I was used to using No Lock on my previous Android 2.3 phone:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock
Always worked flawlessly.
On my SGS III however there is an annoying side effect.
I tried it with a Pattern Lock and also a PIN lock.
With one of these active, and then telling No Lock to disable the lock, I can succesfully turn the screen back on without going through the lock. Great for car or desk use.
However as soon as I then select something from the Notifications pulldown, the Pattern or PIN lock suddenly pops up! It is like it was already running in the background, and then became activated or something.
I tried various alternative apps, such as Impel (with a script), No Lock Screen (with Only when charging), Auto Unlock Trial Edition... but all exhibited the same problem. Some would even change the Home button into a 'Show The Lock Screen" button... even worse!
I wonder if this is specific for Samsung, or SGS III, or ICS.
So, has anybody got a clue... or a fix?
I think it's an ICS thing... I've been using Delayed Lock for over a year and IIRC when ICS came out, this problem was present, however it was fixed by the dev. The other thing is that for DL to work on ICS using an unlock pattern, it needs to go in the system/apps but didn't need to on GB.
Sent from my CM9 TouchPad
Thanks, I'll give Delayed Lock a try.
In the mean time, still open for other suggestions and/or deeper insights into this matter!
You can just disable the lock screen in the security menu, no? I used the rooted image and Odin to root my phone but I thought the image was all stock and I have the option to have no lock.
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Hi guys,
I realized that the lockscreen is doing nothing in the sense of the security on the S2. I am using a lock pattern and sometimes when I get a text call, or press the sleep/wake button a couple times, I can unlock the screen without the pattern. Anyone else notice this?
I read about this a while ago, some bug with TouchWiz 4.0
security *FLAW* found...
Bascotie said:
Hi guys,
I realized that the lockscreen is doing nothing in the sense of the security on the S2. I am using a lock pattern and sometimes when I get a text call, or press the sleep/wake button a couple times, I can unlock the screen without the pattern. Anyone else notice this?
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Yup, I noticed this also... on my 2nd day... I was *informed* that if I truly wanted to SECURE the phone 100% with PIN/PASSWORD/Pattern, I would have to choose LOCK immediately, otherwise, every other swipe the phone can be unlocked without it... EXACTLY like you experienced it.
Just change it to IMMEDIATE and you should be fine...
lonewolf69 said:
Yup, I noticed this also... on my 2nd day... I was *informed* that if I truly wanted to SECURE the phone 100% with PIN/PASSWORD/Pattern, I would have to choose LOCK immediately, otherwise, every other swipe the phone can be unlocked without it... EXACTLY like you experienced it.
Just change it to IMMEDIATE and you should be fine...
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You want to set the Lock Timeout to Immediately (to clarify things) Located in Settings->Location and Security->Timeout
I've been searching this problem, but I couldn't find an answer...
I always enabling the pattern lock on my phone. after flashing Hyperdroid-Androidmeda 4.4.7 and then Vert's ICS Theme (did a full wipe) I've encountered a problem:
the pattern disables it self, and I get the regular lock screen, and no security is enabled. I also have PhoneLocator app installed, which should lock the device every time the display's off, but even than I don't get the pattern lock...
Has anyone encountered the same problem?
It's the I9100 international version, with the latest Hyperdroid rom.
Thanks!
hi,
I have an issue with lock screen on my GT-7510 with stock 3.2. There is no lock screen when I lock the device. I can configure PIN or password and so on in settings but when I wake up the tab the lock screen is still missing.
I've tried factory reset with no effect.
can someone give me an advice how to solve this? I don't want to install any special app or custom rom...
Thanks
I have the same issue since my Gtab came back from being repaired by Samsung.
I have also tried a hard reset.
The only time I see any lock screen is at first start from hard reset.
Have you tried re flashing the stock ROM or maybe a custom one? Can't think of anything else that should work (or not)
Sent from my GT-P7500 using xda app-developers app
I have the same issue with my GT-P7500, it has unlocked padlock on bootup screen, it has a correct IMEI on settings, but has NO SERIAL NUMBER (00000000000), I don't know why.
I tried several stock roms but the only one where lock screen works is with the last 3.1 for UK (PDA: P7500XWKHD CSC: P7500XEUKH3 PHONE: P7500XWKG1).
I have too a "Factory Mode" icon on home screen where I could write samsung codes (like "*#1234#" to see the rom version).
The problem: It doesn't matter the kind of lock you configure, after spending the correct time to lock it or pushing power button to lock it inmediately, there is no lock screen at all, and when you push power button again, it backs to the running program. At the same time, if you push the power button for 1.5~2 seconds, it just power down without the typical selection window (where you could activate silence and flight modes).
Other cons: I tried to install AOKP, and it show me a serial number.
Maybe with those details someone can help us.
in custom roms, like CM9, the lock sreen works, in stock ICS doesn't
I have been able to get around entering my lock pin number simply by waking up the device with the power button and pressing the X when using the face unlock method to get to the pin unlock screen then you just press around the section of the screen that has the time and it works every time! Can anyone else duplicate this? Everything on my phone is stock running the latest Verizon software.
Can't duplicate it.
Running ACE 4.5 and PBJ
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
It has happened many times before by mistake for example I would be pulling my phone out of my shirt pocket and my hand would be on the screen and I would notice that the phone would be unlocked. This morning it happened and I was able to recreate it several times in a row but now I can't seam to get it to happen again. The only difference is now it's not dark. (the sun is up) the face lock also detects the amount of light and sometimes says low light so maybe that has something to do with it since I've noticed this happening a lot when I take my phone out of my pocket.
I got all kinds of ways to bypass the lock on mine its weird..notification pulldown works to..or if you have the stock ticker going that unlocks it also
I was wondering if there was a way to do this. You wake up your phone, it's locked. You hold the sleep button and the phone goes straight to the home screen.
Or even better, you wake the phone up by holding the sleep button and the phone idles on the lock screen for a second and then jumps to the home screen (similar to iPhone's new fingerprint scanner, but without the scanner). Maybe the lock screen can have a fake pin lock to mislead people using my phone.
I've been waiting for this for years but I don't think anyone's developed it. Would there be a way I could do it with Tasker? Or maybe there's something on xda that I can download for it to work? I am rooted with a Note 3.
Also, if there are any other revolutionary new lockscreen's out there, let me know! I'm not into the whole typing a password to unlock because everyone sees the password anyway. Plus it's tedious. Any ideas?