Is anyone else experiencing issues with the fingerprint scanner on the Verizon variant?? It works fine most of the time but occasionally, I'd say 1/3 of the time, it says "Pin required to us Fingerprint". Any ideas on what this is?
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Are you using something like Nova's gestures to lock the phone? I discovered that locking by any means other than the power button will cause a pin/pattern to be required the next time it's unlocked.
I am. So you think anything with admin rights to the lock screen is the issue?
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Atomix96 said:
I am. So you think anything with admin rights to the lock screen is the issue?
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Basically. Just having apps in the Device Admin list shouldn't cause it, but it one of them performs an action like locking the screen, it triggers a PIN unlock.
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Believe after the first time when the phone is rebooted, you have to put in the pin. Not sure if randomly after that a pin is required. If not mistaken, there will be a message on the screen if you read it really close.
Any solution to this yet?
i had an issue like this with my HTC10(unlocked on VZW) i just added another(i.e. the right thumb again) finger at the angle i normally tried to unlock it with and it now works flawlessly.
The issue was using Nova launcher gestures to lock the device.
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So are you looking screen with power button now? I've raised the issue in the Nova thread, hopefully this can be resolved.
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Yeah I just use power button now. It's not a big issue but just a little inconvenience
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Just gone back to sense but can't get double tap to unlock working! Tried clearing cache, removing Nova...
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gsw5700 said:
So are you looking screen with power button now? I've raised the issue in the Nova thread, hopefully this can be resolved.
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From what I understand, I don't think this is something Nova can fix. I believe it's a security measure within Android that disables the fingerprint unlock when locked by anything other than the power button.
Does your fingerprint sensor had issue like litle "klik" when you press it down? You need to put your ear to hear, but i need to know is this normal or my sensor is broken?
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i'm using the standard rom
since i've installed launcher pro to get rid of motoblur's home, the screen doesn't lock screen anymore
it just turns off backlight, but any hw key awakes it and i find it unlocked
i already checked in settings and screen timeout is 30 and screen lock is enabled
That is not typical. Not sure what other settings to look at, but never known launcher pro to disable the lock screen.
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A reboot of the phone fixed that
Windoze style
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Alessandro71 said:
A reboot of the phone fixed that
Windoze style
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Same here.
i've seen it happening from time to time
it seem that after the phone is on for a couple of days, the screen lock stops from kicking up after screen blank
if i reboot the phone it will work again
it never happened before, when i used the standard motoblur desktop
I've been having the same problem, as of a short while ago.
I notice that it happens when you manually lock (for me by pressing the Galaxy S power button) the phone while you're still in an application.
Every time it happens, I have to go and reenable the pattern lock.
Hi guys, as above. Without rooting, using stock rom other than using WidgetLocker.
Thanks in advance.
Try " Nolock "
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Widgetlocker!!
It allows you to put apps and Widgets on your lockscreen and various settings to wake your phone like from the volume button. Really a very good app for me personal.
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Widgetlocker!!
It allows you to put apps and Widgets on your lockscreen and various settings to wake your phone like from the volume button. Really a very good app for me personal.
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WidgetLocker is good but somehow it always lag on my phone whenever I try to slide to unlock. Very sad though.
darwich said:
Try " Nolock "
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I just tried this application but somehow, it totally disables the locking screen which is what I want, just that I want my volume button to wake up the phone that's all. Any applications that can do that?
Test "Tap Tap App".
This application unlocks the screen using the proximity sensor.
And blocks the screen using a widget, an icon in the status bar, or the same sensor.
Any application that uses the volume button to do so?
I like tap tap app. Works flawless
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I just wonder whether the tap tap app would wear down the proximity sensor a lot faster because it's always on.
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I just wonder whether the tap tap app would wear down the proximity sensor a lot faster because it's always on.
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Contrary to popular believe, (electronic) hardware does not 'wear down'. It works or does not work.
AFAIK, the proximity sensor is always on anyways.
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I just wonder whether the tap tap app would wear down the proximity sensor a lot faster because it's always on.
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Not Always On. But if you're worried, do not use. I am concerned the on / off button.
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Contrary to popular believe, (electronic) hardware does not 'wear down'. It works or does not work.
AFAIK, the proximity sensor is always on anyways.
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It's not always on. And if it doesn't wear down, we live in a perfect world and have no need of maintenance. But it's possible that the "wear-down" speed is close to negligible. The Tap Tap App itself has an option for turning off the proximity sensor (which is nice, but I haven't yet tested exactly how long "a short time" is).
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Not Always On. But if you're worried, do not use. I am concerned the on / off button.
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Yea, I know, I uninstalled it already. The on/off button on the contrary, is designed to be pressed all the time. I've used several HTC phones in the past, and none of them had button problems even after years of use.
So I've had my HTC One M8 for about a few weeks now and I absolutely love it. One thing I really love are the gestures to turn it on and what not. I have realized when double tapping the screen or swiping up to unlock, it doesn't work unless the phone is straight upwards. Sometimes while sleeping, I lay on my side and often times, I have to tap like 10-15 times just for it to recognize it or swipe but nothing happens. Then I have to go all the way to the top to turn it on by hand. Does this happen to anyone else? I use Nova Launcher Prime, if that may help.
Yes it the same for everyone
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You need to apply motion to the phone before it will activate the gestures, and allowing you to unlock the phone. It's a design choice.
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You need to apply motion to the phone before it will activate the gestures, and allowing you to unlock the phone. It's a design choice.
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Ahhh, I always wondered about that. Good info.
Is there a way to achieve this without applying motion?
All you need do is simply tap the phone on one edge to rock the phone and alert the motion sensor then 2 delibrate double taps not quick taps on the bottom half of the screen.
Works almost every time for me.
Pretty much what the title says. I'm using resurrection remix rom right now. Is there somewhere an option to be able to wake the device with a press of the home button without using fingerprint lock? Or actually any lock at all.
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With no security feature? Why?
Fingerprint unlock is super fast and does what you want.
What's the usage case here?
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EP2008 said:
With no security feature? Why?
Fingerprint unlock is super fast and does what you want.
What's the usage case here?
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In some cases fingerprint just doesn't work. After doing heavy manual labor without cloves the fingerprints kind of lose they edge and one has to put his finger many times on the sensor. That's only one of the reasons that popped up to my mind from my personal experiences. I had a bug or something in OOS 3.2.6 that it unlocked the phone with any finger or skin contact. It was a foolproof and very simple way to open up the phone but I think it would be useless without a wallet case or something similar.
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In some cases fingerprint just doesn't work. After doing heavy manual labor without cloves the fingerprints kind of lose they edge and one has to put his finger many times on the sensor. That's only one of the reasons that popped up to my mind from my personal experiences. I had a bug or something in OOS 3.2.6 that it unlocked the phone with any finger or skin contact. It was a foolproof and very simple way to open up the phone but I think it would be useless without a wallet case or something similar.
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Try adding the same fingerprint multiple times. This should make it more accurate.
Does double tap the screen to wake work for you or does it have to be the home button?
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EP2008 said:
Try adding the same fingerprint multiple times. This should make it more accurate.
Does double tap the screen to wake work for you or does it have to be the home button?
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Double tap to wake would probably be enough. I've already added my finger multiple times but still having issues with it sometimes. At the moment I'm using Xposed Additions to unlock the screen. First I double tap to wake the phone to lock screen and then open it by long pressing the recent button if fingerprint is not recognized.
I realized after reading your post that I can wake up and unlock the device with double tap by removing security all together. Thanks for pointing me to right direction.
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With no security feature? Why?
Fingerprint unlock is super fast and does what you want.
What's the usage case here?
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Well, first of all, i dont really like locking my phone, as it's mostly a waste of time. No one gets my phone without me knowing it really, so there's no problem with "security" and having to unlock it is just one extra step especially when i hand my device to someone. Now fingerprints are fast indeed, but i'd have to add quite a few of my fingers as right thumb/pointer might sometimes just not be available for whatever reason and even then sometimes my hands may be dirty because im working, or something, and i'll use a knuckle or something like that.
Now to be honest double tap to wake has been growing on me, but still i'd like the single press home button unlock. It just seems easier and more elegant.
Hi Guys,
I'm thinking about buying this phone for a friend and need to understand how the fingerprint scanner works.
On my One Plus 3, the scanner is ON all the time which makes it awesome, (but probably eats battery.) :victory:
On my Galaxy Tab S2, you have to press the scanner to turn it on first, which makes the whole process much worse.
Is the scanner on the P2 always ON, (like the One Plus 3,) or does it require a press to wake it up? (like on Samsung devices.)
Thanks in advance. :highfive:
The scanner is always on.. you don't need to wake the phone to use it.. the battery drain is minimal
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Uibon said:
The scanner is always on.. you don't need to wake the phone to use it.. the battery drain is minimal
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Thanks Uibon. :highfive:
Is it a physical button? i.e. presses in, or is it just purely capacitive?
My Samsung also has an issue where if you lock the screen using an app, (Power Toggles,) you can't unlock the phone with your fingerprint. Any idea if the P2 suffers the same issue?
It's both. The fingerprint sensor is capacitive and works by just placing one's finger on it. There are also many gestures that work on the capacitive sensor like tap to go back long press to view recent apps. The button is also physical pressing it brings you to home screen and long press brings up Google assistant
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It's both. The fingerprint sensor is capacitive and works by just placing one's finger on it. There are also many gestures that work on the capacitive sensor like tap to go back long press to view recent apps. The button is also physical pressing it brings you to home screen and long press brings up Google assistant
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Ok Uibon,
So to unlock the phone, do you just place your finger on the sensor (without pressing it down,) or do you have to press it down as well? I ask this as on my Tab S2, having to press down also results in many incorrect reads.
Its a pity Lenovo didn't put a lock screen gesture in the fingerprint scanner like One Plus. It by far the best system I've ever used. :angel:
It works like the fingerprint on the OnePlus.. just place the finger to make it work no pressing the button necessary.
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Uibon said:
It works like the fingerprint on the OnePlus.. just place the finger to make it work no pressing the button necessary.
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Excellent Uibon, :victory:
Just need to sort out now the issue of using an app to lock the screen and understand if this takes away the ability to unlock next time with the fingerprint.
Masteryates said:
Excellent Uibon, :victory:
Just need to sort out now the issue of using an app to lock the screen and understand if this takes away the ability to unlock next time with the fingerprint.
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Just tried screen lock widget and it requires pin to unlock after using it. Finger does not work.
I am using nova prime and double tap to sleep and i can wake from finger print sensor iff you use timeout lockscreen method which means after you double tap the screen to lock the it screen goes black instantlly but the actual full screen lock engages after 30sec allowing the phone to screen to be locked through its own system hence the fingerprint wake works normal. I am not aware of other launchers that have this but nova prime has it.
Masteryates said:
Excellent Uibon, :victory:
Just need to sort out now the issue of using an app to lock the screen and understand if this takes away the ability to unlock next time with the fingerprint.
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That's an Android security limitation and all phones do that I believe. I think some apps can "trick" the phone by turning the screen off and let the timeout do the locking but I'm not sure.
If you have root access then they'll work. Else they won't. It's a security feature and uses device admin rights to lock the phone. Which means the device admin should unlock it by the most secure way. That's pin password or pattern.
It's not device specific and hence it's nothing to blame Lenovo
dannejanne said:
That's an Android security limitation and all phones do that I believe. I think some apps can "trick" the phone by turning the screen off and let the timeout do the locking but I'm not sure.
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You are correct dannejanne. Some OEM's have realised how stupid it is and have sorted it out.
On the One Plus 3, you can securely unlock the phone and relock all with one finger while your phone is on your desk. You can do this better and faster than any other phone. As it's something you do so many times a day, it's time for the other OEM's to blatantly copy this.