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When I use the trusted devices feature, I'm constantly uneasy with the idea that there's no lock screen. Not because of security but because of usability. I'm worried about pocket activations. I also miss the lock screen when playing music. I wake the phone to change the track and I see Chrome or whatever I was last using, instead of the beautiful KK lock screen. Basically, I'd like a way for my trusted device to unlock the door without removing the door. Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere for requiring a swipe or something like that on the lock screen?
UnknowingOcean said:
Basically, I'd like a way for my trusted device to unlock the door without removing the door. Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere for requiring a swipe or something like that on the lock screen?
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If you're asking if there is a stock setting in the phone to do this, then the answer is no. At least, not with the current version of Trusted Devices (TD).
However, there is a workaround that involves third party lock screen replacement apps. To use your analogy of the door, what you could do is put a screen door in front of the main door. Then when TD removes the main door completely, as it does now, your screen door will remain to do what you wanted. It's a bit quirky though. I tried this with free version of Holo Locker (HL), very small minimalist one-permission KK lockscreen. You can try others but I'll refer to HL in this example.
So to make this work I find you need to do two things:
1) set HL to lock only, no security. if you set HL security TD will treat it like the regular lock screen and disable it. So you can't just disable the stock security and use HL by itself with security enabled.
2) after you install HL and have it running, you have to re-enable your regular security. That is, go into security and redo your pattern lock or pin or whatever. if you don't do that your stock security lock will stay replaced by HL, even when TD is not running. Note that when everything is working, and when TD is not running, you will have two doors, a screen door and a main door. of course, you can set the main door to only close at certain intervals. Like, if you set the stock security lock to thirty minutes, you'll basically be only dealing with the screen door HL most of the time. when TD is running of course you'll only deal with HL.
what about the question regarding music, not wanting to see the last app you were on but rather go elsewhere instead?
Most 3rd party lockscreens have shortcuts for this sort of thing. Even the free version of HL let's you replace the search and camera shortcuts, and since it let's you replace them with whatever app, you can choose your music app and go directly there. HL also has the Home button visible, so you can use that to go directly to the home screen.
Another option for music is to use a music app that has its own lock screen replacement. For example, Rocket Player has such a setting, not on by default, third option under Operations->Lockscreen Options. if you use your music app's lockscreen you'd probably not want another third party lock screen like HL on top of that, or at least turn turn it off while running the music app.
Like I said, Holo Locker was just the example i tried to experiment with. There are tons of such apps in the play store with different features, try a few. There's even an open source one called Pi Locker here on xda check it out too.
Wow, that's really helpful. Thanks.
Is it persistent? Its annoying as heck to have it there permanently.
Use a different launcher. Nova is very popular.
Nova is a good launcher. Been using Action Launcher and both allow you to customize your launcher experience beyond what stock does.
So the answer is no without getting a launcher
No, the answer is yes, you just have to use a different launcher. People give you the answer to your question, but you respond rudely. Nova launcher can be just as close to AOSP as the stock launcher, or you can trick it out to your heart's content. It's just as reliable, and faster than the stock launcher. Absolutely zero drawbacks to using a custom launcher at all, plus you can easily hide the apps you were complaining about in your other thread.
You have an awesome phone, with an incredibly customizable OS, not you've just got to take full advantage of it, and have fun.
With root there is an exposed module for the GEL that lets you do all kind of things including remove the search bar. Google wants to mine data and it cant mine data when you go to some other internet based source and skip their search engine. For this reason and because they are becoming increasingly aggressive in their data mining efforts they have made the search bar fixed, force it onto every page, and it cannot be removed, all in the hopes that you will use it rather than an alternative source.
Probably works in the grand scheme from their point of view but all it did for me is make me dislike them and their increasingly overbearing behavior. And of course change to a different launcher which I would have done anyways since there are so many that do it better but thats beside the point. I shouldn't have to change launchers just to avoid having the corporate boy wonders waste a part of every single screen with a widget I don't use.
If you don't want to use another launcher and you don't plan on ever using Google Search, just disable it. The widget will be removed.
It's 'persistent' for a reason, try using it, maybe then you'll realize how great it is having it there.
Ever turn your phone on to go hit chrome and type something in? Try turning on your phone screen, say, "okay google, (pause for a second) what are the showtimes for Interstellar."
Or if you want to search for something without speaking, just tap the google search bar, it's quite useful once you use it. And it's there when you need it, not obtrusive in any way with the cards and notifications.
Alternatively if you don't like any of those suggestions....a different launcher.
you can remove the widget but then it would be removed from all the screens as well.
I switched to galaxy launcher which is a bit buggy but i used to use nova which was very good.
Ironkidz said:
Is it persistent? Its annoying as heck to have it there permanently.
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Yes, disable google search service.
gordonzhao said:
It's 'persistent' for a reason, try using it, maybe then you'll realize how great it is having it there.
Ever turn your phone on to go hit chrome and type something in? Try turning on your phone screen, say, "okay google, (pause for a second) what are the showtimes for Interstellar."
Or if you want to search for something without speaking, just tap the google search bar, it's quite useful once you use it. And it's there when you need it, not obtrusive in any way with the cards and notifications.
Alternatively if you don't like any of those suggestions....a different launcher.
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There is nothing particularly great about being forced to have it on every screen since you can have all those features without the search bar on any screen or if you wish only the screens you want it and and where you want it located. This of course if you are rooted and use the exposed module for GEL. Ok Google can then work on every screen and without requiring the search bar, assuming of course you want it that way. When you think about it who exactly would want to start a voice search by swiping over 5 screens to tap the same search bar that was on every screen before it? Or to swipe over 5 screens to say ok Google when they could have done that from their home screen and every screen before it or simply swiped left to the google now screen? At any rate it should have been an option you can use or not at your discretion but Uncle Goog is getting downright overbearing about their data mining. They didn't have to make it they way they did as the exposed module shows, they did it because they are becoming a bunch of Richards who cant ever be rich enough.
With the latest update, there is now a fix for removing the Google Search bar without disabling anything.
Long touch the home screen.
Touch Settings.
Touch Goolge Search to turn it off.
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There is nothing particularly great about being forced to have it on every screen since you can have all those features without the search bar on any screen or if you wish only the screens you want it and and where you want it located. This of course if you are rooted and use the exposed module for GEL. Ok Google can then work on every screen and without requiring the search bar, assuming of course you want it that way. When you think about it who exactly would want to start a voice search by swiping over 5 screens to tap the same search bar that was on every screen before it? Or to swipe over 5 screens to say ok Google when they could have done that from their home screen and every screen before it or simply swiped left to the google now screen? At any rate it should have been an option you can use or not at your discretion but Uncle Goog is getting downright overbearing about their data mining. They didn't have to make it they way they did as the exposed module shows, they did it because they are becoming a bunch of Richards who cant ever be rich enough.
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With the latest OTA you can long press on the background and select settings to turn it off.
Glad to hear it, I wouldn't use the stock launcher anyways but it's a bonus for those who do.
It removes it, but doesn't give up that screen space real estate to use for anything else. Kind of stupid. Until they fix that, I'll just leave it there.
I have seen this on both the G900 and 870, remember in kitkat, you would get the little notification icons on the top bar? I've noticed they're gone. I know we get the notifications on the screen now. But, I was wondering if there's a way to get the icons back in addition or supplemental to the new notifications on screen. I noticed the icons do still come up if you're on your home screen of a different app. Sorry if this is a silly question, but figured I'd ask on here and see what happens.Thanks!
That's just the way Lollipop is unfortunately and there doesn't seem to be any way to change it that I have found.
I'd like to have my TP display news, weather, Facebook feed or other interesting things while in the dock. What is the best way to do this? I am new to android. I just installed CM11 4.4.4 on my TP and love it.
Can I install and customize widgets and that display automatically when docked?
Thanks!
I've played around with this for awhile now and have a working solution. This may be common knowledge to some, but as a newb I had to cobble together info from several places to get the results I wanted. Here's what I did.
First, enable custom widgets in Personalization, lock screen
Press and hold on your home screen and select Widgets. There are a bunch included in CM but you can get more in the play store. Set up your widgets how yuou like them. I have Email, news, and a time/weather one set up.
Now get Dock no op and Stay Alive from the play store. Dockno op will tell the tablet to do nothing when you dock it. Stay alive keeps the screen on. There are lots of options in Stay Alive but I just used "keep screen on while charging". I also unchecked Allow screen to dim.
I tried turning on developer options (tap 7 times in Settings, About tablet, Build number) and checking the setting the Stay Awake option. It kept the screen on, but it still dimmed after 30 seconds.
Now I can keep my HP TP on the dock on my desk all day and it will stay on.
Sorry to keep replying to my own thread, but someone may find this helpful.
Now I am a bit worried about screen burn in since it is on my home page 18 hours a day on the dock. Can anyone suggest an app that will move the screen around periodically, or maybe schedule screen inversion, or color changes? Or is there a way to rotate between two home screens with different content?
Hi all,
I have recently got myself an Honor Play and now some problems have manifested.
In particular, the lack of notifications bothers me more than anything.
So what is happening is:
When I get a notification, it might turn up in notification center, but it's not on the lock screen, neither is there a badge on the app.
I've read in some threads, that the battery management might cause this issue, so I turned it off for all the apps I expect notifications from.
Still nothing. Interestingly, I do get notifications from some apps, even on lock screen, but not all of them.
I don't use face unlock, just fingerprint. I also replaced my launcher with Lawnchair and my stock swipe gestures with Fluid NG, if that matters.
I come from an iPhone, where I'm used to having notifications pop up on my lock screen or on top of the screen, if my device is unlocked.
So I would like to have the same functionality here. I did read, that EMUI hides older notifications, but that I can live with.
But having no notifications at all is kind of a problem.
Anyone got around to solving this issue?
- SirThanksalot
Ok, so a small update from my side regarding this.
I'm not saying the problem is completely solved, but I would say most of it.
So coming from iOS, I was used to apps sending me notifications after I gave them permission.
However, it seems that you need to enable notifications in the settings of the app itself.
Especially news apps require that... So that fixes that.
Some apps seem to just have errors or bad implementations.
There is an app which should trigger a reminder at a specific time and I just can't get it to work.
So I would put this down to the app just not doing what it should.
Otherwise I think I have most of the notifications I need.
So the moral of the story, check all of your app's settings first ...