I have just loaded up Microsoft Launcher and set up my home screens just the way I need them and find that I can no longer use the fingerprint scanner when I turn off my phone by the power button or by the default double tap.
I like the launcher, but I really want to get the fingerprint unlock working again. I have tried to go to Settings > Security and Location > Device Admin Apps and have turned off MS Launcher there. I disabled double tap to turn off gesture. It didn't change anything.
There must be a way to fix this... I don't care about double tap. I use the power button to turn off the phone... I just want to be able to use this launcher and open with fingerprint.
I am not rooted but I have Magisk loaded. I am on Oreo 8.0 on Mi A1.
Can anyone give me some guidance on how to fix this. There doesn't seem to be much info online elsewhere about this. Surely I am not the only person unhappy with this.
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idk how many have observed this, but any kind of authentication from the bellow is disabled if you use a third party app / widget to lock your device :
Fingerprint | Trusted Face | Trusted Voice
I have tried using multiple apps / widgets that will turn off my screen or lock the device and added it as a gesture to my nova launcher's double tap gesture. so that i get double tap to lock screen on homescreen...
But this disables fp. I read somewhere that a tasker plugin can be used ...i tried it when i was on cm13 but that plugin actually enters the pin for you after you lock. meaning you lose security.
using the "turn off screen" option in buttons does keep the fp enabled. So ive currently kept long press back button to lock...and fp works... but this option isn't available through any settings shortcut or any other way...
So, if anyone finds any solution please let me know!
Thankyou!
After I've installed the 220MB update yesterday, the phone keeps asking for password almost every single time I unlock the phone. Even though I've got fingerprint enabled.
Keeps saying enter password according to device security policy.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Do you have a 3rd party launcher, I read somewhere Samsung made a change to what 3rd party apps are allowed to do, if you set something in the launcher that has to do with unlocking the phone this will be the result.
Thanks for the reply?
Yes, I have Smart Launcher Pro.
But is this new to this update? And is there any way to turn it off??
You can not switch it on and off. The only solution is to go back to the default launcher.
I think I found the solution. It uses Device admin rights to turn off screen on double tap. Disabling that seems to fix it.
i have the same issue
Im running stock launcher and i faced this problem as soon as i updated. nothing else is wrong with the phone except this fail to recognise my fingerprint.
After reading the post about launchers i remembered that i have 3 apps that tweak my phone, 'Galaxy buttons Lights', 'Easy Home' & 'All in one Gestures'. I disabled all and enabled each one and found out that 'All in one Gestures' was causing the issue. I had set up the app to have the top and bottom corners to toggle drop down menu and lock phone. These gestures where also active on the lock screen hence i think it was hindering the fingerprint recognition process. I guess the app has to push an update to fix this.
I now have this problem after update, I'm on stock its driving me mad!
Found my problem, its my screen off/lock widget.
I've now just tried 5 others and they all cause this problem, if I close by physical button then I don't get asked for pin on unlock, only if I use the widget does this happen
Same here. Although it's just S7, without the edges... And my password is over 10 characters long! So if anyone finds a true solution, that would be great... Stock launcher.
same with nova launcher, if you are using gesture to lock sreen, it needs pin/password to unlock, fingerprint is not enough...
samsung.. pls ..stahp..
So I just upgraded to the OOS 3.0.2 MM build, and there's a new issue that's greatly annoying me. If you lock the phone with the power button, the fingerprint scanner will unlock it fine. However, if you lock it with something else (as I do with both shake-to-lock and Nova's lock actions), it will insist on ALSO asking for the pin/pattern unlock once your fingerprint has been scanned.
Anyone find a way to disable this security feature while still having a fingerprint unlock in place? Neither Gravity Box nor the security settings are presenting any obvious options
That's a feature of Android MM, not OOS. It can't be disabled.
baw2607 said:
That's a feature of Android MM, not OOS. It can't be disabled.
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There is no way to disable it? Even rooted? No xposed or system level hack?
It seems to be an error in design of Nova launcher and other solutions. They don't use the correct way of locking the phone hardlocking instead of softlocking, and therefore the phone will ask for pin just as if you restarted your phone.
Artemicion said:
So I just upgraded to the OOS 3.0.2 MM build, and there's a new issue that's greatly annoying me. If you lock the phone with the power button, the fingerprint scanner will unlock it fine. However, if you lock it with something else (as I do with both shake-to-lock and Nova's lock actions), it will insist on ALSO asking for the pin/pattern unlock once your fingerprint has been scanned.
Anyone find a way to disable this security feature while still having a fingerprint unlock in place? Neither Gravity Box nor the security settings are presenting any obvious options
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I had same issue when i used double tap to sleep in nova launcher prime.... i is because it uses device administrator to lock phone! I fixed by using root to lock my mobile....
Long story short you need your application to use root to lock your device!
But what if the shakelock app I use (and love!) doesn't use root....? It's sounding like I'm out of luck here. How have you managed to make Nova use root to lock?
I guess I'm more of an Apex guy, don't fancy Nova launcher even though I bought it a couple of years ago. I just double tap on top part of screen to lock, or press the power button, or let it timeout. For unlocking, I just use fingerprint, no fuss, no asking for code.
I was happy with Nova Launcher (which is currently on sale for $0.99 on the Play store), until I found out that it has a bug in voice searches from the Home Screen's search bar. It annoyed the heck out of me as it kept on complaining "App not installed" when clicking on the little mic. I had to click on the search bar and THEN click on the other mic that appeared, inorder to access voice search. Defeats the purpose of the voice search b/c I use it a lot while driving and I cant be bothered to be clicking through so many hoops. So I switched my homescreen launcher to Google Now Launcher, while keeping everything else Nova Prime.
For anyone interested, I have found a sort-of solution. Using a combo of Xposed Maxlock and Lockscreen Disabler, it's possible to have a lockscreen up that you can dismiss by using the fingerprint sensor. There's a fairly obvious downside in that it doesn't matter what fingerprint hits the sensor, as anything at all unlocks the screen (which is Lockscreen Disabler's function) but it works as a way to use a non-root lock method that still allows you to unlock the screen with just a touch. Until such a time as someone finds a better solution
I'm pretty sure that it's easy to write a simple apk that uses the root method to call the screen off function. Only if someone would write that
Why I tell that - because if You double tap the status bar - the screen locks and You can easily unlock it just with the fingerprint sensor... therefore, that function does exist already in the ROM.
Yeah, I've got the Nova rooted lock function working, so those actions or GravtiyBox stuff like double tap status bar will work and not require pin+fingerprint, but my specific ask is this way to lock the screen by quickly flicking/shaking the phone (which is GREAT and I don't understand what hasn't been included in stock) - none of those seem to use root to lock so this workaround is a way to have that convenient screen off + convenient fingerprint on.
Hi everyone, I just got my AT&T Lg v20, for some reason I can't seem to get rid of the "swipe to unlock" screen. It is really annoying because I set up the fingerprint unlock and I thought that just with the fingerprint it can be unlock, but after I unlock it another screen shows up (the swipe to unlock screen) and it is very annoying. Does somebody knows what is going on?
It seems if you use a third party launcher, the use finger print to unlock will still require the pattern when you use knock to close the screen.
Either use the stock launcher , or in my case, greenify.
double tap in Nova to start Greenify's auto force close for apps. check the alternative method in Greenify settings for this to work
Sir you have saved my life. Thank you. I had the buzz launcher but it was not enabled I just unistalled it and it worked thanks again.
Hi everyone!
I found this very annoying problem with my LG G6 when I use an alternative launcher and I activate the gesture double tap to lock screen the phone show me a message with write that this option is not allowed !
Nova launcher have a smart solutions like turn the stand by at 5 sec after the double tap ...it's work but not best solution in addition not all launcher have this options...
LG G6 have in stock the options double tap to awake/sleep ... Why launcher can't works with this ?
I really want fix this annoying problem I hope without root ...
Thanks in advance
I don't have root and use Nova and can unlock my phone with a double tab.
Have you made Nova a system administrator?
Well I think no ... If you don't have this problem.. could you please tell me how do this? Thanks in advance
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Well I think no ... If you don't have this problem.. could you please tell me how do this? Thanks in advance
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I wish I could, but I've never had this problem - I've used Nova for a few years, starting on my G4 and it has always just allowed the double tap function, and no different on my G6.
I'd start though by going into the Phone Settings screen > Fingerprints and Security > Phone Administrators and enabling Nova Launcher as admin. If that doesn't work, I'm out of ideas.
I tried your solution but now there's another kind of problem if I activate permission I can't unlock the phone with the sensor finger print ! It's unlock only with pin
Do you have the same ?
Do you use free or paid version of Nova Launcher?
I use the pay version but I have the same problem with all alternative launcher tsf shell for example...
I'm really the only one ?
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I tried your solution but now there's another kind of problem if I activate permission I can't unlock the phone with the sensor finger print ! It's unlock only with pin
Do you have the same ?
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Are you sure it isn't just asking you to unlock with a PIN for the first time?
I found this post, don't know if it will work not using Nova right now Quote: Go to gestures and click double tap to lockscreen and then choose root. It does work. If your having problems or dont have root, choose to set it as an administrator.
I already set like an administrator but it doesn't work ...
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Are you sure it isn't just asking you to unlock with a PIN for the first time?
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No it ask me everytime I lock with double tap
I found another strange thing .... When I lock phone with double tap on status bar all works perfectly..when I lock it doing double tap in other point of screen it doesn't work ...
Only remaining ideas I have then are to clear the data and the cache of Nova, then uninstall it (as well as any other Nova related apps you have like Tesla, Nova Prime etc). Reboot the phone, then reinstall Nova from the Play Store, then (if you have it) reinstall Nova Prime from the Play Store too.
Press the Home button (circle on the bottom of the screen) and when it asks you which launcher you want to use, select Nova and open it to then go through all the settings. Make sure you allow any permissions it asks for, and follow through with the set up. Then, once that's all done, make sure you make Nova an administrator as per my earlier post.
Hopefully that'll work!
Here is workaround for Tasker users:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=73462212
I read on the web that this annoying problem it's made because a security level introduced nougat that not allow to app to lock the screen ...
Anyway thanks to kulvetti now I solved this problem ! The solution using tasker it's perfect!!
Many many thanks!
Give a try to cm launcher and lockscreen. They provide better lockscreen and more customizations.