Does anyone know an app that secures incoming calls from your SIM, Signal and WhatsApp with a pin? Root or no root, it doesn't matter. Obviously it has to work when the phone itself is locked too...
Yes, you can. Here's my solution:
Disable any lock for your lock screen. Now when you get a call from within Secret Folder, it will prompt for a password.
Install AppLock https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock&hl=en_US
Lock all your apps and install the lock widget.
Every time you turn on your screen you can choose to lock your phone and unlock your phone from the AppLock widget. It's a fine solution for me. Everytime I get a call from within Secret Folder or outside Secret Folder I have to type in my password to answer the call.
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I am using the latest CyanogenMod ROM on my Optimus T P509. I use the gesture feature on the CyanogenMod lockscreen to unlock my phone. However, when there is an incoming call and I use the unlock button, the entire phone becomes unlocked so if I ever lost my phone, and an incoming call was answered by the person who found it, they would have access to everything on my phone. Is there a way to answer an incoming call and not allow access to anything else on the phone without first entering a password or gesture? Maybe something like allowing a call to be answered "on top of" the lockscreen like you can do when answering text messages with an app like Handscent? I'm sure there is such a feature in the settings on my phone - but I just can't seem to find it.
Thanks in advance for your help on this.
Dave
I've had a few different Android phones (mainly HTC and Samsung) but the SE Xperia Mini is my first SE Android phone so I may have missed something obvious in the settings. There's a few things I've not been able to figure out.
1. Turning on the phone requires a swipe to unlock. This is fine but I've enabled the pattern lock protection and now I have to swipe to unlock and then put in the pattern unlock. Seems bizarre. On the Samsung Galaxy S2, the swipe to unlock feature is not required when a pattern lock is setup. Is there something similar on the Xperia Mini?
2. The SE's default unlock screen shows missed calls and unread SMS messages. Missed calls count seem to work fine but the unread SMS message count is annoying. I have installed Handcent as my main SMS app but reading the message in there does not clear the message. I have to then open the native SMS application too. How can I avoid this need?
3. I've currently got mobile data network disabled. Everytime I switch on the phone, I get a notification saying "Data traffic is disabled". I suppose this isn't too much of a biggie as it's only on each reboot (hopefully don't need to reboot much). But is there a way to turn this message off?
TIA
Why you don't install GO Launcher Ex ? I think it will solve your two first issues. Maybe the third one too.
Sent from my ST15i
During a normal call, the lockscreen does not activate... but when you're doing a Skype call, it does. I know I can use apps like "No Lock" to completely disable the lockscreen, but does anyone know if there's a way to at least stop activating during a Skype call?
For the life of me I can't remember where I saw this, but I believe there is a setting that allows you to keep it awake when apps are open.
I'm trying to work out if it's possible to voice dial as well as answer any incoming calls by voice?
This would be while I'm driving, so ideally it should require no physical input from me to unlock the phone and say a name to dial.
It would be nice if when entering my car I swipe the phone over a NFC sticker which activates some mode that enables this, then the same to disable when leaving.
I have the security pattern on to unlock and would rather keep it on.
if you select finger print security you also have to setup a secondary method like knock code pattern password etc problem is when you put the phone in your pocket it dials 911 the emergency call button and theres no way to remove the button any ideas besides another lock screen i want to use the fingerprint way so bad but its a big flaw i cant be butt dialing the cops everytime i put my phone in my pocket by mistake its a stylo 3 ls777