I was trying to retrace or backtrack as part of a pattern when i was trying out the pattern lock in android as the smudges seemed to make just a plain pattern a bit too easy but as far as i can tell that doesn't seem to be possible. I wanted to check and see if perhaps there was a way around this, or something? I could use a pin but using a pattern is easy/natural, just not being able to to backtrack seems like a bit of a disadvantage.
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Hello everyone,
A couple days ago, I went into the settings and added the unlock pattern screen to my phone. I was hoping to add this AFTER the slide screen, so when I saw that the slide screen was gone, I decided to remove the unlock pattern screen. Now that I have done that, when my phone tries to boot up, it's still telling me to draw a pattern, even though I went into settings and removed the pattern unlock setting. As a result, when I go to draw a pattern, it doesn't recognize anything and says incorrect pattern. Now I can't access anything in my phone. Does anyone know what I may be able to do to correct this situation?
BTW, I'm using FREEX10 Beta 3.
There is an option to hide the dots, but you still have to draw a pattern - have you tried using you pattern over what might be the invisible dots?
No, I can't even access the settings to change anything regarding the pattern setup at this point. But I did not try that...not sure it would make a difference anyhow? Thanks for the response though!! Anyone have any other ideas? Or will I be forced to restore my 2.1 backup? Don't want to do that quite yet until I know that's my only option.
Well I messed with it some more. Seems like you can draw the pattern, but you just don't see the pattern trail. So apparently, my pattern was still working, I just happened to check off the box with the visible pattern. Stupid me, I feel like an idiot now.
Hey, i was wondering if any of the devs here know of a way to make the phone go directly to the pattern unlock screen when it wakes. I really hate how enabling pattern unlock makes an extra step to unlock the phone (i.e. unlocked with the regular sense lock screen, then drawing the pattern). I can't be the only one who this bothers.
I used to have an epic 4g and when pattern unlock was enabled, the stock lockscreen would simply get disabled so there was only 1 step to unlock the phone. Does anyone know if this would be possible with a sense rom.
Also, ive tried disabling the sense lock screen all together (It then defaults to the AOSP lock), but you still need to slide to unlock, then enter the pattern.
Thanks everyone
I am looking for this as well. AntiLock app might work but I haven't tested it yet.
You used to be able to set it so when you do the pattern unlock it doesn't do a massive line across the screen showing everyone exactly what your pattern is.
Can't find it any more. Anyone help?!
Settings -> Security -> Select pattern
After the setup there should be an option to hide the pattern. At least i've got one.
Ah yeah, thanks maddd.
My confusion arose because I'm using the face unlock, and when it asks you for the backup method (pattern in my case) it doesn't give you the option to hide it!
So you have to tell it to use pattern, hide it, then change it to face-then-pattern.
Bit of an oversight if you ask me.
It doesnt? Well thats not very smart. But if it works this way, I learned something too
Hello!
I have a very specific question and don't know where to start looking.
When i look permissions for a specific app, then there is sometimes something like this: disable your screen lock
Does this mean that the app can disable screen lock and activate itself through lock screen?
I think if your screen lock is pattern based then it won't come through and when it's swipe based then it will work.
I want one specific app to be able to prompt itself through pattern based screen lock.
if i would use CyanogenMod and someone would change something in the code then it would be doable?
Funny thing is, that in Samsungs official android 4.1 it worked that way (and was in their words "a bug").
it's not working in andoird 4.3 anymore: bug fixed i guess. but i loved that bug.
AFAIK, only camera is able to bypass pattern or password lock.
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AFAIK, only camera is able to bypass pattern or password lock.
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the app is Estonian mobile personal idententification tool called mobiil-id
you can legally identify yourself in banks that way
when my screen security if set for pattern and when i try to authenticate somewhere, pin query comes through screen lock and i enter pin and phone does not unlock itself at all and goes back to sleep.
but when security is set for pattern, then i must unlock screen manually to enter pin. i can hear beep sound though.
probably should try to find some cm programmer who knows if there is a way to manually make some exceptions.
there is a possibility to compile your own cm and then deploy it. if it were some minor change, then i would do it myself with some help.
i know it's kinda security breach, which i'm willing to take.
I am trying to figure out a way that, using either a passcode or a pattern, one could enter one passcode to unlock normally and get to their home screen, while another "correct" pattern would take them to maybe an alternate, stripped down home screen, or a home screen with an alternate background and potentially icons. Any ideas? Thanks!
Nobody has any ideas here, huh?