Im new to Android, just upgraded from a Blackstone to a Desire this week.
Im trying to figure out how to disable the HTC `basic` lockscreen that appears, with the lower curved bar and notifications. I want to just have the gesture lock when i power on, and not have to thumb down the first lock bar to get to a second lockscreen.
how can i get rid of it ?
I'm just looking for this myself... no luck so far but if I do, I'll post my findings
You can use NoLock. Unfortunately it does what it says. It disables locking. This way, all key will wake the phone!
Bump.
I'm looking for a solution to this very same problem. NoLock won't help because it also disables the lock pattern. So how to disable lockscreen and just leave lock pattern?
OK...
The locks on my phone are very redundant to say the least.
In order to get to my home screen I have to do the following:
1. Press the button on top of the phone.
2. Slide the first lock down.
3. Draw in my security code to get past the lock out.
Step 3 can be shut on and off but I like this security so people can't mess with my phone. However considering I have to do step 1 before and step two also, it seems a tad over kill.
Can I disable step 2, the slide down lock screen?
Basically when I press the button on the top of the phone I want to be RIGHT at the screen where I draw in my lock pattern and or hit emergency call. I was unable to find anything in the settings. Did I miss it or is it really not there? If it's not there is there any other way to do it?
I'll fully rooted if that helps.
Try "No Lock" in the Market. It gets rid of the lock screen (and has a toggle widget). Not sure the effect on the security though.
No Lock gets rid of both the slide to unlock and the security passcode entry. Very handy if you don't care about security, but you get your mail from an Exchange server and they force you to have a security password.
Don't know how to just get rid of the slide to unlock.
i have a droid incredible with the same setup..sorta...i am running virtuous2.7
have u found a way to do this without No Lock?
You can do exactly what you're asking for with Switch Pro widget
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You can do exactly what you're asking for with Switch Pro widget
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To verify my understanding, the OP wants to, on his Evo, disable the Sense drag/slide-down screen lock, and only use the pattern lock.
The problem is that the Sense lock remains even when the pattern lock is enabled. (Unlike the Nexus 1, the AOSP screen lock is automatically disabled when pattern lock is enabled).
Are you indicating that Switch Pro Widget will DISABLE the Sense slide-down lock while maintaining the pattern lock?
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To verify my understanding, the OP wants to, on his Evo, disable the Sense drag/slide-down screen lock, and only use the pattern lock.
The problem is that the Sense lock remains even when the pattern lock is enabled. (Unlike the Nexus 1, the AOSP screen lock is automatically disabled when pattern lock is enabled).
Are you indicating that Switch Pro Widget will DISABLE the Sense slide-down lock while maintaining the pattern lock?
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Would like to know, as my buddy was asking me about this.
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If you use cyanogen rom, add power control widget and add the lockscreen option. Any time that widget is off when you hit the power button to unlock the phone you will go straight to pattern lock or home screen if you don't have one.
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I would pay for an app/widget that handled this...
delete the sense lockscreen from the phone, it's just a file you can remove. Once you do that the system reverts to the standard aosp lock screen (or the pattern if you have security set).
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delete the sense lockscreen from the phone, it's just a file you can remove. Once you do that the system reverts to the standard aosp lock screen (or the pattern if you have security set).
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I'm aware of this mod. People should be aware that you will need root access to delete the file. At the same time, I read that even with the AOSP/standard/vanilla lock screen, it (the standard lock screen) does NOT go away when the pattern lock is ENABLED.
For the Nexus 1, the standard lock DOES go away when pattern is ON, but it does not seem so with the Evo.
Can someone verify/dispute?
Thanks.
I can verify that after deleting the HTClockscreen.apk from my phone Vanilla lock appeared after a reboot. I then enabled a pattern lock only to find the Vanilla lock still necesary before getting to the pattern lock screen.
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I can verify that after deleting the HTClockscreen.apk from my phone Vanilla lock appeared after a reboot. I then enabled a pattern lock only to find the Vanilla lock still necesary before getting to the pattern lock screen.
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Thanks. 1st post for CzarMat!!! Exactly my point--we need to find a way to make the Vanilla lock go away when pattern lock is enabled. But how??
This is all a bit redundant if the OP has Exchange security enabled on his device, which he has yet to clarify (unless I missed something).
I'd like an answer to this also...
Post 2.2, I was able to use No-Lock from the market to do exactly what the OP is asking. I have an Exchange account with a Security Policy (PIN) in place and have since upgraded to 2.2. It's a little redundant that I have to hit power, slide to unlock, then enter pin.
My workaround, for now, is setting the PIN lock screen to enable after 5 minutes, however I still have to slide regardless - UGHH, annoying.
I just want it to work the way I had it before with 2.1
is there any way to edit or app that enables a longer time period before the lock pattern screen comes up? LIke i think the max is like 15min
I want to be able to at least set the lock pattern screen to a 1hr interval, maybe 2hr
is this possible somehow?
Well, you can hit the "menu" capacitive button instead of sliding for a quicker unlock to the pattern security screen. That's what I normally do since it's a bit of finger acrobactics from the power button->aosp slide unlock->pattern screen.
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I'd like an answer to this also...
Post 2.2, I was able to use No-Lock from the market to do exactly what the OP is asking. I have an Exchange account with a Security Policy (PIN) in place and have since upgraded to 2.2. It's a little redundant that I have to hit power, slide to unlock, then enter pin.
My workaround, for now, is setting the PIN lock screen to enable after 5 minutes, however I still have to slide regardless - UGHH, annoying.
I just want it to work the way I had it before with 2.1
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I agree. Apparently this is possible, I'm working on a solution right now. Perhaps an app I can release to the market. It will essentially unlock the phone for you - you may see a bit of the lock the second you unlock the phone, but if things go according to plan it will automatically bypass the slide lock for you.
[edit:] Sorry for the zombie thread revival - Still trying to find a solution for this problem.
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I agree. Apparently this is possible, I'm working on a solution right now. Perhaps an app I can release to the market. It will essentially unlock the phone for you - you may see a bit of the lock the second you unlock the phone, but if things go according to plan it will automatically bypass the slide lock for you.
[edit:] Sorry for the zombie thread revival - Still trying to find a solution for this problem.
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Excellent news! Still looking for a solution. I think simulating a "menu" press will unlock the screen. Looking foward to it. Thanks!!
anyone come up with a solution for this?
Hi, I'm running Calkulin's 2.2 v1.0.2 ROM. It's running beautifully. How do I remove the standard lock screen, the one you have to slide down with the clock so all I have is just a pattern lock? It seems kind of pointless to have to slide it to unlock and then enter a pattern. Just the pattern lock will suffice for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
-Slevin
i would like to know too. when you turn the display on in cm6, it goes straight to the pattern lock (and it even hides the dots).
As a user of sense for a very long time, there is a major difference between the lock screen abilities I had, and I need now. Before with sense I, due to company police have to use a pin to unlock, but I can set the exchange lock to 30 mins and it won't affect me being able to use the phone in short intervals. However with sense it would still have the slide unlock present even when it wouldn't force me to actually lock the phone for 30 mins. Is there a way to get this on the aosp lock screen or am I just sol? If any of this needs further clarification just say so. I'm terrible with explaining things.
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As a user of sense for a very long time, there is a major difference between the lock screen abilities I had, and I need now. Before with sense I, due to company police have to use a pin to unlock, but I can set the exchange lock to 30 mins and it won't affect me being able to use the phone in short intervals. However with sense it would still have the slide unlock present even when it wouldn't force me to actually lock the phone for 30 mins. Is there a way to get this on the aosp lock screen or am I just sol? If any of this needs further clarification just say so. I'm terrible with explaining things.
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More or less I want two lock screens. I want to be able to unlock my phone via "slide" and I want that it to always be that way. Then after 30 min of being locked I want it to prompt me for my PIN. (exchange policy)
Is this possible?
I was wondering if someone might have an answer for me on the stock lockscreen. I've been using magic locker and it sucks. I just want a "slide lock" then after 30 mins a "pin lock" behind it. I have searched, and went over the settings up and down, and I can't figure it out.
PS, I'm on rascbeanjelly
AFAIK, you can't have two types of lock screen at once, you can however delay the PIN lock, but no lock screen wouldn't show up, no slide to unlcok or whatever, basically your phone will be insecure until a predefined set of time, then the PIN lock screen kick in.
You might have more luck with a custom lock screen, I never tried any of them though so I can't guarantee there's even a lock screen replacement that does that.
Sense had it, so I was hoping it was a built in android thing, not just a "sense" item. Yeah, I have been using something, but the bottom bar still shows, and half the time I open straight to google now. That's why I hate these "3rd" party solutions. I was hoping there was a setting(or hack) I was missing. Obvoiusly I don't want to go back to HTC because of their inability, unwillingness to update their software at all, much less in a reasonable fashion. My rezound is still stuck on ICS, so it's not worth dealing with.
Yeah, you just have to live with it I suppose.
It's one of those thing you never thought you'd miss until you lost it, I have the same experience coming from a custom OEM skin, but in my case it was TouchWiz. If only custom skin wasn't so intrusive...
Hi all,
One thing that I wish I could do with my phone is have the swipe lock always turn on when the screen goes off, but the security lock only come on automatically after a set time. As is (on MC2), I find that it's all or nothing. With the swipe lock activates with the pattern lock or neither activates. I've been using the security lock for a while, but with the screen turning on at every text, I was hoping to have the swipe lock so I don't butt-dial people.
Is this possible? I had this option when running a custom ROM on my Evo 3d. I'm on the stock, rooted, deodexed, MC2 ROM. Do any of the custom ROMs offer this option?