Does anyone know a way to change the default Samsung lockscreen to a stock ICS look without using a secondary lockscreen app like WidgetLocker or Go Locker?
I have been using WidgetLocker for the past couple of days, and have ran into a couple of problems. First of all, it doesn't play well with Juice Defender, if I disable the stock lockscreen. Juice Defender believes the phone is unlocked and continues to keep data/wifi enabled. If I leave the stock lockscreen enabled, and the "Retain System Keyguard" on, Juice Defender disables data/wifi correctly, but about 25% of the time, I have to unlock the phone twice to get back to my homescreen.
Obviously, replacing the Samsung lockscreen with a stock ICS one would solve all of these problems. I found this over on the S2 forum. Would this work, or does it need a custom ROM to work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538828
I just rolled a CWM zip, had to change things a little different than the thread you referenced, but it was pretty easy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24741986
I have no idea how to enable the lockscreen I've tries everything I have to use go locker, I just want to use the stock lock screen can someone help me
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h0tw1r3 said:
I just rolled a CWM zip, had to change things a little different than the thread you referenced, but it was pretty easy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24741986
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Wow, thanks! Going to try this out now.
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Hi,
I`m looking for a new lock screen,
my Phone isnt rooted or anything, its a standard phone.
Any Ideas
thanks
Download widget locker from market it has a variety of lockscreens and extras.
Mod the lockscreen without root? Nah... you root access to replace system files.
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Aty01 said:
Hi,
I`m looking for a new lock screen,
my Phone isnt rooted or anything, its a standard phone.
Any Ideas
thanks
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if you are not rooted, most probably you will see two lockscreens.
anyway, lockscreen alternatives are; widgetlocker, lockbot, lockit etc......
Does anyone know how to replace the standard lockscreen on a rooted stock 2.2?
I have Widget Locker but now and again the original screen pops up and it can be a bit of a pain sometimes.
Thanks.
GigiAUT said:
Does anyone know how to replace the standard lockscreen on a rooted stock 2.2?
I have Widget Locker but now and again the original screen pops up and it can be a bit of a pain sometimes.
Thanks.
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in my opinion, the reason you see 2 lockscreens is because of android system 5 second rule. any lockscreen other than stock one, will have to wait 5 to initialize. however, in widget locker you can bypass this rule. turn on home helper option in behaviour, and make sure 5 sec bypass is checked. if it is unchecked, check it.
hope it will help.
GigiAUT said:
Does anyone know how to replace the standard lockscreen on a rooted stock 2.2?
I have Widget Locker but now and again the original screen pops up and it can be a bit of a pain sometimes.
Thanks.
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This is an issue with htc sense roms. on aosp roms like cm6 or cm7, the original lock never shows up with the 5 second root bypass rule activated.
Try Lockbot Pro..it has a variety of Lock screens to choose from like Eclair style, iPhone, Froyo etc....it shows up only one lock screen though..and you ve an option to unlock the screen using any hardware button not just power button, nifty feature
For not visualizer 2 lockscreen you must use no lock
I really like my Evo 3d but I wish that I could put more shortcuts on the actual lock screen. On my Htc Hero I had a lockscreen that I could put my silent toggle on there (I just can't remember which lockscreen it was). It was like a semi-circle dial and to access the apps, you'd just click on the app or toggle and "dial" and it would either toggle phone to silent, or open the app. I looked at widgetlocker but that seemed too complicated for what I wanted. Any ideas? I can't put any widgets on this lockscreen, only apps. any ideas anyone?
Thank you.
well widgetlocker is the best choice. also check out simplylockscreen. search for lockscreen replacement on the market and find something that might suit your needs.
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Been wanting the same. So far the only thing I have seen is in a couple ROMs the ASOP lockscreen, and I believe some have the four slidders to let you unlock, silent, vibrate, straight to sms, however you want them. If your not rooted I know there's a couple different apps that'll let you use a different lockscreen. Not sure how food they are cus I've never used them but I'm ran across them in my searches.
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not sure if its available for you, but miui has a lot of different lockscreen customizations and customizations to the whole interface in general. make sure its compatible with your phone and im pretty sure root is required. before flashing anything make sure it is compatible!
Alternatively, you could search "lockscreen" in the android market. Good luck!
its possible to add the galaxy s2 lockscreen on a 2.3.4 JVP galaxy S with galaxian without cwm?
I just rooted my galaxy 10.1 tab which made a HUGE difference in how smooth and fast it runs. Prior to that I had no root experience at all.
So now I had my atrix a while and spent so much time configuring and tweaking every little thing. I'm quite happy with it as is. So is there any good reason for me to root? I know I could enable tethering that way, which is something I consider. But otherwise why else if things run smooth as is and battery life is fine. How much of this is restorable? Specifically the Go launcher settings and desktop screens, I don't think I'd end up using a different launcher.
FYI here's whats on at any given time.
Go Launcher w/ all anims
Go contacts
Go calendar
Go facebook
Go task manager
Android Agenda Widget
WP clock (live wallpaper)
Elixir widget
Widget locker
Watchdog
Accuweather widget
Smart Keyboard Pro
thx all
Just go unlok your boot loader you noob
For reals though, you can install custom Roms, overclocked kernels, etc. once your boot loader is unlocked. And no, unlocking or rooting will not affect any of your widgets or apps or anything, unless you install a deblurred ROM, in which case any Motoblur widgets would be affected... you have no idea what I just said, do you
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Swiftks said:
Just go unlok your boot loader you noob
For reals though, you can install custom Roms, overclocked kernels, etc. once your boot loader is unlocked. And no, unlocking or rooting will not affect any of your widgets or apps or anything, unless you install a deblurred ROM, in which case any Motoblur widgets would be affected... you have no idea what I just said, do you
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Well a little. But since my only Root and Rom experience required a full wipe I'm not sure how to do it. Can I just follow a DroidDemos tutorial and root without the wipe. Then at least I can back up and restore exactly how things are. I dont use any blur widgets, but there's a concern that some of the widgets I use are somehow dependent on blur or stuff synced to blur.
Regarding custom ROMS, if I'm just gonna run Go Launcher on top and it runs well now, why bother with that or overclocking?
I'm not trying to talk myself or anyone out of it, just trying to better understand.
I can make a backup of Go Launcher, if that's re-installable in 1 click that'd save ALOT of trouble.
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Well a little. But since my only Root and Rom experience required a full wipe I'm not sure how to do it. Can I just follow a DroidDemos tutorial and root without the wipe. Then at least I can back up and restore exactly how things are. I dont use any blur widgets, but there's a concern that some of the widgets I use are somehow dependent on blur or stuff synced to blur.
Regarding custom ROMS, if I'm just gonna run Go Launcher on top and it runs well now, why bother with that or overclocking?
I'm not trying to talk myself or anyone out of it, just trying to better understand.
I can make a backup of Go Launcher, if that's re-installable in 1 click that'd save ALOT of trouble.
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Check out my Noob guide for some info., links, etc....it's at the top of the general section.
As far as why would you want to? Some possible reasons:
- free up ram/space by running a debloated ROM.
- increase speed by not having bloat run in background.
- increase speed by overclocking a custom kernel.
- More customization with a custom ROM.
- CWM/Nandroid backup
Your launcher has nothing to do with a ROM, you can run which ever launcher tou want on top of any ROM.
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Appreciate it. I have read some other guides in the past but a personal answer goes a long way.
cm7 is worth it, if your still on froyo (i was as gb not released for my carrier) then even more reason to as some of the gingerbread features are nice. cm7 has so many options that should be there in the first place
I was going to wait for a new cm7 beta but this one has impressed me and have yet to encounter any major bugs
Yeah that seems to be the one. I have gb tho so its not for that. Tether and uninstal some blur apps is main reason.
if you just want to do that and dont want to get in with the custom roms root is very easy to acheive and you would not loose any data or even home screen setups that you have.
Definitally root it but its up to you weather to instal custom roms.
my personal opinion would be to unlock the bootloader and flash away
pootown said:
I just rooted my galaxy 10.1 tab which made a HUGE difference in how smooth and fast it runs. Prior to that I had no root experience at all.
So now I had my atrix a while and spent so much time configuring and tweaking every little thing. I'm quite happy with it as is. So is there any good reason for me to root? I know I could enable tethering that way, which is something I consider. But otherwise why else if things run smooth as is and battery life is fine. How much of this is restorable? Specifically the Go launcher settings and desktop screens, I don't think I'd end up using a different launcher.
FYI here's whats on at any given time.
Go Launcher w/ all anims
Go contacts
Go calendar
Go facebook
Go task manager
Android Agenda Widget
WP clock (live wallpaper)
Elixir widget
Widget locker
Watchdog
Accuweather widget
Smart Keyboard Pro
thx all
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It sounds like you have a good understanding of what you want from your phone, and it sounds like your current setup meets or exceeds your expectations. You hit the nail on the head imo when you named tethering as a top reason to root, if that is a feature you need (w/o being charged extra for the same data), then yes go ahead and root unlock or both. However, if you really are happy with your current setup/speed/battery, i say keep it!! No reason to fix whats not broken. Dont feel like you have to do these things to your phone just because others are calling you a noob. Have a look at the list of root apps (in my sig) and that might help you know if there is anything you cant live without.
is there a way to change the move to unlock lockscreen to slide to unlock style?
Only way I've seen (haven't looked much) is Go Launcher with Go lock screen - it has a "slide to unlock" lock theme.
Widgetlocker, you can find it in the market. You can customize your lock screen pretty much any way you want. If you search on xda (I think it is in an android development section) there is a huge thread with Widgetlocker themes you can use to get ideas and different sliders and such.
You can also cook one up in the UOT kitchen
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You can also cook one up in the UOT kitchen
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Have you actually done this for the AT&T GS2? Does it work?
Probably, becuase you can upload your own framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk. Someone who has actually used the kitchen will have to confirm. The kitchen is worth checking out, but seriously get widgetlocker. The iphone slide to unlock theme is one of the defaults.
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Have you actually done this for the AT&T GS2? Does it work?
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I tried and it did not work. Some theming worked (icons and stuff), some did not.
Check out Magic Locker, like widget locker, but free.
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.lockscreen.magiclocker
There are themes for Android 4 ring, Sense 3, Samsung puzzle lock, iPhone slide, and many many more.
Or come to the CM7 side of the force. It has built in themes for Ring, slide, rotary, lense, etc.
Adelaide. said:
Widgetlocker, you can find it in the market. You can customize your lock screen pretty much any way you want. If you search on xda (I think it is in an android development section) there is a huge thread with Widgetlocker themes you can use to get ideas and different sliders and such.
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does widgetlocker drain battery? i read frm otoher places that it does and others that it really doesnt.
Edit: installed widget locker. And ive lost 3% in 30 some minutes. Oh well, time to remove.
I've experienced zero drain issues with widget locker. No wakelocks, no excessive CPU usage etc. I lose just under 1% an hour on idle.
Widgetlocker messed up both my and my gf's phones. I think its that wakelock you referred to? It would be fine and then it would go to sleep and not wake up, we'd have to pull the battery just to get it back. Pretty upsetting because we both liked it.
That isn't a wakelock, that is a sleep of death (SOD). A wakelock is where the phone is forced to stay awake by an app or process even though the screen is off and the phone is supposed to be sleeping. A SOD can be caused by a lot of things depending on the phone and what you've done to it.
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Well I've been playing with lock screen on RAZR, the default one I think is just... 'pathetic'? I'd like to have a more custom one with more options and stuff.
I've tried WidgetLocker but sadly It won't work right with phone, sometimes takes long to show, buggy, or shows both lock screens + pattern etc... It's an absolutely mess.
I've read that you can flash a custom lock screen in any phone, and since mine is Deoxeded with eternityproject's rom I should be able, but reading documentation I found It says is a dangerous thing to do since you can easily corrupt your android since this feature is deeply installed on it.
So I would ask for help to someone who can help us to give the last custom tweak for it. I am not an expert on Android, but I like to tweak and learn about it since I just started to code stuff for android last year, would like to learn more about It's structure and so on.
Thank you!
Hello,
for disable lock screen, search and install "No Lock" on the market,
it's free and work nice
I use it since my RAZR.... on my Desire HD with CyanogenMod where you can disable it in options
PS : you can also Use my favorite home Launcher who have a custom and changeable Lock screen (for me the best launcher ever !!!
not avairable on market http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=439&t=280617&hilit=360
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Oh sorry well, this is not only a question but a proposal for developing alternative lock screen.
Well that No lock app might remove it but we find the problem when you get a new lock screen from any app it will take long etc... so only idea I get is replacing it from Android system itself.
Unless you're rooted and flash a custom ROM that has its own custom lock screen. Or if you are rooted then go to droidpirate.com download a lock screen and use metamorph app to install it. Just make sure its compatible for the Razr
Sent from my Rooted and Safestrapped Moto DROID RAZR
Widgetlocker works great for me. make sure root helper is on. Also try go locker and miuilocker.
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i am using go locker and in works like a charm, but i will probably convert back to stock, because i am missing this silent activation on go locker...cant find a way to put it on the lockscreen, anybody maybe an idea?
sadly enough for me I can't use a custom lockscreen without the stock lockscreen also showing - due to having Exchange set up on my phone and my work's Exchange server enforcing PIN lock -_-...
IMHO, it's a bad idea to develop a custom lockscreen right now 'cause we'll upgrade to ICS soon...
...and its lockscreen behavior should be different from the GB one.
It would be a good idea starting to develop directly on ICS.