Does anybody know first hand and is able to suggest a good and effective privacy application that can block and keep out unwanted intrusions? I would really appreciate an unbiased feedback...
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Stray2thaB said:
Does anybody know first hand and is able to suggest a good and effective privacy application that can block and keep out unwanted intrusions? I would really appreciate an unbiased feedback...
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Hello,
Not sure exactly what type of app you are looking for, but you might look at Smart Lock Free in the Play Store. You can designate all or certain apps to be locked with this app. When someone clicks on a locked app from the drawer they receive what appears to be a Force Close Error. However if you long press the error message you can enter a password to unlock the app. If you hit close on the error message it goes back to the last screen you were at.
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Hello,
Not sure exactly what type of app you are looking for, but you might look at Smart Lock Free in the Play Store. You can designate all or certain apps to be locked with this app. When someone clicks on a locked app from the drawer they receive what appears to be a Force Close Error. However if you long press the error message you can enter a password to unlock the app. If you hit close on the error message it goes back to the last screen you were at.
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I was thinking more in the lines of preventing apps from accessing information on my phone that they do not necessarily need kind of what pdroid does coz I have tried to flash a patch for my rom and I've been getting stuck in a boot loop. So basically I'm looking for something simple I can just plug and play...
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Coming from an iphone, the screen capture was simple, with this the message that pops up is a pain .. Any way of removing it?
Thanks
James
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what is so painful? without the message how would you know you have successfully pressed both buttons and snapped a screenshot?
You could always install a third party app to take screenshots, even if your device is not rooted. I don't use Samsung's screenshot option. It' silly to press on 2 hardware buttons at once when i can install an app that can take screenshots when i launch it from the notification bar.
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what is so painful? without the message how would you know you have successfully pressed both buttons and snapped a screenshot?
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easy, it does a little animation like the iphone, The problem is when you are trying to take multiple consecutive screen captures the message is really annoying
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read the title please
does anyone know how to Disable the screen Wake up when Receiving a Text Message? on MIUI roms you could disable it but this is the first phone I've had that does it stock. I don't like this feature and want to know has anyone found out how to Disable the screen waking up and displaying the lock screen when Receiving a text message.
Thank you in advance
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edisepic said:
read the title please
does anyone know how to Disable the screen Wake up when Receiving a Text Message? on MIUI roms you could disable it but this is the first phone I've had that does it stock. I don't like this feature and want to know has anyone found out how to Disable the screen waking up and displaying the lock screen when Receiving a text message.
Thank you in advance
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When development starts it will get figured out. Its in the code somewhere
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TeamERA said:
When development starts it will get figured out. Its in the code somewhere
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alright cool I just didn't know if it was in some type of settings and I was just slipping right by it
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Is there a fix to this if you use the stock message app?
Potential Workaround
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747794
I have posted a potential workaround for those that dont mind installing SMS Popup from the play store. It works in conjunction with the stock messaging app.
This is the 10th one of these threads. Where are the mods?
There's no fix for this. We all hate it...
My phone must be broken as a text does not "wake-up" the screen. However I would like to know if its possible to wake up the phone with S-voice even if the screen is off ? I can't seem to make it work -
Every time I download an app it says no more room left on desktop. Even though I unchecked create shortcut it still adds to the desktop!! Anyone come across this? And how to get rid of it?
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Every time I download an app it says no more room left on desktop. Even though I unchecked create shortcut it still adds to the desktop!! Anyone come across this? And how to get rid of it?
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So in the Play Store app, in settings, you UNchecked the option "Auto-add shortcuts"? I ask, because you said you unchecked "create shortcut", but I don't have that option with that exact name on my phone...
is it the same app creating shortcuts or all the apps you [email protected]？
if it is one app, if it creats shortcut everytime you run it, it is created by application. If it creates sjortcut everytime you downloaded and inatalled it, it is created by play market.
are you using touch wiz home or 3rd party home app？if it is 3rd party home and was told no room on screen while actually you have, there may be some incompatibily and you can try other home app or report the issue to developer.
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Auto add is what I meant yeah. And its every app and I am not running any of the above can't get my head round it at all!
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Since i updated my E3D to ICS. I cant lock my text messages anymore. I was using the hand cent text app to lock all text apps including the original messaging app but it doesn't lock anymore after the update. Any help pls
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prexzone said:
Since i updated my E3D to ICS. I cant lock my text messages anymore. I was using the hand cent text app to lock all text apps including the original messaging app but it doesn't lock anymore after the update. Any help pls
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Idk about the handcent app since I rarely use 3rd party SMS apps but I know that in the stock app I can lock them just fine. are you needing to hide them or simply lock them when deleting a whole thread (which to keep your phone running smoothly should be done every 100 or so to keep it from locking up internal space) or what? I'll download the app and see what you mean if you wanna walk me through whatever you're trying to do. i can give you my gtalk if you want my help? I'm sure someone on here might have the same issue as yourself at one point
Sorry for the long reply. I want to lock my messages so anyone can't just go thru them n be in my business. It can be stock or third party. It don't really matter
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I upgraded my phone to Lollipop. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know I HATE the colors. They are HORRIBLE... I want dark colors... I love black backgrounds with white lettering... not the other way around like it is.. yuck...
Anyways.. I put a Pin lock on my phone for a few but I don't want it locked anymore. I tried to change the phone lock to NONE but the NONE selection is light grey color and I am unable to choose NONE as an option. I included a screenshot. Can someone PLEASE tell me how I can fix this?? Please & Thank You
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I upgraded my phone to Lollipop. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know I HATE the colors. They are HORRIBLE... I want dark colors... I love black backgrounds with white lettering... not the other way around like it is.. yuck...
Anyways.. I put a Pin lock on my phone for a few but I don't want it locked anymore. I tried to change the phone lock to NONE but the NONE selection is light grey color and I am unable to choose NONE as an option. I included a screenshot. Can someone PLEASE tell me how I can fix this?? Please & Thank You
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Do you happen to have an Exchange account set up? I know with my company the policies are to require a password or PIN to unlock the phone.
No I don't have that kind of account.
Does anyone have any help they can offer me for this problem I am having...
Read the 1st post in this topic and it will explain..
I don't want a lockscreen on here anymore but I am not given the option to use either "none" or "swipe".... they are greyed out and I can't choose it...
Please help me!!
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You've set something up on your phone that has administrator rights and has disabled a bunch of stuff. Trust me, I know, I have a corporate phone and see the same screen you attached to your post. Check your accounts, delete work email or exchange account...
I have no work email on my phone or exchange accounts. I was always able to choose to not have a lock screen until I upgraded to lollipop.
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Do you have FoxFi for tethering? It requires a security certificate to be installed and acts as an administrator on the phone to enforce a modicum of security.
Go to Settings|More|Security Then click on Phone administrators. clear anything that is checked. then reboot the phone and try to remove the lock screen.
Let us know what happens.
I don't have anything installed for tethering. I went to settings/more/security/phone admin... and there is nothing checked.
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Two options from a quick Google search. Amazing what you can find.
1. Remove any guest accounts. Verizon/Samsung removed this from our phones, so skip to item two.
2. If that doesn't work, delete certificates.
Settings / Security / Clear credentials - Clear all credentials.
Will deleting the certificates ruin anything on my phone??
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No, it's the recommended solution found in a Google bug report thread. They will be restored, but you will, according to what I read, get your lock screen options back.
It worked!! I love u... thank u so much!!
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