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Stop lockscreen password?

Hi there,
I was just wondering if it was possible to change when the lockscreen password screen comes up? I want the password protection to show ONLY when my phone turns on, and not when i'm simply awakening my phone. I find it quite annoying.
Anybody know if this is possible through a hack or something? I'm using an unlocked Hero running VillainROM 10.
Thanks in advance,
Alex

there are half a doxen apps that do this, search the market.

archie winnington-ingram said:
there are half a doxen apps that do this, search the market.
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Search the market for what exactly? :S I've searched a bit... found loads of alternate lockscreens. But I haven't found an app that will disable the native lockscreen password, but keep it for when the phone boots up.

there is one, sorry i cant rememeber the name, that puts it on a timer. Just search lock and go through them...

try g lock?

archie winnington-ingram said:
try g lock?
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aha, thank you so much! its perfect ! its a bit confusing but its working!

yeah it isnt perfect but i have started using it too

archie winnington-ingram said:
yeah it isnt perfect but i have started using it too
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okay my bad I was wrong, it isnt working. what settings did you use? Mine was working, but it also stopped the password protection at the startup of the phone too - which isnt good !

i cant remember, i stopped using it now, because i dont use a password at all, just threaten people who pick up my phone.

I don't suppose anyone else has looked into this? I'm also in the same boat, I really just want something to protect startup.

Android 4.3: No way to disable the lock screen anymore?

Just upgraded to Android 4.3 (stock HTC ROM) and there must be a bug because I can no longer disable the lock screen. I'm not talking about the pin/pattern lock screen but the swipe up to unlock lock screen (with the icons in the bottom). If I go to Settings > Security and chose to disable the lock screen it doesn't make any difference.
Can someone else please confirm that this is a bug before I wipe my phone?

Doesn't look like a bug, looks like HTC is being responsible and not allowing a phone to not have any security on it. Makes sense IMO

Laban said:
Just upgraded to Android 4.3 (stock HTC ROM) and there must be a bug because I can no longer disable the lock screen. I'm not talking about the pin/pattern lock screen but the swipe up to unlock lock screen (with the icons in the bottom). If I go to Settings > Security and chose to disable the lock screen it doesn't make any difference.
Can someone else please confirm that this is a bug before I wipe my phone?
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Exactly! And when you bundle your favourite apps in groups on the dock you can just swipe up that folder to get access to it. Quite nifty I would say
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There's a free app in the market called 'no lock' if you want to bypass the lock screen..
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My guess is that they removed a lot of things (in 5.5) because most people didn't even use them or know about them. I don't see why you wouldn't want a lock screen though xD

killman2659 said:
I don't see why you wouldn't want a lock screen though xD
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Maybe because to do not waste time to unlock phone every time xD

EddyOS said:
Doesn't look like a bug, looks like HTC is being responsible and not allowing a phone to not have any security on it. Makes sense IMO
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Well, if there is an option for something that doesn't do anything I consider it a bug. Swipe-to-unlock doesn't add a lot of security imho.
killman2659 said:
My guess is that they removed a lot of things (in 5.5) because most people didn't even use them or know about them. I don't see why you wouldn't want a lock screen though xD
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The thing is that the options is there but doesn't do anything. I have my phone 95% of the time on my desk/table next to me and I just find it unnecessary to unlock with a button and then swipe. Whenever I leave home I have it in a tight case so there is no risk on me touching buttons by misstake.

Laban said:
Well, if there is an option for something that doesn't do anything I consider it a bug. Swipe-to-unlock doesn't add a lot of security imho.
The thing is that the options is there but doesn't do anything. I have my phone 95% of the time on my desk/table next to me and I just find it unnecessary to unlock with a button and then swipe. Whenever I leave home I have it in a tight case so there is no risk on me touching buttons by misstake.
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But it's more than just having the screen come without even that...

EddyOS said:
But it's more than just having the screen come without even that...
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Like?
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mrrick said:
Like?
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Like what? Having to slide to unlock is more security than just having the screen coming on without any sort of slide

EddyOS said:
Like what? Having to slide to unlock is more security than just having the screen coming on without any sort of slide
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Oh, I see what you meant above now.. But the point is, for a lot of folks the lock screen is pointless. It's just an uneccesary extra step to get to what you want on your phone. Especially now that most phones have pocket detection so there's no worries of pocket dialing anymore. I personally find it annoying and not at all needed. Just one less thing to waste my time and battery.
I guess i can see the usefulness of it though in some situations, I.E. Nosy girlfriend/boyfriend mainly. Lol
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free "no lock" aplication from market work well

mrrick said:
Oh, I see what you meant above now.. But the point is, for a lot of folks the lock screen is pointless. It's just an uneccesary extra step to get to what you want on your phone. Especially now that most phones have pocket detection so there's no worries of pocket dialing anymore. I personally find it annoying and not at all needed. Just one less thing to waste my time and battery.
I guess i can see the usefulness of it though in some situations, I.E. Nosy girlfriend/boyfriend mainly. Lol
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I understand what you're saying, and I don't use any sort of security on my phone, but I'd still prefer to have the slide to unlock as opposed to nothing at all. I suppose it's each to their own but IMO HTC have decided to take the option out to possibly cover themselves from unhappy customers - I dunno...

HTC_001 just got the update and now being forced to have a lock screen when it doesn't add any security seems a waste of time, everyone knows how to unlock a phone so it's not going to stop anyone getting in, the choice should be left up to the end user, default it to on and that should cover them enough. Next they'll force everyone to have a pin to unlock their phone.
No Lock app works fine and the fact 1-5mill people have downloaded it shows that they have made a mistake here.

No lock, no thanks
Works awful. Just used it for about 5 minutes and it made my phone behave erratically. Seeing as it hasn't been updated for years, it's no surprise. Good luck with it...couldn't even launch apps from the notifications screen without it loading the home screen, locking it and then turning the screen off. Disabled it and then removed it and all is right again on my phone.

Why not accept peoples wish
No lock works fine - and about the security issues people have here:
I never lock my phone with a pattern, pin, code or something.
If you keep sensitive data on it - your fault. You know that it is public if it is on your phone (as we learned from the NSA).
If you don't, leaving your phone unlocked gives you at least the chance that if you loose it and an honest person finds it, he or she will be able to return it to you by contacting "Mum" or "Sweety" from the Contacts. An unhonest person would simply factory-reset it. Right?

CaseyChaos666 said:
HTC_001 just got the update and now being forced to have a lock screen when it doesn't add any security seems a waste of time, everyone knows how to unlock a phone so it's not going to stop anyone getting in, the choice should be left up to the end user, default it to on and that should cover them enough. Next they'll force everyone to have a pin to unlock their phone.
No Lock app works fine and the fact 1-5mill people have downloaded it shows that they have made a mistake here.
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No lock doesn't work for me! WTF?

surfer1000 said:
No lock doesn't work for me! WTF?
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I'm sure it will suck for many people. Look at the date on the app you guys... How well do you expect it to work, honestly?
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bbinder said:
I'm sure it will suck for many people. Look at the date on the app you guys... How well do you expect it to work, honestly?
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Been working perfect on my phone (and others members here) for months. There's no need to update an app often when it does such a simple task. Does exactly what it says. Couldn't ask for anything more from it.
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mrrick said:
Been working perfect on my phone (and others members here) for months. There's no need to update an app often when it does such a simple task. Does exactly what it says. Couldn't ask for anything more from it.
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You obviously don't program. And it's great that it works for you, however it is apparent from the thread and the comments in the play store that the app has issues. The app certainly doesn't work for me on multiple devices. So I could certainly ask for more, seeing that it simply doesn't work reliably at all in my testing. But since it looks to be abandoned it's not something I expect. That's not a big deal for me at all because it's an app I simply tried but not one I plan on using.
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Fingerprint Applock which can use specific fingerprint?

Our device can have upto 5 fingerprints. Does anyone know if there is some app that can lock the apps only with the fingerprint I specify.
Like for eg. I have 5 fingerprints of two different persons and I don't want the other person to unlock a specific app through his/her fingerprint.
Instead I specify that say that so and so app will be unlocked through Finger 1.
Is this even possible??

Trying to hide the nudes from the wife eh

EuEra said:
Trying to hide the nudes from the wife eh
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hehe... :laugh:
That doesn't answer my question though

i was also curious if our fingerprint sensor can grant access to certain apps the same way nexus imprint does?

masri1987 said:
i was also curious if our fingerprint sensor can grant access to certain apps the same way nexus imprint does?
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There's a feature called app locker in security and fingerprint and that allows to set up different apps to be opened only with fingerprint or other secured methods like pin password or pattern

kunal1540 said:
There's a feature called app locker in security and fingerprint and that allows to set up different apps to be opened only with fingerprint or other secured methods like pin password or pattern
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Yes but that uses all the available fingerprints, not a specific fingerprint which i can specify

Bump... Anyone??

No I don't think that's possible.

Bumping again with hope
Sorry

maybe download another app lock app from the play store and register only your fingerprints?

samsexy98 said:
Bumping again with hope
Sorry
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I dont think any such feature exist in Android. I had this feature in my jail broken iPhone where we can assign different actions for all registered fingerprints. I am also looking forward to get this feature in Android .

manishvy said:
I dont think any such feature exist in Android. I had this feature in my jail broken iPhone where we can assign different actions for all registered fingerprints. I am also looking forward to get this feature in Android .
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I see no developer has replied on this thread yet. The feature does not exist but if iPhone can have it then Android can too.
Hope to see a skilled developer here who can make this possible.
Thank you

What is this icon?

Came back to the phone and my theme had changed and this icon was to the left of the bluetooth icon. Checked the QS and nothing else is turned on.

Looks like the firmware update symbol?
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arange said:
Looks like the firmware update symbol?
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No, that farther to the left side.

Kind of looks. Like adguard do you any over the add blocking vpns installed

AlexanderBlaQ said:
Kind of looks. Like adguard do you any over the add blocking vpns installed
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Don't have that either, using adhell 2.

It just means your phone is currently rotation locked to 'Portrait' try changing it to auto rotate and the icon should be gone

I love these "what's this icon" threads. They're always so suspenseful for me lol

ggrant3876 said:
Don't have that either, using adhell 2.
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How did you get adhell 2 to work?
The last I read, it's not supported on the N8 yet, even with the Samsung Developer License Key.
Tried installing and I get the 'not supported' message.
Thanks.

kxdaorbit said:
How did you get adhell 2 to work?
The last I read, it's not supported on the N8 yet, even with the Samsung Developer License Key.
Tried installing and I get the 'not supported' message.
Thanks.
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I already had the developers license so just install from here and used the license and it worked. I saw somewhere, can't remember that it had been updated to the Note 8, tried a week a go and didn't work but it's fine now.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/adhell-2-rootless-ad-blocking-t3663559

I'm (new to Android) seeing several icons on the top of the display that I can't figure out. They are not listed in the manual. Is there a place I can get a guide for this? Thanks!

XATAGuy said:
I'm (new to Android) seeing several icons on the top of the display that I can't figure out. They are not listed in the manual. Is there a place I can get a guide for this? Thanks!
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See if this helps.
http://gadgetguideonline.com/s8/mea...tification-icons-in-samsung-galaxy-s8-and-s8/

General User profiles!

so I have setup some user profiles for my family, only to findout that when the tablet is initaiily turned on, my password as the main user is needed, to get into the tablet and the others can then log into the or repsctive user profiles. surely there should be a way to have each user log in, using their own password and user profiles but this does not appear to be the case any suggestions?

Agreed, super annoying.

PlutoDelic said:
Agreed, super annoying.
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is this an oversight on their part though?

No idea, Samsung is notorious when it comes to maintaining features barely used.

In android 13 it seems a tiny user profile avatar icon appeared on lock screen. Have you tried pressing that and change to new profile? Maybe it let's you change there so you don't have to unlock yours first.

Hi, can't see that icon on Samsung unfortunately.

marvi0 said:
Dobrý deň, túto ikonu na Samsungu bohužiaľ nevidím.
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Hi yes after the tablet is unlocked for the first time, you can then log into the user profile. However, when the tablet is initialy turned on, it requires the main user log in code, before others can access their own user profiles.

Yes, I feel the same way. After restarting or turning off the tablet, it asks for the Administrator password.

Stano36 said:
Yes, I feel the same way. After restarting or turning off the tablet, it asks for the Administrator password.
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Super annoying. Is this a bug by Samsung or intentional?

Rather, I take it as protection.

Syil
Stano36 said:
Rather, I take it as protection.
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Still annoying

marvi0 said:
Hi, can't see that icon on Samsung unfortunately.
I can make sure you got android 13
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Hi yes android 13. Please share your screen please?

Stano36 said:
Rather, I take it as protection.
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Nah, this feels like negligence.
When One UI 5 was being tested for Phones, the first two beta's had user profiles as well. They removed it saying they had issues with it, and not giving us any detailed info.
The Tabs had it before One UI 5 obviously. It just feels like a feature with low priority on their end, and there are loads of hints. I.e., you can either have two users and one having a secure folder, or three users with out any having secure folder. Don't get me started if you actually need a user with work profile and secure folder too.
It's a poorly implemented feature. All other OS that have multi user support have the ability to bloody allow the user to log in without their sugauser.