Dear all,
Is there a way to enable the fingerprint scanner during lockscreen only after a specific duration the phone has been idle?
For example: Lockscreen from 0-5mins is swipe, after 5 minutes, it enables the fingerprint scanner.
It bugs me to swipe my finger every single time i want to unlock it if i'm just around the corner of the phone.
Thanks in advance!
Look for the lockscreen settings in the Settings menu. There is a setting to adjust the screen timeout duration.
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fffft said:
Look for the lockscreen settings in the Settings menu. There is a setting to adjust thescreen timeout duration.
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Thanks!
I was thinking of the idea to have the phone implement Swipe first then when the timeout has been set, it implements fingerprint.
Any ideas?
sw_noxi said:
I was thinking of the idea to have the phone implement Swipe first then when the timeout has been set, it implements fingerprint.
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You can only work with what exists, not the idealized way that you'd like it to be. Unless you want to learn to program and modify it yourself. Possibly there might be an app to what you want. Do a comprehensive search of XDA and the Play store. And look into Wanam and Gravity box.
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I am running cm7 with 4g rom and nighly #18 and i want to be able to disable the main lockscreen((either one of the 4 that offers CM)) and just leave the gesture lock only.
Anyone has any idea on how to do this? Thanks
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i tried no lock and its a no go, it disables all, found an app called gesture lock but you have to pay....
Settings>CM Settings>Lockscreen settings>Unlock Options> Disable Unlock Slider
feel like a idiot..didnt see that option... thanks a lot!
tErbo b00st said:
Settings>CM Settings>Lockscreen settings>Unlock Options> Disable Unlock Slider
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lalord69 said:
feel like a idiot..didnt see that option... thanks a lot!
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Yeah it took me a second to find it lol. On 6.1.2 the option was in a diffrent location and on 7 RC2 I had to look for a good minute to find out where that settings new location was.
Moreover. I love the guesture lock and its on only thing I use. I hae guestures for everything. I am still getting use to the guesture feature for texting. I just cant ever remember to use it lol.
Or to turn keyguard off within a WiFi network (using Tasker or AutomateIt)? I've tried to do this using Tasker (Keyguard Off function) but then realized that several errors started occurring on my phone; I later realized that this had been removed on 2.2. I love the finger swipe but hate that you can't apply a security lock timer to the fingerprint scanner.
So, has anyone figured out how to automate the fingerprint scanner using Tasker (or another app like AutomateIt) to turn Keyguard Off? Or is there a way to set a timer to the fingerprint scanner despite it being greyed out in the options?
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Kaaji1359 said:
...Or is there a way to set a timer to the fingerprint scanner despite it being greyed out in the options?
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Also wondering!
same here. I would love to have a setting where it'll automatically turn on the biometric lock after a certain period of time and not just whenever the screen is off.
Guess not
Kaaji1359 said:
Guess not
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Just posted a fix...guessing/hoping people are still looking for a solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17446576#post17446576
Delayed Lock
For the life of me, I cannot find where the lock screen settinsg are on the SGS3. Anyone let me know?
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settings
security
Yes there are some lock screen settings there but in terms of changing what apps appear on the lockscreen and other type settings it appears that AT&T in their infinite wisdom has decided that's too many options to worry about. Don't want to confuse us users or anything.
erikk said:
Yes there are some lock screen settings there but in terms of changing what apps appear on the lockscreen and other type settings it appears that AT&T in their infinite wisdom has decided that's too many options to worry about. Don't want to confuse us users or anything.
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Wow...so the reveiws I saw about adding/removing widgets to the lock screen is a moot point for us AT&T folks now...awesome.
How about modifying the apps that are available on the lock screen?
Maybe I'm blind or maybe someone smarter than me can figure it out but I think the only answer is we need root and maybe even need a custom rom to fix (I like to think of it as unbreak).
Setting
Security
lock screen option
Shortcuts turn it on then press the word shortcuts
Voila.. You are welcome
daraj said:
Setting
Security
lock screen option
Shortcuts turn it on then press the word shortcuts
Voila.. You are welcome
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Also, this is where you can turn on an information ticker (news/ stocks only right now it appears), weather, and dual clocks for those who travel out of their time zone.
daraj said:
Setting
Security
lock screen option
Shortcuts turn it on then press the word shortcuts
Voila.. You are welcome
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maladju said:
Also, this is where you can turn on an information ticker (news/ stocks only right now it appears), weather, and dual clocks for those who travel out of their time zone.
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Is this on an AT&T branded S3? Cause I don't have any menu option "Shortcuts" on mine.
OK nevermind, I figured out why I can't see it. I had Swipe lock with secure lock checked off since I have secure lock turn on automatically every time I hit the power button. Didn't think there was any point in having to swipe twice, once on the dandelion and once on secure lock, but I do see occasionally see the lock screen when it times out without hitting power. Once I enabled swipe lock with secure lock Lock Screen Options went from a greyed out option (which I thought was a header) to a clickable one.
erikk said:
Is this on an AT&T branded S3? Cause I don't have any menu option "Shortcuts" on mine.
OK nevermind, I figured out why I can't see it. I had Swipe lock with secure lock checked off since I have secure lock turn on automatically every time I hit the power button. Didn't think there was any point in having to swipe twice, once on the dandelion and once on secure lock, but I do see occasionally see the lock screen when it times out without hitting power. Once I enabled swipe lock with secure lock Lock Screen Options went from a greyed out option (which I thought was a header) to a clickable one.
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Thanks -that did it
It would be really cool if the camera shortcut would bypass the pattern unlock too. Either way, it is cool as soon as it unlocks the camera appears.
Has anyone tried the text shortcut where you bring the phone to your face and it calls them?
erikk said:
Yes there are some lock screen settings there but in terms of changing what apps appear on the lockscreen and other type settings it appears that AT&T in their infinite wisdom has decided that's too many options to worry about. Don't want to confuse us users or anything.
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You can change the apps on the lock screen. Settings> security> lock screen options>shortcuts then follow the directions on the screen. I don't think you can have more than four apps on the lock screen, though.
merick1283 said:
It would be really cool if the camera shortcut would bypass the pattern unlock too. Either way, it is cool as soon as it unlocks the camera appears.
Has anyone tried the text shortcut where you bring the phone to your face and it calls them?
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It works from contact view, but it doesn't seem to work from Google Voice text, or messaging text. I'll keep messing with the settings to see if I can get it to work as in the european unboxing event.
Hallo, I want something to switch lockscreen on-off
or better to switch from slide (if I say it correct in english) to pattern/pin
I use smart cover, but even without that, it would be useful to enable/disable pattern lock with a button
so we don't have to go into menus and settings every time we need extra security
widgetsoid has a button for that but doesn't seem to work, even with admin enabled
Thank you
It doesn't work even if I move it as system app.
is it a priority issue? is there any other app to do similar thing?
for anyone interested I made it with Tasker.
however I was hoping for a cheaper and more battery friendly way
I've seen some apps that change the basic virtual keys to others. I remenber an app changing the virtual back,home and recent app buttons , to only one camera button, and after exiting the app it's back to normal
How is that possible ?
i want to remove the recent apps button.
TakisBeskos said:
I've seen some apps that change the basic virtual keys to others. I remenber an app changing the virtual back,home and recent app buttons , to only one camera button, and after exiting the app it's back to normal
How is that possible ?
i want to remove the recent apps button.
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I don't think that is possible without root... The only thing one could do is completely hide the navigation bar with immersive mode, and then perhaps draw a custom bar on the bottom of the screen which looks just like it. But I'm interested, can you remember which app exactly had that behaviour?
SimplicityApks said:
I don't think that is possible without root... The only thing one could do is completely hide the navigation bar with immersive mode, and then perhaps draw a custom bar on the bottom of the screen which looks just like it. But I'm interested, can you remember which app exactly had that behaviour?
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i've seen many apps doing that, but i remenber only mini-lock ( can't give link because it is on blackmart )
immersive mode is only for >=kitkat , i might have problems with that...
i might have to take a look at android's lockscreen source code
TakisBeskos said:
i've seen many apps doing that, but i remenber only mini-lock ( can't give link because it is on blackmart )
immersive mode is only for >=kitkat , i might have problems with that...
i might have to take a look at android's lockscreen source code
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mmhh yeah now that you say that, i think it might be possible on the lockscreen if your apps is registered as a device admin, though I didn't quite find it during my quick search...
SimplicityApks said:
mmhh yeah now that you say that, i think it might be possible on the lockscreen if your apps is registered as a device admin, though I didn't quite find it during my quick search...
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that's what i understood too by using that app, but i didn't find any way to do it in my app , or any answer on stack overflow
TakisBeskos said:
that's what i understood too by using that app, but i didn't find any way to do it in my app , or any answer on stack overflow
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Found this one here:
You can not hide it unless you have rooted the device. But of course there is a workaround which might not fit with your requirement but several well known apps in the market at the moment using this strategy to achieve this disable menu bar feature for their apps.
Grant admin privilege.
Set password & lock the device using device admin profile api
Then load what ever the UIs on top of the native lock screen. (Of course this will show background lock screen whenever a transition happens between activities. But if logic is organized well, then it will be smooth & less noticed by the user)
When need to enable back, reset password to "" using resetPassword("", 0) of device policy manager object.
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You can set the password and lock the screen using the DevicePolicyManager. Don't know how you would "load your UIs on top of native lock screen" though...
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Found this one here:
You can set the password and lock the screen using the DevicePolicyManager. Don't know how you would "load your UIs on top of native lock screen" though...
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i just want to disable the navigation bar while in my app. hide navigation flag and immersive mode didn't work
TakisBeskos said:
i just want to disable the navigation bar while in my app. hide navigation flag and immersive mode didn't work
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mmhhh and why is immersive not working for you? You have to keep in mind that the user needs the navigation bar to exit your app anytime...
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mmhhh and why is immersive not working for you? You have to keep in mind that the user needs the navigation bar to exit your app anytime...
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immersive is only for kitkat and newer , and i want for ics and newer versions of android.
i want to hide the navigation bar because i am making a lockscreen. you get out of the application by unlock