Hi Everyone
I am looking at creating a custom lock screen but during my pre development research i have found some things that i wanted to get clarified by someone wiser than my self
I have seen mention that to create a custom lock screen you need to create a custom launcher that implements lock screen functionality. Is this correct? Presumably this would require setting the devices default lock mecanisum to off so that the launcher could take care of it.
Is it possible to create a replacement for just the lock screen?
Also, can anyone point me in the right direction for creating a root lock screen? Would this just be creating an app the provides the correct functionality (ie responds to the correct system calls) and using root permissions to replace the original lock screen with this app.
Thanks for any help you can provide
Adrian
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im looking for a transparent lock screen as seen on the Eris and Htc hero.
something looking like this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=305585&d=1270676211
taken from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659807
many thanks to anyone with the know how
i think it's possible creating a transparent 280*340 image in Photoshop and pass it to your SD. Then select it as LockScreen, but it's all thoughts..
nah this give us a black background unfortunately
Just make a screenshot of your desktop and put it as background for lock screen
hahaha, so simple
the problem is that i rearrange my icons too often
im working on customising the lock screen, just need to check some things with some theme gurus first.
Clear lockscreen
Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=675170
worked on stock Rom rooted tattoo
exactly you want
see image
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=468298&stc=1&d=1292865991
the right direction of how to create my own custom sliders for the x10 on 2.1?
i.e the normal slider, the rotary slider, hell even the old half arch one from 1.6
ive been looking about and ive found stuff on developing but i cant find anything specific on developing sliders and lock screens..
and please dont suggest to get lockbot or some other app, id like to learn how to do it for myself, and at the most, create a new section in the settings section of the 2.1 rom to access the different settings for the sliders i make..
so if anyone can help to point me in a specific direction please do!
You must take a look to the framework..inside it you can find the images of the lock screen...by replacing them you can modify the lock screen apparency!!
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
Moved as not android development
Can someone delete my post pls? Thanks and sorry.
Hello everyone,
Since I have 1 posts including this one on the XDA forum and couldn't post in the dev section, I guess it'll have to go here. I'd like to make a simple lock screen for my Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3).
It would be similar to the default pattern lock but I don't want a combination of dots. Instead, I want it to unlock at a single tap at a position on the screen, or maybe two correct taps.
Since the default pattern lock requires at least 4 dot connections, I couldn't use it. I also want it to show the background with no widgets, only maybe the notification bar.
Now I downloaded the Android SDK, but I have no experience with it. I have past C++ experience and I'm willing to learn, but I would like some directions and perhaps code snippets to get me started.
Inb4 NOT SECURE LOL: It's what I want to have.
tl;dr Mewants to make single or double tap lock screen with no widgets showing. Halp?
Try AppInventor ...It is a good way to learn to make apps for Android without really knowing the programming...all you need to know is hoe you you want your app to work...and since you have previous experience with C/C++..am sure the loops such as if/if-else etc in the pictorial manner won't confuse you..Good luck..Its a good Idea you have there..dunno if it can be implemented for sure though!
There are many AOSP Lockscreens available in the dev section anyway...check them out till then
This is my first post here and I'll admit I'm not an XDA developer. I'm hoping someone could help fix my "bug" (#1 below). All three things below reference the lock screen and making the date & time more readable on it. The same issues might apply to Samsung Galaxy phones in general. I sent the below to Samsung, but I'm not holding my breath for them to reply.
My specs:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha SM-G850W. Running Android 5.0.2
1. If you change the clock size to Large on the Lock Scren. The clock size will not stay large if you have any notifications, it will reset to a normal sized font.
2. The color of the clock can't be changed, there needs to be a large black outline around the existing white text (currently it's a small black shadow). Since lollipop shows album art on the lock screen, you may get a pure white background and the clock nearly disappears.
3. The size of the date can't be enlarged. #2 also applies to the date.
I am willing to root with a new lock screen if that's necessary to fix but I'm not sure where to find info on available lock screens, I don't want to use the wrong one and break the phone. btw, I wasn't able to find a lock screen app as none that I tested had the features and speed of the default lock screen.
Thanks for any help.
davecraig said:
This is my first post here and I'll admit I'm not an XDA developer. I'm hoping someone could help fix my "bug" (#1 below). All three things below reference the lock screen and making the date & time more readable on it. The same issues might apply to Samsung Galaxy phones in general. I sent the below to Samsung, but I'm not holding my breath for them to reply.
My specs:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha SM-G850W. Running Android 5.0.2
1. If you change the clock size to Large on the Lock Scren. The clock size will not stay large if you have any notifications, it will reset to a normal sized font.
2. The color of the clock can't be changed, there needs to be a large black outline around the existing white text (currently it's a small black shadow). Since lollipop shows album art on the lock screen, you may get a pure white background and the clock nearly disappears.
3. The size of the date can't be enlarged. #2 also applies to the date.
I am willing to root with a new lock screen if that's necessary to fix but I'm not sure where to find info on available lock screens, I don't want to use the wrong one and break the phone. btw, I wasn't able to find a lock screen app as none that I tested had the features and speed of the default lock screen.
Thanks for any help.
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I don't know about any lockscreen app that has all those things you need, but you can mod your stock lockscreen to get it all, but it contains some risk and of course some programming experience ( mostly smali and Java)
sdeepb said:
I don't know about any lockscreen app that has all those things you need, but you can mod your stock lockscreen to get it all, but it contains some risk and of course some programming experience ( mostly smali and Java)
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Thanks sdeepb. I'm pretty sure this is the only way to go, unless there's a pre-built lock screen you can easily swap out for rooted phones.
Hello everyone.
I have a few questions and a request for someone who is up for creating an animated lock screen apk for android.
Is it possible to create a lock screen with an animation from attack on titan? (it's bassicaly a gate of a wall being blasted during unlocking of the screen - I will provide the animation from an avi file and covert it to a required resolution as well as format.)
Is it possible to create a universal apk for more than a single smartphone model?
Can it be done so that the animation is active when the phone is awake and then another animation proceeds during unlocking?
If anyone feels like creating such lock screen please feel free to engage in this thread.
Also, if you have any tips on how could I do it myself, any advice would also be appreciated
Greets from Poland
Artanis02 said:
Hello everyone.
I have a few questions and a request for someone who is up for creating an animated lock screen apk for android.
Is it possible to create a lock screen with an animation from attack on titan? (it's bassicaly a gate of a wall being blasted during unlocking of the screen - I will provide the animation from an avi file and covert it to a required resolution as well as format.)
Is it possible to create a universal apk for more than a single smartphone model?
Can it be done so that the animation is active when the phone is awake and then another animation proceeds during unlocking?
If anyone feels like creating such lock screen please feel free to engage in this thread.
Also, if you have any tips on how could I do it myself, any advice would also be appreciated
Greets from Poland
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Czesc haha well, basically I would recommend getting into programming for this, Do research on a programming language like Java if you are going to be doing apps for Android, and Objective-C for Iphone, to develop I reccomend using Android SDK, its a Software Development Kit that helps test and build for specifically android. Usually the only thing that holds back an app from being universal on android is the OS requirements (2.3, 4.0.4, kit-kat, jelly bean, etc etc.) So that shouldnt be much of an issue. What it sounds like is you want to make almost like a custom live wallpaper for a lock screen, I would do research on how to do that, or research on how to modify the lock-screen. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the pointers.
I'm back on it, so I will do some research