[Q] Using Touchless Control with Pattern Lock screen - Moto X Q&A

I read somewhere that when the phone first came out, you have to enter your pattern to unlock the phone after you said a touchless command to the phone. I then read that Motorola released an update that allows you to have Google application over the lockscreen so that you can use Touchless controls without having to unlock your pattern lock-protected phone.
Is this the case? I can't seem to find any threads online confirming the efficacy of the update.

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Clarification about the Smart Lock feature

Hello everyone!
Since the release of the Lollipop upgrade and the introduction of the Smart Lock feature, I've been regularly coming across with posts like these:
Smart lock doesn't work, it keeps asking for my finger print to unlock
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Its not working for me, when I wake up my phone, I have to swipe up to access my pin entry screen
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So I decided to create this thread in order to clarify how the lockscreen works when Smart Lock is enabled and a trusted device is connected.
Swiping from the little lock icon on the bottom of the screen, brings back your specified secure lockscreen. It is a way to secure your phone again, even if a trusted device or other set conditions for Smart Lock are met.
Swiping from anywhere else on the screen should unlock the phone without any security checks.
Check out this video I made to explain it a bit better:
Some people may think this is not an intuitive way, however, I personally find it quite useful to have the option to quickly secure my lockscreen without disconnecting a trusted device.
In any case, swiping from a starting point anywhere other than the small lock icon, will unlock the phone without any security checks.
I hope I helped.
Cheers!

Google search update broke moto voice unlock

About a couple of months ago, I updated Google search, and it broke the ability of moto voice unlocking the screen
I am using pattern lock. Before certain commands allowed moto voice to open Google search even when the screen lock was on. For instance asking for weather would open the weather but you couldn't do anything else.
Now, with voice commands when locked, the screen turns on, it does the transcription and I hear the beep of Google search working in the background but the screen remains locked with the pattern displayed.
Anyone else experiencing this or is it just me?
I'm on kitkat with the T-Mobile version. Bootloader unlocked through tmo and rooted. I have xposed with only one module that adds more buttons to the status bar
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Google Assistant and Lockscreen

Before the update when I had Google now, I was able to use voice commands for non sensitive information from the lock screen or screen off. Now with Google assistant it pulls up the lock screen code for me to type in. Is there a way to fix this? If not, how can I revert back?
Use Smart Lock.
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Use Smart Lock.
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Smart Lock? Nexus 6 doesn't have voice unlock. Only face, place, and Bluetooth.

lockscreen mod request.

hi to all, is there any mod that allows you not to immediately unlock the device with your face? in order to have the notification read first and then unlock with the swype, keeping the unlock with the face like on iphone X and huawei p20.
I'm also searching for a method to do this. It would be cool if we have a symbol on the lockscreen that we can push to start the face unlock or that unlocks the device after the face unlock.

Is there notifications on the lock screen?

I mean the lock screen, not the always on screen.
Notifications from WhatsApp will be shown on lock screen? There is option to answer messages from the lock screen?
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You can see messages yes, but you have to unlock to unswer, but i think this is with every android device
No, on a OnePlus Lockscreen interactions work without unlocking.
I#m searching for a possibility to change this too.
Unlocking before being able to answer and the Quick settings without unlocking would be really a great thing.

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