remove stock lock screen? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Hey guys,
Is there a way to remove the stock lock screen from my phone? It's a completely stock GS2. I'm planning to root in the next few days, so if that's necessary I'm ok with it. I just HATE the stock lock and want to use widget locker. Unfortunately, when I simply install widget locker over the top, I end up with a redundant lock and have to swipe twice.
Any advice?

Try go locker app
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elbarto7 said:
Try go locker app
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I already know what lockscreen I want to use. I just need to get rid of the stock one.

When you say you have "redundant" lockscreens, do you mean that WidgetLocker comes up, followed by your security lockscreen, or are you not using any sort of password?
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He's talking about the static image that you swipe that unlocks the phone. I installed Go Locker and it gets rid of that except for the 1st time you power the phone on.

Install NO Lock from the market open it click disable. Then install whichever lock apparently you want and run it.
No lock apparently disables the stock
Lock screen.
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badutahboy said:
Hey guys,
Is there a way to remove the stock lock screen from my phone? It's a completely stock GS2. I'm planning to root in the next few days, so if that's necessary I'm ok with it. I just HATE the stock lock and want to use widget locker. Unfortunately, when I simply install widget locker over the top, I end up with a redundant lock and have to swipe twice.
Any advice?
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Install the Juggernaut rom and you can pick from a few different lock screens. I haven't seen the stock lock screen since I installed Juggernaut a month ago.
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First off, thanks to everyone for responding, even if I didn't directly quote you. I appreciate the input.
sigloiv said:
When you say you have "redundant" lockscreens, do you mean that WidgetLocker comes up, followed by your security lockscreen, or are you not using any sort of password?
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Correct, widgetlocker comes up, then the stock galaxy lockscreen, so I have to swipe twice.
samomamo said:
Install NO Lock from the market open it click disable. Then install whichever lock apparently you want and run it.
No lock apparently disables the stock
Lock screen.
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Thanks, I'll try it again. I installed no-lock, and it just removed widget locker, but it didn't even do that reliably, lol. I'll uninstall WL, run no-lock, and then reinstall and hopefully that will work.
jordanishere said:
Install the Juggernaut rom and you can pick from a few different lock screens. I haven't seen the stock lock screen since I installed Juggernaut a month ago.
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Thanks for the recommendation. When I'm ready to go the custom rom route, I'll check Juggernaut out. I don't know why I'm hesitating about flashing, because I've rooted and ROM'd my last 4 android phones, but for whatever reason, I'm not in a big hurry to root my GS2. Other than the lockscreen, I'm pretty happy with it completely stock.

It appears as though installing no-lock and disabling the lock screen, THEN installing your secondary lock works. I've rebooted a couple times and still get the stock lock on launch (which makes sense, since both no-lock and widget locker are started after boot), but haven't seen it since then.

Solution posted above did not help me. I have installed No Lock, disabled lock screen, then installed Go Locker but even so there is sometimes situation when both screens appear - annoying! What do you recommend?

Try MiLocker which is like the MIUI locker. Used it on my G2 and it worked perfectly. I like the static lock on the SGSS2 so that's why I haven't gone back to using it. Its worth a shot and they have tons of different lock screens

*#7594# It does disable the stock screen lock for Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G Touch (Sprint) and also works for Samsung Galaxy Attain (MetroPCS)., I just tried it does not works on our Phone....

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Lock Screen = Bad

Anyone know how this can be changed? The motion of having to drag the wallpaper off the screen is pretty lame.
I've been searching for this.
Edit: Adding a lock pattern overrides this or you can look at getting one of the lock screens from the market.
Its the same as the infuse minus the puzzle... Which i miss
.sorta.
Use widget locker?
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zenxeon said:
Anyone know how this can be changed? The motion of having to drag the wallpaper off the screen is pretty lame.
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root will do it. I bet if we just delete their lockscreen.apk it'll default to the standard android pull-tabs.
Also, yeah, worst lockscreen EVAR. It's like they didn't even try, lol.
software can, and will, be hacked. no worries.
I personally like the lockscreen. I even had it on my epic 4g by choice.
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Patience guys ... enjoy this beastly device until root comes ... then it'll be perfect ... at-least you guys got it today lol
change to pin or pattern
Silent25r said:
I've been searching for this.
Edit: Adding a lock pattern overrides this or you can look at getting one of the lock screens from the market.
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Thanks for the tip... i hate that screen
I hate the fact that the pin overrides the lock screen. So stupid...
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Widget locker
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There's one called Agile Lock that mimics the sense 3.0 lock screen pretty well, plus lets you put any widget you want on it! I've been using it since yesterday and no wake locks/force closes anything weird. I got the paid version, not sure about the free version.
But yeah, I hate the stock lock screen.
clamknuckle said:
There's one called Agile Lock that mimics the sense 3.0 lock screen pretty well, plus lets you put any widget you want on it! I've been using it since yesterday and no wake locks/force closes anything weird. I got the paid version, not sure about the free version.
But yeah, I hate the stock lock screen.
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Yeah, only the paid version allows you to change the widgets but you can accumulate points on the free version to unlock the feature...at least that's how it was when I last used it
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Korey_Nicholson said:
I hate the fact that the pin overrides the lock screen. So stupid...
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Really? I hated the fact that the pin didn't override the lock screen on my Photon.
Why would I want to worry about accidentally activating the screen (the purpose of the lock screen) when I already entered a security pin?
The lockscreen is better then the one on the 8 lock mod on the epic..
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I have to agree, that ugly swiping off the wallpaper really seems like they didn't even try. The default Android lock screen is much better.
I went out and bought WidgetLocker just because it was so bad.
i just wished we could at least change the picture
i love the shortcuts for missed notifications
try:
Settings
Display
Screen Display
Lock Screen Wallpaper
Lets you choose whatever you want!
I used this as my lockscreen wallpaper LOL:
http://*****in100.com/dlpilot/icon.png
cary328is said:
I used this as my lockscreen wallpaper LOL:
http://*****in100.com/dlpilot/icon.png
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Wow...throwback!!!!
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
Anyone notice quite a lag between hitting power and the screen actually turning on? I just plugged the phone in, and it was MUCH faster to turn on. When I unplugged, same lag. I will test more when its fully charged.
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[Q] eliminate stock lock?

ive searched a good bit so if its in the open i apologize. does anyone know if its possible to completly eliminate the stock lock screen or point me to some directions showing how? i know i could just use this that or the other lock screen app but i just really wanna know if its possible to delete that lock screen. thanks in advance, veritas
Try "no lock" in the market
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thanks for your reply. i was trying to use the new golocker that the go dev team had released and i noticed nine times outta ten when i woke the phone id have to slide the stock lock out the way and then slide the golocker next. i tried the no lock app but i guess it works to good as it disabled both lock screens. it would b nice to have golocker only. but thanks for the advice.
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If you have the lockmod then you can go into the lockscreen settings and set the style to "none".
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Oh ok I thought u meant get rid of stock lock completely. For me I use widget locker and they have a root override that allows to bypass 10 second rule for apps.
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ravizzle said:
Oh ok I thought u meant get rid of stock lock completely. For me I use widget locker and they have a root override that allows to bypass 10 second rule for apps.
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what 10 second rule?
Its when u shut the screen and immediately wake it again there is a delay bc of android os limitations so widget locker has to wait like 3 seconds before showing.
I mixed up the 3 second android rule with the food fall on ground 10 second rule.
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there are lock screen mods you can use on the android market or mods you can flash in cwm, and you can choose what ever lock screen style you want, i like the none option myself
Neomorpheos said:
there are lock screen mods you can use on the android market or mods you can flash in cwm, and you can choose what ever lock screen style you want, i like the none option myself
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can u please suggest what might be good ones to achieve my goal? ive looked and found nothing of the sort yet.
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veritasaequita said:
can u please suggest what might be good ones to achieve my goal? ive looked and found nothing of the sort yet.
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Not understanding, did you follow what eao1991 said? Switching the style to "none" shows no lock screen at all.
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SocialReject said:
Not understanding, did you follow what eao1991 said? Switching the style to "none" shows no lock screen at all.
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I'm now thinking this person is only rooted without any custom rom installed.
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Is There A Way To Change Which Camera App Opens From The Lock Screen?

title pretty much says it all but to clarify, you slide your finger to the left on the phone and it goes straight to the camera, is there a way to pick a different app for that?
if you've got another camera app installed, when you slide to the left it should ask you what app to use (stock or whatever other ones(s) you have installed.)
Pick the one you want and tick the 'Use as default' box and it will use the selected app from then on everytime you slide left
i clicked clear defaults on the stock camera app and then tried what you said but it didnt give me that pop up
ElectronicYank said:
i clicked clear defaults on the stock camera app and then tried what you said but it didnt give me that pop up
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Seems like it's hard coded to the stock camera asp. Would like to know a way to fix that also.
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Are you guys using custom roms or anything?
I am stock, but I do have Widgetlocker installed so that I can customise my lock screen, perhaps that is what is letting me select a default Cam app from the lock screen.
Just a thought
ya im on rooted stock
i thought widgetlocker wasnt updated for ics?
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ya im on rooted stock
i thought widgetlocker wasnt updated for ics?
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It is
Sent while thinking about my Galaxy Nexus
Use widgetlocker.
alright ill get it but wouldnt there be a way to edit something in the system to do it too?
All the custom ROMs ive used allowed me to choose which app opened by default when I had another camera app installed. No need for a different lockscreen. YMMV
I tried widgetlocker. It felt hacky....me no likey.
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Third party lockers not working?

I've been having some problems with third-party lock screens, for some reason they'll work for a while. But then randomly they will just not lock the screen. Also, no matter what I do the stock lock screen will not go away. I've tried Go Locker, wp7 locker, and magic locker, and none have worked for me.
Is there any solution for this? I like having custom lockers so this is extremely irritating.
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I'm using Go Locker with a WP7 theme and it's working. You also have to use Go Launcher and in Settings>Security change Screen Lock to "None"
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I tried this, and it works fine for awhile, but after an hour or two the locker wont even pop up, it'll just show the home screen or whatever app I was last in.
The only fix I found was to disable and re-enable it, and thats only temporary.
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I have been using Widget Locker for months and it works great. I had to set the option to allow it to keep an icon in the status bar, but once that was done it has only failed to lock once or twice and I use my phone a lot.

totally replace lockscreen ?

hi all
is it possible to completely replace the stock lock screen with another ?
i understand you can download lock screen replacements from the play store but they don't actually replace the lock screen, on may occasions if you lock and unlock within 1 to 2 seconds, the stock lock screen appears.
is there any way around this ?
There is no way around this unless you use a custom rom or what not. Just use the lock screen replacements on the market.
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Why don't you just totally disable the stock lock screen in settings and then use a 3rd party lockscreen?
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DMax99 said:
Why don't you just totally disable the stock lock screen in settings and then use a 3rd party lockscreen?
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You think your such a bloody smart ass right ?
Well my friend you are
Thank you!!
The only issue I have is when using the Google now slide to unlock
It takes me to a strange Google now search page that also displays my previous search
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/screenshots201210101508.png/
ipguy said:
The only issue I have is when using the Google now slide to unlock
It takes me to a strange Google now search page that also displays my previous search
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/screenshots201210101508.png/
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anyone have this problem ?
I use the App Delayed Lock -it unlocks my SGN2 if is the device connecteded to my home or work WIFI and has some more unlock features (time, geocoordinates ec.) - realy great App

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