One thing I miss from my HTC is the option to have the lock code screen come in to action after a set time rather than instantly
is it possible to do this on the O2x with the without installing another app
It gets annoying having to enter the unlock code each time the screen goes off
would rather have it set to lock after 10 mins or so
waynefox said:
One thing I miss from my HTC is the option to have the lock code screen come in to action after a set time rather than instantly
is it possible to do this on the O2x with the without installing another app
It gets annoying having to enter the unlock code each time the screen goes off
would rather have it set to lock after 10 mins or so
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You can change the lock screen delay (if this is what you meant) in the settings/display menu. You'll see the screen timeout setting there.
You should also post stuff like this in the Q and A section, not general.
What i'm after is for the phone to lock with a security code after a preset time. not every time the screen switches off
This is what happened with my HTC
Press power button to wake up screen
Swipe to unlock
Enter Unlock code
Phone unlocks
If you locked the phone and unlocked it again within a preset time, you didn't have to enter the unlock code
With the O2x you have to enter the unlock code every time you swipe to unlock
I know you can disable the security code completely but I don't want to do this
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Hi all
Now I've set the device to ask a pin code to lock the device after 30 minutes of being not used. Isn't there an option/way so the pin lock is immediately active when I want it to be (like pushing some seconds on the end button), using another hardware button or by executing some file?
I've tried to map '"\Windows\Keylock.exe" /toggle' to a hardware key (with an timeout of 0 minutes in settings - lock), but that just prompts the way the/which keys should be locked, as if you would execute keylock.exe without the '/toggle' parameter.
The question is.. what invokes the pin unlock screen to appear?
PS: best wishes for 2008!
hold end call for 3 seconds!
ekw, thanks for you answer but
pushing the end call button:
- doesn't activate/show the pin lock screen,
- any "child who can read" knows howto unlock the device.
the thing is that if it gets stolen, they need to do a hard reset so sensitive data (putted on the device instead of the SD) will be erased
I already tries S2U2 but that locks the device in the same 'security' level as pushing the end call button for some seconds and it mentions howto unlock it
fyi: having the HTC TyTN II with HTC stock ROM (dutch)
Instant PIN Security
As noted in the first post, is there a way to get the phone to security lock on command, where you have to enter the pin to use it again?
I know you can hold down the end call button and get it to screen lock, but is there a way to get it to go into security lock?
I would like to turn the automatic settings off, so that the phone ONLY goes into security lock when I say it does, or, set it so that it only does it automatically like every three hours. That way, I can set it to go into security lock more often if I wish to.
Thanks!
if you turn the screen off using the power button,m and back on, does the lock not activate?
Or have you not told it to lock when waking from standy?
flashy said:
if you turn the screen off using the power button,m and back on, does the lock not activate?
Or have you not told it to lock when waking from standy?
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That works if you set auto lock on 0 minutes, but then you have to enter the PIN each and every time you turn the thing on. He wants it to lock only when he presses a lock key.
I unfortunately don't know of anything that does it.
kilrah said:
That works if you set auto lock on 0 minutes, but then you have to enter the PIN each and every time you turn the thing on. He wants it to lock only when he presses a lock key.
I unfortunately don't know of anything that does it.
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Exactly. Thank you for your comments.
I don't want to have to enter the PIN every time I turn it on. Well, I know I can set it for an hour or longer and that would be fine.
But I want to be able to put it down, with the PIN code enabled, without worrying about random prying eyes looking into it or using it.
Anyone else have any thoughts??
I have the XT1053 phone which is rooted and has an unlock boot loader and gravitybox installed.. How do I screen lock my phone? I have it set to a pattern n to lock the screen after 30mins but is there an option or something I can add via gravity box or similar that will add a button to lock now when I expand my status bar buttons or something of that nature?
Pretty much I don't want to instantly lock right away but sometimes I want to
When you touch the power button, doesn't the screen turn off and display the lockscreen when you touch power again?
Groid said:
When you touch the power button, doesn't the screen turn off and display the lockscreen when you touch power again?
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yea it does that which is great. But for example I'll give you a scenario
My current set up as of now: I have the pattern lock screen, which after i unlock will relock after 30min (current setup in default settings option).
Now lets say your at a place or around someone that you would want to lock the screen instantly instead of waiting 30min.
I would like a button where I can do that quickly instead of going to settings and changing the wait time before it locks again
Are you talking about the Settings > Display > Sleep > choose sleep time? For you that means the screen will sleep (display off) after 30 minutes. If you set the 'Automatically lock' to 'Immediately' that should also require your unlock pattern to be used when you touch the power button to turn on the screen. So touching the power button will turn off the display and lock the screen immediately which seems to be what you want. Touching the power button again will open to the locked lockscreen.
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yea it does that which is great. But for example I'll give you a scenario
My current set up as of now: I have the pattern lock screen, which after i unlock will relock after 30min (current setup in default settings option).
Now lets say your at a place or around someone that you would want to lock the screen instantly instead of waiting 30min.
I would like a button where I can do that quickly instead of going to settings and changing the wait time before it locks again
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A post above suggested to instantly lock. Which in your case there's times when you want to quickly lock it and there's times that you might be doing something and that 30 mins before locking helps out. There is the moto skip that you can unlock with the NFC tag but I think its the same boat as setting the default lock. I haven't tried it myself but it seems that it unlocks the phone without having to input the pin then you just sleep the phone. I'll try it out and get back to you on the skip.
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1dtms said:
yea it does that which is great. But for example I'll give you a scenario
My current set up as of now: I have the pattern lock screen, which after i unlock will relock after 30min (current setup in default settings option).
Now lets say your at a place or around someone that you would want to lock the screen instantly instead of waiting 30min.
I would like a button where I can do that quickly instead of going to settings and changing the wait time before it locks again
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Try lock screen widget from the play store .
Doesn't Gravity Box have a setting to double tap the Status Bar for lock? I thought I saw it in there. Also, are you sure you have your phone set to go to sleep for 30 MINUTES and and not SECONDS? I think default is 30 SECONDS.
Hey everyone,
I encrypted my phone and installed MobileIron to get work email and calendar. Ended up removing it all and decrypting phone after a few weeks. Since then, my phone isn't locking when the screen times out. If can be sitting with a black screen, but soon as I touch the home button it's awake and ready for action. It seems to lock eventually after sitting for an indeterminate amount of time.
Where the heck is the setting to control how long the phone waits before locking (requiring swipe or pin, not just turning off screen)? I know when I had the phone encrypted I found it and changed it to like 15 minutes so I didn't have to enter my 8 digit pin every couple of minutes, but now that its decrypted I am either blind or that setting is gone....
Thanks in advance.
UnexplainedBacon said:
Hey everyone,
I encrypted my phone and installed MobileIron to get work email and calendar. Ended up removing it all and decrypting phone after a few weeks. Since then, my phone isn't locking when the screen times out. If can be sitting with a black screen, but soon as I touch the home button it's awake and ready for action. It seems to lock eventually after sitting for an indeterminate amount of time.
Where the heck is the setting to control how long the phone waits before locking (requiring swipe or pin, not just turning off screen)? I know when I had the phone encrypted I found it and changed it to like 15 minutes so I didn't have to enter my 8 digit pin every couple of minutes, but now that its decrypted I am either blind or that setting is gone....
Thanks in advance.
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First thing is to go to settings > lockscreen > screen lock and change it to pin or swipe or something other than swipe until your device recognizes when you've locked it. If it starts locking with the pin engaged go back and turn it to swipe and see if it locks on its own again. Second I imagine that it locks when you press the power button to turn the screen off? Set your screen timeout to an obscenely high number so that you remember and get in the habit of locking the device by pressing the power button. This is just for habit because Android (the base system) engages the lockscreen when the power button is pressed and the screen is on. If you are running a custom ROM you could dirty flash to put system settings back to default and if you are on stock out of the box you may have to factory reset to get settings back to their default state. I know that last one is less than optimal, but if the first two options (changing the lockscreen type and locking manually) are not a good work around then you will either have to do the encryption routine again to see if it fixes it and if it doesn't then you may have to factory reset.
I have a Moto G 2014 running cm13. Everything was fine until my pin code stopped working and I was able to unlock my phone with a swipe. However, I'm able to lock the phone only if I touch the lock icon on my lockscreen after which it says " Your device will stay locked until you manually unlock it". My lock button does not lock the phone to a pin code as it did before.
I haven't activated Smart Lock or changed any setting and this kinda seems out of the blue.
Help would be appreciated. Thanks
I am facing the same issue as well, i tried changing roms and flashing kernals but the issue persists, also reboot dosen't help, do let me know if u find a solution.
for now i double tap the power button which opens up the camera and lets me through the lock screen but things go haywire usually around the lower part of the screen.
hi, please can someone advise a way I can disable the power key from instantly locking my phone? So it stays unlocked for at least few minutes if this is possible. Where can I view options for this?
Using the Huawei P20 Pro, model CLT-L09.
Thanks
Overwhelming response, thanks everyone.
I don't think there is a real solution for that because you would need to change the way the Lockscreen ist working.
Why would you want that anyways? The fingerprint reader is quick enough to not be bothered by the unlock time
I don't think that is possible and I don't think it makes sense for companies to implement a feature like this.
If I understand this correctly, what you want to achieve is when you press power button, you want your phone to stay unlocked for few minutes and after that get locked? If so, just set screen sleep time on 5-10 minutes.. What's the problem.
On my LG V20 (Android 8.0) there is an option for screen lock timeout. U can set how long the phone should wait to lock the phone after the screen time out. Also have option for pressing power button should lock the phone instantly or not. (check the attached pic). But to my surprise, can't seem to find that option in P20 Pro.
Personally I'm ok with power button instantly locking the phone. But for those who are quite annoyed with it, the best option is to turn-on the smart unlock and see what is best suitable way to keep your phone remaining unlock.
Patrol619 said:
If I understand this correctly, what you want to achieve is when you press power button, you want your phone to stay unlocked for few minutes and after that get locked? If so, just set screen sleep time on 5-10 minutes.. What's the problem.
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My phone is already set to sleep 5 minutes after being inactive. So it should stay unlocked but the power key instantly locks it no matter how long it's been unlocked.
I used to have Samsung phones and on all of them I owned you were able to disable instantly locking your phone with the power key. I guess it's not built in via Huaweii, I ended up enabling facial recognition to save time.
Thank you and everyone for your replies much appreciated.