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[Q] How do you activate PIN and that fancy camera picture take on screen lock?

Hi
i know you can get slide unlock to work so that if you slide to the left you can take a picture instant and to the right to unlock
but how do you get that feature with a PIN code or a PATTERN?

You can't. Going to camera directly would bypass the security test so its just not available.

yeah but i was thinking that the camera app would open in a kind of jail and would only allow to fill up your phone with pictures

theuchi said:
yeah but i was thinking that the camera app would open in a kind of jail and would only allow to fill up your phone with pictures
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I think the iPhone 4S does that.

yeah and thats cool... now ics could it do it aswell?

Face unlock?

Will the play be getting face unlock via ics or is there a gingerbread version of it anywhere?

Probably yes, the problem is that this feature can be cheated by simply scanning a picture of you on facebook or a paper photograph. Makes the app quite useless in my opinion.

Depends on what you want. If the security is to keep out casual snoopers then it's good. If you keep nuclear secrets on your phone owning an xperia play was probably the wrong choice.
Thankfully for me I don't and I don't hand out free photographs of my face so it's sufficient. Then again I also use the swipe pattern which is even easier to crack then face unlock. Each to their own really.
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Also with the poor resolution on the front facing camera it would be pretty hard to unlock your phone in dark places.

subcu1ture said:
Also with the poor resolution on the front facing camera it would be pretty hard to unlock your phone in dark places.
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This. ^
I used to have an app that required your face to unlock an app, you need great lighting.

Cl8rs said:
This. ^
I used to have an app that required your face to unlock an app, you need great lighting.
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The app was called Visidon App Lock
And you need light lighting or sunlight to get it to reconize anything, so I would assume the ICS Face Unlock feature will be the same.

A way around the picture scanning thing would be to unlock the phone with a stupid expression. As for the light...don't know
Sent from my Xperia Play

The only reason we would not get it is if Sony Ericsson think it may challenge their beloved Arc which has no Front facing camera.

swebosdev said:
Will the play be getting face unlock via ics or is there a gingerbread version of it anywhere?
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I just downloaded an app called "FaceRecog PhoneLOCK" i will try it out and report back with what i find.
**UPDATE: It seems to work, but you do need pretty good lighting, and if you wear glasses, you will have to take them off, or the app wont be able to find your eyes.**

Face Unlock is improved in JB

Face Unlock is improved in the JB ROM. It has a "Liveness check" you must blink at the phone to unlock

Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.

larkhillv said:
Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.
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I think you have that backwards.
If you are paranoid, you wouldn't be using it.

adrynalyne said:
I think you have that backwards.
If you are paranoid, you wouldn't be using it.
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Yup. That's why I DON'T use it.
Boy, if my front facing cameras could talk...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

almi88 said:
Face Unlock is improved in the JB ROM. It has a "Liveness check" you must blink at the phone to unlock
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It also appears to be tweakable.
ro.facelock.black_timeout=1250
ro.facelock.det_timeout=1500
ro.facelock.rec_timeout=2500
ro.facelock.lively_timeout=2500
ro.facelock.est_max_time=1000
ro.facelock.use_intro_anim=true

larkhillv said:
Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.
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I use it because it's faster than swiping a pattern or punching in a pin. I just look at the phone, then it unlocks

Does it use the light meter yet to skip directly to the secondary unlock method in the dark?

pfmiller said:
Does it use the light meter yet to skip directly to the secondary unlock method in the dark?
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if it's dark it says it can't see then prompts you for pin#.

Double Tap To Sleep Only Works in Lockscreen For Me

I just got my brand new HTC 10 today. Double Tap to Wake works fine, but why does DT to Sleep ONLY work on the lockscreen and not from the Home screen?
Can someone help? I already did a Gravity Test/Calibration Check btw.
Thanks!

It would not work because probably the first tap would open the app from the shortcut on your home screen if you would have any. This is why this is not working on home screen or any other screen. Just in lock screen mode.
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Kruk07 said:
It would not work because probably the first tap would open the app from the shortcut on your home screen if you would have any. This is why this is not working on home screen or any other screen. Just in lock screen mode.
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Kruk,
Ok. Is there ANY way around this though? My Sony Xperia phone has the same feature but NO issue with double-tap to sleep despite also having a lock screen.

RockStar2005 said:
Kruk,
Ok. Is there ANY way around this though? My Sony Xperia phone has the same feature but NO issue with double-tap to sleep despite also having a lock screen.
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On the stock ROM, no. Some custom ROM's have a feature that allows you to double-tap the status bar to turn the screen off, though.
Sent from my HTC 10

Magnum_Enforcer said:
On the stock ROM, no. Some custom ROM's have a feature that allows you to double-tap the status bar to turn the screen off, though.
Sent from my HTC 10
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Do I have to unlock the bootloader and/or root my HTC 10 in order to get those ROMs? Please say no. lol I'd be fine with double-tapping the status bar. lol

RockStar2005 said:
Do I have to unlock the bootloader and/or root my HTC 10 in order to get those ROMs? Please say no. lol I'd be fine with double-tapping the status bar. lol
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yes, you would need to.
Nova Launcher has even a feature to double tap anywhereto turn the screen off....BUT it needs root to for that.

j to the 4n said:
yes, you would need to.
Nova Launcher has even a feature to double tap anymore to turn the screen off....BUT it needs root to for that.
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FML. lol
Thanks anyway j!

RockStar2005 said:
FML. lol
Thanks anyway j!
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I'm pretty sure Nova launcher doesn't need root for double tap to lock. It works on my unrooted HTC 10. I'm not sure if it requires Pro though

RockStar2005 said:
FML. lol
Thanks anyway j!
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Carpet1245 said:
I'm pretty sure Nova launcher doesn't need root for double tap to lock. It works on my unrooted HTC 10. I'm not sure if it requires Pro though
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indeed...sry for the missinfo.

Carpet1245 said:
I'm pretty sure Nova launcher doesn't need root for double tap to lock. It works on my unrooted HTC 10. I'm not sure if it requires Pro though
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I have Pro Nova, but still couldn't get it to work. Well, I mean I did, but the problem is, while it's "working", all the security stuff on my phone gets disabled as a result. I DO NOT have this issue with LG, Samsung, and Sony phones, only HTC. This is unacceptable. HTC should know better.

Nova Launcher does it fine, however, when unlocking, if you use fingerprint security, it forces you to use the password. This is probably an Android security issue, and not an HTC issue, since it behaves this way on all devices. I'll let someone with more knowledge on the subject explain why it is so.

samisax said:
Nova Launcher does it fine, however, when unlocking, if you use fingerprint security, it forces you to use the password. This is probably an Android security issue, and not an HTC issue, since it behaves this way on all devices. I'll let someone with more knowledge on the subject explain why it is so.
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Yeah but on LG, Sony, and Samsung phones, their systems DO NOT force you to put the password/PIN in again. That's why I wish HTC would take note of what those 3 are doing and implement those processes on their own phones.

I use this app for double tap to sleep. Works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock

jimm2 said:
I use this app for double tap to sleep. Works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
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Hi jimm2,
I'm actually VERY familiar with that app and had been using it for years until recently. I also have family that still use it.
I DID actually try that one out too, and it DID work...........however, the sacrifice I have to make in order for it to work is that I can no longer have the security settings of my phone enabled.......it completely bypasses them. And I am not willing to give that up, so unfortunately I can't use it.
Thank you though anyway!

I have fingerprint security to unlock the HTC 10.
Now I cannot wake the phone with double tap to wake. Is this a bug or a security issue which is normal?
thank you

cengizbey said:
I have fingerprint security to unlock the HTC 10.
Now I cannot wake the phone with double tap to wake. Is this a bug or a security issue which is normal?
thank you
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Double-tap to wake works fine for me with fingerprint unlock enabled. Are you on a stock ROM, or custom?
Sent from my HTC 10

Hi,
I'm using the stock ROM. I'm guessing it may have to do with HTC Lockscreen. Is there a way to reset it? Or possibly there is another strange reason for the problem
Thanks

Magnum_Enforcer said:
Double-tap to wake works fine for me with fingerprint unlock enabled. Are you on a stock ROM, or custom?
Sent from my HTC 10
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Hi,
I'm using the stock ROM. I'm guessing it may have to do with HTC Lockscreen. Is there a way to reset it? Or possibly there is another strange reason for the problem
Thanks

This app works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simi.screenlock
Enable "experimental version" for fingerprint unlock.
I bought the paid version to support dev.
T-Mobile HTC 10
Android 7.0

BND-L24 OREO stable faceunlock slow ??

My face unlock seems slownto me any body else

dcraffam said:
My face unlock seems slownto me any body else
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Fingerprint is always faster and more secure. You can go back into settings and add more face data for faster unlock.

allrockedout said:
Fingerprint is always faster and more secure. You can go back into settings and add more face data for faster unlock.
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Well I cant add extra face data but i did it in a lot of light ao it seems to be as responsive as i expect now

dcraffam said:
Well I cant add extra face data but i did it in a lot of light ao it seems to be as responsive as i expect now
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Face unlock is more work don't you have to hit the power button first for it to unlock?

allrockedout said:
Face unlock is more work don't you have to hit the power button first for it to unlock?
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Yea you do actually but its still cool though

dcraffam said:
Yea you do actually but its still cool though
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Yeah it's cool if your hands are full I guess. Or you have something on your hands like gloves or chocolate

It works good in the dark to with brightness up

I am using face unlock with double tap to wake up screen from motion control settings. It is kind of fast but finger print unlock is way faster.

I fell that the FU is pretty good compare to others in the mid game but compare to iphone x or 5T is nothing....but in anycase using it in lowlight is pretty bad but i prefer the finger is faster but you can use both remember that.

Mine unlocks in less than a second with face but I use fingerprint as well.