lose authentication after a set period of time for instance. I'm purposely not using a logon password protection because if the pad is stolen, I want the thief to be able to get online and use some apps. If its all locked up, theyre more likely to do a wipe. I'm just sick of puttin a password in every other minute on every app i have protected.
I have been looking everywhere for an app that allows you to use the camera without typing in your passcode. There are many variations on this feature except all those apps aren't that secure and when I do put a passcode lock the quick access to the camera is blocked by the passcode. If you don't understand what I am trying to say then refer to the lock screen on the apple iphone 5. I am an andriod person and i'm just trying to come up with such an app or find one. Please let me know if anyone finds it/creates such an app for driod users.
Hi all, I have developed a breakthrough in Android apps.
One day when I was jogging, a little girl that looked scared and confused approached me. She couldn't find her mother and she asked if she could use my phone to call her. I thought to myself 'Sure, I'm helpful.' When I was waiting for her to finish her phone call, I noticed that she was swiping her finger on the screen. I was thinking to myself, 'Why does she need to scroll during a phone call?' I took my phone back and lo and behold, she was going through my pictures. I reprimanded her, telling her that she shouldn't be going through other's phones like that. I felt real bad that I had to take my phone back before she could find her mother, but what else was I supposed to do? It's not like there's an app that can do that.
From that moment, Avanos was born.
It's a guest mode app that can act as a stealth mode when you need it to. When you use it, it locks the user into the app so that your other apps cannot be accessed, your recent apps cannot be seen, and the notification bar is hidden. It's helpful for a lot of things, such as when your girlfriend wants to go through your phone to read your messages. Just open Avanos and everything is hidden. It was designed to be a guest mode so that when others use your phone in an emergency nothing can be accessed. When they end their call it opens a password dialog. Enter your password and your phone goes back to normal. It's helpful when you're a coach, a parent or just a helpful person. Here's the free version of it: bit(.)ly/17NVKpz. Tell me what you think of it and send me a message if you're interested in getting a demo version of it.
Mod Edit: link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mshaw.avanos8.lite
Seems like a great idea. Have a link?
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Great idea.
Am interested mate....looks something innovative
Link??
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Link plz
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Sound interesting
I am interested in trying this app. However you need to include a link that works. The link in the text (OP) does not work for me.
Thanks
There's a link:
bit.ly/17NVKpz
nice idea...
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Can't do anything much on the lite version, just a dialer without contacts. I am using Hi App Lock which do the job for me in locking all apps that I don't want others to mess up with. But would love to try the beta one please
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Great idea!
Reserved.
Here's a link: play(dot)google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mshaw.avanos8.adfree
Good
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I use HiApp also but this sounds interesting. Going to try and use kid launcher as an alternative to hand my phone off. Will give this a shot.
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You have already a thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383942
awesome
very good idea
Guest Mode in All Phones
Hi,
I have used your app and I must say that it works like a normal app locker. You can simply select an app that you want to lock and it remains locked till a password is entered. There are a lot of apps in Google Play that do exactly that.
However, the challenge that I faced with app lockers (similar to yours) is that when I want to use a locked app (such as WhatsApp), there are two steps of authentication that are involved. First, I need to unlock the home screen of my phone (all of us lock our home screens for any unintended usage), then I need to input the password again to unlock an app. This becomes quite a tedious process for any user.
Therefore, we have developed an app that is a combination of screen lock as well as an app lock. The procedure is that, once you install the app, you get to select all the apps that you want to mark as private and locked. The application then asks you to set a master password (which can be either a PIN based or Pattern based password). The application then asks you to set a guest password as well.
Once you lock your phone (or it gets automatically locked on screen off), the application is active. When you want to unlock the phone and use your master password to unlock, the screen gets unlocked along with all the locked apps that you had selected. Therefore, when you unlock the phone screen, you do not have to enter the password again to use the protected app. However, when you lend the phone to someone, just use the guest password to unlock the screen and the screen gets unlocked. However, all the selected apps continue to be locked. Thus protecting your privacy!
We have a patent pending on this feature and shall be adding more features to the app. You can download it from Google Play (just search for 'Guest Mode' and our app is the second one - developed by Pluggdd India). We would love to hear your feedback on this.
Guest Mode for All Android Phones (App)
Even I was waiting very eagerly for this version of Android and the Guest Mode feature. There are a lot of times when my kid uses the phone or some one borrows the phone to make a call. With the battery life of smartphones being so small these days, people borrowing phones is common.
However, I was always worried what all they may see on my phone once I loan it to them. The same was when my kid was using the phone. Once he clicked a picture of mine and sent to a random whatsapp group.
However, I must say that the new Guest Mode feature does not meet my expectations. There are a few reasons why:
1) The switch from Normal Mode to Guest Mode is not seamless. You need to get to Settings (which is a two step procedure), then go to 'Users' and from there switch on the Guest Mode. This easily takes a few seconds.
2) The switching of user takes more than 2-3 seconds.
3) Anyone can easily find that they are in Guest Mode (because the phone is completely empty, no history of calls, no phone numbers, virtually nothing). As a result of which apart from a kid, anyone can tell that you have switched modes of the phone. With the kind of friends and colleagues that I have, that would raise more suspicion and leg pulling than giving them the phone in full access.
I was always looking forward to this solution. However, I think I will continue to use the app that I have been using. The app locks all my applications that I deem need to be protected. It gives me two passwords to unlock the screen. When I open the lock screen with a master password, the screen gets unlocked as well as all the locked applications get unlocked too. When I lend my phone to someone, I open the screen using a guest password and only the screen and unprotected apps get unlocked. All the protected apps, such as my emails, chats, facebook; continue to be locked. This is so much of a relief, as the no one comes to know that they do not have full access to the phone. What I have read on their page is that they are also coming up with a fake crash in Guest Mode, that would be lovely.
In case you are interested, you can get the app for free from Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pluggdd.SmartAppLocker).
When I use facial recognition to unlock and app, after my face is recognized, before I can go into the app, I get a screen that is showing a message: "Verified. Tap confirm to continue". I am trying to get rid of that message and avoid the unnecessary extra step to press the confirm button before I can access the app. I am told by an app manufactured that it is a setting on my Samsung S22 Ultra with Android 12. But I am coming from an old Pixel phone and cannot find this setting on my new 22Ultra. Can someone direct me to the setting to turn off that extra step after facial recognition works? Thanks!
Sounds like you've installed some 3rd party app that does this. The default S22 behaviour doesn't show this message.
I can see you asked on other fourms, and they suggested things I was going to say. But it seems like some third party app is either doing this, or enforcing it.
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Sounds like you've installed some 3rd party app that does this. The default S22 behaviour doesn't show this message.
I can see you asked on other fourms, and they suggested things I was going to say. But it seems like some third party app is either doing this, or enforcing it.
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Yes I posted on another forum but no solution there yet, just a few good suggestions that don't work. I don't have any other apps that enforce this behavior though. And I pressed support at RoboForm pretty hard about it and they insist it is not something in their app even though RoboForm is an app that it happens in. I am thinking it is when certain 3rd party apps are opened using face recognition, the Android system does not acknowledge those apps for some reason and pops up the message to do a 2nd confirmation before it will allow the apps to open. Thanks for the reply.
Have you tried unistalling Roboform to test if that fixes it?
I have found a few other apps that call up the exact same message so it is not just Roboform. I did uninstall and reinstall Roboform today for another reason and called up a health record app that does the same thing. It happened in the health app even with Roboform uninstalled.
I think we have determined that it is a system message. An app may call it up or trigger it when using face recognition but it is not generated by the app itself. If we knew what it was called then it would be easier to track it down. within Android or the Samsung settings. if it is even in the settings somewhere.
Yea, it's likely going to be a system message, that is called by certain apps in certain circumstances. But the only way you'll find it is to remove apps a few at a time until it stops appearing.
I get the same message and have looked everywhere for a setting. It doesn't exist. Pretty stupid behavior for sure.
Is there a solution? I have the same thing with Microsoft apps. So stupid..
Try: Settings, Biometrics and Security, Face Recognition, And untick: Stay on lockscreen until swipe.
For me, double tapping the screen or using the power button to wake the phone, triggers the face unlock which then quickly unlocks the phone with no other input.
Is this just one app, or all apps?