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The damn automatic key lock...

Just got my vibrant today and it auto locks almost immediately. Does anyone have a fix for this? Thanks in advance.
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It's under settings->sound and display... 1 minute works great and under the appliactions->Development you can also set it so that it doesn't turn off while plugged into USB (charging). That was a god send when I rooted and put the deodexed ROM on.
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B

Thanks for the quick reply. Do u know if there is a easy way to keep it from [email protected] all? I would prefer to just lock myself...
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Get NoLock from the market.

Yes, nolock. An essential item. I pity all the regular people that don't go on forums with these phones, Samsung and Android are really going to alienate a lot of them. I suppose regular people go for the iphone though so maybe I don't have a point after all.

There is an awesome app called LockDelay that allows you to screen-off your phone after whatever time you specify, and then it will automatically lock it after yet another time you specify.
I HIGHLY recommend it, it really allows you to secure your phone and save your battery by turning that screen off.

bwolmarans said:
I pity all the regular people that don't go on forums with these phones.
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Just sold a Vibrant in my T-Mobile store today. My rep was showing the customer hers and the customer asked her opinion, he also noticed I had one (I'm the store manager) so I walked over and struck up some conversation to close the deal. As I scrolled through the screen he noticed the XDA app icon and inquired about it. I gave him a few pointers and explained he should joined because there's a wealth of knowledge to be found on these forums. I've found having that little app installed on my phone, as well as our Android live demos is a nice way to introduce customers and new Android owners to XDA.

stock phone is very good. but after customizing, it becomes a whole different android experience.

Thanks for all the tips... I installed no lock, and set the screen to a min an its doing the trick.
Side note, its amazing that I could make the jump from blackberry an transition to the vibrant, can u think of 2 more different phones.
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ThinPhone vs iPhone 4...?
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ledbetter.james said:
Thanks for all the tips... I installed no lock, and set the screen to a min an its doing the trick.
Side note, its amazing that I could make the jump from blackberry an transition to the vibrant, can u think of 2 more different phones.
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They are two very different phones, but as someone works in the industry, my opinion is that RIM hasn't helped themselves by keeping the Berry in the "stone age." Don't get me wrong. I understand they still have a strong following and a huge success in the business market, but Android is catching up and can be used just as well if you have the right phone. Glad you made the jump and the transition is going well.

Ummm does this worry anyone else?

I've been up late tonight, and just so happened to stumble across this article over at AndroidPolice. Figured it might interest some people here since it includes our phone.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...e-numbers-gps-sms-emails-addresses-much-more/
Here's the thing, though. They recommend uninstalling the offending apk immediately, which I tried.....Unfortunately that gives me repeated force closes over and over and over while the system tries to run it, to the point where I had to restore to a backup. So what do we do about this?
UPDATE: You can remove HTCloggers.apk...all you have to do is restart afterwards.

Evo4gLI said:
I've been up late tonight, and just so happened to stumble across this article over at AndroidPolice. Figured it might interest some people here since it includes our phone.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...e-numbers-gps-sms-emails-addresses-much-more/
Here's the thing, though. They recommend uninstalling the offending apk immediately, which I tried.....Unfortunately that gives me repeated force closes over and over and over while the system tries to run it, to the point where I had to restore to a backup. So what do we do about this?
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Yes and no.
Yes because so many users run Sense.
No because I run AOSP.
Frankly, I wonder how many other serious flaws there are.
I can name several apps that want their hands on permissions they have no business in [Facebook for one]

Its like 1984 for sure. There's an article in the new section here at xda that talks about some of the other vulnerabilities as well.
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Thanks for sharing. Another reason why we root our phones
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Many devs remove these programs and such to remove ciq. I can't find the thread right now, but it reads just about everything. It's so deeply imbedded into the framework.
It reads every button you press on your keyboard.
Every text you send and receive.
Every app you use and download.
The pages you browse on using the internet browser.
It even goes as far to read any spot on your screen that you touch.
This is spyware to the extreme. Sprint and HTC will say its not "spyware" and say its used only for marketing to determine how phones are being used to further develop for the current trends in smartphones. It's very possible they could steal personal info with this. Is it currently happening? Uhh...probably not, but there will still be a lot of paranoia about it.
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Sounds like a really good reason to stay with AOSP to me...

very True Haha
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Some of us haven't forgotten the XCP rootkit that was on some Sony BMG titles in 2005... hope HTC doesnt suffer a similar demise like Sony eventually has of late.

This has been removed from MikG.

This is exactly why I'm AOSP. (that and sub-100MB ROM files)

I read the article too- (I have an Androidpolice/Android Central) feed in my Pulse reader....
I already knew CIQ and such were slimy embedded spyware...but the Treve app- spotted stuff I hadnt deleted already... Sprint sent me a "letter" about bandwidth usage and We-KNOW-what-Your-Doing" ----
I'm not amused by HTC/Sprint's collusion... leaving our bottoms out there in the cold for anyone to do whatever with.....
I bet even money my phones been cloned... sometimes I can't use it for calls .. recently -and I'd not had a single missed call or problem in a year.
I'm not a happy camper.. worried about my credit card #'s and really really am annoyed by HTC sliming us this way...
to the tune- that it'll be an icey cold day in hell before I'd consider buying another HTC phone for anyone in my family- (my family has 3 Evo 4g)...
We are not amused.....

HipKat said:
Sounds like a really good reason to stay with AOSP to me...
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AMEN

it appears to me that this file has already been removed from MikFroyo. At least, I can't find it...

BTW, you can just remove it using TIbackup, but you'll have to restart to get rid of the repeated force closes. Simple fix, and I've done the same for CarrierIQ as well.

It was removed from sprint lovers rom as well... I couldnt find it at least

I removed HtcLoggers.apk from mine and after rebooting (force close loop) it seems to be working fine. However, is there an old log file still on the phone that can be read by some Spyware app that needs to be removed or does all this data need to come from the logger app itself? If there still is a log, I'm sure it has enough info to still steal my ESN and other stuff.

Wow! Glad I run custom ROMS

STOP and DEEP-STOP modes discussion/WIP

So in the spirit of Ezekeel and his deep-idle mode, I think we should look into the further power saving modes available to us.
I've been reading the S5PC110 tech manual (yes, actually reading it =P) and we have STOP and DEEP-STOP also that we could use. I'm trying to think of reasons why not to use these modes since the potential battery benefits are obvious. i could think of only a few things as to why not (and these are just guesses) a
Missed Calls, TXT, etc.?
I'm just not 100% sure on if we put them into stop or deep stop will calls and txt still go through and be able to wake th system from these modes?
Thoughts?
I think if we get this running it could turn the NS and other Hummingbird based Phones into quiet the nice little battery sippers =]
PS, pardon me if this shouldnt be in this forum, but i figured it was the best place for it
update 1/11
Gonna be working on starting the implementation, will post code for review as soon as initial version done
SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY

Wrong forum buddy....
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Techno Droid said:
Wrong forum buddy....
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You sure? Cuz Its not just a question and its not out of place for the dev section. I'm wanting to start workin on this but also wanted input from others as to thoughts and potential risks involved as this will be the first project I've done like this. =3 If I'm going over the technical manual trying to figure if this is gonna cause issues with radio, notifications, etc.

Correct forum or not, I read it and its interesting.
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Leave it. I like the idea
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Sounds like emails, calls, text and pretty much everything a phone is used for will fail to work during these modes. Basically the phone is turned off while not in use, battery savings seems great, background applications will fail which is the purpose of these phones. I need to receive my things real time not when I turn on the screen. Could be my partial drunkness but it seems like more power would be used when waken to process everything that has been stopped rather than to allow it to process real time and not need as much juice at one specific given time.
Btw, wrong forum lol the development section is for development, not ideas for development.
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DirtyShroomz said:
Sounds like emails, calls, text and pretty much everything a phone is used for will fail to work during these modes. Basically the phone is turned off while not in use, battery savings seems great, background applications will fail which is the purpose of these phones. I need to receive my things real time not when I turn on the screen. Could be my partial drunkness but it seems like more power would be used when waken to process everything that has been stopped rather than to allow it to process real time and not need as much juice at one specific given time.
Btw, wrong forum lol the development section is for development, not ideas for development.
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yeah just power it off... great battery lol

It looks like the only real way to find out is to try it. I'll look into making a stop mode first and will post results Asap. Hoping that maybe things will work as hoped and not prevent calls, txt, etc.
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joeyddr said:
yeah just power it off... great battery lol
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if you putting stop mode as akin to powering off i dont think thats exaclty correct from what i can tell. It seems that stop mode is essentially an in between before entering standby. Stop mode is in ways similar to deep idle but powers off more than just the CPU (this is my understanding so far). So when you enter stop you can selectively power off certain parts of the system, if these can be cherry picked so we only power off what we want idk yet. In stop mode you can power off things like the l1/l2 cache, g3d, etc. and the clock generators can be selectively powered down aswell. I believe You can also designate wake up sources aswell as the time period you want to maintain that stop state (dont have docs with me so its from memory)
My idea I'm gonna work on when i get home is this
1.Allow a user to determine if they want stop state enabled
2.have a user set time period the system has to be in deep idle before it goes further and enters stop
3. Allow the user to set a time frame for stop state to be maintained
i think if we allow for a user configureable time frame for stop mode and entering stop, aswell as setting the right wake up sources, we can avoid a scenerio where there are missed calls, txt, etc.

The forum rules stated here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358473 say that topics based on research and development are allowed in the development section. And seems to me that the op is doing exactly that.
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NicholasQ said:
The forum rules stated here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358473 say that topics based on research and development are allowed in the development section. And seems to me that the op is doing exactly that.
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Nice find
@OP I think this is a very good idea. Its awesome to have you working on it.
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shockem said:
Nice find
@OP I think this is a very good idea. Its awesome to have you working on it.
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Thanks for support, but please only posts related to the topic please =] If you want to help thats awesome, if not I need to keep "good idea" posts to a minimum

ICS: Tips & Tricks

With the popularity of Passion & OneCosmic posts, I'm sure there are a few Tips & Tricks people have found. Please share!!
Tip: Notification bar is accessible from 'lock screen'. No need to unlock to turn on Wi-Fi, BT, 3G, etc. or to read new SMS.

I think this is a great idea.
Let's make sure this is about Tips and Tricks and not "My GPS isn't working" or "Why can't they hear me on the other end of my call".
My tip:
USE YOUR PHONE. Unlock the potential and use it. When we see pix of CPUspy showing Deep Sleep for 20+ hours, sure you are getting great battery life, but you are not using your phone as it should be. They want to be, nay!!, they need to be used, listened to, downloaded on,...then you will truly know what your battery life is like.

In about my phone, tap 4.0.3 really quickly, hen long press the abdroid
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Here's a tip to save some battery power: Settings\More\Airplane mode.
That should do it.
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folders at the bottom
I use folders in place of the trebuchet dock apps. that way my homescreen is uncluttered.

Settings >developer options >kill app back button
I use this quite often and missed it from miui.
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Woodrube said:
I think this is a great idea.
Let's make sure this is about Tips and Tricks and not "My GPS isn't working" or "Why can't they hear me on the other end of my call".
My tip:
USE YOUR PHONE. Unlock the potential and use it. When we see pix of CPUspy showing Deep Sleep for 20+ hours, sure you are getting great battery life, but you are not using your phone as it should be. They want to be, nay!!, they need to be used, listened to, downloaded on,...then you will truly know what your battery life is like.
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Well said! I used to be obsessed with battery life and realized I was not enjoying my phone's full features! I bought 2 spares and a wall charger from Ebay and now carry them with me in my car and backpack. I am ENJOYING my phone now! Feels great!

Why would people complain that others cant hear them on the other end? Is that a known problem on ics passion?

Galaxy Nexus Manual
Here's a copy of the Galaxy Nexus Manual. It has lots of good info regarding using ICS.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17980900/galaxynexus_manual (1).pdf

when using GPS, make sure to turn wifi on even when you are driving or outdoor or out of wifi range/connection.. just turn it on..
it will make a difference..
probably works on all ROMS.. i used to always skip turning wifi on when i don't get wifi connection.. LOL,

Vibrant03 said:
when using GPS, make sure to turn wifi on even when you are driving or outdoor or out of wifi range/connection.. just turn it on..
it will make a difference..
probably works on all ROMS.. i used to always skip turning wifi on when i don't get wifi connection.. LOL,
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What does this accomplish?

Would be nice to know how to disable roaming, not data cause I already know that, just having the ability to have your phone not roam ever, unless you want it to

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Would be nice to know how to disable roaming, not data cause I already know that, just having the ability to have your phone not roam ever, unless you want it to
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Settings>Press menu button> data roaming
Is that what you're talking about
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xriderx66 said:
Settings>Press menu button> data roaming
Is that what you're talking about
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No he is referring to Voice roaming. So that if he leaves state people can't get a hold of him.

xriderx66 said:
Settings>Press menu button> data roaming
Is that what you're talking about
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Raistline said:
No he is referring to Voice roaming. So that if he leaves state people can't get a hold of him.
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Bingo! Like I initially said, I already know how to turn data roaming off, I want the ability for the voice roaming to be turned off. I had this feature in my previous ROM, which was Team Whiskey's Nero

Bluetooth headset - How to enable auto answer
Hi all,
using passion for quite sometime enjoying all its features, please help me in two issues:
1) While using bluetooth headset, how to enable auto answer option in the phone (Suppose I am unable to touch phone or headset to answer the call)
2) While I am talking to one person using the phone, if I want to access the phonebook, the call goes to hold, and it unholds only I resume the call, in this case what happens that I have to memorise the phone no of any contact to tell the person on call
both these features were well present in my prev ROM, bionix 1.3.1
please help

phone_noobie said:
Bingo! Like I initially said, I already know how to turn data roaming off, I want the ability for the voice roaming to be turned off. I had this feature in my previous ROM, which was Team Whiskey's Nero
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Umm freeze telephony in titaniumbackup? Will that work?

drsgon said:
Hi all,
using passion for quite sometime enjoying all its features, please help me in two issues:
1) While using bluetooth headset, how to enable auto answer option in the phone (Suppose I am unable to touch phone or headset to answer the call)
2) While I am talking to one person using the phone, if I want to access the phonebook, the call goes to hold, and it unholds only I resume the call, in this case what happens that I have to memorise the phone no of any contact to tell the person on call
both these features were well present in my prev ROM, bionix 1.3.1
please help
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Are you serious.
Read the title.
Ask passion questions in the passion thread.
This is not a Q&A thread.
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Woodrube said:
I think this is a great idea.
Let's make sure this is about Tips and Tricks and not "My GPS isn't working" or "Why can't they hear me on the other end of my call".
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xriderx66 said:
Are you serious.
Read the title.
Ask passion questions in the passion thread.
This is not a Q&A thread.
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Hmm, took longer than I thought to de-evolve into a Q&A thread.

xriderx66 said:
Are you serious.
Read the title.
Ask passion questions in the passion thread.
This is not a Q&A thread.
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Thank you for your advice Sir, I will follow this in future. Though I have read regarding this in the initial posts of the thread, I had to ask these simple questions to you learned persons as my post count is not more than 10 and so, I am not able to ask in the passion thread. I do not like to make useless posts in the forum as done by many people.
P.S.: Mods, if you think that this post should be removed you are welcome

Lockscreen widget for messages and mail notification

Does anyone know if a lockscreen widget that would put the small icon with a number for notification of incomimg messages (and emails too).
Im looking for something similar to the 4.1 style o lockscreen notifications.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Try dash clock.
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Big-A-Rob said:
Try dash clock.
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+1 dash clock FTW

polish_pat said:
+1 dash clock FTW
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how can i get this on my lock screen? i have it working on my home screen but my lock screen only has one screen so I can't add it as a widget.

onlynismo said:
how can i get this on my lock screen? i have it working on my home screen but my lock screen only has one screen so I can't add it as a widget.
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Settings. My device. Lockscreen. Allow multiple widgets.

_Dennis_ said:
Settings. My device. Lockscreen. Allow multiple widgets.
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my options under lock screen are:
screen lock
lock screen widgets
secured lock time
when i clock on lock screen widgets, i just get the clock settings.

onlynismo said:
my options under lock screen are:
screen lock
lock screen widgets
secured lock time
when i clock on lock screen widgets, i just get the clock settings.
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Have to be in 'swipe' lockscreen (ie no password/dots/face unlock)

_Dennis_ said:
Have to be in 'swipe' lockscreen (ie no password/dots/face unlock)
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ahhh...damn. i need the password cause of exchange e-mail.
thanks!

I'm in the same boat. Is there a workaround for this? Maybe for rooted devices?
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rohitvis said:
I'm in the same boat. Is there a workaround for this? Maybe for rooted devices?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41021447
He says it works.

onlynismo said:
ahhh...damn. i need the password cause of exchange e-mail.
thanks!
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_Dennis_ said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41021447
He says it works.
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If that's the only reason you need the lock screen password then yes I can confirm once again that it works. Just follow the thread.

Another option is to use WidgetLocker. Then you would have the lockscreen Dashclock and a customizable unlock slider, and then a password/pattern lock screen afterwards. This is what my wife uses, and it works well.

Isn't the smartest option to just use the Quick Glance Air Gesture? It does show unread messages and emails after all......

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Isn't the smartest option to just use the Quick Glance Air Gesture? It does show unread messages and emails after all......
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Not the same. The lockscreen is a bit more convenient IMO. Quick glance would require an extra step to unlock the phone.

_Dennis_ said:
Not the same. The lockscreen is a bit more convenient IMO. Quick glance would require an extra step to unlock the phone.
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#firstworldproblems
Come on, read what you just wrote, seriously? Haha....
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#firstworldproblems
Come on, read what you just wrote, seriously? Haha....
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Yea really and I did read what I wrote. We're talking about how to fix a $600 phone to make it work BETTER. Of course its notbon the same level as curing cancer or world hunger. From what I've read in your post your always right. Bud just because someone else wants to mess with their phone when they have to Odin to fix it, or they are looking for a solution to a problem you feel is unimportant does not mean they are less then you. Some of us want to make our phones as good as they can be FOR US. This is what this whole site is about. DEVELOPING ways to IMPROVE our phones. Improvement for ke may mean nothing for you but still it deserves a place here. This site is not KryptosXLayer2-development.com.

_Dennis_ said:
Yea really.................. .
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WHOA, settle down, good God! Apparently this issue IS as important as world hunger or curing cancer to you!
You don't have to attempt to educate me on why we screw around with these phones, I'm not new to this, chief..... I just recommended something that works for JUST as well, but you've obviously got some issues to resolve in your own life, so have fun dealing with all that, geez!
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KryptosXLayer2 said:
WHOA, settle down, good God! Apparently this issue IS as important as world hunger or curing cancer to you!
You don't have to attempt to educate me on why we screw around with these phones, I'm not new to this, chief..... I just recommended something that works for JUST as well, but you've obviously got some issues to resolve in your own life, so have fun dealing with all that, geez!
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Everyone has their issues in life. Mine are fairly minor. I'm just not big on stopping progress just because I feel the immediate effects are useless. To me the end result could be something amazing. This might end up inspiring someone to get AOSP lockscreen working, or even someone to learn to code etc. Basically I see it as an opportunity. I took your comment the same way I take people who dont want to research basic science or ways to save certain animals from extinction etc because they dont see the immediate point. Of course this is much less important but the thought process seemed the same "I wont benifit in the next few days, who cares". I try to allow my mind to stay open, and to see opportunities were ever they appear. I dont honestly think 5 threads about bootloaders aee needed or the AdamOutler's thread is needed yet (I personally would have waited until Dan released his hack to expect the theead to stay on topic since so many people laced so much hope on Dan that theybare foing to talk about it every were they can.) But I dont go around telling these people they are wrong and their issues unimportant. I let the threads be and check in from time to time to see if anything meaningful has occured. Maybe it's just the American in me be I perfer to let people have their important issues and help those I can and those I agree with while not bothering those whom I can't help or those whom I don't agree with.
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mattdm said:
Another option is to use WidgetLocker. Then you would have the lockscreen Dashclock and a customizable unlock slider, and then a password/pattern lock screen afterwards. This is what my wife uses, and it works well.
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I like widgetlocker. Only issue I have is sometimes it does not load, or is slow to load. These are nit to bad though and this is what is holding me over until I can mess around and try to enable AOSP lockscreen.