Hello all, hoping someone can help here. On my phone, (Samsung S5) I have my settings so that the screen turns off after 2 minutes, and then the phone will lock after 30 minutes.
I can't figure out how to accomplish this on my Tab S - it sleeps after whatever I set it to, but instead of waiting additional time to lock, it just locks instantly. Also it does not respect the "Power Button locks instantly" setting. Whether I disable it or not, power button instantly locks the device.
Any suggestions of how to avoid the excessive locking? I hate having to enter my pin every second even if the screen is off just for a second.
Thanks in advance!
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Any way to disable auto device lock after ending a call on the Verizon TP2? I tried a cab but it didn't work. After I hang up or end a call, the phone automatically locks itself requiring me to press Unlock then type in the password (none in my case, just tap Unlock again).
Also, is there any hack/tweak to add a "screen off" button for Windows Media Player? It lets you set one but anything other than a keyboard key isn't recognized. Closing the device after turning the screen off just turns the screen back on, and using the standby power button on top stops the music from playing.
Finally, is there a way to make it so the power button (standby power on top) has to be held for a couple of seconds before it turns the screen on, or off?
This is for the Verizon Touch Pro 2. Thanks for any help in advance!
Bump! Anyone?
I have the same problem with locking after a call. Anyone have any idea?
i believe the cab ur looking for to disable the auto lock is called "disable_devide_autolock" or something of that nature ***note, you must soft reset after install for the changes totake effect***
Has it always done this? I have a VZ TP2, and it doesn't lock after a call. It only locks when the phone reaches the pre-set time limit. Maybe setting got bumped somehow?
I'm curious if others are seeing this behavior as well. My company requires pin activation as part of it's security policy with a maximum timeout of 15 minutes. So if I'm using my phone and it puts itself to sleep after my define sleep timeout as long as I use it again within 15 minutes I don't have to re-enter the password. However, if I use the power button to put it to sleep it immediately invokes the password requirement, even if it is within the 15 minute window.
Is this new with ICS or a bug? It never worked that way with my old Nexus One. It didn't matter if it went to sleep automatically or if I put it to sleep with the power button, as long as it was within the 15 minutes I didn't have to re-enter my password. I'm curious if others are seeing this behavior as well.
This is a base security feature of Exchange
When screen goes off, the phone immediately locks up. This is so that if your phone was going to be taken from you, you can hit the power button and lock it up.
The timeout on the other hand is an additional security feature.
I understand that it is a feature, but why the different behavior for when the screen times out and when I put it to sleep by hitting the power button. On all other phones I've used and previous versions of android the behavior is the same whether the phone sleeps on it's own or if I put it to sleep using the power button.
Hi,
I have a problem with my lock screen. If I lock my GS using the power button, the slide to lock screen comes up upon pressing the power button again.. fine no problem there.
But, if I let the screen timeout and the press the power button to bring the phone outta standby. There is no lock screen. I am brought straight to the home screen.
I cannot see, or have never come across and option to enable this. I had a look around the Q&A GS forms also. Anyone have any ideas?
(hope it's not something ridiculously simple I've missed)
what is selected in automatically lock? if there is for example 1 minute, and you turn your device in this minute on then there is no lockscreen, but after this minute the lockscreen is back
Ok I've played around with security settings and tried to find the "automatically lock" option. I seems this was not visible until I selected "pattern Unlock".
I set it to 30min at some stage and seem to have forgot about it.
When I set it back to "Immediately", the problem was solved.
Thanks for the reply, gave me a push in the direction I needed to go in.
Anyone experiencing this? I had the setting to be 30 minutes of idle would lock the phone (using the pattern lock).
After 4.1 my phone now locks whenever I use the power button with the same 30 minute idle setting. It's really annoying and defeats the purpose of having a timer lock the phone. The only option would be to let the phone screen timer idle out every time.
Not sure why this would change or if my phone is bugged.
There's a setting (in Security if memory serves) to lock the phone instantly if the power button is used. Did that get set during the update, perhaps?
smelenchuk said:
There's a setting (in Security if memory serves) to lock the phone instantly if the power button is used. Did that get set during the update, perhaps?
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that options doesn't seem to have its own setting any more. It is however built into the lock screen timer - the top option is to have it lock at idle out or power button. From there it goes down in increments like 1m, 2m, 5m, 20m, 30m.
I have it set to 30minutes and also checked the security options - there isn't a separate option to lock with power button that I can find anymore.
I just changed phones from the galaxy S2 to the S4 and I am looking for a way to use a similar lockscreen to the S2:
After locking your phone (using lock button or screen timeout) it would allow you to swipe to unlock until 2 minutes have passed.
Afterwords you would need to use a pattern to unlock it
The S4 will not let me do this. Instead it leaves the screen blacked unless the home button, volume buttons, or lock button get pressed then just continue from the last screen I was in. While this may be a good feature for some people (not me), I am constantly finding myself sending text messages with short nonsense words strung together and then opening random apps in my pocket which create noise.
Is there any way (without checking the "lock instantly with power key" option as I enjoy the 2 minute grace period) to do this?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
NOTE: I have tried Tasker to do this (swapping back and forth between locksceens on a timer) but I am not sure if it is possible or I am using poor syntax when writing the tasks.