I saw an option in Android 9 on other smartphones that you can increase security especially during night period by requiring a pin code after finger unlocking.
This option works on my Huawei randomly.
Do have a clue where can I set hours for biometry+pin?
gszych said:
I saw an option in Android 9 on other smartphones that you can increase security especially during night period by requiring a pin code after finger unlocking.
This option works on my Huawei randomly.
Do have a clue where can I set hours for biometry+pin?
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That happens in your device because for security Huawei asks for your pin, pattern or password every three days. It can be at anytime on the day.
I have not seen nothing about your doubt, sounds interesting. Hope anyone else can help you.
It is called lockdown mode
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3297039/android-pie-security-setting.html
Ok, I have it
https://www.google.com/amp/s/androi...lockdown-mode-in-huawei-and-honor-phones/amp/
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Hello Guy's,
we are testing the S3 for Enterprise use. We also want to use the Device Encryption Feature.
When i want to Encrypt the Device it Says i need a least a 6 Character long Password with one Number in it for the Sreen lock.
Thats maybe more Secure but a little to complicated for Every Day use.
Samsung E-Mail Support told me that is it Possible, to encrypt the Device with Pin Screen lock only.
But if i have a Screen Lock with Pin the Device won't start Encryption.
Can Somebody confirm that, or tell me what i'M doing wrong?
Basicly on my HTC Legend with ICS Custom i saw that PIN Only Encrpytion is Possible on ICS.
Regards
Steven
First off: encrypting with PIN is as secure as not encrypting at all - you really don't want to do that if you're not only using it as a gimmick but to actually keep your data save and secure.
That said, I think it's possible the same way as I did it on the S2.
With a custom app that triggers the encryption w/o forcing you to set a specific password first.
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Connecting to an Exchange Active Sync server with a security policy set up to your needs might work as well.
Hello Hellcat,
BIG thank you for your reply. Setting a Active Sync Policy with 4 Chars allowed me to encrypt with pin.
i didn't know that Active sync is that powerfull out of the box.
The Interesting Point is that the Settings of the mobileiron device Managment Software didn't work, although i had the same settings.
I know that a 4 Char Pin ins't really secure, but it will still lockout 95% of random people how find a lost device.
And theres always a trade off between security and usability.
regards
Stefan
Kinda Sorta Similar
I normally just lurk and observe the talent around here, but I had to register to voice a kinda sorta similar issue. (watched noob video)
The balance between security and usability with the standard encryption scheme seems problematic. I'm pretty sure I have an original gameboy that can crack a 4 digit passcode, but I don't want to have to enter 20 characters every time just to unlock the screen.
I want to be able to have a strong password on boot, but have a separate weak password lock screen. I think that would fix the problem of usability while maintaining strong security. Is there anyway to do this?
Are there any groups or projects that include or work on user friendly encryption?
I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
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I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
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i just turned fingerprint crap off . .i have no nerves to 50 times swipe finger like idiot .. phone wont properly recognize finger !!
it is all gimmick.. believe me ..
phositadc said:
I have the "secured lock time" set to 5 minutes in my lockscreen/fingerprint settings. However, despite this, if I push my power button to put my phone to sleep, and then I immediately push it again to turn my phone back on, I'm always required to scan my fingerprint/enter my password.
I thought by choosing 5 minutes, it should only require me to scan fingerprint/enter password if I don't use my phone for roughly 5 minutes. But it seems that if I put my phone to sleep by hitting the power button, I'm always required to scan fingerprint, no matter how little time has passed.
Any ideas? I've tried every setting (15 seconds all the way to 1 hour) and they all do the same thing. I've also tried turning fingerprint security off, and then on again. No help.
The only thing that comes to mind is that I do have an Exchange email setup that has a security policy. But it also allows 15 minutes. AND, I have it installed through the email app Nine, and I have Nine set to only operate security on the application level rather than the device level. So I don't see how Nine could possibly be requiring me to enter a fingerprint.
Would greatly appreciate any input!
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turn off "Lock instantly with power key"
go to Settings,Device,Lockscreen. at the bottom you have the option if you want to lock instantly with the power key
Simona Simmy said:
i just turned fingerprint crap off . .i have no nerves to 50 times swipe finger like idiot .. phone wont properly recognize finger !!
it is all gimmick.. believe me ..
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I don't use the fingerprint reader as well - but of course have tried it. It almost every time instantly recognized my finger, most times i had to swipe was three as far as i remember.
I was pretty impressed...
The problem turned out to be a widget I was using to put my phone to sleep. Apparently, not only did it turn the screen off, but it actually locks the device as well.
When I use only the power button (instead of the widget), the device and password behave as expected with the 5 minute delay.
The annoying thing is that when i hold phone my thumb is obviously tilted and it wont recognize so i have to grab other hand to hold the phone and swipe it like using ruler .. jesus .. so i turned it off..
In settings I only have smart unlock (Huawei).
Under trusted agents,I have two options;
Smart unlock, that's Huawei, and smart lock (Google).
I uncheck the one from Huawei and check Google's smart lock.
Still, the only one showing under security and under screen ands passwords etc, is Huaweis own smart unlock.
I really would like to use Google's smart lock, but it won't appear, and have never been showing there.
How is this you others here?
Does smart LOCK show to you, or only smart UNLOCK?
After entering pin, my only choice is add Bluetooth device.
Anyone else here have the option for trusted places?
With Honor 7 I have same issue.
No any reference about google smart lock option than in trusted agents.
Disabling of huawei own smart lock does not have any effect for functionality of google smart lock.
However when I connect my smart watch ....confirmation screen of smart lock is google's one...I think...maybe....this is first time I use this feature so....
Several days ago I set my home place, but smart unlock never worked.
I receive every morning the message "Smart Lock - Phone locked after 4 hours of inactivity" therefore I understand smartlock is configured correctly but usually I cannot overtake the lock page without using the fingerprint.
What am I mistaking?
Mine works with Mi Band and Honor Zero Band and B180.
But this defeats the purpose of the excellent fingerprint scanner. So I don´t use it.
Hello, is there a way to keep the phone from locking while connected to my Home wifi?
Yes, Google Smart Lock will do this. It does not work consistently, so you may need to go into it, disable your address (assuming you make it location-based) and re-enable it from time to time. You can also set Smart Lock to stay unlocked when paired to a device. It won't keep your phone unlocked more than 4 hours, but that's 4 hours of not having to put in your fingerprint or PIN #.
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Yes, Google Smart Lock will do this. It does not work consistently, so you may need to go into it, disable your address (assuming you make it location-based) and re-enable it from time to time. You can also set Smart Lock to stay unlocked when paired to a device. It won't keep your phone unlocked more than 4 hours, but that's 4 hours of not having to put in your fingerprint or PIN #.
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Thanks nexus, exactly what I need.
Fingerprint scanner is very convinient, but not that much secure as PIN or password. Is there any way (preferrably for non-rooted Pixel 6) to force my phone to periodically ask for a PIN or password to unlock (once every hour or afrer X mins of inactivity or so), but still keep a fingerprint unlock on? I know I could schedule to reboot my phone, but the phone would be unavailable during reboot (no phone calls) and I think I would need some third party app to save and restore notifications (which can be lost during reboot). Any suggestions?
My aim is to prevent someone to force me to unlock my phone with a fingerprint. They could use a force to put my finger on the fingerprint scanner, but no one can get a PIN out of my head. Yeah, I'm paranoiac - there's no need to remind me ;p
In that case, best and only solution is to stop using fingerprints. Just use pin and turn on notification history.
And what about available options for this matter on rooted phones? Is there any way to force Android to lock a phone with a PIN after X minutes? I don't want to stop using fingerprint scanner completely, but at the same time I don't want it to be the only screen unlocking option. I don't believe there's no way to accomplish this.
Alternatively I came up with an idea to make a "soft reset", kinda like on older Windows OS where instead of rebooting entire OS we could simply kill and restart explorer.exe process (I used to do that after installing some software which wanted to reboot my OS before first use). Does anyone know if such thing is possible and how to make it? I guess if it would be similiar approach to the one I used on Windows (restarting some process) then I could simply schedule some script to run every hour or so, but what that script would be?
Maybe use Tasker, and set a profile that open an app every amount of time?
I always have used this "lock" app, basically lock the phone so only with the password you can unlock it.
It's free, no ads or bs.
Lock - Apps on Google Play
Ultra-simple lock screen
play.google.com
snake218 said:
Maybe use Tasker, and set a profile that open an app every amount of time?
I always have used this "lock" app, basically lock the phone so only with the password you can unlock it.
It's free, no ads or bs.
Lock - Apps on Google Play
Ultra-simple lock screen
play.google.com
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Thanks for suggestion, I'll check that out later, but I'm quite doubtful it'll work as the app you suggested seems to override other screen lock options, so it would switch off fingerprint scanner once activated. I'll give it a try though.
There is already a built in function called 'lockdown'. I don't know if can be triggered via Tasker though.
Choose when your Pixel phone can stay unlocked - Pixel Phone Help
You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Smart Lock, you only need to unlock once wi
support.google.com
Turn on lockdown​Important: Lockdown will only work until you unlock your phone. If you want keep using lockdown, turn it on each time you want to use it.
Hold the power button for a couple seconds.
Tap Lockdown. This turns off notifications, fingerprint or face recognition unlocking, and Smart Lock while on your lock screen.
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chaimav said:
There is already a built in function called 'lockdown'. I don't know if can be triggered via Tasker though.
Choose when your Pixel phone can stay unlocked - Pixel Phone Help
You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Smart Lock, you only need to unlock once wi
support.google.com
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Right, I forgot about it, but as you noticed - I also don't know if it could be triggered via Tasker. I think it's time to finally play with Tasker for a bit. Fingers crossed!
$ROGAL$ said:
Right, I forgot about it, but as you noticed - I also don't know if it could be triggered via Tasker. I think it's time to finally play with Tasker for a bit. Fingers crossed!
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