My administrator has enabled automatic phone lock and set it to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes of inactivity, my phone locks and requires me to enter password before I can use my phone again.This is so annoying and I want to disable it. When I go under settings..security...the "Prompt for password" checkbox is checked and greyed out. I'm assuming this is being enforced via our exchange server.
Does anyone know if I can disable this via a registry setting or other hack? If not, does anyone know of application that will "fool" my phone into thinking I've pressed a key every 14 minutes, thus never allowing the phone to go the full 15 minutes and then lock?
Thanks.
Ok I found a little app that does the trick for all of you who have annoying rules forced upon you!
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Hello,
i configured Direct Push for my company email account.
With the first connection the keylock is set to 15 min. and is greyed (so it can't be switched off) : This is because of security regulation in the company.
The problem shows with tomtom. after 15 minutes the HD2 gets locked. So to see tomtom again i have to unlock the HD2.
Is there any registry key where to set the time?
so i can override the registry changes?
(I think i have to do this every time after connection with the mailserver, or a least when i want to use tomtom)
thanks for your help
esip
(NO ROOTING REQUIRED. Secure Settings will encourage you to root but skip that, its not neccessary for this trick to work)
I know many, like me that is annoyed that you are FORCED to have a PIN/pattern/password lock when you use secure credentials to manage your VPN connections, and saved passwords for websites and such.
Here is the solution. It requires you to buy a specific app on market, the app is not mine, and is rather expensive, but the app is very useful for other purposes too so its really worth the money.
1: You need to gather these apps:
Secure Settings: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin (FREE)
Tasker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm (6$)
When you're done buying Tasker and downloading Secure Settings, do this:
Enable Device admin for Secure Settings (Settings-->Security-->Device Administrators-->check "Secure Settings").
Initalize data storage. Set the pin to 0000
To initalize data storage, you can set up a VPN connection or save a password. Data storage is successfully initalized, when you no longer can disable PIN protection. (When the topmost 3 alternatives are greyed out). If you still can disable these, data storage is not initalized and is empty.
Now go to Tasker, and set up this:
Tasks -> (+) -> name: "boot"
Add Task: Task->Wait. Set Delay to 30 seconds
Add Task: Plugins->Secure Settings. Edit. Then set Password/PIN to ENABLED, pick the radio button "Pin Code", enter the PIN 0000 in both boxes.
Add Task: Task->Wait. Set Delay to 5 seconds
Add Task: Plugins->Secure Settings. Edit. Then set Password/PIN to DISABLED.
Save the task.
Now go to Profiles, name the profile "boot", select Events->System->Device boot.
Pick the task "boot".
Save, enable tasker - done.
Reboot your phone
NOTE: The device needs about 1-2 minutes to decrypt your saved credentials at boot, during this time, attempting to access VPN settings or saved password will render a password dialog. Just cancel the dialog and wait a little bit more.
The reason you need to set a PIN to 0000 before clearing it, is so Secure Settings can save your current PIN in memory, else it wont decrypt secure storage. It takes some seconds to commit the PIN set, why you need to wait 5 seconds before clearing the PIN. When you clear the PIN after this, Secure Settings will also decrypt your Secure Storage.
The reason of waiting 30 seconds at boot is because Android is extremely busy at startup, so task executing the first 30 seconds isnt reliable, so you need to wait a little before doing anything.
Enjoy your PIN-free, Pattern free, Password free lockscreen on your VPN enabled device with saved website passwords.
(NOTE to android developers: I Really hope you do NOT do anything to this. If the user want to have unsecured credentials storage, let them have. The setup here is pretty complicated so its nothing you do at mistake and then think your phone is protected. Its not a loophole either because you need to know the current PIN/Password to set up this)
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Hey Sebastian thank you so much. This worked great for me. But I didn't really understand how all this worked.
So, I just wanted to ask you if I can remove the Tasker and the Secure Settings? If i remove them, will the VPN retain the saved login and password, and will I still be to open my phone without pin?
Thanks!
free soloution
hi
i was searching for a soloution for this problem and i found this useful topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25624825&postcount=13
this is the free and easy soloution.
Thank you for saving me the trouble.
Working well your method on OS 4.2.1
Thanks Sebastian
Works a treat for me but i do have a Tasker "no active profiles" icon at the top of my note 2
any thoughts?
Thanks ... superb method and great instruction to do it .
thanks
this was bugging me for days. I tried to change locksettings.db but samsung security wouldn't let me. Also tried the forgot pattern and signing with google account method but it doesn't work after reboot. You method did the trick. thanks for the solution.
how is it supposed to work?
I followed the instructions.
However on the tasker icon in the top left I see 'No active profiles'
However I do have a profile 'on boot' like described and it is set to 'on' (green icon).
Tasker is enabled.
When I reboot the tablet (nexus 7) it still asks for the pin.
These instructions are missing acceptance criteria so not sure what should happen next.
Thanks,
G
Anyone know how to make it work on TASKER on S3 without disabling password?
When I get home I want phone not to ask for password after 5 seconds after 'Screen off' [default anywhere else]
Instead I want it to automatically get changed from 5s to 20min - when connected to preferred/home network
face-t said:
Anyone know how to make it work on TASKER on S3 without disabling password?
When I get home I want phone not to ask for password after 5 seconds after 'Screen off' [default anywhere else]
Instead I want it to automatically get changed from 5s to 20min - when connected to preferred/home network
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I was just googling to find the same solution. My phone is encrypted in case my phone is lost, which seems to prevent me from clearing/disabling the password. I currently have the "Lock Automatically" timer set to 30 min so I don't constantly have to type in a password, but would love to be able to automatically change this value.
I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
phositadc said:
I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
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i just turned fingerprint crap off . .i have no nerves to 50 times swipe finger like idiot .. phone wont properly recognize finger !!
it is all gimmick.. believe me ..
phositadc said:
I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
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turn off "Lock instantly with power key"
go to Settings,Device,Lockscreen. at the bottom you have the option if you want to lock instantly with the power key
Simona Simmy said:
i just turned fingerprint crap off . .i have no nerves to 50 times swipe finger like idiot .. phone wont properly recognize finger !!
it is all gimmick.. believe me ..
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I don't use the fingerprint reader as well - but of course have tried it. It almost every time instantly recognized my finger, most times i had to swipe was three as far as i remember.
I was pretty impressed...
The problem turned out to be a widget I was using to put my phone to sleep. Apparently, not only did it turn the screen off, but it actually locks the device as well.
When I use only the power button (instead of the widget), the device and password behave as expected with the 5 minute delay.
The annoying thing is that when i hold phone my thumb is obviously tilted and it wont recognize so i have to grab other hand to hold the phone and swipe it like using ruler .. jesus .. so i turned it off..
Fingerprint scanner is very convinient, but not that much secure as PIN or password. Is there any way (preferrably for non-rooted Pixel 6) to force my phone to periodically ask for a PIN or password to unlock (once every hour or afrer X mins of inactivity or so), but still keep a fingerprint unlock on? I know I could schedule to reboot my phone, but the phone would be unavailable during reboot (no phone calls) and I think I would need some third party app to save and restore notifications (which can be lost during reboot). Any suggestions?
My aim is to prevent someone to force me to unlock my phone with a fingerprint. They could use a force to put my finger on the fingerprint scanner, but no one can get a PIN out of my head. Yeah, I'm paranoiac - there's no need to remind me ;p
In that case, best and only solution is to stop using fingerprints. Just use pin and turn on notification history.
And what about available options for this matter on rooted phones? Is there any way to force Android to lock a phone with a PIN after X minutes? I don't want to stop using fingerprint scanner completely, but at the same time I don't want it to be the only screen unlocking option. I don't believe there's no way to accomplish this.
Alternatively I came up with an idea to make a "soft reset", kinda like on older Windows OS where instead of rebooting entire OS we could simply kill and restart explorer.exe process (I used to do that after installing some software which wanted to reboot my OS before first use). Does anyone know if such thing is possible and how to make it? I guess if it would be similiar approach to the one I used on Windows (restarting some process) then I could simply schedule some script to run every hour or so, but what that script would be?
Maybe use Tasker, and set a profile that open an app every amount of time?
I always have used this "lock" app, basically lock the phone so only with the password you can unlock it.
It's free, no ads or bs.
Lock - Apps on Google Play
Ultra-simple lock screen
play.google.com
snake218 said:
Maybe use Tasker, and set a profile that open an app every amount of time?
I always have used this "lock" app, basically lock the phone so only with the password you can unlock it.
It's free, no ads or bs.
Lock - Apps on Google Play
Ultra-simple lock screen
play.google.com
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Thanks for suggestion, I'll check that out later, but I'm quite doubtful it'll work as the app you suggested seems to override other screen lock options, so it would switch off fingerprint scanner once activated. I'll give it a try though.
There is already a built in function called 'lockdown'. I don't know if can be triggered via Tasker though.
Choose when your Pixel phone can stay unlocked - Pixel Phone Help
You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Smart Lock, you only need to unlock once wi
support.google.com
Turn on lockdownImportant: Lockdown will only work until you unlock your phone. If you want keep using lockdown, turn it on each time you want to use it.
Hold the power button for a couple seconds.
Tap Lockdown. This turns off notifications, fingerprint or face recognition unlocking, and Smart Lock while on your lock screen.
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chaimav said:
There is already a built in function called 'lockdown'. I don't know if can be triggered via Tasker though.
Choose when your Pixel phone can stay unlocked - Pixel Phone Help
You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Smart Lock, you only need to unlock once wi
support.google.com
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Right, I forgot about it, but as you noticed - I also don't know if it could be triggered via Tasker. I think it's time to finally play with Tasker for a bit. Fingers crossed!
$ROGAL$ said:
Right, I forgot about it, but as you noticed - I also don't know if it could be triggered via Tasker. I think it's time to finally play with Tasker for a bit. Fingers crossed!
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Please report back on your findings