I have a G Tab given to me by my employer that has a program that takes over the lockscreen and basically locks the device so I can only do a couple of things. It's a homescreen app that you need a password to get out of. Is there a way to bypass that without wrecking or rooting it so I can just re-enable the locking program if I have to turn it in for work or updates?
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Lets see if anyone can help me find a solution to this...
I have a non-rooted Note3 and have the corporate exchange email setup, which sets the requirement to use a PIN to secure the phone.
Using the lock screen PIN doesn't bother me, because I am able to set it to not ask for the PIN again for 30 minutes, which has worked well for my needs. I must keep the PIN activated on my phone though due to company requirements.
BUT...I hate the keyguard (swipe to unlock) feature! It activates way too quickly after the screen turns off. Before, with my original Note1, I had a custom rom that let me set a delay for the keyguard, so that if the screen turned off, I had 15 seconds to turn the screen back on without it activating the keyguard.
So, does anyone know how to either set a delay for the keyguard, or to disable it completely on a non-rooted Note3? I would prefer for it to be a delay, but this keyguard activating so easily makes me wish it was just completely gone!
I have tried a few of the available apps in the appstore, but none have worked so far. They usually have trouble with the Exchange email PIN requirement being in effect, even though I'm not trying to disable the PIN. I'm only wanting to do something about the keyguard feature.
I've used Touchdown for my email with my Note1, but am trying to keep from going back to using it. The new email package on 4.3 (and 4.4) work pretty good for my corporate email needs without needing all of the bells & whistles that Touchdown offer. Please don't offer Touchdown as a solution at this point. I'm currently only interested in solutions using the stock email apps.
Thanks!
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Lets see if anyone can help me find a solution to this...
I have a non-rooted Note3 and have the corporate exchange email setup, which sets the requirement to use a PIN to secure the phone.
Using the lock screen PIN doesn't bother me, because I am able to set it to not ask for the PIN again for 30 minutes, which has worked well for my needs. I must keep the PIN activated on my phone though due to company requirements.
BUT...I hate the keyguard (swipe to unlock) feature! It activates way too quickly after the screen turns off. Before, with my original Note1, I had a custom rom that let me set a delay for the keyguard, so that if the screen turned off, I had 15 seconds to turn the screen back on without it activating the keyguard.
So, does anyone know how to either set a delay for the keyguard, or to disable it completely on a non-rooted Note3? I would prefer for it to be a delay, but this keyguard activating so easily makes me wish it was just completely gone!
I have tried a few of the available apps in the appstore, but none have worked so far. They usually have trouble with the Exchange email PIN requirement being in effect, even though I'm not trying to disable the PIN. I'm only wanting to do something about the keyguard feature.
I've used Touchdown for my email with my Note1, but am trying to keep from going back to using it. The new email package on 4.3 (and 4.4) work pretty good for my corporate email needs without needing all of the bells & whistles that Touchdown offer. Please don't offer Touchdown as a solution at this point. I'm currently only interested in solutions using the stock email apps.
Thanks!
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I found this instant keyguard to be a unique feature of AT&T Note 3. With the Sprint Note 3, there is no keyguard. If you set screen lock timeout to 30 minutes and you press the power or home button to turn the screen back on within 3 minutes, you are greeted with a totally unlock screen and not a slide to unlock that is basically a keyguard. One man's annoyance is another man's favorite feature I guess.
Hey everyone,
i have a rooted nexus 6 on the latest Google Fi firmware (LVY48F) 5.1.1. I've never been partial to lock screen patters or pins or anything else for that matter, swiping works for me just fine.
After scouring the interwebz, i have yet to find a solution to the following:
How can i disable the lock screen& still use Android Pay?
If the first option isn't possible yet - how can i remove android pay AND return to just swipe lock screen?
I don't really want to use xposed unfortunately. Are there any build.prop tweaks i'm unaware of?
I've tried disabling android pay and even clearing data on the app to see if the lock screen option allows me to revert back to just swiping but it stays grayed out.
Thanks in advance!
I too am in the same situation. I fear that a factory reset may be the solution, but I am looking to see if there is another method. I don't want the hassle of setting up my device again.
I'd like to know this too. Although I'm willing to use xposed.
On my phone (N6) I can just go into Settings > Security > Screen Lock and set it to swipe, android pay pops up saying it'll delete my credit cards from the phone.
That's fine for removing android pay, but that doesn't help in gaining access to it while still disabling the lock screen.
Far as I know there is no way to accomplish this. I was answering #2.
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
Except without root.
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Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
Stevieboy02008 said:
Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
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No dice. I know that already. My fault i did say basic. Thats the problem. When i put keep data like ice done for a long time but now i get this message and i cant use the fingerprint or iris with any app.
saulc1981 said:
No dice. I know that already. My fault i did say basic. Thats the problem. When i put keep data like ice done for a long time but now i get this message and i cant use the fingerprint or iris with any app.
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Well then you might need root access. I don't have root access but it works for me just fine so im not sure.
use a secure settings app to set automatic lock delay to something ridiculously high like 540000(several days)
and turn off "lock instantly with power key".
normally you're limited to 30 minutes by the settings app, but if you use a secure settings app you can manually change it to something much higher.
using this setup you no longer need a pin coming from standby(lockscreen is skipped completely) unless you don't touch your phone for several days.
you'll still need a pin when turning on your phone or accessing lockscreen settings, but that's not something you'll do multiple times a day.
this does require ADB(to grant the hidden "secure settings" permission to the secure settings app once) but doesn't require root.
You can't do it anymore. AFAIK, Samsung changed this with the Jan or Feb patch. There's an article on sammobile that highlighted the change.
Edit : Here's the article : https://www.sammobile.com/news/on-o...ed-and-stored-only-with-a-secure-screen-lock/
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saulc1981 said:
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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I don't use any screenlock etc on my phone.
What i have done is place all my relevant apps eg banking, password manager etc in the Secure folder
(knox protected) If i want to use them i use fingerprint to unlock my secure folder.
Then i use fingerprint, to log into my banking app or use fingerprint for my password manager.
Further, I only install the relevant app (Google Play) that i want, inside secure folder. So no duplication of app.
saulc1981 said:
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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I found a small loophole if you have a bluetooth device. You can turn smart lock on and have it stay unlocked as long as its connected to that device be it headset, smartwatch, etc. You can also do it based on location.
Stevieboy02008 said:
Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
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It will On SOME apps paypal abd lastpass for example but not others Chase bank for example. Also whos bright idea was it to remove app long press option functionality? No more app info, uninstall etc. Why do they do this s%it?
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It will On SOME apps paypal abd lastpass for example but not others Chase bank for example. Also whos bright idea was it to remove app long press option functionality? No more app info, uninstall etc. Why do they do this s%it?
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Lol. I know but actually some functions still work on the app long press
thedicemaster said:
use a secure settings app to set automatic lock delay to something ridiculously high like 540000(several days)
and turn off "lock instantly with power key".
normally you're limited to 30 minutes by the settings app, but if you use a secure settings app you can manually change it to something much higher.
using this setup you no longer need a pin coming from standby(lockscreen is skipped completely) unless you don't touch your phone for several days.
you'll still need a pin when turning on your phone or accessing lockscreen settings, but that's not something you'll do multiple times a day.
this does require ADB(to grant the hidden "secure settings" permission to the secure settings app once) but doesn't require root.
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Hi @thedicemaster this sounds like a great solution. I have been trying, but can't get it to work. Can you tell me more on how to do this? Appreciate it!
EDIT: Nvm, I managed to do it
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It's been years already but I have a way to get it to work without root without installing any apps. I hope it helps some one.
You will need adb and usb debugging on. Open cmd / terminal and execute these 2 commands:
Code:
adb shell settings put secure lock_after_timeout_rollback 86400000
adb shell settings put secure lock_screen_lock_after_timeout 86400000
86400000 = 24 hours in miliseconds. You can change to a number that you find suitable.
This secure settings will survive after reboot so you only need to do once.
Installed Oreo on my N950N this morning, and just now I found out that if I want to use biometrics in some apps (homebanking app, fast log in in many sites, using iris/fingerprint for entering secret mode on Samsung Internet) I'm forced to set up a screen lock security (pattern/pin or password) if I just put the simple swipe, I won't be able to use biometrics anymore? Why? What's the point of this forcing?
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Installed Oreo on my N950N this morning, and just now I found out that if I want to use biometrics in some apps (homebanking app, fast log in in many sites, using iris/fingerprint for entering secret mode on Samsung Internet) I'm forced to set up a screen lock security (pattern/pin or password) if I just put the simple swipe, I won't be able to use biometrics anymore? Why? What's the point of this forcing?
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Any work arounds? I'm having issues resolving this one myself
I think its a security update on Oreo, so since it "might" be embedded on the code it might not be possible to do a work around without root or any major components changed, don't quote me on it this is just my opnion
Hello! Pretty much as the title suggests.
Is there anyway to automatically allow link to windows to screenshare / open apps without having to open my phone?
Thanks in advance.
What do you mean without having to open your phone? Do you mean without unlocking it? If that's the case then I'm not sure you can. The point of unlocking is to keep your phone secure. If you allow Link to Windows to have access without unlocking then that basically bypasses all of the security and that would be a big no-no. I don't personally use Link to Windows so unfortunately I'm not sure if there would be a setting to keep your phone awake to prevent it locking but you would still need to unlock it after the initial connection to prove its you.