I set the timeout to 30 minutes and as soon as I hit the power button the lock screen pattern is there? When the device turns off on its own after 30 seconds, it does NOT prompt me for the lock pattern? Is this normal with Samsung phones?
If your timeout is set to 30 mins your phone will not lock for 30 mins. What you want is to go into Settings > Security > timeout. Set that to immediately. Then go to Settings > Display > screen timeout and set that to 30 seconds.
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MattMJB0188 said:
I set the timeout to 30 minutes and as soon as I hit the power button the lock screen pattern is there? When the device turns off on its own after 30 seconds, it does NOT prompt me for the lock pattern? Is this normal with Samsung phones?
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That is the way the timeout works. If you leave your phone on, and the screen turns off automatically, and you want to view it again without unlocking, thats what you want the lock timeout for.
There is another timeout for the screen that lithid-cm mentioned that changes how long the screen stays on.
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Is it possible to change the Auto Lock Time ?
Because is little to fast for me ...
Thanks
Did you install some autolock app？ In the original rom 6.1 or 6.5 there's no auto lock service. Or you mean the auto turn off backlight?
laufine said:
Did you install some autolock app？ In the original rom 6.1 or 6.5 there's no auto lock service. Or you mean the auto turn off backlight?
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I have installed the EnergyROM 6.5 Akeo and there are only the possibility to activate or deactivate the AutoLock but I haven't found the possibility to change the time before the autolock start and is that new reliese is to fast
Maye this is an answer.
Did you try looking in the Settings --> Lock?
There is a time setting there, and if you are looking for the screen time out, that is in ...
Settings --> System --> Power
under the Advanced Tab.
You mean the Lock with a Password and a PIN (and you MUST insetr a Passw or a PIN to activate that function) but i only need the AutoLock of the device.
Now is only 30sec. and is very very very short time !
siroftherings said:
You mean the Lock with a Password and a PIN (and you MUST insetr a Passw or a PIN to activate that function) but i only need the AutoLock of the device.
Now is only 30sec. and is very very very short time !
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then change the power settings to turn the backlight off after 1 min instead of 30 sec
peeps said:
then change the power settings to turn the backlight off after 1 min instead of 30 sec
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that won't change the display timeout of the lock screen. Basically, if you lock the device, once locked the device will dim and shutoff the display after 30 seconds. The OP was asking how to adjust the timeout on the lock screen. Changing the power settings have no effect on the length of the lockscreen display timeout.
HKCU\ControlPanel\Backlight\
AutoDeviceLockTimeout = xxx
xxx is how long after the screen dims that the device will auto lock. For example a decimal value of 5 will mean that 5 seconds after your backlight dims, your screen will lock.
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My Hero would auto dim and then lock previously. I woke up this morning and it won't auto dim or lock. If I don't touch the end button the screen stays brightly lit and on whatever app was running or used last. I did not change any settings but when I went in to reset them and set it to 15 second timeout nothing has changed. Any suggestions?
With the EVO 4G, I had it set up where it'll enable the pattern lock if the phone is left unused for 5 minutes unused. I also had an app called "Screen Off and Lock" that would allow me, after i clicked on the app, to manually lock the screen right away instead of having to wait 5 minutes for times when I knew I would be away from the phone.
However this doesn't work with the EVO 3D. Are there any other options?
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With the EVO 4G, I had it set up where it'll enable the pattern lock if the phone is left unused for 5 minutes unused. I also had an app called "Screen Off and Lock" that would allow me, after i clicked on the app, to manually lock the screen right away instead of having to wait 5 minutes for times when I knew I would be away from the phone.
However this doesn't work with the EVO 3D. Are there any other options?
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set up your pattern lock and then press the power button to turn the screen off, maybe? mine locks immediately, not sure why yours doesnt
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With the EVO 4G, I had it set up where it'll enable the pattern lock if the phone is left unused for 5 minutes unused. I also had an app called "Screen Off and Lock" that would allow me, after i clicked on the app, to manually lock the screen right away instead of having to wait 5 minutes for times when I knew I would be away from the phone.
However this doesn't work with the EVO 3D. Are there any other options?
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device should lock screen as soon as screen times out. sometimes it delays 2-3 seconds after screen timeout but should lock fairly quickly after the screen turns off.
indirectly, if you adjust the screen time out lower than 5 min, for example, 1 min, the screen should be locked within 1 min and 5 seconds.
are you wanting the screen to be on but the device to lock?
hope that helps!
Is it in any way possible to change the lockscreen timeout? About 5 sec is a bit to less. I would like to have 15 sec.
There is a timeout?
My screen is locked immediately after turning it off...
Sorry for confusing...the other way.
If I switch the screen on, it stays in the lockscreen for about 5 sec and switch of the screen after this time. I would like to have it stay on for about 15 sec.
DeJe63 said:
Sorry for confusing...the other way.
If I switch the screen on, it stays in the lockscreen for about 5 sec and switch of the screen after this time. I would like to have it stay on for about 15 sec.
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Maybe an app does it with lockscreen functions but that is there so in case you the phone in your pocket and by accident button hits, screen doesn't waste your battery.
I agree, sometimes it become annoying how fast it turns itself off and I am yet to see any settings in phone menu,
I was hoping there is something in default.prop or build.prop or so...
Seems like the other LTE SGS3 variants have the ability to have the normal lock screen and a pattern or other security lock screen enabled at the same time. On the i9300, if you enable pattern lock screen, the normal lock screen goes away completely. Meaning that when you lock your phone via the power button or have it timeout and you turn in back on before your pattern timeout is reached, there is no lock screen. I know I can select lock instantly with power key but I'd rather have the pattern kick in after about 5 minutes and have the normal lockscreen active before the 5 minutes.
This is native behavior on the AT&T LTE SGS3 but not on the i9300. Any way to get this working in the i9300?
I'm looking for this option also. My old Incredible took me to the swipe lock screen when I hit power to turn off the screen. But I had it set to require a swipe unlock after 10 minutes. Tried playing with the (Verizon) SGS3 settings and no go. They both turn on at the same time - only after my 10 minutes setting elapses. Other than that, the phone wakes (with the power OR home) to apps on the screen waiting to be accidentally launched.
I have to use an 8 digit alphanumeric passcode due to my company's security requirements. This unlocking is a pain. However, locking the phone (to prevent butt dialing, etc) is nice to have.
On the Motorola DROID you could lock the phone with the power button, but wouldn't be prompted for the PIN unless you had the screen off for over 29 minutes (or whatever time up to 29 minutes that you'd set). If you woke the phone before 29 minutes, you wouldn't get the PIN prompt... You would only swipe to wake. This is what I want on the Note 2 but can't find a way to do it.
In other words, if I wake the phone within 29 minutes, I want the phone to lock, but I only want to swipe to unlock. I don't want the Pin prompt within 29 mins.
Doesn't seem like this combo is possible on the Note 2. I seem to be able to lock with the Pin instantly or no lock at all until you hit the set time threshold with the screen off.
Any ideas?
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I have mine set up similar to how you describe, but without the swipe to unlock in the 29 minute window (not sure that is possible)...go Settings > Lockscreen. Choose Screen Lock with PIN and make sure the Lock Automatically with power key is unchecked. Then go into Lock Automatically and choose 30 min. Now you should be able to turn the screen off with the power button and wake it up anytime within 30 min without the PIN. Only caveat is that for some reason missed calls lock the screen regardless of how long it has been, but that is a small issue.
I don't think there's a way to 'layer' the lock screens with an admin exchange account forcing a PIN...would be nice though. I didn't realize the 'missed call bug'...interesting and probably explains why my phone occasionally locks within the 30 minute timeout.