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drop down notification in lock screen

why i can't drop down notification bar in lock screen? I'm using version 4.0.1

If you have any of the security settings on you won't be able to do use the drop down bar. You have to set it to use no unlock password.

i'm not using any unlock password. i'm using slide to unlock.

jonatansofer said:
i'm not using any unlock password. i'm using slide to unlock.
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Which is there to prevent you from accidentally activate something else, like the notification bar.
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Herman76 said:
Which is there to prevent you from accidentally activate something else, like the notification bar.
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one of the features of ics is being able to drag down the notification bar from the lock screen. I use slide to unlock and this feature works fine for me. to op.. are you on a custom rom?
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spovat said:
one of the features of ics is being able to drag down the notification bar from the lock screen. I use slide to unlock and this feature works fine for me. to op.. are you on a custom rom?
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Works for me with slide unlock as well.
I am on 4.0.3 custom rom (Axiom) though. I was not on 4.0.1 long enough to see if it worked then.

I'm using Slide to Unlock and I can pull down the notification bar on lock screen to see what's in there.

OP, try activating a secure lock method (such as password/pattern/pin) and then switching back to the slide to unlock...

my last experience is, for some weird reason, if i do not have a simcard in the phone, the notification bar will not slide down.
once i got a sim card in, it start working.

qwerp_ said:
my last experience is, for some weird reason, if i do not have a simcard in the phone, the notification bar will not slide down.
once i got a sim card in, it start working.
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i'm on stock rom!
but Maybe that's why, now I have no Sim Card.

My 3 dots are on the lockscreen when I lock the screen

It happens when I lock it from twitter. Maybe other apps as well, unchecked though. Here is a pick of the reproducible problem
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The option dots. They hold no function when pressed
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it's a bug in ICS that displays the menu buttons when on the lockscreen. it's not suppose to happen. most likely they'll fix it in an update eventually.

If u use ADW EX home launcher that 3 dot menu on lockscreen unlocks the phone by just pressing on it.

DiNoise said:
If u use ADW EX home launcher that 3 dot menu on lockscreen unlocks the phone by just pressing on it.
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Only if you use slide to unlock.
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It happens in WhatsApp too.

DiNoise said:
If u use ADW EX home launcher that 3 dot menu on lockscreen unlocks the phone by just pressing on it.
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If I don't go back to home screen before I lock. I have the 3 buttons displayed. These seem to override the slide to unlock. This is not really an issue tho I suppose as slide to unlock isn't secure anyway
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I assumed it was a feature. It only pops up on slide to unlock setting and I always use that instead of sliding when I have apps open.
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But isn't slide to unlock supposed to be a more secure lock over a none lock to prevent accidental phone unlock in your pocket? That's the whole point of "sliding" to unlock, not "pressing".
If that really is a feature they should give us an option to disable it. But I still think its a bug.

How often is something in your pocket going to find those three little dots and hit that specific part of your phone to unlock it..?
Better yet.. how often is your phone screen even on when in your pocket?

This always happens when locking when you are in an app
Or in browser....sort off shortcut feature tap it and you are right back in the app that is open at the moment
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joshnichols189 said:
How often is something in your pocket going to find those three little dots and hit that specific part of your phone to unlock it..?
Better yet.. how often is your phone screen even on when in your pocket?
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I think u missed my point.
It defeats the purpose of "sliding".
Why not just have ONE unlock button instead of sliding and 3dots?, since both have the same function.

Isn't Android about choices? Couldn't I chose to tap the 3 dots vs sliding all the time?
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Tidbits said:
Isn't Android about choices? Couldn't I chose to tap the 3 dots vs sliding all the time?
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Well, then I want my choice to disable that "feature".

this is a bug, even google has admitted it's a bug. why do you find it so hard to believe that?

neok44 said:
this is a bug, even google has admitted it's a bug. why do you find it so hard to believe that?
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That's what I said, I hope ppl joke when they say it's a feature. Otherwise its sad to see "unwise" individuals on XDA (no offense to anybody).
I know this bug might not bother many, but I really want stock Android to be more polished and not half baked.
I hope OTA update is coming soon with fixes for all these little/big bugs.

neok44 said:
this is a bug, even google has admitted it's a bug. why do you find it so hard to believe that?
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Why do you care so much? It doesn't matter if people think it is a bug or not if it is a bug it will get fixed. It doesn't make a difference if someone thinks it is a bug or not because either way it will be fixed if it is.
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remove stock lock screen?

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....

[Q] WidgetLocker messed up my notifications bar. Or am I wrong?

Hello everybody.
I am new here and I'm sorry if this has been answered already but I could not find an answer. Anyway. I installed WidgetLocker on my Galaxy Nexus but when I uninstalled it later on it left my notifications bar inaccessible from my stock lock screen. It can't be pulled down without unlocking the phone! Is there a way to fix this? It's just awful...
Edit: It can be pulled down in the WidgetLocker lock screen but I don't want to use it.

Do you have password our pattern unlock activated?
The notification bar is only accessible with slide to unlock.
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Herman76 said:
Do you have password our pattern unlock activated?
The notification bar is only accessible with slide to unlock.
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No, I'm using slide and it can't be pulled down.

Leachz said:
No, I'm using slide and it can't be pulled down.
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Did u try rebooting the phone?

JRJ442 said:
Did u try rebooting the phone?
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Just tried it, no luck. The problem persists. I think I'll give the factory reset a try.
!EDIT!: Tried it, didn't work out.

Maybe increasing security (activate pattern/password) and then setting it back to slide unlock can fix it?
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Herman76 said:
Maybe increasing security (activate pattern/password) and then setting it back to slide unlock can fix it?
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Unfortunately that was one of the first things I tried.

Why is my notification bar disabled even though I don't have that setting enabled?
One of two reasons: The Block Power Dialog option unfortunately also blocks expanding of the notification bar. The Settings help will be updated in the future to explain this. System security (pin/pattern/password) locks the notification bar itself, this is independent of WidgetLocker.
Found on their website. Don't know if this is a fix or not since I don't have widget locker installed.
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Herman76 said:
Why is my notification bar disabled even though I don't have that setting enabled?
One of two reasons: The Block Power Dialog option unfortunately also blocks expanding of the notification bar. The Settings help will be updated in the future to explain this. System security (pin/pattern/password) locks the notification bar itself, this is independent of WidgetLocker.
Found on their website. Don't know if this is a fix or not since I don't have widget locker installed.
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Yeah, I stubled upon that too but the weird thing is that the bar is NOT disabled while using WidgetLocker but becomes inaccessible after removing or disabling the app. I'm running ICS 4.0.2 so I'll update and see what happens.

[Q] get rid of lockscreen?

so im on CM10,
is there a way to get rid of the lockscreen? im not talking about the screen where you use a pattern, face, password.
im talking about the initial screen where you have to drag the button to the "unlock" button (which then subsequently opens up the pattern, etc page)
so for me, i have a pattern.
but i dont want to use the "slider shortcut" thing to intially drag it to "unlock" THEN swipe my pattern.
i just wanna immediately go to the pattern swiping screen.
is there a way? thx

I know on tw ROMs you go to
Settings>security>screen lock>none
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gtuansdiamm said:
I know on tw ROMs you go to
Settings>security>screen lock>none
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no i want the screen lock (the part where you swipe a pattern)
what i DONT want is the screen BEFORE that....where you have to drag the button to the "unlock" button.
its on CM10

From the play store get no lock app and you good to go.
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When you set up your pattern lock (Settings --> Security ---> Screen Lock ---> Pattern) it will have a check box for the "With Swipe Lock" If you have that unchecked you will not have that initial screen.

thanks!!!
next one
1) where is the google now app? if i click the mic button at the top, itll ask me to speak, but i dont see an independant app to click on

It is pretty much just Google and is a g with a blue background
It links you to what you get when you click the search bar
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