So I am sure you guys are aware of the pretty big security whole for Pattern Lock in the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2.
For those of you who dont know, the problem is that lets say you have a pattern lock enabled. You turn on the screen and w/o drawing the pattern let it dim.
If you try to unlock the screen again, it wont ask for your pattern. It works as if the pattern lock is disabled.
I was wondering if anyone has a way around this? or know any other possible solution for this since I hate putting pin number as a security.
Thank you
jjack0310 said:
So I am sure you guys are aware of the pretty big security whole for Pattern Lock in the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2.
For those of you who dont know, the problem is that lets say you have a pattern lock enabled. You turn on the screen and w/o drawing the pattern let it dim.
If you try to unlock the screen again, it wont ask for your pattern. It works as if the pattern lock is disabled.
I was wondering if anyone has a way around this? or know any other possible solution for this since I hate putting pin number as a security.
Thank you
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Yes we're aware, and yes, there's a workaround, it's even in a goddamned AT&T press release!
Have you considered rereading the XDA rules? Pay attention to rule #1, you just broke it.
Entropy512 said:
Yes we're aware, and yes, there's a workaround, it's even in a goddamned AT&T press release!
Have you considered rereading the XDA rules? Pay attention to rule #1, you just broke it.
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re-setting their time-out screen to the "immediately" setting. This is done by going to the Settings->Location and Security->Screen unlock settings->Timeout->Immediately. "
I got this and I tried doing it earlier, but for some reason it still didnt work. I guess I was doing something wrong and will try it again.
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re-setting their time-out screen to the "immediately" setting. This is done by going to the Settings->Location and Security->Screen unlock settings->Timeout->Immediately. "
I got this and I tried doing it earlier, but for some reason it still didnt work. I guess I was doing something wrong and will try it again.
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Its not the phone or a security hole...it's you...this was only a problem when some people made it one...
If you just unlocked then let it time out after say a minute then quickly pushed the unlock button the phone is smart enough to know that the same person pushing the unlock button is the same one who unlocked it by swiping 1 to 2 minutes before...
And like Entropy said which you clearly ignored....
This is OLD news and not even considered a real issue....nor a security hole....
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I think there was a software update that fixed this
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Not just Pattern Lock -All Lock options have the same problem.
jjack0310 said:
re-setting their time-out screen to the "immediately" setting. This is done by going to the Settings->Location and Security->Screen unlock settings->Timeout->Immediately. "
I got this and I tried doing it earlier, but for some reason it still didnt work. I guess I was doing something wrong and will try it again.
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Thank you.
BTW! It not jsut the pattern lock option that do it. All lock screen options will let you in the same way, I tried them all.
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Maybe a dumb question, but my standard lock screen keeps switching from left/up and right/up to unlock, is their a way to specify which you prefer until some can make one of the better programs truly disable the standard lock?
Security settings - Change Lock Pattern
when the phone is locked you can do 2 things to the touchscreen
1. Unlock the phone
2. change the direction of the unlock motion by dragging the top corner of the arc towards the side of the phone you'd prefer.
Mine changed in my pocket a couple of times and I thought I was losing my mind, then I thought it must use the moton sensor to figure out which hand your holding the phone in. Eventually worked out how to change it.
betatech said:
Security settings - Change Lock Pattern
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I think you might have misunderstood, I do not mean the lock pattern, just the actual unlock (i.e. flick up with thumb) to unlock the device then you get to the pattern if one is set.
bazzatron said:
when the phone is locked you can do 2 things to the touchscreen
1. Unlock the phone
2. change the direction of the unlock motion by dragging the top corner of the arc towards the side of the phone you'd prefer.
Mine changed in my pocket a couple of times and I thought I was losing my mind, then I thought it must use the moton sensor to figure out which hand your holding the phone in. Eventually worked out how to change it.
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Dang, thanks bazzatron, this was really getting on my nerves....and such a simple thing I could not find in the manual.
I was drunk when I stumbled across how to change it.
bazzatron said:
I was drunk when I stumbled across how to change it.
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Lol, I'll have to think about that next time I have to solve an issue.
I'm new to Android, please be gentle. I have searched numerous sources for an answer to this. From what I can determine this is a change in Android that only provides for one screen timeout. IE, every time the screen turns off and I reactivate, I have to enter the security code.
Previously was using an N900, where I could turn off the screen on a 1-2 minute timer, but not have the security lock kick in for 1 hour of idle time.
Is there any way to implement the same behaviour with the SGS2?
I second this question. I find this extremely annoying and would like to know an answer to this too!
A bit of relief I just found is to use widgetoid and the lock screen disable function. It temporarily turns off the the security lock. Haven't figured out the details yet but it seems to re-enable it after a timeout as well.
Not perfect but a definite improvement!
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chargen2 said:
A bit of relief I just found is to use widgetoid and the lock screen disable function. It temporarily turns off the the security lock. Haven't figured out the details yet but it seems to re-enable it after a timeout as well.
Not perfect but a definite improvement!
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Widgetoid does not work if you have a security policy (device administrators) in effect. :'(
Anyone know any app that allows you to set the security timeout differently than the screen timeout?
i came from n900 too, also miss the separate screen/lock timings.
baron von bubba said:
i came from n900 too, also miss the separate screen/lock timings.
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me too!!!!!!!!!
believe it or not JUICEDEFENDER ultimate has this feature.
it goes a small step further in that you can have another (longer) time set for lock screen when the phone detects certain WIFIs. eg your home network.
the free and cheaper versions may also have this function, im not sure.
baron von bubba said:
believe it or not JUICEDEFENDER ultimate has this feature.
it goes a small step further in that you can have another (longer) time set for lock screen when the phone detects certain WIFIs. eg your home network.
the free and cheaper versions may also have this function, im not sure.
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Did this work for anybody..? with device aministrators /corporate email locks..
Would also like to know!
And a follow up question, SG2 should have some form of hardware encryption - how does this work?
/Voz
The Juice defender doesnt work if there is a remote device administrator enabled.
Please help us out here.. guys..
StayAwake app in market can help u .
Did this work even for Exchange admin?
So I've been trying to figure out how to get rid of my lock screen...I selected the option to have no screen lock in the settings multiple times though it still prompts the lock screen...I use goexplorer...is that making it still lock(The lock screen is the stock version, not golock or anything)?
Yesterday I switched between sense and golauncher and for both selected no lock screen in the settings, though that still didnt work...lock screen still present.
any idears? Also, is there a way to get pandora planted on the lockscreen...I remember when I was testing the beats with the stock music player, you could change the song and so on from the lock screen...that was nice.
Try WidgetLocker.....it's not free, but it's great.
Oh thanks for the recommendation though I'm trying to get avoid any lock screen, so I can check my phone without encountering the lock screen
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Oh thanks for the recommendation though I'm trying to get avoid any lock screen, so I can check my phone without encountering the lock screen
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I don't think it can be done.....good luck though.
Pretty sure you can, maybe you can see if it works on your phone?
Settings>Security>Set up screen lock> Select "None"
I cant remember if it worked when I first got the phone(when I didnt have goexplorer)..the nexus has the same feature and it was great not having to unlock it all the time...I just dont wanna hafta uninstall the goexplorer and loose all my settings :/
Nearly impossible unless you are rooted.
not2gutta said:
Pretty sure you can, maybe you can see if it works on your phone?
Settings>Security>Set up screen lock> Select "None"
I cant remember if it worked when I first got the phone(when I didnt have goexplorer)..the nexus has the same feature and it was great not having to unlock it all the time...I just dont wanna hafta uninstall the goexplorer and loose all my settings :/
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all that does is remove any security from the lockscreen (pin, pattern, etc), not the lockscreen itself.
Hmm I'm waiting to root after the ICS update...did it not work on your phone(going to the settings and changing the security preference)?
not2gutta said:
Pretty sure you can, maybe you can see if it works on your phone?
Settings>Security>Set up screen lock> Select "None"
I cant remember if it worked when I first got the phone(when I didnt have goexplorer)..the nexus has the same feature and it was great not having to unlock it all the time...I just dont wanna hafta uninstall the goexplorer and loose all my settings :/
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That takes away the pin or pattern screen, not the lock screen with the ring.
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all that does is remove any security from the lockscreen (pin, pattern, etc), not the lockscreen itself.
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ohhh bummerr
I use ADW, and when I have my NoLock app widget set to Unlock, I get no lock screen. When I turn the screen on, it goes straight to the last screen I was on.
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does No Lock not work on the rezound? (Though I would assume it uses the same logic as the GO widget...)
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Excellent, the golock app works perfectly B]
I am using ICS alpha 1, but I had this issue with the normal ICS leak as well. If I choose face unlock for security, and set the timeout to anything other than immediate, I have no lock screen at all until that timeout is reached. No swype or anything... anyone know why that is?
I think that's the entire purpose of the time out. It could get annoying holding the phone at the right angle in a decently lit area over and over if you're using your phone a lot but still allowing the screen to turn off. And that's at your best bet, at worst its too dark or bright and you have to really work to unlock it repeatedly.
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I think that's the entire purpose of the time out. It could get annoying holding the phone at the right angle in a decently lit area over and over if you're using your phone a lot but still allowing the screen to turn off. And that's at your best bet, at worst its too dark or bright and you have to really work to unlock it repeatedly.
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Right, but now if the phone wakes before the lock screen timeout, it wakes to the home screen... which can be bad for pocket dials, etc...
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Right, but now if the phone wakes before the lock screen timeout, it wakes to the home screen... which can be bad for pocket dials, etc...
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Not locking immediately is the entire point of setting that timeout. It doesn't lock. If you want it to lock when the screen goes off, you have to set it to immediately.
I think understand what you're asking, though. If use facelock and set it to lock after 5 minutes, anytime you unlock it up to 4 minutes and 59 seconds, you want to have to swipe or use some other method to unlock. Pretty sure that's not an option, unless there's an alternative app out there that does it or a dev mods it to do that.
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Not locking immediately is the entire point of setting that timeout. It doesn't lock. If you want it to lock when the screen goes off, you have to set it to immediately.
I think understand what you're asking, though. If use facelock and set it to lock after 5 minutes, anytime you unlock it up to 4 minutes and 59 seconds, you want to have to swipe or use some other method to unlock. Pretty sure that's not an option, unless there's an alternative app out there that does it or a dev mods it to do that.
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On other devices I have with ICS, its the default lockscreen until the faceunlock timeout is reached. The other device I have is HTC, so maybe sense has something to do with it. I was able to get the behavior I want just by using widgetlocker, but I dont like that solution... I like to stay as vanilla as possible.
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On other devices I have with ICS, its the default lockscreen until the faceunlock timeout is reached. The other device I have is HTC, so maybe sense has something to do with it. I was able to get the behavior I want just by using widgetlocker, but I dont like that solution... I like to stay as vanilla as possible.
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If your looking for an app that allows that vizidon face unlock has what i think your looking for
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The thread title pretty much says it. I'm running CM10.1 nightlies on a Galaxy S2, and it has happened in several different versions. I used MagicLocker for a bit, using its screen security, but recently switched back to WidgetLocker. I thought this may be caused by MagicLocker somehow, so I uninstalled it. Screen Security is still defaulting back to slide. I really don't know of another app that would be doing this.
Hopefully one of you know what's going on.
Thanks.
Have you tried a hard reset or asking in the GS2 section if anyone else is having similar issues with the ROM you are running?
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Have you tried a hard reset or asking in the GS2 section if anyone else is having similar issues with the ROM you are running?
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If by hard reset you mean restart the phone, yes. Have I wiped and started fresh? No. I'd like to see if there's something I can just toggle or if I'm overlooking something stupid first.
My next stop was the GS2 forum if it didn't get solved here.
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Something more specific to add is that it only defaults to slide after my first unlock with protection on. I can even restart the phone right after setting up the lockscreen protection, but, as soon as I unlock the phone, we're right back to it being set to slide. It's really odd.
Well I figured out what it was.
PhoneLocator Pro was set to "Lock automatically OFF" in the "Screen timeout & Lock" and lock settings menu. I guess I didn't set that properly after changing roms.
Derp. :silly: