Hello,
So, today alone, I've managed to restart my phone 3 times...
I think it's a huge fail to have the ability to enter the shutdown menu without unlocking.
Anyways... I've searched and read several threads/webpages, but cannot find a solution. I've rooted and edited some .kl files but to no avail, I've only managed to shut off the home key's ability to wake the phone (by altering the text row with "power"...huuuuh?).
So, basically, this is what I want:
Preferably: Disable the shut-down menu when the phone isn't unlocked.
Second choice: Disable the power button when locked.
Third choice: Disable the power button for wake-up.
Thanks in advance,
A smartphone noob (Well my old Sony wouldn't die....)
FloddyIrry said:
I think it's a huge fail to have the ability to enter the shutdown menu without unlocking.
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Flight attentands and hospital staff need a way to power down phones, even if the owner won't cooperate, and without looking up how to remove the battery covers for every phone type that may be brought in.
If the shutdown menu would be unavailable w/o unlocking the device would be banned from planes, which would be bad for business. So the only way to do it is with unofficial mods.
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Hi,
In general I am very happy with my new TP2, however, I keep forgetting to press the lock button (hold down the call end buttoun until it vibrates) prior to pussing the power button and putting it in the case.
Does anyone know of a way of adding this function to the power button, so that it automatically locks?
richkidd said:
Hi,
In general I am very happy with my new TP2, however, I keep forgetting to press the lock button (hold down the call end buttoun until it vibrates) prior to pussing the power button and putting it in the case.
Does anyone know of a way of adding this function to the power button, so that it automatically locks?
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If you use S2U2 you get this functionality, I don't know how to do it with normal screen lock.
Dave
Or if you use Throttle Lock you can use a pattern to unlock your device, and you can set it up that when you push the powerbutton it gets locked with the pattern, or that when you push the powerbutton it will wait a x given minutes and then your device get's locked with a pattern.
I don't know how to do it with normal screen lock.
i have this on mine dont know how i got it take it came with some app i have installed
Anyone know how to fix this so that the phone's standard lock autolocks? Tried throttle etc but I still really like the simplicity of the normal phonelock, just need to get it to do it by itself.
Homescreen plusplus (Batterystatus) has this option. You can select lock on standby, it uses normal wm lock app. Used it on my Wizard, not sure if it's compatible with the TP2...
http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm
aiaob said:
Anyone know how to fix this so that the phone's standard lock autolocks? Tried throttle etc but I still really like the simplicity of the normal phonelock, just need to get it to do it by itself.
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Use TouchLockPro as locking utility. Automatically locks at power on and unlocks by light sensor. And you can configure a key unlock sequence. And with a slide to answer solution, you can only lock the hardware keys at incoming call.
if you simply press the power button that switches off the screen and locks all buttons.
uilt-in WM feature.
If you set a password it also automatically locks it
how do you enable ALL BUTTONS UNLOCK ?
in older devices there was an option somewhere in the keys section, now only the power button turns the phone on,. i want all the keys to turn it on, since i use the s2u2...
thanx
otohabibi said:
how do you enable ALL BUTTONS UNLOCK ?
in older devices there was an option somewhere in the keys section, now only the power button turns the phone on,. i want all the keys to turn it on, since i use the s2u2...
thanx
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When not removed from ROM you will find it as \Windows\keylock.exe
Otherwise try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5875933&postcount=5
I am still looking for auto lock at suspend. I don't want to install a program bringing with it 100.000 functions.
I dont see the point in adding extra features to a lock screen. its there to keep the screen locked and thats it lol
Anyways, try 'lock device GUI'
It just adds the function to lock the device when the power button is pushed (Sleep).
Keeps the old lock screen, only adds function
Yea check out LockDevice. I use it and it works great..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=542482
DeviceLock.cab Works As Well...
I had similar issue. So I installed "DeviceLock.cab" and added it as a Quick Link on HCT Sense 2.5 Homescreen. Now I just have to click on the link to lock the device. Once the screen if off the keys don't matter.
Also used "Lock Screen With Bottom Slider" for easy access.
I can't post links, but if you search for quote phrase, you should be able to find a download.
Hope that helps.
Try smartlock. Works perfect! Just install the cab, then it can be found in: Start/Settings/System
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505032
Hey there,
when turning touch flo off, locking the phone is like a game for babies, but how do I lock the phone with touchflo? And what is the difference between locking and pressing the powerbutton shortly and turning the screen off?
Bye,
Christopher
Chris, you are going to get flamed a lot with RTFM comments and people telling you to use search when you ask these types of questions with a new thread.
Most people set the long-press end key to lock the device. Others use various apps to do so.
If you lock the phone, you can't interact with the device unless you unlock it. If you put the phone on standby (by pressing and releasing the power button), you may still interact with the device once it's brought out of standby (via incoming call, pressing the power button, etc).
So with that said, going forward, please do read your user manual, the various wiki's, and use search before starting a new thread.
I currently use Sweep2Wake as my primary method of unlocking and locking my phone, and thought it would be a cool alternative to having a password (as i am on a stock rom with shortcuts on the lockscreen that i can't use with a password) if this could be the only way of unlocking the phone. Most of my friends are iphone users and the ones that do have android phones don't know of this feature.
Ideally the power button would still work when the phone was unlocked (at least for the purposes of the power menu) and turning the phone on.
As an FYI I already have the volume buttons configured to skip tracks on long press.
If anyone knows of an app or mod that i could flash to help me out i'd be grateful, and please no "get a password!" posts
I see a little problem here, if S2W fails for some reason, how you gonna turn on your phone?. neat concept, bad idea
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum (obviously). So today I was robbed during my commute (I got my phone back). As we all know, the HTC One's battery is not easily removable, and installing a tracking service can help. Only problem is, the HTC One can be restarted, preventing any tracking software from tracking the phone's location. Disabling the HTC One's power button can be a solution to this problem. My questions are as follows: Is there a way to disable the power button, and if so how?
I apologize if this topic has been discussed before.
Bounty33 said:
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum (obviously). So today I was robbed during my commute (I got my phone back). As we all know, the HTC One's battery is not easily removable, and installing a tracking service can help. Only problem is, the HTC One can be restarted, preventing any tracking software from tracking the phone's location. Disabling the HTC One's power button can be a solution to this problem. My questions are as follows: Is there a way to disable the power button, and if so how?
I apologize if this topic has been discussed before.
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if you disable the power button you wont be able to wake the device. If your goal is to remove the power off and restart menu from long press power, this also wont stop anyone because you can power cycle the phone with power and volume held together.
I'm not trying to sell this app nor am i a dev but you could try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t3hh4xx0r.nfcsecure
it does cost money after a few days, but there is also a free trial. it works with NFC and takes over the lock screen so no matter what they do they cant get around this unless they have you NFC chip.( unless you have root and have a custom recovery that allows you to wipe data/data/) you can get NFC tags all over the internet including ones for your key ring or even an implant for your skin (weird? i know)
Security and anti theft options
Hmm well that's bad news for me.
What are the best security and anti theft software to add to my phone? I have
–Cerberus
Cerberus is the best.
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If anyone who doesn't know what interaction control is, it is a built-in feature that can be found in settings->dexternity and interaction | on Samsung phones. It is used to prevent a part of the screen or the whole screen from touching. After you enable it touch interactions won't work on the places you choose.
The best part of this tool is it ignores all the notifications as well as calls. It doesn't let you lock or unlock the device as well as physical or on-screen buttons won't work.
Now the worst part is if you run out of battery after you enable this feature you are in trouble.
For the first time when the phone starts, it asks for the locksceen password or whatever security you put.
The problem is when interaction control is enabled you can't touch the screen nor any buttons will work except back key which doesn't do anything and the power key which basically turns off and on the screen.
You can't turn off or on the interaction control while the screen is locked, and you can't unlock your device while interaction control is enabled.
Basically, your phone is in a loop. The only way to make the phone functioning again is the factory reset.
Even Samsung Customer Representative couldn't help it.
I know it is an extreme condition that it can happen.
But still, beware before using it.
Found this topic while googling for a different issue, but I thought I could shed some light on this. Sorry for the necro
At least on my Note 10+, you can enable and disable the Interaction Control feature by doing one of the following:
A) Hold down the Home and Volume Down buttons together. (Doesn't work if the home button is virtual (on-screen) and is blocked by Interaction Control)
B) Hold down the Side Key and Volume Up buttons Together. (Always works, even when Volume buttons and Side Key button is blocked!)
Edit: Just realized this topic is for the Galaxy A50, but hopefully it will work just the same
[email protected] said:
If anyone who doesn't know what interaction control is, it is a built-in feature that can be found in settings->dexternity and interaction | on Samsung phones. It is used to prevent a part of the screen or the whole screen from touching. After you enable it touch interactions won't work on the places you choose.
The best part of this tool is it ignores all the notifications as well as calls. It doesn't let you lock or unlock the device as well as physical or on-screen buttons won't work.
Now the worst part is if you run out of battery after you enable this feature you are in trouble.
For the first time when the phone starts, it asks for the locksceen password or whatever security you put.
The problem is when interaction control is enabled you can't touch the screen nor any buttons will work except back key which doesn't do anything and the power key which basically turns off and on the screen.
You can't turn off or on the interaction control while the screen is locked, and you can't unlock your device while interaction control is enabled.
Basically, your phone is in a loop. The only way to make the phone functioning again is the factory reset.
Even Samsung Customer Representative couldn't help it.
I know it is an extreme condition that it can happen.
But still, beware before using it.
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[email protected] said:
If anyone who doesn't know what interaction control is, it is a built-in feature that can be found in settings->dexternity and interaction | on Samsung phones. It is used to prevent a part of the screen or the whole screen from touching. After you enable it touch interactions won't work on the places you choose.
The best part of this tool is it ignores all the notifications as well as calls. It doesn't let you lock or unlock the device as well as physical or on-screen buttons won't work.
Now the worst part is if you run out of battery after you enable this feature you are in trouble.
For the first time when the phone starts, it asks for the locksceen password or whatever security you put.
The problem is when interaction control is enabled you can't touch the screen nor any buttons will work except back key which doesn't do anything and the power key which basically turns off and on the screen.
You can't turn off or on the interaction control while the screen is locked, and you can't unlock your device while interaction control is enabled.
Basically, your phone is in a loop. The only way to make the phone functioning again is the factory reset.
Even Samsung Customer Representative couldn't help it.
I know it is an extreme condition that it can happen.
But still, beware before using it.
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YES! Do NOT ever activate "INTERACTION CONTROL" unless you KNOW what you are doing or know what that feature is! Unfortunately, IF you are already here, you have probably already activated that feature and don't know what to do, because that is why I'm here too! I accidentally turned this feature on after taking a screenshot! Don't ask me how or why I managed to do it, because I just don't know, I just did. I tried to power off the phone thinking that would help, But I couldn't even do THAT! I was panicking! I was completely LOCKED OUT OF MY PHONE from activating this feature! I only accidentally found how to "disable" the feature pressing and holding the side button and power up button at the same time, like the other poster commented.
jglow said:
YES! Do NOT ever activate "INTERACTION CONTROL" unless you KNOW what you are doing or know what that feature is! Unfortunately, IF you are already here, you have probably already activated that feature and don't know what to do, because that is why I'm here too! I accidentally turned this feature on after taking a screenshot! Don't ask me how or why I managed to do it, because I just don't know, I just did. I tried to power off the phone thinking that would help, But I couldn't even do THAT! I was panicking! I was completely LOCKED OUT OF MY PHONE from activating this feature! I only accidentally found how to "disable" the feature pressing and holding the side button and power up button at the same time, like the other poster commented.
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The reason you could disable it, the phone was still on. If you run out of battery, it will not allow you to disable it with shortcut keys before you unlock the phone. You can't unlock the phone because the screen is disabled. One way, maybe, is to plug in an external mouse and unlock it if your phone supports it. I don't have my A50 anymore, so I can't test it anymore.
BetaLeaf said:
Found this topic while googling for a different issue, but I thought I could shed some light on this. Sorry for the necro
At least on my Note 10+, you can enable and disable the Interaction Control feature by doing one of the following:
A) Hold down the Home and Volume Down buttons together. (Doesn't work if the home button is virtual (on-screen) and is blocked by Interaction Control)
B) Hold down the Side Key and Volume Up buttons Together. (Always works, even when Volume buttons and Side Key button is blocked!)
Edit: Just realized this topic is for the Galaxy A50, but hopefully it will work just the same
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You can't do it if your battery dies. The shortcut works if your phone is still on. Once the battery dies and you turn it back on, it will ask for a password before you can disable interaction control with the shortcut, which is stupid since you cannot unlock it with interaction control enabled since the screen is locked. One option might work if your phone supports OTG; you can plug in an external mouse and unlock your phone to disable this feature. It is better to use the pin app future which gives almost the same results. It locks you to the same app even though you can use the screen.