Just bought a G3 off contract to replace my beloved S4. I use FoxFi on a regular basis and there was a pretty simple work around which allowed me to use the application without requiring a pin for my lockscreen. I tried to do the same work around with the G3 to no avail.
Has anyone been able to use foxfi without having a lockscreen?
Thanks
Moe
moefosho said:
Just bought a G3 off contract to replace my beloved S4. I use FoxFi on a regular basis and there was a pretty simple work around which allowed me to use the application without requiring a pin for my lockscreen. I tried to do the same work around with the G3 to no avail.
Has anyone been able to use foxfi without having a lockscreen?
Thanks
Moe
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I know it's not actually answer on question but i hope it can help.
As i saw, this application can share internet and same option you already have by default called something like hotspot.
Almost all bank applications also require pin screen. The most of the time, after first usage you can remove screen lock and they will continue to work without issues.
EmptySD said:
I know it's not actually answer on question but i hope it can help.
As i saw, this application can share internet and same option you already have by default called something like hotspot.
Almost all bank applications also require pin screen. The most of the time, after first usage you can remove screen lock and they will continue to work without issues.
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Right, it is a mobile hotspot app. It requires credentials to use. There was a way to remove the need for those credentials on my S4, but I can't seem to figure out a way on my G3.
moefosho said:
Right, it is a mobile hotspot app. It requires credentials to use. There was a way to remove the need for those credentials on my S4, but I can't seem to figure out a way on my G3.
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You tried to remove lock once when you setup application? I remember it worked for me for Skrill and my local bank online banking.
EmptySD said:
You tried to remove lock once when you setup application? I remember it worked for me for Skrill and my local bank online banking.
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I cant go back in there and change it unless i remove all credentials.
These threads have info on how to bypass the credentialing each time. It worked great on the GS4 but I have not been able to figure out how to do this with the G3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2739469
http://androidforums.com/threads/fixed-working-fix-for-credential-storage-password-problem.848941/
If anyone can help, I will buy them a beer.
If I clear all credentials it allows me to skip the lockscreen at least until I use Foxfi again. Still looking for a permanent fix though.
Still looking for help.
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Is there anyway to setup a PPTP VPN connection on ICS without being forced to use a lock screen with PIN/password/pattern? VPN works but I don't want to lock my screen with a PIN.
This was possible on 2.x so why did they change it? Tried using a 3rd party solution like 1VPN but it doesn't even connect to my VPN..
I hate to bump this thread but I really need to know if there is a workaround for this. VPN is the only way I am able to access the Onlive servers to play.
Yea, I just came across this "feature." There has to be a way to disable it. I wish people would stop insisting on handling my security for me. I'm a big boy, I can do it myself.
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What's wrong with using a pattern? Its just as quick and easy as the drag to unlock.
Still haven't found a workaround.. a pattern is not as annoying as a password but it removes the quick access to the camera from the lockscreen doesn't allow you to use face unlock.
I've managed to muck around with the Settings.apk, and I've gotten it to allow me to configure and connect to my VPN without having to set a pin code on the lockscreen. However, it doesn't SAVE the VPN entry. Once you back out of Settings, the entry is lost and will have to be re-added again.
While I'm no stranger to line-based coding, I have to say I'm rather new to Android and I'm learning as I go. Lots of trial and error.
Hey, it's progress.
For those wanting to muck around themselves, I'm tinkering inside the VpnSettings.smali file -- specifically in the onResume method. That's where the check is to see if the Credential Storage is unlocked/locked/uninitialized. I can circumvent that check -- but I think the issue is that it's not ACTUALLY unlocked hence why the settings aren't saved.
Any progress since your last post? I got the same annoying issur.
I am also looking for this annoying "feature" to be overcome.
Just wanted to reply so you know others are also wanting credentials to be stored without losing the ease of access from the lockscreen.
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+1. Wtf is the point of quick camera access if you're forced to lose it?
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I'm also interested in removing this annoying "feature"!
I can't wait for the day this problem will be fixed! Annoying as hell!
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gabster21 said:
Is there anyway to setup a PPTP VPN connection on ICS without being forced to use a lock screen with PIN/password/pattern? VPN works but I don't want to lock my screen with a PIN.
This was possible on 2.x so why did they change it? Tried using a 3rd party solution like 1VPN but it doesn't even connect to my VPN..
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Hy,
I wrote an application that can connect to a PPTP VPN Server
without having to use PIN or Pattern :
PPTP VPN Manager
Hope this post can help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597093
I have FoxFi and FoxFi must use a VPN/Credentials storage. This disables the pattern lock. I can re enable pattern lock by clearing credentials however than I have to go through the process of disabling it every time I use FoxFi. Is there a way to have both?
JeffATL said:
I have FoxFi and FoxFi must use a VPN/Credentials storage. This disables the pattern lock. I can re enable pattern lock by clearing credentials however than I have to go through the process of disabling it every time I use FoxFi. Is there a way to have both?
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I'm sorry that I don't have an answer for you, but can I ask how you clear the credentials so that you can change the screen lock method? I'm using fingerprint and it works fine with Foxfi, but sometimes I like to just use swipe and I can't choose it (its greyed out). I have gone into "Trusted Credentials" and manually removed the FoxFi credential under the User setting (so that user setting is now blank), but when I try to change screen lock to swipe, its greyed out. What am I supposed to do so I can choose any of the screen unlock methods, not just the ones FoxFi allows?
I apologize for hijacking your post and you don't have to answer me if that upsets you. Thanks anyway.
FlattFoxJohnson said:
I'm sorry that I don't have an answer for you, but can I ask how you clear the credentials so that you can change the screen lock method? I'm using fingerprint and it works fine with Foxfi, but sometimes I like to just use swipe and I can't choose it (its greyed out). I have gone into "Trusted Credentials" and manually removed the FoxFi credential under the User setting (so that user setting is now blank), but when I try to change screen lock to swipe, its greyed out. What am I supposed to do so I can choose any of the screen unlock methods, not just the ones FoxFi allows?
I apologize for hijacking your post and you don't have to answer me if that upsets you. Thanks anyway.
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Security - Clear Credentials (Removes all) works. But I have to add back credentials to use FoxFi
I was trying to work this out this morning myself. I came across a thread with "fixes" but none worked for me. Feel free to give them a try and let me know if anything works for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2739469
vwpiper said:
I was trying to work this out this morning myself. I came across a thread with "fixes" but none worked for me. Feel free to give them a try and let me know if anything works for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2739469
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Thanks. This one worked for me.
e4c said:
found a fix for getting all lock screen options back.
log into google device manager: google.com/android/devicemanager
click on the lock button for your device.
enter a new pass and save.
now go to your phone and use the new pass to unlock the phone.
you should now be able to go to your lock screen settings and pick whichever lock option you need.
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just to clarify. login to google device mgr from pc, not phone - I guess I now have to plop down $8 for the key, I thought I did already.
"log into google device manager: google.com/android/devicemanager
click on the lock button for your device.
enter a new pass and save.
now go to your phone and use the new pass to unlock the phone.
you should now be able to go to your lock screen settings and pick whichever lock option you need."
You can do this from chrome on your phone.
This worked for me!
Thanks for the help!
Running an sgs3 i747 and tried ththis to no avail. All other lock methods are still locked out.
I'm not sure if anyone else is having this problem but it's driving me crazy. I (mistakenly) took the latest Verizon update a couple of days ago and immediately noticed that Smart Lock stopped working. I had it working perfectly with my home address and several bluetooth devices prior to the update.
I tried everything I could think of to resolve it, including disabling Smart Lock, removing and re-adding the devices, and even hard resetting my Note 4. The only way I can make it come back is to remove my Exchange account from the phone. Once I do that then Smart Lock starts working again.
Has anyone else experienced this problem or knows how to work around it? I wish I could go back and not take the update but I see now there is no way to roll back at this point. I'm going to call Verizon and try to get them to send me a refurb replacement and then block the OTA updates as soon as I get it unless someone here has a workaround I can try.
Thanks in advance. This has been very frustrating.
Apologies - I forgot to post this in the Troubleshooting forum. Can a moderator please move it?
Thanks and sorry about that.
You could use mailwise and bypass the need for exchange security.
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You could use mailwise and bypass the need for exchange security.
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That's true and I did think about that. My issue is I still want the PIN unlock when I'm not home or connected to the BT in my car so I don't want to bypass it altogether.
I've seen other threads elsewhere that confirm that Smart Lock no longer works with an Exchange account so I don't think it is something our Exchange admins changed. It's disappointing that Verizon didn't catch this prior to the update since it will take them months to send out another update.
Thanks for the reply.
vmmatty said:
That's true and I did think about that. My issue is I still want the PIN unlock when I'm not home or connected to the BT in my car so I don't want to bypass it altogether.
I've seen other threads elsewhere that confirm that Smart Lock no longer works with an Exchange account so I don't think it is something our Exchange admins changed. It's disappointing that Verizon didn't catch this prior to the update since it will take them months to send out another update.
Thanks for the reply.
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It's a crappy solution, but you could use the outlook app from the play store. That's what I do since I want smart lock.
vmmatty said:
That's true and I did think about that. My issue is I still want the PIN unlock when I'm not home or connected to the BT in my car so I don't want to bypass it altogether.
I've seen other threads elsewhere that confirm that Smart Lock no longer works with an Exchange account so I don't think it is something our Exchange admins changed. It's disappointing that Verizon didn't catch this prior to the update since it will take them months to send out another update.
Thanks for the reply.
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When you bypass exchange security you can still setup a pin. This is probably not something that is broken but is now fixed. I mean if you have and exchange account setup on your phone im sure your admin would always want you to use a pin regardless of location or convenience. So with mailwise you could bypass the exchange security but still setup a lockscreen pin and use the smart lock functions as normal. If im understanding you correctly you are thinking exchange security and lockscreen security are one in the same.
Sorry if the title is a bit jumbled. I love FoxFi alot. The only Con I can think of is that the trusted credential prevents my phone's unlock process to be swiped. I am rooted. Is there some way I can move the FoxFi credential into the system side, so that I can reenable swipeable lockscreen; or is there a root method I can use just to set my phone's lockscreen without moving the credential?
Also, I know and have set my phone's locktime to the max. But even still, it locks way to often. I am running 5.0.1 VS98523C on my LG G3.
Anybody here? Lol
Don't struggle with it
If you're rooted, then you don't have to struggle with that. There are plenty of tethering apps out there. Find one that works with your G3. I used to use a really good one made by someone here at XDA. I forgot the name, but I can tell you it has a yellow icon. Foxfi is for people who are not rooted. You've gone through the rooting process, now enjoy the benefit of all the choices.
why dose android pay pop up everytime i use android beam is there a way to disable it some times I can't even beam what I want because the stupid thing just keeps popping up
My phone's rooted as well so I can't use it
I know that you cannot use Android Pay if you have a rooted device. The application does not allow it and you will have to unroot and perform a Data Factory Reset in order to use Android Pay. Your phone does daily scans to detect if it is rooted and Android Pay picks up on this.
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I know that you cannot use Android Pay if you have a rooted device. The application does not allow it and you will have to unroot and perform a Data Factory Reset in order to use Android Pay. Your phone does daily scans to detect if it is rooted and Android Pay picks up on this.
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I don't care for android pay I just want to use android beam without it asking me to set up android pay
darkberry19 said:
I don't care for android pay I just want to use android beam without it asking me to set up android pay
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Have you tried uninstalling Android Pay?
jordancking95 said:
Have you tried uninstalling Android Pay?
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Yup with titanium back up there was still a pop up asking me to set it up
Reviving an old thread....
I've got this problem, and this thread is the best Google result I've found. I don't have android pay installed, but every time I try to pay using a bank app, I get a pop up telling me to install android pay, so can't use the app.
The most frustrating part is I solved this once before, but I had to do a factory reset and I can't remember how I fixed it. ?
Any suggestions?
TIA
Edit it's a ZTE phone, but the same problem described here.
jefmcg said:
Reviving an old thread....
I've got this problem, and this thread is the best Google result I've found. I don't have android pay installed, but every time I try to pay using a bank app, I get a pop up telling me to install android pay, so can't use the app.
The most frustrating part is I solved this once before, but I had to do a factory reset and I can't remember how I fixed it.
Any suggestions?
TIA
Edit it's a ZTE phone, but the same problem described here.
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should be around the same location for you but under settings->wireless&network->Tap & pay, if you set use default as "except when another payment app is open
it might help fix the issue.
other note is, just install suhide and call it a day
lil-devil said:
should be around the same location for you but under settings->wireless&network->Tap & pay, if you set use default as "except when another payment app is open
it might help fix the issue.
other note is, just install suhide and call it a day
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Thanks
That was it. Unfortunately I didn't get my email notification that you had replied, so finally solved it on my own, and just came back here to reply in case it happened to me a 3rd time, google would give me answer.
But thanks. When I found it I felt so stupid.
And it turns out I have 3 different apps that all are contactless-ready. Who knew?
Edit: It's actually Settings->Device->Tap and pay, but your instructions would have led me to it.
Edit 2: Ironically, the phone has just - I think - died of the problem that drove me to do the previous factory reset