Hello,
I want to use the patern lock method. The problem is that when I want to unlock the phone I must swipe the screen first and then to use the patern.(I select the only the patern method). I have searched the web(a lot) and still I can't get an answer.... On my previous phone(Note4 with Android 6.1) this behavior was not present. Is there a "magic " setting that can end my suffering?
Thank you in advance!
What happens when you also include fingerprint as a option?... meaning you have both pin and fingerprint as options.
You also have to swipe to use the iris scanner too...annoying for sure.
dubbactrumpetmsu said:
You also have to swipe to use the iris scanner too...annoying for sure.
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There's an option to have it scan for you iris as soon as you hit the unlock button.
The swipe is present if I chose pattern+face or pattern+iris...I just can get ride of it...I must swipe first and then biometrics or pattern...
No swipe needed, go to settings>display>navigation bar then turn on Unlock with home button, no need to swipe now just push the home button.
looking to slove this as well on galaxy s7 active...
we don't have the nav bar option...
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This is probably a stupid question but once my phone locks and I wake it up there's a padlock that requires me to swipe outside its circle before it will unlock by reading my fingerprint to unlock as if I have swipe AND fingerprint as my lock settings....
Anyone else having this issue? I've been messing with settings all night and can't figure it out lol.
Thanks!
Mine works just fine. Push home button and leave finger there for fingerprint identification.
JRowMe said:
This is probably a stupid question but once my phone locks and I wake it up there's a padlock that requires me to swipe outside its circle before it will unlock by reading my fingerprint to unlock as if I have swipe AND fingerprint as my lock settings....
Anyone else having this issue? I've been messing with settings all night and can't figure it out lol.
Thanks!
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Sounds like you have Smart Lock enabled. If you swipe in the middle of the screen instead of the lock icon, does it unlock the phone without having to use your fingerprint? That is how mine is set up with Smart Lock, but if I am away from a trusted location, I have to place my finger on the scanner instead of swiping the screen. When at a trusted location, if you want to lock your phone, you have to swipe the lock icon for it to ask for your fingerprint.
It was because I had trusted devices nearby.
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Sounds like you have Smart Lock enabled. If you swipe in the middle of the screen instead of the lock icon, does it unlock the phone without having to use your fingerprint? That is how mine is set up with Smart Lock, but if I am away from a trusted location, I have to place my finger on the scanner instead of swiping the screen. When at a trusted location, if you want to lock your phone, you have to swipe the lock icon for it to ask for your fingerprint.
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Hm. I just turned off smart lock instead.
If I swiped the padlock, I'd have to THEN do the fingerprint.
Any idea on where this double lock issue is coming from?
JRowMe said:
Hm. I just turned off smart lock instead.
If I swiped the padlock, I'd have to THEN do the fingerprint.
Any idea on where this double lock issue is coming from?
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Swipe in the middle of the screen instead of the padlock. Swiping the Padlock tells the Smart Lock feature that even though you are near a trusted device or place, that you still want to require a fingerprint to unlock the device. It's useful if you are having a party or something at a trusted location and want extra security. You shouldn't see the Padlock if you turned off Smart Lock, if you still do, maybe try to reboot?
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Swipe in the middle of the screen instead of the padlock. Swiping the Padlock tells the Smart Lock feature that even though you are near a trusted device or place, that you still want to require a fingerprint to unlock the device. It's useful if you are having a party or something at a trusted location and want extra security. You shouldn't see the Padlock if you turned off Smart Lock, if you still do, maybe try to reboot?
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Did someone say party?
I enabled smart lock and have my home as a trusted location. When I open the phone with the power button or a short press on the home key, I don't see a padlock, just the usual lock screen saying use fingerprint to unlock. I open maps and it sees my location as home, am I missing something?
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I enabled smart lock and have my home as a trusted location. When I open the phone with the power button or a short press on the home key, I don't see a padlock, just the usual lock screen saying use fingerprint to unlock. I open maps and it sees my location as home, am I missing something?
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Mine was doing that too when I just put in my address from Google Maps. I had to select "Add a Trusted Place" when I was at my house. When I did that, it pulled up a map and put a large circle around my location. As long as I am in that circle, it works perfectly. I never was able to get it to work using just my address.
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Mine was doing that too when I just put in my address from Google Maps. I had to select "Add a Trusted Place" when I was at my house. When I did that, it pulled up a map and put a large circle around my location. As long as I am in that circle, it works perfectly. I never was able to get it to work using just my address.
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Thanks. I was at a friends today, added his location to trusted locations and it worked like a charm. I got home and tried to delete my "home" as a trusted location but it wouldn't let me remove it, only edit or turn off the location. Anyway, I turned it off, then back on.....edited it, and re-chose it from Google Maps. After all the fiddling, one of them worked because it's now "all good in the hood"....
I am running a stock un-rooted note 5 . my issue is that I have to Swipe up on the lock Screen and use the fingerprint to unlock but I only want to use the fingerprint . Any idea HOW to do this?
Please search next time. You have smart lock activated. If you have a lock icon on you lock screen, your phone is not secure. Just swipe anywhere but from that icon and your phone unlocks. If you swipe from the lock icon, then you are securing it for the next time you turn the screen on. To change the smart lock setting, go to settings > lock screen and security>secure lock settings> smart lock.
The thing is I already searched and could not find anything on this. Also smart lock is not turned on. If I wipe it's either use finger print or pin if it can't read my print after a few tries. My phone will not unlock from just a swipe it has to be a pin or password. I don't want to swipe at all but just use a finger print.
I figured it out the thread can be closed.
driodman98 said:
I figured it out the thread can be closed.
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I'm having this same issue. What was the solution?
Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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You must use finger sensor to unlock and circle to lock. No other way. Huawei don't have double click lock/unlock. Bad thing. I see to another phone.
What if you try lock widget (chinese version & I'm not sure if it includes in international or European versions)
Use fingerprint quick action
Lock widgets require admin permission to work and if you lock with widget then fingerprint scanner takes you to pin code screen instead of unlocking the device.
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Juat tested with Nova Prime and configured the double tap to turn off the screen.
But that also required admin access and after turning off screen that way, fingerprint scanner brings me to pincode screen again instead of completely unlocking the device.
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Double tap Mate 9 not have. Bad. Lock widget not have international version. Only circle, but you must double clock on this quick tool to lock. Mate 9 not have user friendly features like my old G2, G4 or Z11. Mate 9 have only big price. ,)
try using this software from play store. it work very well on my mate 9
Using screen lock app.
Clicking on the icon turns off the screen and lock the phone just fine.
But then when you use fingerprint to unlock, it'll take you to this screen instead.
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gull_s_777 said:
Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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use floating dock is the easiest way
eddmecha said:
use floating dock is the easiest way
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Are you f**ing kidding me???
Where the heck did that come from. :cyclops:
That's why i love these forums.
I could kiss you right now.
how to install this floating dock? i hope so without root or custom rom, i dont want to void my warranty @gull_s_777
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use floating dock is the easiest way
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I saw this "floating dock" on my set too, and it's come with stock ROM.
Some detail can find in this website:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/140...-tricks-take-charge-of-your-mate-9-p9-honor-8
I use Nova Launcher gestures together with Anywhere Launcher to allow me to turn off and lock my screen using a downward swipe from the upper left corner of the screen in any app. It's very convenient.
I'm on C636B188 and that includes the screen lock widget, so you can use that.
Originally, I thought I would prefer it to the floating dock, but after getting used to the dock I like it more because you can access it from anywhere, not just the home screen.
The "Custom Navigation Bar" app has that functionality.
You can add an extra button on the navbar to put the phone to sleep instantly and unlock your device with fingerprint sensor.
I don't know if any other app of such kind.
At least I have this Screen Lock widget directly on my phone. Fingerprint opens the lock just fine after locking it with this widget.
You can use a Nova gesture to lock the screen, but don't use Nova's Screen Lock action in the first tab. Instead, swipe to the last tab on the right ("Shortcuts"), and look for Screen Lock there.
Unfortunately, though, this no longer seems to work on Oreo. Whenever, I try to select the Screen Lock shortcut, I get a message saying 'App isn't installed.' I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that they replaced the Floating Dock with the Navigation Dock.
i just update the stock firmware, yes, the latest stock 188 rom has built in widgt for turn off the screen. it is very handy.
gull_s_777 said:
Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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I have a Huawei Nova 2i & was looking for the same. Go to Smart Assistance & activate Floating Dock.
On my gs8+ if I tap or double tap on a lock screen notification it does nothing. if I swipe the notification either direction it simply dismisses it. I know I can highlight the notification and then swipe up to get to the app but that is a two step process. Am I missing a better way?
I have mine PIN protected and I need to highlight then swipe up to enter the pin or unlock with the fingerprint reader..
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I have mine PIN protected and I need to highlight then swipe up to enter the pin or unlock with the fingerprint reader..
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No pin or any other protection on mine. Still have to highlight and swipe up. I dislike the two step process and hoping there is a setting I've missed.
Hi guys. What do you think is the best option to lock the phone without using physical buttons?
Only renovate ice has a sort of rom control which allow to customize buttons. But that rom development being discontinued, i am searching for an alternative on pie as well
You can use Nova Launcher and easily set a gesture to activate screen lock. In my case, i have set double tap on homescreen to lock.
thank you, it is not the same exact way of locking screen just because you have to be into homescreen in order to do those gestures. Rom control let you lock while you are in apps.
By the way it is useful and better than nothing. Also, there is a an option that uses root to lock directly the screen instead of working around with a black screen and waiting for the system to lock it. Thank you very much!
I use softkey edge, you only have to swipe and press lock.
You can use badlock, one hand operation. There're a lot of options.
paco8784 said:
I use softkey edge, you only have to swipe and press lock.
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Please explain.
Shohagiks said:
Please explain.
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Use an edge app fron galaxy apps to add the option...
I use OneHand Operstion+