I have my phone secured using the finger print sensor, it's set to automatically lock if I press the power button and when the screen times out and over 50% of the time, I'm able to get into my phone without using any passwords or having to use the finger print sensor. It's almost like I don't have any lock screen security set up at all. Anyone else running into this or is it just me?
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clabbin said:
I have my phone secured using the finger print sensor, it's set to automatically lock if I press the power button and when the screen times out and over 50% of the time, I'm able to get into my phone without using any passwords or having to use the finger print sensor. It's almost like I don't have any lock screen security set up at all. Anyone else running into this or is it just me?
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Do you have Trusted Devices/Locations on? I've forgotten a bunch of times and thought that my lockscreen wasn't working right for a few seconds....
Thank you! The trusted location wasn't the issue but in checking on that, I discovered that it stays unlocked when my Bluetooth headset is connected!
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Help I use my phone for hotspot but when the screen turns off my tethering lost its connection help.. sory for my bad english
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Go to settings,Wi-Fi settings click the left hardware button then click advanced and click Wi-Fi sleep policy and chance to never this will help.
Thanks for the help
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No.
That wont help.
You will have to keep your screen on at all times so as to get your hotspot working properly.
For me the wi fi hotspot is working with screen off.No need to have always screen on when using hotspot.
Rom issue or aware x8 can't do never in wifi setting?? Bugs still there help...
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Try keeping the screen on..
I also face the same problem.
As soon as the screen turns off the hotspot is gone..
Download Wake Lock PowerManager from Google Play and set Partial Wake Lock before tethering, then it will work with screen off.
For convenience you can create a homescreen shortcut to quickly set a Partial Wake Lock.
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Am i the only one having problems with the Fingerprint scanner not working? i mean it works far as detecting my fingerprint but it only ask for my fingerprint once to unlock the device not multiple times after i lock my device
Not multiple times? Not sure I understand?
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Am i the only one having problems with the Fingerprint scanner not working? i mean it works far as detecting my fingerprint but it only ask for my fingerprint once to unlock the device not multiple times after i lock my device
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Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.
karmuh said:
Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.
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This is what I had to do. It is unfortunate the fingerprint reader only lets you register 3 fingers.
Borii said:
Not multiple times? Not sure I understand?
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Sorry i meant when i lock my device after unlocking it with my fingerprint the device does not require my print again.
karmuh said:
Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.
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Thanks that fixed it. Didn't see that option
It's been my experience so far that the default setting out of the box allows you to unlock the phone for a few minutes without requiring a fingerprint just in case you locked your phone & forgot to one last thing.
Of course, I can see the benefit of setting the time-out for this feature if one has a very suspicious mate or is doing things to warrant a mate to be suspicious.
I'm surprised, the reviews made it seems like fingerprint wasn't reliable but it's great. Even had my girlfriend try it. No GS5 for her.
edditnyc said:
I'm surprised, the reviews made it seems like fingerprint wasn't reliable but it's great. Even had my girlfriend try it. No GS5 for her.
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If you watch some of the video reviews, not all...but some, it looks like they were trying to make it malfunction on purpose to make it look bad.
I still get a bad read every once in awhile, but I'm at probably a 99% success rate. I'm *very* pleased.
So whenever I use Google now voice activated from screen off, one I'm done with saying the command it leaves the screen on, won't let it shut off, and since I use a navigation bar replacement app it won't let me go back or home... The only work around I've found is to click something in Google now or give it a doesn't command that takes me out of Google now and prompts me to unlock the lock screen.
Is there a better work around? Or a way to fix it? WITHOUT disabling voice activation from screen off
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I have only added right hand thumb finger print for unlock my OP3.
But if you try multiple times with left hand thumb it unlocked my mobile.
Worst case is after n number of tries... Just lock with power button and again press power button swipe above its automatically unlock your phone.. It doesn't prompt for pin.... [emoji32] [emoji32] [emoji32]
[emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] on OP3 inventors... I think this mobile is not worth of INR 10000/-...based on this behavior of the phone.
For your information my phone on Oxygen 3.2.2.
I will create video and post if possible.
Issue found and OP3 HAD NO ISSUES
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A video would be good.
I did not encounter this issue once.
When I constantly scan the wrong finger, the device asks for a pin,
even after multiple power-presses.
This only happens for me if i have smart unlock enables (e.g i have my watch on me, or i'm at home) - even if i lock it so it asks for a pin, it will unlock after a few failed attempts of another finger. doesn't happen if i turn smart lock off (but i use it, why would i do that!)
manor7777 said:
This only happens for me if i have smart unlock enables (e.g i have my watch on me, or i'm at home) - even if i lock it so it asks for a pin, it will unlock after a few failed attempts of another finger. doesn't happen if i turn smart lock off (but i use it, why would i do that!)
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Yeah your correct.. But i never enabled on OP3 this feature.. When i had my s4 it was sync with my google account.. Now that is automatically sync to OP3.
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android.reddy143 said:
Yeah your correct.. But i never enabled on OP3 this feature.. When i had my s4 it was sync with my google account.. Now that is automatically sync to OP3.
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If it helps, turn ON smartlock (e.g set it to your home location or whatever) and turn it back off, see if it sorts it.
Looks like smart lock is on, by location or by bt device. Never happend on mine op3.
The fingerprint scanner on the OP3 is the best you can get on a phone nowadays.
Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?
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Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?
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Hi,
Why? People has same fingerprint as yours?
Fingerprint method is surely more difficult than pattern or pin imo...
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satanas17 said:
Hi,
Why? People has same fingerprint as yours?
Fingerprint method is surely more difficult than pattern or pin imo...
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Well, I think he meant that someone could use HIS finger to unlock the phone when he is sleeping.
wongcheehong said:
Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?
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No, sorry.
Using fingerprint sensor is NOT a secure way protect your phone, only a really convenient one. Use a strong pin if you are concerned about your security.
If you still want to use a fingerprint, I recommend you to use only one finger. Chances are, attacker will run out of attemps and lock your device before he finds the right finger. But even this approach can't be considered as safe.
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Well, I think he meant that someone could use HIS finger to unlock the phone when he is sleeping.
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Hope so... Even if I can't imagine something like that...
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satanas17 said:
Hope so... Even if I can't imagine something like that...
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Actually it is a very common thing in a households. Also more sophisticated attackers can collect your fingerprints and use them to unlock your phone.
Michalko5896 said:
Actually it is a very common thing in a households. Also more sophisticated attackers can collect your fingerprints and use them to unlock your phone.
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Don't think that I'm not concerned by security because it's just the opposite but I'm not estimate myself like being attacked or under siege, if you know what I mean...
That's a exceptional situation, if you are in situations like that, no?
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I think I have a sort of janky solution. You can install and configure a macro on Macrodroid.
Set the trigger to be a time (I set mine to be 12:30 am), and set two actions: first Screen On, then Screen Off.
On my phone this doesn't bring the screen on, but when I turn it on the next time it requires my PIN.
You can make it more complicated/fancy by setting a while loop to wait for 15 or 30 minutes if your screen is on at 12:30 am (ie, you're awake and using your phone), and adding a notification that your PIN is now required because it's late now or something. I also made a clone of this macro and set the notification to invoke the cloned macro (and vice versa). That way if my phone locks, and I manually unlock it with a PIN, but I haven't gone to bed yet, I just make the same locking event occur in 30 minutes.
Or you can use an NFC tag to activate this macro, if you have one of those. That can also be used to set other events on your phone when you go to bed, like configuring Do Not Disturb.
An even simpler, non-automated option(if you use Nova Launcher) is to set up a widget or gesture that engages the Nova Screen Off action(as long as you haven't set the Screen Off method in Nova to use no lock, which requires root). If you use this you'll have to remember to