I would like to stop putting in a password every time the phone restarts, or isn't used for more than 10 minutes or so. It's a result of my exchange account at work.
I noticed people had found solutions for other phones, but how would we accomplish this for our Fascinates?
I run an exchange server, and as long as there is not a policy with a timeout, it will never ask you for your password, even after reboot.
After all, your phone itself should be passworded already.
With a timeout policy in place, I don't see a means of subverting it without removing the policy
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This sucks. I can either have work email on my phone, and be the go to guy if something goes wrong, and have to enter a password every 20 minutes, OR, not.
hrmmmm
thanks for the info
The lockout requirement is dictated by policies on your Exchange server. You cannot override them, at least not easily, and I would not recommend doing so, as there's a reason those policies exist. If you want an alternative solution, buy the Touchdown email application. The security PIN will then be enforced when opening that app, as opposed to unlocking the phone itself. It is also far superior to any stock Android email app in both features and compatibility.
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So, I decided when I first got the phone, to have a 4-digit PIN to unlock the phone, but only if done after a long time. I think it was like 24 hours. I can't remember exactly, but that is irrelevant. So anyway, my friend has a Touch Diamond, and we scored a Microsoft internship together. So, a whole bunch of emails started arriving via Exchange and we wanted to sync our phones to it as well.
Now, he DIDN'T set a password earlier, so he couldn't login when the phone asked him for it, resulting in a complete reset!! He was devastated, but luckily, Outlook had stored all his contacts/tasks etc for him on the server, so he was still fine.
My problem is, I am able to login using my original PIN, but now I have to do it, every 15 mins, which the maximum I am allowed to go. (In Settings > Personal > Lock, the 'Prompt if device unused for...' checkbox is disabled.) I realise this is probably some security feature, but is there a way around this? Or will I have to give up sync priveleges to go back to the old days?
Help!
this is a security feature of exchange, not your phone.
if you don't enter the password you'll find that your phone still receives calls etc. I had this and it was very annoying, until I told our infrastructure manager to relax security permission on our exchange server for my device
check out this website... toward the end of the page is a link to an app that will allow you change the behavior of the "exchange lock" feature. now i use Exchange for push and after i'm setup, i use the app to disable the lock/password feature. my exchange service provider doesn't force me to re-enable this feature; however, your provider may be different. read the info and then decide if this is something you want to try...
Stock Vibrant firmware allowed me to have an Exchange account set up and use the pattern unlock for the phone.
JI6 Exchange has more features, but unfortunately, one of them is the enforcement of IT policy regarding PINs. My employer apparently requires a PIN to be input every 15 or 30 mins. Now, instead of the pattern unlock (which I enabled in Settings), I am required to input a numeric PIN to unlock the phone. Anyone know of a way to disable this? Pattern was much easier than trying to hit the small numbers on the keyboard.
I suppose it's not all bad, as supposedly I can do a remote wipe and reformat of the phone through Exchange, although I haven't tried it.
If you don't care about other's people data they've entrusted you with:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775007
I read the entire thread and it seems that the Email.apk listed there is only for Froyo. Page 10, Post #94, says it will only work for 2.2. The other suggestion, Lockpicker, is only for HTC Sense.
Before I install this update.zip and risk having to reinstall JI6, has anybody tried this on JI6?
I would not risk any sensitive data, as none is in the Exchange account. If I were to ever lose the phone, first thing I would do is change the password on the account within a few minutes of discovery anyway.
I read posts concerning screen lock and I'm having a similar problem, but it is compounded by an Enterprise email that forces password protect. Now, not only does the screen lock while on a call, but also requires the entry of a password to re-access the phone. I must have the account set up for work.
Also, I cannot seem to find a setting where I can even change the password that was chosen when setting up the email account. I would have made it a little simpler if I'd known the issues I would be experiencing.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. My phone is still un-rooted.
If you want serious corporate email capabilities, look no further than Touchdown. It's $20 on the Market, but well worth it. The built-in email/calendar functionality is a joke in comparison. Some will say its interface leaves something to be desired, but I personally have zero issues with it.
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Thanks for the response
I'll check out Touchdown.
I did make a bit of progress. I reloaded my corporate email and despite being told I needed a 8 digit password, I entered one letter and it still worked. That makes unlocking the phone a lot easier. I will try it again later leaving it blank and see what happens.
I spoke with the IT guy at work and I thought it was a requirement placed on their end, but it is not... according to him.
Thanks again for the response.
My company upgraded their exchange server, and now requires lock screens (PIN or password, no pattern) if we want to access email on our personal phones.
As someone with a rooted phone, is there any way to disable this and still have access to my corporate email? It's really annoying to have to punch in a PIN 500 times a day, but I really do need email access on my phone as much as I'm on the road.
I think this has been discussed before, but maybe on a different phone (HeroC maybe) But essentially no there isn't away - to access the server the phone goes through a series of checks, one of the checks being that an appropraite pin was entered to unlock the phone. if that check fails, authentication to the server is denied. Someone *might* be able to spoof the check in the email app, but I am fairly sure its actually OS deep, not just within the mail client.
So it would be a large undertaking and potentially could cause you to loose your job by by passing security measures. I know I wouldn't think twice about firing someone who did it on my network.
No way that I know of, and is something that is on pretty much everyphone. Blackberrys the security policies can even block installation of 3rd party applications.
What's even more fun for you, is the ability of your it staff to lock you out of your phone or even remotely wipe your phone.
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Restola said:
My company upgraded their exchange server, and now requires lock screens (PIN or password, no pattern) if we want to access email on our personal phones.
As someone with a rooted phone, is there any way to disable this and still have access to my corporate email? It's really annoying to have to punch in a PIN 500 times a day, but I really do need email access on my phone as much as I'm on the road.
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I think you are stuck. Do you have the option of getting a company-supplied phone to access the company email, and keep your personal Android separate?
There is a thread in Q&A talking about an app that does this.
Do you BONSAI?
Actually there is a way I had to do it to my coworkers phone for her pattern lock
What u need: locked phone phones #, wifi or u can use wifi tether if u have another phone
1. Call the persons phone #
2. Leave phone call connected on both sides
3. Connect to wifi if u havnt already
4. Goto settings/accounts manager setting or what ever and log into a diff google account then it should require u to change the password to by pass it
Should work hopefully I read this thread correctly and answered appropietly
Edit sorry read it wrong and u don't think there is a way
My way is how u get around it
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Here's the link to the thread that may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033017
I thought it was just being big brother, turns out its a regulatory requirement since we were bought by a publicly traded company. I guess I'll deal with it. If it pisses me off too much I'll just get rid of my exchange account on my phone and stop responding to emails when I'm not at my desk.
A possible workaround would be to try touhdwn for your exchange mail instead of the default mail client. Its a paid app but there should be a demo version in the market. I have a dp2 for work and they pay for touchdown for us. When using touhdown it pin locks just the app instead of whole phone. On my Droid at least moto customized the screen timeout and lock to be different timers so I found the pin to be less annoying than the interface of touchdown.
With the epics slightly bigger screen to make the TD interface a litte less annoying(lots of small buttons instead of utilizing menu button) and since epics lock is all or nothing I think I might actually use TD on my epic if I were getting my corp email there.
While not a complete removal of the pin maybe it would at least make it less annoying for you. Plus I'd guess if work catches you wihout a pin it might not go over well. TD solution lets you protect the email if you lose your phone, and does have a remote wipe for the same scenario.
Hi all,
I have a problem with my new Nexus 6P and the exchange server in combination with my screenlock.
Whenever i set up the exchange mail account, i have to set up a pin or password to unlock my phone. When i want to change back the pin / password to a pattern, i cant and it says: "disabled by administrator encryption policy or credential storage"
Normally the reply on this post would be, your company has set up these minimum requirements for security purposes and you cant put up the mail/agenda unless you accept the terms of the company.
The weird thing is, my company doesn't`t require any security measures at all. If you want to swipe to unlock, you can (well, other people can ).
Does anyone have a solution for this problem?
If you need more background / tell info, let me know!
Thanks in advance,
Arjan
anyone?
Exchange must be requiring that or it wouldn't force it on you.
You could always use a 3rd party exchange mail client if it bothers you about it restricting your lock options. I use touchdown (contains exchange in one sandbox) my phone is still mine if the admins wipe the phone it just wipes touchdown.
Don't have to use touchdown but it's just an example.
Normally you would say that exchange forces the security, but i went by the IT-department and they have shown me that all restrictions are off.
A third party app is a possibility, but i'd rather use the app i have to combine multiple email-accounts and agenda's.
I still haven't found a solution for the problem. I really don't get why my phone restricts my screenlock options, when the IT-department has deleted all restrictions.