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My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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You can't! Does your company run Google Apps? If so the admin for your domain can log in and remove the requirement for you otherwise you can't take it off.
Cant? of course I can I just need to know how.. The phone is rooted I dont imagine there is anything that "cant" be done
You have to override the "phone administrators" function to make that happen, I do not know of any ROM's that have that functionality though.
veli69 said:
Cant? if course I can I just need to know how.. The phone is rooted I dont imagine there is anything that "cant" be done
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Ha ha that doesn't matter at all. This is a policy sent down by your company. If you figure out a way I will be amazed.
Is this when you add an exchange account?
If so are you on 4.0.3?
tannor said:
Is this when you add an exchange account?
If so are you on 4.0.3?
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im on 4.0.3. Its lotus notes traveler but the apps works on android 2.0 and greater
There used to be an app to do this on Froyo, but I haven't seen anything like it since. I also would love to see this. I'm on 4.0.3 using exchange mail for company mail, security policy enforced with PIN of course - would much rather use slide to unlock or face unlock.
FYI as a workaround you can use Touchdown which enforces the PIN unlock when opening the app rather than unlocking the phone.
phishie said:
There used to be an app to do this on Froyo, but I haven't seen anything like it since. I also would love to see this. I'm on 4.0.3 using exchange mail for company mail, security policy enforced with PIN of course - would much rather use slide to unlock or face unlock.
FYI as a workaround you can use Touchdown which enforces the PIN unlock when opening the app rather than unlocking the phone.
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Which rom are you on? I am using a modified email.apk to bypass pin.
I cannot take it drives me crazy.
tannor said:
Which rom are you on? I am using a modified email.apk to bypass pin.
I cannot take it drives me crazy.
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Manhattan IC111, you? Can you share the modified apk? This is the standard email you're referring to? Sounds great.
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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You could always just use the PIN and protect your work's potentially valuable IP. They're not just putting a PIN on your phone for fun...
martonikaj said:
You could always just use the PIN and protect your work's potentially valuable IP. They're not just putting a PIN on your phone for fun...
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Sounds like a sysadmin. Not really the point of this thread.
phishie said:
Sounds like a sysadmin. Not really the point of this thread.
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compliance with company policies... not really the point of the thread.
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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I really hope none of my information is being used by your company. It really is people like you that give the large companies you work for such a bad rap about privacy concerns.
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Manhattan IC111, you? Can you share the modified apk? This is the standard email you're referring to? Sounds great.
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I am using mine on AOKP b21, 4.0.3.
I did not make the email.apk, but know how to do it, now that I finally know how to decompile it.
but take a look at this thread might find what you need, to be honest too much controversy in this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412717
ZeroBarrier said:
I really hope none of my information is being used by your company. It really is people like you that give the large companies you work for such a bad rap about privacy concerns.
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Why do you presume I deal with sensitive data?
Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good app for unlocking the tablet while connected to your home's WiFi? To be clear I would still like a lockscreen, but be to have it that when I leave home it goes back to being pin protected. I tried tasker but it can only disable the lockscreen completely, and while I would settle for that, I was wondering if anyone here knew of a solution! Thanks
Easy to do with Tasker. Best money you will spend if you dive into it. You can make your devices do anything you want.
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akarol said:
Easy to do with Tasker. Best money you will spend if you dive into it. You can make your devices do anything you want.
Sent from my amazing Nexus 7.
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I couldn't figure out how to make it only unlock but leave my lockscreen there (like it doesn't go straight to home screen when I press unlock button) do you know if that's possible ? I looked around rather quickly because if it didn't have it I wanted to be within refund period :S
Check out this link http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57478334-285/the-most-practical-creative-ways-to-use-nfc-with-your-android-device/ . Came across it on FB and just watching the vid showed some of the possibilities for the NFC chip and I think it will do what your looking for.
Seems interesting.. I think the main problem is that disabling security and and leaving lockscreen is not an option sadly so like, it's all or nothing :/ I could live with that I suppose haha but kinda sucks
Have you seen this app? It does exactly as you want and works great, I've had it, and its great
Cl8rs said:
Have you seen this app? It does exactly as you want and works great, I've had it, and its great
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it doesn't support patterns, the only lock I use. PINs and passwords are too slow to enter every time.
Try "Settings Profile" on the app store. Similar to tablet but much easier to use. I use it to do exactly what you describe.
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I'm going to treat myself to some NFC tags to see if that will do it
Edit: I knew I'd seen something somewhere http://lifehacker.com/5829514/unloc...om-tedious-phone-passwords-when-youre-at-home
Edit: ^^ its up there. Sorry guy.
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akarol said:
Easy to do with Tasker. Best money you will spend if you dive into it. You can make your devices do anything you want.
Sent from my amazing Nexus 7.
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This resolved my problem :victory:
Thanks! :highfive:
This app also does that.
tcat007 said:
This app also does that.
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OT : it's it more powerful than Tasker?
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It's basically a bunch of Tasker tasks already programmed. Taller is more powerful, but harder to learn.
yerazero said:
OT : it's it more powerful than Tasker?
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Hey everyone, if you've updated to 4.3 go into the Phone app, settings. You can now enable dial pad auto-complete.
It will auto-complete both phone numbers and names (T9-style). So if you want to call Anna and you enter 2662, Anna's number will appear as an auto-complete option.
Nifty!
Nice to see more cyanogenmod features coming to aosp.
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Haha yes. It's a very nice unobtrusive implementation.
I think there may have been patent issues preventing them before, but they found a way around.
T-Keith said:
Nice to see more cyanogenmod features coming to aosp.
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CM is awesome. Everybody knows that.
Honestly, on this one, it's about time. This is a simple feature I've been missing, and the only conclusion I could come to is that someone held a patent for it and that's why it wasn't here. It's in Windows Mobile (earliest version I ever used), and most other platforms, including feature phones. This one excites me, but it's still about time.
(That said, I'm thankful to no longer use a 3rd party dialer to accomplish this).
T-Keith said:
Nice to see more cyanogenmod features coming to aosp.
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This is not cyanogenmod feature, this feature is from old WinMo OS called Smart dialing
cmstlist said:
Hey everyone, if you've updated to 4.3 go into the Phone app, settings. You can now enable dial pad auto-complete.
It will auto-complete both phone numbers and names (T9-style). So if you want to call Anna and you enter 2662, Anna's number will appear as an auto-complete option.
Nifty!
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It's GREAT!
cmstlist said:
Hey everyone, if you've updated to 4.3 go into the Phone app, settings. You can now enable dial pad auto-complete.
It will auto-complete both phone numbers and names (T9-style). So if you want to call Anna and you enter 2662, Anna's number will appear as an auto-complete option.
Nifty!
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nice function. Just one question:
The auto-complete only shows three best matching names. What if you have more than three Annas (following your example)? Can't find any way to select other than first three contacts showing (as you can do in any custom ROM)...
Thank you.
bigcignus said:
nice function. Just one question:
The auto-complete only shows three best matching names. What if you have more than three Annas (following your example)? Can't find any way to select other than first three contacts showing (as you can do in any custom ROM)...
Thank you.
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Enter her last name. Or her initials.
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Enter her last name. Or her initials.
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correct... but google could have done a better job copying other t9 dialers out there with vertical list of all matching contacts instead oh just three... anyway thanks the same.
sweet! been waiting for them to add this feature. thanks for the heads up!
bigcignus said:
correct... but google could have done a better job copying other t9 dialers out there with vertical list of all matching contacts instead oh just three... anyway thanks the same.
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You don't need more than three friends with the same name!
I appreciate having this in the stock dialer, since every dialer replacement I've ever tried had serious lag to it. If this was the first appearance of such a feature on any OS I would say it was GREAT, but this feature has existed elsewhere for YEARS, and the other implementations I've seen make this look amateurish at best. Come on Google! Really? A list of up to 3 people, and no way to select which number to use for the selected contact?
Very nice to finally see it here. One of the things I've been missing. And I love the implementation of it. I'm very glad Google took the time to actually refine Android and polish it instead of rushing out with a bunch of crazy features and introducing more bugs on top of the ones that were already there for some people.
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and no way to select which number to use for the selected contact?
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Long-press on the contact and you can do just that (and set a number as default!)
I actually don't mind only having 3 choices - look up last names or first and last initial and this should never really be a problem. I really like the animations when the choices fly around and wish the keyboard would do that with suggestions as you typed. Some consistency across the OS is nice
vkamicht said:
LI actually don't mind only having 3 choices - look up last names or first and last initial and this should never really be a problem. I really like the animations when the choices fly around and wish the keyboard would do that with suggestions as you typed. Some consistency across the OS is nice
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What if i got 5 friends named ANNA with no middle/last names and i only distinguish them thru their contact photos? The phone's features should be designed according to how people want to use them, not forcing people to use them the way the developers want them to (apple-ish). Nonetheless, still a good feature and yeah, nice animations too :good:
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What if i got 5 friends named ANNA with no middle/last names and i only distinguish them thru their contact photos? The phone's features should be designed according to how people want to use them, not forcing people to use them the way the developers want them to (apple-ish). Nonetheless, still a good feature and yeah, nice animations too :good:
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If you have five friends named Anna and you don't know any of their last names, maybe they are not really your friends?
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If you have five friends named Anna and you don't know any of their last names, maybe they are not really your friends?
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So the "solution" is to add last names. Great idea. I never thought of that.
Cool, didn't realize that this wasn't apart of aosp. I am just use to touchwiz from my old gs3 and note 2(cries I love that bloody phone. But bills need to be paid :'( )
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Was this feature just not on stock ROMs previously?
Cause I've had it on 4.1.2 PA 2.54 for the past 10 months.
Just got the update from Verizon. what are the biggest changes to the latest Android version?
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...for me randomised MAC address, better control Location permissions, Scoped storage but I'm not 100% sure if is enabled in Android 10, more polished OneUI... so far I like A10, don't like only new battery stats
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https://www.rprna.com/updates/one-u...10-for-the-galaxy-note-10-complete-changelog/
rmn.br said:
...for me randomised MAC address, better control Location permissions, Scoped storage but I'm not 100% sure if is enabled in Android 10, more polished OneUI... so far I like A10, don't like only new battery stats
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Curious, are you not a fan of the gesture navigation?
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https://www.rprna.com/updates/one-u...10-for-the-galaxy-note-10-complete-changelog/
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fails to mention the up in pro mode iso to 3200 in the cam and 30 sec shutter vs 10 on android 9
Nice to know the camera got those cam speed and iso aditions, I am curious about the starage handling, as I previously read an article here in XDA that files created by any app would be available only for such app, the author saw this as a negative feature, I would like to see how that impacts overall file usage in real life now that android 10 is officially rolling out
The article does not mention what they crippled ...
Spo0f said:
The article does not mention what they crippled ...
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There is nothing stopping you from summing it up for the audience.
Spo0f said:
The article does not mention what they crippled ...
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I've seen you say this in two threads now. You should really tell people. What's this stuff they crippled?
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Inquiring minds want to know. lol
External touchpads support is broken (both usb and bluetooth) - they don't work/gets recognized as mouse HID as it was on Android 9, currently more like some kind of touch input. Therefore mouse cursor acts strangely when using touchpads - it is way quicker in one plane (e.g. horizontal) than the other (e.g. vertical) which makes it usless.
The update does cripple support for Good Lock which is a huge drawback. You can no longer customize how many rows or columns appear in the quick settings. Many Pie themes are no longer working in 10. On the positive side, battery life has much improved with about 20% more battery at the end of the day. Certain apps such as Instagram will now switch to dark mode if you have it enabled systemwide. For those eagerly waiting, I'd say you're not missing out on much.
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The update does cripple support for Good Lock which is a huge drawback. You can no longer customize how many rows or columns appear in the quick settings. Many Pie themes are no longer working in 10. On the positive side, battery life has much improved with about 20% more battery at the end of the day. Certain apps such as Instagram will now switch to dark mode if you have it enabled systemwide. For those eagerly waiting, I'd say you're not missing out on much.
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Every new version of Android on samsung starts without full support of every goodlock app. It will be the same thing for Android 11. They will update then eventually
One thing for me that kills the A10 update is being unable to Turn Off "Restrict Backgroud Data" on Power Saving Mode
I like to throttle the phone to stop losing battery as quick - Reduce Processor to 70% / AOD Off etc...
With the latest update they have removed the option to do this however when you activate it - It says be default that it is going to be switched on :/
Anybody faced the issue of KLWP not fully working after the update? I can set the wallpaper but the "click to launch app" does not work.
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pcriz said:
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Thanks for this, I examined it.... My favorite was not described either, it is the "Smart Pop-Up View" - bubblehead type notifications for ANY APPS on your phone which when selected brings up said app in a tiny separate window!
KruseLudsMobile said:
Thanks for this, I examined it.... My favorite was not described either, it is the "Smart Pop-Up View" - bubblehead type notifications for ANY APPS on your phone which when selected brings up said app in a tiny separate window!
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That didn't come with Android 10 though. It's been there. Maybe it came to other devices on 10 but Samsung already had that feature.
pcriz said:
That didn't come with Android 10 though. It's been there. Maybe it came to other devices on 10 but Samsung already had that feature.
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HOLY Crap! You are absolutely correct! OMFG! Wish I had found that long ago!
I hate it when programmers change things just so it looks new and improved.
Zero-dark-thirty is NOT the time I want to discover that the snooze button on the alarm clock app has been "upgraded" and moved. Groggy/grumpy/sleepy self turned the alarm off this morning instead of just snoozing it.
Why do they keep effing with my snooze button?!?
/rant
Hi, i was wondering if its possible to port the face recognition option we used to have on older android versions as a mod on the pixel 6 pro. I believe they used the front camera.
Are there any accuracy problems associated with using front camera?
I just needed a faster option to unlock at work as my hands get kinda dirty and the FP sensor on pixel 6 is sensitive to dust unlike the one on my pixel 3 XL (RIP legend).
If there is a solution that exists already, please forgive my naivety and point me to the thread/discussion for it. Thank you!
I don't think there is currently a solution and I doubt there will be unless Google includes it later.
Can you use smart unlock, with your works WiFi? Or location unlock if it has that?
There were reports that FaceID is in the code, but that it was not used on the P6 because it drains the battery. Since the battery is not great as is, I can see the point. I also wonder how secure it is, as Apple uses dedicated hardware to ensure security (thus the notch), but Google seems to rely on the camera alone -- I assume it's a more secure unlock than the totally inon-secure fake FaceID unlocks on many Chinese phones, like Xiaomi.
On another note, I am trying to use my Garmin watch as a trusted device, but about half the time it doesn't work and the phone would ask for PIN. The trusted device implementation, at least with a watch, is kind of a joke, so I am thinking of disabling it at this point.
I am using Trusted Location. Seems like its working fine. Google 'begs' to have you turn 'on' location function for several of its niceties to work. So security joins the growing pile.
old_fart said:
I am using Trusted Location. Seems like its working fine. Google 'begs' to have you turn 'on' location function for several of its niceties to work. So security joins the growing pile.
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Trusted location is poor security, for many reasons.
Anyone at the location can unlock your phone, so for most of us it's not a solution.
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
roirraW edor ehT said:
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
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Then you don't need to lock it at all. Problem solved
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Then you don't need to lock it at all. Problem solved
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Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
Morgrain said:
Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
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Yeah until you want to you a service like "Google pay" you have to have a lock on your phone or you can't use it.
ansh1996 said:
Hi, i was wondering if its possible to port the face recognition option we used to have on older android versions as a mod on the pixel 6 pro. I believe they used the front camera.
Are there any accuracy problems associated with using front camera?
I just needed a faster option to unlock at work as my hands get kinda dirty and the FP sensor on pixel 6 is sensitive to dust unlike the one on my pixel 3 XL (RIP legend).
If there is a solution that exists already, please forgive my naivety and point me to the thread/discussion for it. Thank you!
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It can certainly be done, but you'll have to write some of the code for it yourself. There are a number of open source facial recognition packages available that you can leverage for this.
roirraW edor ehT said:
I don't think there is currently a solution and I doubt there will be unless Google includes it later.
Can you use smart unlock, with your works WiFi? Or location unlock if it has that?
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I work in construction and so there's usually no wifi at work. And the location differs almost everyday so that won't be a viable solution as well.
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There were reports that FaceID is in the code, but that it was not used on the P6 because it drains the battery. Since the battery is not great as is, I can see the point. I also wonder how secure it is, as Apple uses dedicated hardware to ensure security (thus the notch), but Google seems to rely on the camera alone -- I assume it's a more secure unlock than the totally inon-secure fake FaceID unlocks on many Chinese phones, like Xiaomi.
On another note, I am trying to use my Garmin watch as a trusted device, but about half the time it doesn't work and the phone would ask for PIN. The trusted device implementation, at least with a watch, is kind of a joke, so I am thinking of disabling it at this point.
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If the only major issue is battery than i would rather google give us an option to enable it if we want. That way i could turn it on while im at work.
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Trusted location is poor security, for many reasons.
Anyone at the location can unlock your phone, so for most of us it's not a solution.
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I agree.
roirraW edor ehT said:
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
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Unfortunately i am extremely forgetful..its something i have to live with so i can definitely not be trusted as the only security for my device hahah
Morgrain said:
Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
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I agree 100%.
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Yeah until you want to you a service like "Google pay" you have to have a lock on your phone or you can't use it.
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I use google pay as well so yeah no security is off the table haha
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It can certainly be done, but you'll have to write some of the code for it yourself. There are a number of open source facial recognition packages available that you can leverage for this.
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Oh. I know a little bit about coding maybe this could be a learning project for me. Would you know what framework i can use to bypass phone security? LSposed, Magisk or maybe some other?
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Oh. I know a little bit about coding maybe this could be a learning project for me. Would you know what framework i can use to bypass phone security? LSposed, Magisk or maybe some other?
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Nononono, wrong approach. You do NOT want to bypass phone security. You want to integrate into it. Android is an open source operating system, just find the code where the 4 included unlock mechanisms are defined (swipe/pattern/pin/password), and add your own in the same way.
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I work in construction and so there's usually no wifi at work. And the location differs almost everyday so that won't be a viable solution as well.
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Root option to enable a Quick Setting to enable/disable lock - if that's possible?
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If the only major issue is battery than i would rather google give us an option to enable it if we want. That way i could turn it on while im at work.
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Fax cus I'm sure that "don't turn off screen if I'm looking at it" feature uses battery and it's ALWAYS ON when you're on your phone if you turn it on. Face ID only on when you use it, how can that even affect battery ?
Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
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Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
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But is it a secure lock like Apple's Face-ID or is it a gimmick like on the various Chinese phones, that's more for "entertainment purposes only?"
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Nononono, wrong approach. You do NOT want to bypass phone security. You want to integrate into it. Android is an open source operating system, just find the code where the 4 included unlock mechanisms are defined (swipe/pattern/pin/password), and add your own in the same way.
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Yes that is a better way of looking at it. Thank you for the insight!
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Root option to enable a Quick Setting to enable/disable lock - if that's possible?
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That would basically mean i have no security when i disable it, only that i would be able to do so faster haha
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Fax cus I'm sure that "don't turn off screen if I'm looking at it" feature uses battery and it's ALWAYS ON when you're on your phone if you turn it on. Face ID only on when you use it, how can that even affect battery ?
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Yeah but it would only be looking for one thing. Maybe all the battery used on image processing for FaceID adds up over the many unlocks during the course of the day. Thats why i am keen to have it enabled only while I'm at work as the FP works fine in all other circumstances.
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Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
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Oh, that would definitely be worth taking a look. Ill will try and find out over the weekend if i can. Thanks!