The drag up/down (accept/deny call) is really idiotic when the phone is in a pocket, where you have to pull up the phone from the pocket when you get a call. Do anybody have any solution to this problem? are there any alternatives accepting/denying calls?
Yes, this is very frustrating for me also, haven't found a solution though!
Use Lockbot Pro from the market
You can choose from several types of locking screens, and modify them.
Word of advice: get the Pro version, it is much more stable then the free one
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
@fluor: I know a guy that use fluor as nickname...are you from norway by any chance?
Lockbot pro, is a bit lame, it only works intermittently!
I have only tried the free version, and have no intention of trying the paid one, just on the off chance that it may work correctly!!
Surely, a developer would wish to entice someone into paying for their app, by making a trial/free version that actually works!!
What's the bloody point, in making a free app that doesn't work properly, as if I would pay for this rubbish!
HTC should have designed an unlock screen that doesn't hang up your call, simply when you take it out of your pocket, I mean, is it really to much to ask, for a device that costs this much!
It's pretty basic stuff really.... I don't want an elephants ear on a bun, I just don't want to keep hanging up on people when I take my phone out of my bloody pocket!
i also hope for a free app. i see there are a lot when i search for lock, but not sure which actually work.
for the hang up problem, a workaround is to put the phone the other way when you insert it into the pocket, so it picks up instead of hanging up when you pull it up. however it's stupid.
pergolesi said:
Lockbot pro, is a bit lame, it only works intermittently!
I have only tried the free version, and have no intention of trying the paid one, just on the off chance that it may work correctly!!
Surely, a developer would wish to entice someone into paying for their app, by making a trial/free version that actually works!!
What's the bloody point, in making a free app that doesn't work properly, as if I would pay for this rubbish!
HTC should have designed an unlock screen that doesn't hang up your call, simply when you take it out of your pocket, I mean, is it really to much to ask, for a device that costs this much!
It's pretty basic stuff really.... I don't want an elephants ear on a bun, I just don't want to keep hanging up on people when I take my phone out of my bloody pocket!
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You say Lockbot Pro is lame, but have only tried the free version??
I think you mean the developer is lame if he made an unstable free version?
All I can say is that it works perfectly for me, and I can only recommend it based on my own experience.
I had a few problems with the free version, yes...but I took the chance on the Pro version anyways...after all, what's $1.99 or whatever anyway.
And, now I have a lockscreen that works as I want it
also using lockbot pro now to get rid of the useless lock screen from sense.
but it doesnt solve this prob, as it doesnt lock on incoming calls
I have a workaround for you.
Put your desire in your pocket top first.
Then when you take it out of the pocket, if the screen is pressed, then "gesture" will be the opposite of what is needed to answer the call.
You will do a gesture up instead of down to answer the call. That is how I do it
Pattern unlock is useless too. You still get the slide to answer/reject screen before the pattern thingy comes up.
Is there a way we can solve this with a cooked rom? I'm trying to wait for the 2.2 rom to be ready, but this problem is annoying enough to flash now I think.
ZigmaDK said:
You will do a gesture up instead of down to answer the call. That is how I do it
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So now you'll accidentally reject the call instead of picking it up..?
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So now you'll accidentally reject the call instead of picking it up..?
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No pulling te screen up doesn't do anything, while pulling it up answers it.
I had a htc hero for about 8 months, always had it top down face towards leg.
Use the desire in the same way and never ever had a call in my pants.
I can't believe HTC have made such an elementary mistake.
I ended up buying a flip case for the phone. Solved the problem and protects the phone and screen as well.
Similar Problem
I have a very similar problem.. Because the vibration is so weak I often do not feel the phone go off in my pocket. Due to the warmth of my leg and moving around the phone continuously picks up by itself.
Does anyone else have this problem?
This is very annoying!!!
If I could only choose to answer calls by the hard button, it would solve it.
Has anybody (rooted) tried using the stock lock screen (the horizonal swipe as opposed to vertical), could this solve your problem?
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Has anybody (rooted) tried using the stock lock screen (the horizonal swipe as opposed to vertical), could this solve your problem?
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Had the same problem with the htc lockscreen constantly unlocking and picking up calls
Since im on frost froyo rom with the left to right swipe it never happened agilain
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Is it possible to have the standart vanilla slide to answer?
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Is it possible to have the standart vanilla slide to answer?
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Yes. Search the forum for vanilla/rotary.
has anyone found a simple solution to this? I do put my phone in top first... but this means i am hanging up on people when i don't want to.
I want to be able to pull my phone out of my pocket and check who it is then decide what to do.
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Everytime my phone gets unlocked by pressing the menu button in my pocket, is there a way to disable this?
Thanks
I would also like to know how to do this. Could this be implemented into 2.91 please paul?!!
+1 - made a lot of accidental calls in my pocket .. this forced me to activate that annoying and slow unlock pattern
Wow, things got buried fast over in the CDMA forums. We got a little extra info from digging around in our phones about this same problem. I don't think any of us have solved it yet but hopefully the info will be useful to solve it for everyone eh?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582315
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Put the phone face down in your pants, no way of pressing the menu screen that way
also protects the screen for breaking bij any bumps or something.
Always have my hero in my pants never ever made an accidental call.
Stafflover said:
Put the phone face down in your pants, no way of pressing the menu screen that way
also protects the screen for breaking bij any bumps or something.
Always have my hero in my pants never ever made an accidental call.
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that is the only way. also with the programm lock 2.0 the screen still get on every time.
when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..
I thought this would be simple for the devs running a command that just disabled that button, but hey im not a dev, i know **** about it thanks for looking into it anyway
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when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..
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Hehehehe... my "package" have no girlfriend to call but it calls random persons instead...
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Hehehehe... my "package" have no girlfriend to call but it calls random persons instead...
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maybe he feels lonely?
would it be strange that it keeps calling my mom in my pants?
yah.. we need a fix for this.
All joking aside; putting in a security pattern to unlock will take away the problem, though you'd have to draw the pattern every time you want to unlock..
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All joking aside; putting in a security pattern to unlock will take away the problem, though you'd have to draw the pattern every time you want to unlock..
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Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!
Well im using the pattern now, but im bored of drawing it all the time..
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Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!
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so true
Stafflover said:
Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!
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Depends a little bit on the location and situation you're in
E2K said:
when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..
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What a coincidence!
When I put my Hero in my trousers it also calls your girlfriend!!
hahahahhaha nice joke YOUR PENIS called your girlfriend
Okay enough jokes about your penis having its own life and calling his friends
Anyone was able to find a solution yet?
Hi all!
Ive been taking stuff from the XDA-Dev Community for a long time so I thought while I learn C# Programming ill post my Apps up here (as a means of giving something back and having a fresh supply of guinea pigs heh heh heh). Anyway this is ver 0.1 and i am a beginner so use with caution.
Also I only just finished it so I would like to hear about feature requests if possible. ANNDD i made this using the Samsung SDK so i dont know which fones it will work with i doubt it will work with HTC as it uses the light sensor (the only thing used from it). So if someone wants to share with me the code on how to read the HTC light sensor (get the Lumens) then I can make it dual compatible .
Anyhoo this is the point of the app: I dont like to lock my phone with the password all the time as i usually listen to MP3s and I dont like the fact that my fone (i8000) sometimes unlocks the screen on receiving a message or email etc. The worst thing is when youre walking and happily listening to your MP3s and then suddenly you hear beeps from your phone as it presses against your leg!
If i lock it i have to put a password on it if i dont lock it sometimes the End Key gets pressed and turns the screen on or some event on the phone turns the screen on and then you have to dig it out your pocket and the Sleeve of the phone and close it again.
Maybe its just me but it bugs me very much.
So what this app does is when the screen is turned on in low light surroundings it presents another lock screen. As im not very good with graphics (i dont even have a program icon ) etc its just three buttons. The first is displayed at the top, tap it show the second and then the third and then it becomes unlocked and you can use it as normal. So next time you receive a message it wont be bugging you that your fone may be making a phonecall or typing gibberish to someone in your address book and so you can listen to your mP3's in peace.
Attached are screen shots of the proggie and the CAB file to install.
Please give me Feature suggestions and other App suggestions im hoping to be fluent in C# before summer is over.
PS: Im testing the app myself so im not sure about battery life etc. I didnt use polling of the screen power state rather i used the Power Notifications and the message queue method.
Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you
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Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you
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In the dark the three buttons will appear on the screen and you have 10 seconds to press them. Once those buttons are pressed you can use the phone until you lock it again by turning the screen off (not the full Pass Code to lock but just turning the screen off with a quick press). This way if you turn the fone on in a dark room you still have the ability to use it. However if it accidently turns on in your pocket the same three buttons are shown but after 10 seconds it will turn back off.
Ok thanks well if you find a way to port it to HTC I would definetly use it.
Its not so much a major port I just dont have an HTC Device to test it on and the only thing i need is the api to get a value from the light sensor if you can find me that i can put an HTC version in one second .
Through the power of search
I hope this works for you http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/07/htc-light-sensor-sdk.html
I need an app like this, my wife hates it when my HD2 pocket dials her. If you can make it compatible with HTC I'll be all over it! Nice job!
Interesting stuff! I'll be updating this. As soon as it's HTC compatible, I'll be testing it
Very interesting.
Hoping to see an HTC enabled version soon
how much ram does it take?
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Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you
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im graphic designer as well so hit me up if need some help ... also cant test as i have td2 as well.. sorry
Sorry for the late reply folks,
Im checking out the API now for HTC but i dont have a device to test on so I will post different releases and hopefully from feedback from you guys I can correct it. Also I will be fixing the "Object Disposed" exception problem from the Omnia though i dont have that to test on anymore i sold it but i know where the problem lies UPdates soon thanks for all the replies its nice to have the encouragement.
We HTC owners appreciate the attempt!
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Sorry for the late reply folks,
Im checking out the API now for HTC but i dont have a device to test on so I will post different releases and hopefully from feedback from you guys I can correct it. Also I will be fixing the "Object Disposed" exception problem from the Omnia though i dont have that to test on anymore i sold it but i know where the problem lies UPdates soon thanks for all the replies its nice to have the encouragement.
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Keep up the good work! I am looking forward for an HTC compatible version. Cheers
We finally got Apps2SD, we've got 720p video recording and we have wifi tethering. So just out of curiosity - why people still want to root their phones?
(I think we should leave the custom ROMs case)
Two important things to me are: Market Access/Enabler (I'd be seriously pissed if I couldn't buy apps) and slight modifications to the system like menu button to unlock, ...
Becase even witg froyo app2sd i only have 15mb left.
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We finally got Apps2SD, we've got 720p video recording and we have wifi tethering. So just out of curiosity - why people still want to root their phones?
(I think we should leave the custom ROMs case)
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Because using AdamG's OpenDesire 3.0.2 ROM, I have loads of large meg apps installed, like Google Earth, and still have about 138 meg of phone memory left
Dont forget overclocking and underclocking.
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The Froyo app2sd is rubbish at the moment, only three apps I have installed at the moment can be moved to the SD card... there for rooting is essential.
Well, you can kinda hack FroYo's Apps2SD Moving ANY app to SD on FroYo (or how to Enable all grayed out 'Move to SD' buttons)
But I agree about the market...
The ability to do full backups and restore them is my main reason
Adblock...?
Because it's fun! Hacking devices to see how far you can take them. I have tons of old phones (mostly winmo) I keep around for hacking.
Why root?
To get rid of the STUPID HTC lock screen and replace it with the standard FroYo.
Piece of sh*t is constantly unlocking itself in my pocket, and you only have to do a slight downwards slide to open it! USELESS!
Adding OpenVPN
Buetooth Wireless Tether (Uses WAY less battery than wifi tether)
Unless of course,someone knows better??
cheers
CQU
So yeah, that's the thrill of it - to hack stuff. I totally agree with that but also I don't want to loose the warranty on my expensive phone and now there are way fewer reasons to root it. So I think HTC did their job well with FroYo.
All of the above for me
ix9 said:
Piece of sh*t is constantly unlocking itself in my pocket, and you only have to do a slight downwards slide to open it! USELESS!
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Put your phone in your pocket with the power button at the top so that it doesn't get accidentally pressed. Sorted.
Nickedynick said:
Put your phone in your pocket with the power button at the top so that it doesn't get accidentally pressed. Sorted.
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I always do. My jeans STILL manage to lightly tap the power button then my leg rubbing on the screen still unlocks it!
(before stating the obvious "face the screen to the outside" so your leg doesnt rub, I just can't do it. Lean over a desk and the screen cops the pressure and could crack. No thanks!)
(sidenote: my iphone never unlocked itself, EVER, the power button needed more force, and the slide motion of unlocking could never be done by legrubbing)
For me the number one reason is Gingerbread. I'm happy with the stock ROM and adding customizations is not that necessary (if thou I like it).
But when Gingerbread arrives (Android 3.0) I don't think that HTC will offer it to desire users and then, if I'm rooted, I hope that there will be custom ROMs taking Gingerbread to my Desire.
ix9 said:
Why root?
To get rid of the STUPID HTC lock screen and replace it with the standard FroYo.
Piece of sh*t is constantly unlocking itself in my pocket, and you only have to do a slight downwards slide to open it! USELESS!
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How do you do this? I also think it's stupid and have the same problem answering calls as I take it out of my jeans (people who wear loose pants might not have this issue).
How is it possible for a capacitive touch screen to get rubbed by jeans and pick up a touch motion?? Arent capacitive screens made only to register contacts from our fingers only? No matter how hard i tried i could never answer a call with something other than my hands.. i just cant understand those discussions.. unless im mistaken ofcourse and a capacitive screen can register touches from other things aswell.. someone enlighten me please?
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Objects which leads electricity can be used on the screens. I can use my jeans to navigate on my Desire
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Sometimes when my phone rings I can't get it out of lock to answer the phone. When the caller hangs up only then I can answer. This is intermitant. I don't know what to do.
Running the stock ROM, and rooted with unrevoked.
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Sometimes when my phone rings I can't get it out of lock to answer the phone. When the caller hangs up only then I can answer. This is intermitant. I don't know what to do.
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What ROM are you running? Rooted or not rooted? These are things you should remember to post when you're having issues. Makes diagnostics much easier
All I have done was root it. I didn't install any rom or anything. I only rooted it to get the wifi tethering.
So screen turns on, but you are not able to press "answer" when a call is incoming?
Its telling you to hang up on stock rom and go custom. Plus you have better support specially being in this community.
Just saying
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Its telling you to hang up on stock rom and go custom. Plus you have better support specially being in this community.
Just saying
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I'm inclined to agree. Custom ROMs definitely go waaaaay above and beyond the stock one. I use a combination of MyBackup Root and Titanium Backup free for contacts/messages and apps, respectively. Once you go custom, you never go back
What I was trying to say is that the screen is locked when the phone rings and then when I go to answer the phone it will not unlock until the phone stops ringing. But like I said in the first post this doesn't happen all the time. I would say about 25% of the time it does this. Sooo... Thats what I was trying to say.
Are you using Google Voice?
Are you using Google Voice to direct your calls? I have 3 phones that GV directs my calls to, and I've noticed that sometimes that causes one or the other of the phones to ring "late". Sometimes the Inc, sometimes not. I don't notice an issue when someone calls my direct line to any of the phones.
I am wondering what you would get if you use an app like No Lock that disables the lock screen.
I started using it when I had a roms lock screen fighting with a launcher's lock screen. I would get stacked lock screens, but only sometimes.
Running without a lock screen is not for everyone, so think about how you use your phone before disabling this great security feature. For me, my phone never leaves my side, and I mean NEVER. And if a "friend" starts poking at my phone I start poking in their face or purse... They learn after awhile.
reisa said:
Are you using Google Voice to direct your calls? I have 3 phones that GV directs my calls to, and I've noticed that sometimes that causes one or the other of the phones to ring "late". Sometimes the Inc, sometimes not. I don't notice an issue when someone calls my direct line to any of the phones.
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I thought it was GV also but its not I uninstalled it and it would still do it.
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I am wondering what you would get if you use an app like No Lock that disables the lock screen.
I started using it when I had a roms lock screen fighting with a launcher's lock screen. I would get stacked lock screens, but only sometimes.
Running without a lock screen is not for everyone, so think about how you use your phone before disabling this great security feature. For me, my phone never leaves my side, and I mean NEVER. And if a "friend" starts poking at my phone I start poking in their face or purse... They learn after awhile.
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I'm not sure if I would like the no lock because I tend to put my phone in my pocket all the time and it would just turn on and pocket dial people. LoL
Manitook said:
Running without a lock screen is not for everyone, so think about how you use your phone before disabling this great security feature. For me, my phone never leaves my side, and I mean NEVER. And if a "friend" starts poking at my phone I start poking in their face or purse... They learn after awhile.
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App protector sounds like a good app for you.
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SetCPU?
Assuming screen is off when it cannot be unlocked - but...
Are you running SetCPU w/ a low screen off profile?
If not, maybe install SetCPU, and set a higher frequency in the screen off profile settings.
SetCPU is available in the market; it's also available as a free d/l for XDA members here on XDA.
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Assuming screen is off when it cannot be unlocked - but...
Are you running SetCPU w/ a low screen off profile?
If not, maybe install SetCPU, and set a higher frequency in the screen off profile settings.
SetCPU is available in the market; it's also available as a free d/l for XDA members here on XDA.
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Good call, I do remember when I was revving CPU way down with screen off. When it had been off for ~1-2 hours it'd be sluggish and take a bit for the CPU to rev back up. Never used it that long though because the Kernel I'm using now does this and using setCPU just chews up battery.
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Good call, I do remember when I was revving CPU way down with screen off. When it had been off for ~1-2 hours it'd be sluggish and take a bit for the CPU to rev back up. Never used it that long though because the Kernel I'm using now does this and using setCPU just chews up battery.
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Well, there's something to try then - if the kernel is making the device slow to wake, use SetCPU to bump up the screen off profile and see if the issue persists.
Couple folk note just this issue in the kernel threads.
This is a known problem I struggle with myself. You may find that you can stroke up to deny the call but not unlock. It seems that this is some kind of grounding problem. Hearing that I tried setting the phone down and swiping while I wasn't touching it otherwise with some success. I've heard a quick cycle of the power button followed by an immediate swipe down can work. Some report pressing the screen firmly before swiping works. I usually just swipe up, call back and say "sorry about that, what's up?" After all, most people are used to drops and stuff because of Iphones.
I periodically goog "incredible can't answer" looking for the golden bullet.
Just curious about what kind of security people use to unlock their phones. I played with the face unlock when I first got the GN but eventually got too impatient. I'm trying to decide if continuing to "Improve face matching" will eventually make it fast almost every time, or if I should just go ahead and switch to pattern or pin.
If you lock your phone, I found face unlock minimize touching the screen and thus less blur on screen
But sometimes I feel face unlock delay my logging into the phone in case I want to do something quick.... I still prefer pattern unlock
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I used to have no pin because I like the stock lockscreen and being able to put SMS phone etc in the slide to unlock. Now that aokp has the option for both I use pin and lockscreen. Feels like iPhone lock exactly
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I use pattern..but not for security reasons at all. I got tired of pocket dialing people.
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Pin. When you think of the personal information on a smartphone it is a little scary. I have droidlost installed for added protection, but I'll only use a pin because anything else is just to insecure. Most pattern locks can be guessed by smudges on the screen in just a few attempts. Face unlock can be cracked with a bad facebook pic.
While face unlock can be hacked with a picture, no one that finds your lost phone is going to know what you look like. I always thought that was an interesting criticism of the face unlock. My friends might be able to hack into my phone, but that's not really who I'm trying to secure it from.
I also used to only use slide, but I have recently become more and more aware of how much information is available to anyone holding my phone. I think identity theft would be pretty easy if I lost it
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Pin. When you think of the personal information on a smartphone it is a little scary. I have droidlost installed for added protection, but I'll only use a pin because anything else is just to insecure. Most pattern locks can be guessed by smudges on the screen in just a few attempts. Face unlock can be cracked with a bad facebook pic.
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Yeah, pin and password are the only two that are very secure, but I just use slide. My mentality is, I'd be much more concerned if someone got ahold of my wallet with all my cash, ids, cards, etc, but I don't put a lock on that. I just keep it with me all the time, same as my phone. I've never lost either and don't plan to! But I do have SeekDroid just in case.
Face Unlock, just so that when I get into the homescreen, JuiceDefender has turn on my Data Connection. Oh, and too impress friends too
Face Unlock.
It is much better than nothing and I don't want to key in the PIN every time the screen is locked.
I never carry my own photo with me other than the one on my driver license which I confirmed would not unlock my phone. So I don't see why people say Face Unlock is useless.
I use a pattern, get it wrong and I have a picture of you emailed to me.
I used slide to unlocked before I installed cerberus, might as well use the features.
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While face unlock can be hacked with a picture, no one that finds your lost phone is going to know what you look like. I always thought that was an interesting criticism of the face unlock. My friends might be able to hack into my phone, but that's not really who I'm trying to secure it from.
I also used to only use slide, but I have recently become more and more aware of how much information is available to anyone holding my phone. I think identity theft would be pretty easy if I lost it
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Actually it would be very easy to find out. Most lockscreens will splash contact information. If you find my phone you will have my name, work phone number, and multiple email addresses. That is at least three ways to google and find pictures for most people. I would argue that this is the most insecure method possible to lock up your device.
Clicked thanks by mistake but thanks for replying anyway
str355 said:
I use a pattern, get it wrong and I have a picture of you emailed to me.
I used slide to unlocked before I installed cerberus, might as well use the features.
Sent from Mobile..
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how do you get the phone to send you the pic?
I like to use the pattern, but it gets annoying when I'm just sitting at home texting back and forth, as I have to unlock it every single time. I end up turning the security off lol. Sometimes I'm good and turn it back on when I leave the house.
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how do you get the phone to send you the pic?
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It's the cerberus app.
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Actually it would be very easy to find out. Most lockscreens will splash contact information. If you find my phone you will have my name, work phone number, and multiple email addresses. That is at least three ways to google and find pictures for most people. I would argue that this is the most insecure method possible to lock up your device.
Clicked thanks by mistake but thanks for replying anyway
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After enabling Face Unlock, when I touch the power button, I can only see the date, time, and the network name. There is no personal information at all.
Amowagou said:
After enabling Face Unlock, when I touch the power button, I can only see the date, time, and the network name. There is no personal information at all.
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Under security settings click 'Owner info' to turn it on. Shows whatever message you want to the hopefully honest person who finds your phone. Only hitch is that if the phone is plugged in it just says "charging xx%" rather than the message. Don't know if that is a bug or if Google just figured that if your phone is plugged in it is probably not lost.
I'm using a PIN because I installed unlock with WiFi and it requires it. When I'm on a registered WiFi network I just slide to unlock.
virtualcertainty said:
Pin. When you think of the personal information on a smartphone it is a little scary. I have droidlost installed for added protection, but I'll only use a pin because anything else is just to insecure. Most pattern locks can be guessed by smudges on the screen in just a few attempts. Face unlock can be cracked with a bad facebook pic.
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also, i feel that pattern unlock can be easily seen & remembered by people standing behind you even from quite a distance, as compared to pin/password lock
No. I'm ugly enough and don't need to be reminded of it constantly.
Neat trick though.
i wish there is a slide --> pattern unlock. i want the quick camera access and pattern