One of my favorite features on my S8 was that in order to restart or turn off the phone, biometrics was required (Iris or Fingerprint) in my case. I do not see this feature on the Note 8. I can't find a setting I might be missing, is the feature just not available on this phone? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.
I know what u mean I still own my S8, i use cerberus so it has that feature in it and it also has the feature of blocking the notification drop down while phone is locked. I don't use that feature though.
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Semantics said:
One of my favorite features on my S8 was that in order to restart or turn off the phone, biometrics was required (Iris or Fingerprint) in my case. I do not see this feature on the Note 8. I can't find a setting I might be missing, is the feature just not available on this phone? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.
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Setting,lockscreen,then secure startup
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Setting,lockscreen,then secure startup
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Thanks, but that requires a pin to power the phone on. My S8 could not be turned off without using Iris or Fingerprint so If I lost it or it was stolen it could not be turned off and I could track it.
Semantics said:
Thanks, but that requires a pin to power the phone on. My S8 could not be turned off without using Iris or Fingerprint so If I lost it or it was stolen it could not be turned off and I could track it.
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the thief can turn off your device through recovery. bixby+power button +volume up. all done: p
My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
davnav899 said:
My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
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Mine still turns off even when locked without using anything. I don't know.
Semantics said:
Mine still turns off even when locked without using anything. I don't know.
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My Note8 requires a PIN or biometric to power off or restart if it's not unlocked when I hold down the power button. Not really sure what this feature is for, but it works as it should.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
My Note8 requires a PIN or biometric to power off or restart if it's not unlocked when I hold down the power button. Not really sure what this feature is for, but it works as it should.
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I have no idea why this doesn't work for me. Frustrating.
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My note 8 does that. If I try turning off my device without unlocking it first(i have fingerprint and pin on), it will tell me to enter my figerprint or pin. And this kicks in for me 5 seconds after turning the screen off. If you unlock the phone first, it wont tell you to input figerprint/else
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whats the point of having to unlock your device to be able to turn it off ? if someone steals your phone and doesnt know how to turn it off without password/whatever, he can just wait until battery drains and phone turns off on its own lol
Furma said:
whats the point of having to unlock your device to be able to turn it off ? if someone steals your phone and doesnt know how to turn it off without password/whatever, he can just wait until battery drains and phone turns off on its own lol
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Yeah, but during that time, I would still be able to track its location while its on
This feature has a major flaw.
If you enable secure start-up you can't power-off phone without biometrics or pin, but you can reboot it and all the tracking functions are off. Reboot should be also available if you enter the biometrics or pin.
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I'm currently using an app called Screen Off and Lock from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflockdonate
The problem is that whenever I hit the widget to turn the screen off, it locks the device even though I have a trusted bluetooth device connected. If I just push the power button to turn the screen off, the trusted bluetooth device feature works fine and it does not prompt me for my PIN when I turn the screen on.
So I'm looking for a similar app that turns the screen off but does NOT lock it.
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I'm currently using an app called Screen Off and Lock from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflockdonate
The problem is that whenever I hit the widget to turn the screen off, it locks the device even though I have a trusted bluetooth device connected. If I just push the power button to turn the screen off, the trusted bluetooth device feature works fine and it does not prompt me for my PIN when I turn the screen on.
So I'm looking for a similar app that turns the screen off but does NOT lock it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934495
640k said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934495
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Unfortunately, I'm not rooted.
clankfu said:
Unfortunately, I'm not rooted.
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there is a non-root method.
ROOT REQUIRED (Non-root method also available but not as effective & battery saving as root)
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worth a shot.
I have been looking for an app that simply turns off the screen without locking the device. Can anyone provide a link? Thank you very much!
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When you say lock do you mean the slider or the PIN/Pattern lock?
If it's PIN/Pattern, there is a setting under security that says "automatically lock" and I think it defaults to something like 5 seconds. You can change it to a much higher number (a few minutes up to 30 or more). Changing this will cause the PIN/Pattern to become active only after the screen has been off for the consecutive number of minutes that you specify.
If it's a slide lock, you could use something like Tasker to enable to lock a set time after the screen goes off. There are also apps that can do it, but I've never used any of them. There's probably plenty, but this is the first one that came up in a Google search. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.delayedlock2&hl=en
fury683 said:
When you say lock do you mean the slider or the PIN/Pattern lock?
If it's PIN/Pattern, there is a setting under security that says "automatically lock" and I think it defaults to something like 5 seconds. You can change it to a much higher number (a few minutes up to 30 or more). Changing this will cause the PIN/Pattern to become active only after the screen has been off for the consecutive number of minutes that you specify.
If it's a slide lock, you could use something like Tasker to enable to lock a set time after the screen goes off. There are also apps that can do it, but I've never used any of them. There's probably plenty, but this is the first one that came up in a Google search. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.delayedlock2&hl=en
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I used the pin lock and set it to lock after 10 minutes of screen off. When I use a screen off app to turn off screen, it turns off screen but also locks the phone immediately. But I want the app to only turn off the screen.
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x2h said:
I used the pin lock and set it to lock after 10 minutes of screen off. When I use a screen off app to turn off screen, it turns off screen but also locks the phone immediately. But I want the app to only turn off the screen.
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Is there a reason you don't just press the power button? Also, verify that the setting in security for "power button locks instantly" isn't checked. The app may be simulating the power button being pressed, which could lock instantly if that box is ticked.
Sounds to me like you just need to go to the security settings and turn screen lock to none?
That's how I run my phone. Active Display still runs and will come alive when you pick up the phone making you slide to "unlock", but pressing the power button will also dump you straight to your homescreen.
To get rid of that last "lock" when you disturb the phone you would have to uninstall Active Display.
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Is there a reason you don't just press the power button? Also, verify that the setting in security for "power button locks instantly" isn't checked. The app may be simulating the power button being pressed, which could lock instantly if that box is ticked.
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Turning off screen is easier with app than the physical button. Yes I did not check the "power button locks instantly" but the screen off app still locks the phone right away.
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Sounds to me like you just need to go to the security settings and turn screen lock to none?
That's how I run my phone. Active Display still runs and will come alive when you pick up the phone making you slide to "unlock", but pressing the power button will also dump you straight to your homescreen.
To get rid of that last "lock" when you disturb the phone you would have to uninstall Active Display.
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I could do that but then there is no security at all.
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Is anyone using this feature? Worth using?
You should restart your phone once in a while, it will actually run better (if the phone is acting up first thing to do is restart). If it's worth? Depends on you, but for example I manually restart mine at least once a week as a habit, so for now that feature is off, if I change my habits then I put it on. On the other hand my wife never restarts hers, until she can't connect to make a call, so for her it would be very helpful.
Restarting your phone every now and than is not a bad idea...end of the day, it is a technology. Same reason I restart my modem every now and than (not once a week).
My mom on the other hand let her phone comes to the point, as stated above, till there is some problems. My solution? Restart. If you feel you will not remember...just enable it...i mean whats the worst thats going to happen?
I restart my phone every day. Not needed but it can't hurt.
Had a question about this.
Your phone is auto lock. If you - power button - restart. When it comes back on it askds for pin or patten before booting up.
How does this work with auto restart?
And i nornally try to reboot my phone once a week or if it starts to run slow.
But just wanted to know about tht
I don't have the auto restart option
It asks for pin password or pattern because all marshmallow devices that meet performance minimums come encrypted per googles policy When you first setup the phone any lock gets used for the already encrypted device.
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It asks for pin password or pattern because all marshmallow devices that meet performance minimums come encrypted per googles policy When you first setup the phone any lock gets used for the already encrypted device.
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xile6 said:
Had a question about this.
Your phone is auto lock. If you - power button - restart. When it comes back on it askds for pin or patten before booting up.
How does this work with auto restart?
And i nornally try to reboot my phone once a week or if it starts to run slow.
But just wanted to know about tht
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I don't have this feature on because of the pin.a
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I use the feature and restart every Sunday at noon.
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Rydah805 said:
I don't have this feature on because of the pin.a
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So I don't have this because I have an actual lock screen with fingerprints or password?
fireguy0306 said:
So I don't have this because I have an actual lock screen with fingerprints or password?
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I'm sorry, I meant the secure start up pin.
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fireguy0306 said:
So I don't have this because I have an actual lock screen with fingerprints or password?
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I have fingerprint lock and I have auto restart available:
It wont work if you have sim card lock or password protected encrypted data, but the basic idea is: if your boot up holds requiring your password, obviously it won't work, since your phone wont be able to receive calls, SMS etc. until you input password and boot is finished, which could take hours with auto restart, you may not even know your phone is off.
My phone will fully boot up and receive calls etc., I just need to unlock it with fingerprint to activate screen.
This is my first phone ever that is locked and only because it was required for Samsung pay, despite the fact the credit card is encrypted and separately fingerprint protected (in other words won't work even with phone open unless I fingerprint again) so I'm not sure what's up with all this security paranoia, double password protection, secure folders, knox, full storage encryption etc. Pain in the neck and it's all only for show.
If I manually reboot It comes back to the home screen where I have to enter my password.
Where is the auto reboot setting?
fireguy0306 said:
If I manually reboot It comes back to the home screen where I have to enter my password.
Where is the auto reboot setting?
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If you still looking: settings/search auto start
Every morning, after more than 4 hours I need to "reactivate" smart lock by change my home location to other location then change back to my home location. This morning when I tried to open smart lock I entered my password and the app froze. I pressed the home button and I got error "Can't open smart lock".
I restart my phone and nothing changed.
Hoping someone could help.
Thanks.
Have you tried to also enable the on body detection. That also locks phone after 4hours of not moving the phone but you should could unlock it.
Can you unlock with power button?
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Logel said:
Have you tried to also enable the on body detection. That also locks phone after 4hours of not moving the phone but you should could unlock it.
Can you unlock with power button?
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Never tried enable on body detecation becuse I don't need it, and now I can't.
What you mean "Can you unlock with power button?"?
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I fix it.
It was Substratum- Swift Black.
Play store services was need update.
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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.
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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.
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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.