Password Protection - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

Hi,
I was wondering if is there a way to set back the power on password upon
hard reset. I have set IIWPO protection but, i want something even more..
BTW, for the IIWPO there is a 5 min delay from the time my XDA2s is turned on till the time the sms is delivered.

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normal Lock Screen vs Locked Lock Screen behavior & trigger

I just want to get this straight because I actually thought the encryption settings on the phone were leading to the wonky behavior I noticed about the standard swipe away lock screen and a protected (PIN or whatever) lock screen... that led me to waste hours while the phone encrypted & then eventually screwed up during the decryption of my memory card.
Basically, the standard unprotected lock screen can just be wiped away - everyone knows that. But on every Android device I've owned up to this one (Hero, EVO, Nexus S, Photon, Evo 3D) when you set up a password lock you can set how long a time period passes before that actually kicks in. It seemed like this phone was no different, at first. I mean, there's a timer setting under the password lock options.
However, what I've been able to figure out is (and mentioned in another thread) the moment you set a password protected lock screen it replaces the standard swipe away lock screen all together. For reference, on other phones even if the password lock is triggered, when you turn on the phone the first thing you see is your standard lock screen and whatever information you have there - if you choose to swipe that away the lock screen you actually have to unlock is there. One of the reasons I don't like the implementation on this GS2 is because I actually like the large easy-to-glance clock and information on the lock screen (and missed call, msgs updates, etc). However, that's besides the point, which is that there's a setting for the password lock Timeout - which is screwy because it only takes effect if your screen turns itself off (on the timer set in the normal display screen timeout settings). If you turn the phone off yourself, the password protected lock screen is activated immediately.
I've found that having a 1-2 minute screen timeout is perfect because it lets me either be distracted for a bit while I do stuff on the phone (watch tv?) or try to show someone something on the phone without having to worry about it turning off on them. Normally it's not a problem because I instinctively turn off the screen myself when I'm done using it. In the few days I've had this phone I don't WANT to turn it off because I know I'll have to unlock it again. I usually love the security of a password lock but this seems inconvenient and, well, stupid.
So no password lock = lockscreen with useful information at a glance.
Set up a password lock = ^^ useful screen gone.
Password lock timeout only applies to the screen auto-shutoff = if you manually shut off your screen you HAVE to unlock it even if you turn it on a moment later.
I haven't really seen anyone say anything about this and I guess I'm a bit surprised by that. Again, one of the first things I did when I got the phone was transfer a larger capacity memory card to it that had a number or picture albums and movie transfers to it - then during the time I set up the phone I chose to set up a password lock, then encrypt it (took about 5 or 6 hours!). Since I did these things back to back I thought the encryption was the reason I had to unlock the phone almost every single time I turned it back on. It was only after I was playing with the settings (and eventually had to hard reset when the decryption process screwed up) that I see it didn't really have to do much with that at all. Well, aside from the fact that encryption requires a password lock, which leads to this whole thing. So anyway, yeah - that's like one of my only complaints about an otherwise killer device.
I'm gonna look into the framework when I get home. I remember seeing a bunch of lockscreen settings and triggers. Maybe its just a matter of changing a "true" to a "false"
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Delayed screen lock

Hey,
Does anyone else have problems with the delayed lock screen feature?
Settings -> Security -> Automatically Lock
(You need to have a pattern or pin unlock for the option to show up)
In there are delay settings, so the lock only activates after a set period of time. No matter what delay I pick, the screen lock activates instantly as soon as the screen turns off.
I was wondering if this happened for anyone else, before I post an issue with Google.
The weird thing is I'm sure it worked at one point, but I've tried a factory reset and it still doesn't work with a fresh handset.
Cheers
Do you use a (corporate) exchange account on your phone? I think I read somewhere that Exchange security settings can override the delay and force the phone to lock instantaneous.
gokpog said:
Do you use a (corporate) exchange account on your phone? I think I read somewhere that Exchange security settings can override the delay and force the phone to lock instantaneous.
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I do yeah, but I tried with a clean factory reset and it still happens
I don't know exactly how Exchange accounts work - If my device ID was registered with the Exchange server, would it still enforce the security settings even though the email account is not on the phone any more? (i.e. a factory reset).
Shodney said:
Hey,
Does anyone else have problems with the delayed lock screen feature?
Settings -> Security -> Automatically Lock
(You need to have a pattern or pin unlock for the option to show up)
In there are delay settings, so the lock only activates after a set period of time. No matter what delay I pick, the screen lock activates instantly as soon as the screen turns off.
I was wondering if this happened for anyone else, before I post an issue with Google.
The weird thing is I'm sure it worked at one point, but I've tried a factory reset and it still doesn't work with a fresh handset.
Cheers
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I have set a 5 minute delay on the lock and it has been working perfectly.
I cannot think of a reason why you are not able to apart from your Exchange set up.
I don't use Exchange and also have this issue... no matter what I set the delay at, it always locks.
I removed the Exchange account from my phone, and got the server admin to delete my device ID from the system - but it still locks instantly when the screen goes off, so it doesn't look like that's the problem.
How odd...
Anyone have any more info on this? It's pretty irritating and don't want to do a factory rest if I can avoid it!
Shodney said:
I removed the Exchange account from my phone, and got the server admin to delete my device ID from the system - but it still locks instantly when the screen goes off, so it doesn't look like that's the problem.
How odd...
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Did you remove the device administrator you create (at least in 2.x) when you accept the Exchange security policies? Might still be there I guess.
I think the timer only kicks in when the screen turns off by itself not when you hit the lock button. Try letting the screen goto sleep and see if the delay works.
balto said:
I think the timer only kicks in when the screen turns off by itself not when you hit the lock button. Try letting the screen goto sleep and see if the delay works.
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Oh yeah
Seems slightly odd behaviour - I'm used to the CM7 way where it would delay the lock whether you turned the screen off manually or not.
Cheers
balto said:
I think the timer only kicks in when the screen turns off by itself not when you hit the lock button. Try letting the screen goto sleep and see if the delay works.
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Oh... yeah, that worked! As Shodney said, seems strange as I come from a ROM (Android Revolution HD) that doesn't care if the screen times out or if you press power - it starts the timer from then.
To be honest I prefer the "old" behaviour - I like having a long "awake" time on my screen so it doesn't go off while I'm reading a web page or whatever and to turn it off manually to save battery. But I don't like it locking straight away! Guess I just have to live with it for now. Thanks for the answer anyway.
I find it weird too. The sgs2 was the same way. There is a great app called delaylock (https://market.android.com/details?id=de.j4velin.delayedlock2&hl=en) on the market that will make the lock work the as cm7 not sure it works on ics yet, I plan on trying it when my phone gets here Friday.
Glad I could clear all the confusion on this setting.

[Q] Screen off policy

Guys,
My company-policy makes me use a pin code to unlock the phone. In the past I used a screen off and lock app. There I used to check permissions for screen off...
so when I touched the icon, the screen would turn of and locked the phone.
Since ICS it seems to clash with my exchange policy, leaving me to enter my pincode EVERY time I unlock the phone while I've set my exchange policy on 10 minutes...
So I thought to use another screen off app, but it seems those apps have a delay (something about ics security). This could lead to pressing the soft buttons and waking the device in the 5 seconds (or so) delay.
Three questions:
1. Is it possible to have the two policies (exchange and screen off and lock) next to eachother without having to enter the pin every single time?
2. Is there an app which doesn't have the delay?
3. Is it possible to adjust a value or something to cut the delay?
many thanks in advance!

[Q] is hybrid security possible?

My Note 4 is encrypted, so it insists on a password for the lockscreen. That's fine with me. I've set it to lock after an hour of inactivity (or when I lock it manually). But in the hour before it locks and requires the password again, it would be nice to have the fingerprint-lock in place, rather than no security at all. Is there any way to set that up?

HELP! In case of emergency

Because of health issues I have an app on my phone that first responders such as paramedics can use to see my medical history, medication, allergies etc., and lets me easily call emergency numbers if I am in a condition to do so. This app is from the play store and is one of the many just called ICE. Several of these apps have an associated widget that they can place on the lock screen, that can be used immediately, even if a password is set there.
The problem I have, is that if I set a password or fingerprint in the phone security settings, it prevents a first responder from seeing the lock screen and widget, and retrieving the information. Is there any way of getting the widget onto the password screen? I realise I could stop setting a password on the phone in security settings. I don't like having a password on the lock screen, because every single time the the screen is woken up, a password has to be entered.
I would be grateful if anyone is able to give me ideas of a work-around.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-lock-screen-widgets-t3167027
nottheusualtoday said:
Because of health issues I have an app on my phone that first responders such as paramedics can use to see my medical history, medication, allergies etc., and lets me easily call emergency numbers if I am in a condition to do so. This app is from the play store and is one of the many just called ICE. Several of these apps have an associated widget that they can place on the lock screen, that can be used immediately, even if a password is set there.
The problem I have, is that if I set a password or fingerprint in the phone security settings, it prevents a first responder from seeing the lock screen and widget, and retrieving the information. Is there any way of getting the widget onto the password screen? I realise I could stop setting a password on the phone in security settings. I don't like having a password on the lock screen, because every single time the the screen is woken up, a password has to be entered.
I would be grateful if anyone is able to give me ideas of a work-around.
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It is not the lock screen that I need to place a widget on. Many of the ICE apps from Play Store will already do this. But if one sets a password there, then it needs to be used every time the screen is woken up, which is a pain. Ideally I would like to be able to set the system password from the settings menu, and for a paramedic still be able to access the widget without entering a password. - Mike
nottheusualtoday said:
It is not the lock screen that I need to place a widget on. Many of the ICE apps from Play Store will already do this. But if one sets a password there, then it needs to be used every time the screen is woken up, which is a pain. Ideally I would like to be able to set the system password from the settings menu, and for a paramedic still be able to access the widget without entering a password. - Mike
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When woken up, it wont directly ask for password, unless you set "directly show PIN" enabled, or when it trigger by finger. If its woken up using button, it will simply show lockscreen
i think you should take a screenshot of the condition you expect (turn off your pass first, maybe) to give us better idea regarding the situation.
The condition I need is that a widget should be available to allow a paramedic or doctor acess to my medical conditions etc, even when the phone is protected by a pasword. Maybe this is impossible and I shall just have to leave my phone unprotected by a password.
As far as I can remember Oxygen OS had this feature already built in.
I just put my I.C.E. Info on my lock screen. With my emergency info and numbers on it.
If your medical conditions are that serious, you should have a medical alert bracelet or tag.

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