Ok, so I setup fingerprint (wow, it's significantly worse than my LG G8) so I wanted to use an alternate to unlock my phone. I set up face recognition which completed way faster than I thought. Now, for the life of me I can't figure out how to use it as the method to unlock my phone when the screen is off. I feel like I checked off all the right boxes but I still can't get it to work. Can someone please point me in the right direction here?
SantinoInc said:
Ok, so I setup fingerprint (wow, it's significantly worse than my LG G8) so I wanted to use an alternate to unlock my phone. I set up face recognition which completed way faster than I thought. Now, for the life of me I can't figure out how to use it as the method to unlock my phone when the screen is off. I feel like I checked off all the right boxes but I still can't get it to work. Can someone please point me in the right direction here?
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u need to tap on the screen to light it than unlock via face or fingerprint
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Oh wow, that's pretty lame! My G8 doesn't require any screen on....just stare at it and it's on. Thanks man
SantinoInc said:
Oh wow, that's pretty lame! My G8 doesn't require any screen on....just stare at it and it's on. Thanks man
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try it and hope i helped.....
by the way if screen off u dont need to tap to light to unlock via FINGERPRINT just press in the correct fingerprint scanner correct place and u can unlock
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carlitobahsoun said:
try it and hope i helped.....
by the way if screen off u dont need to tap to light to unlock via FINGERPRINT just press in the correct fingerprint scanner correct place and u can unlock
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Since I have you're ear...
I'm having another issue I can resolve. All of a sudden I'm unable to download or apply any Wallpapers from any of my various Icon Pack apps. It was working earlier and now it won't download any wallpaper from any of the apps. Any advice?
SantinoInc said:
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I'm having another issue I can resolve. All of a sudden I'm unable to download or apply any Wallpapers from any of my various Icon Pack apps. It was working earlier and now it won't download any wallpaper from any of the apps. Any advice?
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make a folder named wallpaper , put the wallpaper inside and try in theme center to change by choosing from gallery /ur folder where u saved .
for me dont have any prob with wallpaper
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You can set the lift to wake on.
It is much faster than tapping.
Search for lift to wake in setting.
carlitobahsoun said:
make a folder named wallpaper , put the wallpaper inside and try in theme center to change by choosing from gallery /ur folder where u saved .
for me dont have any prob with wallpaper
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It seems that my ad blocking app BLOKADA was the culprit. Which is weird because it has never caused an issue before. Thanks for your input though
I use Face Unlock and Rise to wake, I don't have to do anything, but pick my phone up and it unlocks instantly
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I often find myself wanting to show someone a picture or current screen display, but when I hand them my phone either touching the screen or one of the buttons or making that gesture suddenly changes the screen, or moves the picture. Is there some way to freeze the screen on purpose so it can be passed around safely?
I know about screen capture programs (Screenshot, Shootme) and the screen capture built into some ROMs Power Menu, but those don't keep the resulting scene on the screen (one needs to use a file program to find the graphic, which is clumsy and time consuming).
I agree, i always give my phone to my relatives or friends and they always press the back or home button somehow -.-!
One solution , would be to use a transparent lock screen with a very small unlock toggle ...
Lock it , hand it to them ...
Screenshot would do
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tcboo said:
One solution , would be to use a transparent lock screen with a very small unlock toggle ...
Lock it , hand it to them ...
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This sounds just right, but is there such a lock screen available?
capcanuck said:
Screenshot would do
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I have that program, and it works well, but after taking the shot one needs to recall the complex name and directory, and once found the viewing program has all the buttons active. I have a shortcut to Astro opening in the directory, but even with a half dozen thumbnails, it isn't clear sometimes which one I want to show. I don't see any option to freeze the view.
jpnelson40 said:
This sounds just right, but is there such a lock screen available?
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I don't have the link, but search around , there are some threads on transparent lockscreens ...
Not sure but you may be able to do it with just a transparent .png and setting that as your lockscreen background, but that is just a guess ....
Hi I love the new "slide" lock screen. I love sliding the round "thingy" to unlock the screen or to get to the camera. I used to use the locker widget on my sgs2 but I want to stick to stock android as much as possible and getting rid of all those "addons" is a joy ;-) now the only thing that bothers me is that I can't lock my lock screen with the "slide" lock screen and put a pin in case I loose my galaxy nexus...(I know that sound cheesy) Can someone give me a hint? I do not want to use an extra plugin for this simple feature to work...
Cheers,
Silentbob
Options, security, use PIN unlock code.
nycebo said:
Options, security, use PIN unlock code.
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He want the slide unlock with other lock (pattern, pin) come afterward.
zeke1988 said:
He want the slide unlock with other lock (pattern, pin) come afterward.
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Yes that's exactly what I would like... is it possible?
Cheers...
If you use an app like WidgetLocker you can set it up so that widget locker is your main lockscreen and you can make it look exactly like the stock lockscreen. Then if you enable pin unlock you can make it request for a pin after you unlock with widgetlocker
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He want the slide unlock with other lock (pattern, pin) come afterward.
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I'm confused here. Blur did this on my DX and it drove me crazy because no functionality from the slide lock screen other than vibrate adjustment. Does the OP want to have the slide lock on top so that it's possible to use the slide lock features on ICS? I would imagine with that a pin lock below, those features would still require pin lock entry. Perhaps I'm confused with the work flow that the OP wants.
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If you use an app like WidgetLocker you can set it up so that widget locker is your main lockscreen and you can make it look exactly like the stock lockscreen. Then if you enable pin unlock you can make it request for a pin after you unlock with widgetlocker
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Yup, this works perfectly.
Its dumb to have to slide to unlock only to get to the code screen.
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joshnichols189 said:
If you use an app like WidgetLocker you can set it up so that widget locker is your main lockscreen and you can make it look exactly like the stock lockscreen. Then if you enable pin unlock you can make it request for a pin after you unlock with widgetlocker
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Buddy Revell said:
Yup, this works perfectly.
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works for me too, no issues whatsoever
shoman24v said:
Its dumb to have to slide to unlock only to get to the code screen.
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Thank u for the time you have taken to write this help full comment.
Hi to all and thanks for your feedback. I think there is some need to better explain the reason I would like to use the swipe to unlock feature and at the same time have a pin lock.
I need a quick way to access to my camera app from the lock screen. I take a ton of images this way and I love the feature of the iPhone where you can take images from the lock screen very quickly but u need a pin to enter to the springboard. I hoped that this would be possible with stock android. As I asked in my first post I don't want to install the Lockscreenwidget. It has way to many options and some times it does not work. So now I hope that my intent is better understandable.
Thank you very much
s1l3ntb0bisanandroiduser said:
Hi to all and thanks for your feedback. I think there is some need to better explain the reason I would like to use the swipe to unlock feature and at the same time have a pin lock.
I need a quick way to access to my camera app from the lock screen. I take a ton of images this way and I love the feature of the iPhone where you can take images from the lock screen very quickly but u need a pin to enter to the springboard. I hoped that this would be possible with stock android. As I asked in my first post I don't want to install the Lockscreenwidget. It has way to many options and some times it does not work. So now I hope that my intent is better understandable.
Thank you very much
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I figured that's what you meant. Yeah, it would be a nice feature if you snap a photo or adjust the volume without entering the homescreen. Alas, to my knowledge, that functionality doesn't exist with a PIN. It's the app market for you my friend, and maybe Seekdroid in case you lose your phone and want to wipe it (assuming you are paranoid about security).
i just realized OP's name... how do you remember it O.O
zeke1988 said:
i just realized OP's name... how do you remember it O.O
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Just use Tapatalk Ort similar app then u don't have to remember
Btw I am using the lock screen widget... it is not what I wanted but it gets the work done
My lock screen...
hello there people
i have a 3rd party locker and im on Atomic GB 7 (same problem on 8), EVEN IF i go to settings>location and security and set the security thingy to NONE ! still when i lock the phone and then on unlock i still get the systme slide to unlock ! THEN after sliding it i get my 3rd part lock app ! please help im pretty frustrated... even tried uninstalling lock screen.apk NO USE !
thanks,
O7
First of all, making your text red and big doesn't make it any better. Actually, it makes actually more difficult to read, because people are used to the regular sized text here.
My recommendation would be to check over the 3rd party lock screen app settings. Which app is it?
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First of all, making your text red and big doesn't make it any better. Actually, it makes actually more difficult to read, because people are used to the regular sized text here.
My recommendation would be to check over the 3rd party lock screen app settings. Which app is it?
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yeah i want to bother you when you read... anyway does it really matter ? im using Espier locker :silly: and checked the settings of it..all seems fine but when i lock the phone and relock i get the system lock first
yeah i get this issue to,when i'm using holo locker.I'm using Gin2jellybean.
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In Holo Locker there is an option to use it as default but when you lock and fast click home button there is stock again,but if you lock and then after 5 sec it's ok and you can't have Sim lock activated,'cause when you restart your phone you have to put your pin code right away or you'll get no service holo locker doesn't support pin code "window" if you get me.
And yeah when i reboot my phone i get stock lockscreen then holo locker...
have u changed settings/framework with any other mod?
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hello there people
i have a 3rd party locker and im on Atomic GB 7 (same problem on 8), EVEN IF i go to settings>location and security and set the security thingy to NONE ! still when i lock the phone and then on unlock i still get the systme slide to unlock ! THEN after sliding it i get my 3rd part lock app ! please help im pretty frustrated... even tried uninstalling lock screen.apk NO USE !
thanks,
O7
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have u changed settings/framework with any other mod? if yes , after changing some setting features doesn't work because it's inappropriate to your device...
gius321 said:
have u changed settings/framework with any other mod? if yes , after changing some setting features doesn't work because it's inappropriate to your device...
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no i did not.. it was more like a unsolvable problem to me and peeps here... so anyways i got rid of the 3rd party lockscreen....
Is this a bug in kitkat?
i have this problem too
kuromusha38 said:
Is this a bug in kitkat?
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Reg2net said:
i have this problem too
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Not a bug that's what's Samsung decided to implement in the latest update
kuromusha38 said:
Is this a bug in kitkat?
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i think that was there before too..
The whole point of a pattern or pin lock is too prevent the lock screen from opening unless correct input is provided. Whereas lockscreen widgtes take u directly inside..
If they were enabled with pattern/pin lock the whole idea of security would be defeated as anyone copuld open your phone just by swiping them. Its a logical enhancement and not a bug.
sometimes I want to see the widget without unlocking my phone. And how I want to unlock my phone is my choice, whether password or pattern or none. But I should be able to see my widget.
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sometimes I want to see the widget without unlocking my phone. And how I want to unlock my phone is my choice, whether password or pattern or none. But I should be able to see my widget.
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i widget is kind of a short cut. If you swipe it across it opens up the correspoding app and also unlocks the phone simultaneously. This cant be done in case of pateern/pin lock,
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i widget is kind of a short cut. If you swipe it across it opens up the correspoding app and also unlocks the phone simultaneously. This cant be done in case of pateern/pin lock,
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not really, MohammadAG had an xposed plugin that allowed widgets on locked samsung TW, shame it doesn't work on 4.4 devices...samsung is ****e for taking away such feature
ticktock666 said:
not really, MohammadAG had an xposed plugin that allowed widgets on locked samsung TW, shame it doesn't work on 4.4 devices...samsung is ****e for taking away such feature
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yeah i know there was a way. But on a non rooted stock device its not possible. And dont blame samsung. Its a development that will be done time i guess; similarly how it was done before :good:
Hi all. New on this phone, I've searched for this but could not find, so maybe someone here could help me. Is there a gesture to quickly turn off screen (had a gesture on my old nexus that was double tapping home button)?
Thanks in advance!
You could try 'Edge sense plus' (check the play store) to use the squeeze function to turn off the screen instead of launching the assistant. Personally I use nova launcher and swipe up to turn off the screen.
I'm sure there are other alternatives as well, but that's my 2 cents
I use the app called edge gestures on the play store. Works very well for me!
rickysidhu_ said:
I use the app called edge gestures on the play store. Works very well for me!
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Is that the app that costs 1,77? Wich are the possible gestures for screen off?
Do you have the possibility to use the fingerprint sensor to turn screen off?
Thanks!
Yeah it does cost some money but I can't remember exactly how much. There is a native screen lock option for Android 9+ and I don't think there is any fingerprint gesture. It's primarily for the edges of your screen.
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Hi all. New on this phone, I've searched for this but could not find, so maybe someone here could help me. Is there a gesture to quickly turn off screen (had a gesture on my old nexus that was double tapping home button)?
Thanks in advance!
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You could try turning on accessibility menu in the accessibility settings if you don't mind having a small icon to the right of the pill at the bottom of the screen. When you click it, there are several options given and lock screen is one. It's not a simple gesture swipe or a simple double tap but it may be an option.
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You could try turning on accessibility menu in the accessibility settings if you don't mind having a small icon to the right of the pill at the bottom of the screen. When you click it, there are several options given and lock screen is one. It's not a simple gesture swipe or a simple double tap but it may be an option.
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Tried that, and it works, it appears a person button, and when you press it, it gives a lot of options, and the lock screen is one of them. I will keep using until a easier solution if found. I can not believe android will not include a gesture option for this by default.
I hate to have to press a button to lock the screen, they end up breaking/wearing so fast.
Thanks all for your responses, and other solutions are welcome. Cheers! :good:
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Tried that, and it works, it appears a person button, and when you press it, it gives a lot of options, and the lock screen is one of them. I will keep using until a easier solution if found. I can not believe android will not include a gesture option for this by default.
I hate to have to press a button to lock the screen, they end up breaking/wearing so fast.
Thanks all for your responses, and other solutions are welcome. Cheers! :good:
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Forgot to mention though that with it, when you open the camera app, you'll get this '5 second burst' label on the screen that some find annoying but I, for one, don't mind it.
Oh and when you're down and feeling blue, that small person icon seems to be ready to give a hug so just look at your phone. Hahaha
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thephantom said:
Forgot to mention though that with it, when you open the camera app, you'll get this '5 second burst' label on the screen that some find annoying but I, for one, don't mind it.
Oh and when you're down and feeling blue, that small person icon seems to be ready to give a hug so just look at your phone. Hahaha
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Just removed. I'm the kind of person that finds those things anoying. Is that a bug? Oh my gosh android....
FedericoUY said:
Just removed. I'm the kind of person that finds those things anoying. Is that a bug? Oh my gosh android....
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I think it's part of turning on accessibility so it's not a bug
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I think it's part of turning on accessibility so it's not a bug
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Yes now thinking it could be a accesibility info. I really do not like it. Will keep searching for other options... Don't mind to have a extra menu, but would preffer a native app and not a installed one. :good:
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Yeah it does cost some money but I can't remember exactly how much. There is a native screen lock option for Android 9+ and I don't think there is any fingerprint gesture. It's primarily for the edges of your screen.
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Please let me know if you can check that and see any gestures for turning off screen (and how it's done)... Thanks!!! :laugh:
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Please let me know if you can check that and see any gestures for turning off screen (and how it's done)... Thanks!!! :laugh:
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It's swiping/tapping from either the left, right, or bottom of the screen.
I use Wakeup touch Nexus, which, apart from letting you wake the screen using the proximity sensor, also allows you to turn off the screen by touching an icon on the desktop https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolandsoft.wtn
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tharweb said:
I use Wakeup touch Nexus, which, apart from letting you wake the screen using the proximity sensor, also allows you to turn off the screen by touching an icon on the desktop https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolandsoft.wtn
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I found this very useful, i mean... not the app but it moved me to find the right one... and i found it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redmanit.lockscreen
This one can create a toggle in quick settings... (the padlock) its great!, you can use fingerprint to unlock, and all working fine (no root required).
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Pulsar.uy said:
I found this very useful, i mean... not the app but it moved me to find the right one... and i found it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redmanit.lockscreen
This one can create a toggle in quick settings... (the padlock) its great!, you can use fingerprint to unlock, and all working fine (no root required).
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Pulsar.uy said:
I found this very useful, i mean... not the app but it moved me to find the right one... and i found it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redmanit.lockscreen
This one can create a toggle in quick settings... (the padlock) its great!, you can use fingerprint to unlock, and all working fine (no root required).
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Thanks, but looking for gestures apps or ways to lock the screen.
Check this widget out. It is invisible and adds double tap to lock functionality to any launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jordigordillo.dtswidget
Works without root in Android P or with root in Oreo and lower. In both cases, fingerprint unlocking works afterwards.
jordi.id96 said:
Check this widget out. It is invisible and adds double tap to lock functionality to any launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jordigordillo.dtswidget
Works without root in Android P or with root in Oreo and lower. In both cases, fingerprint unlocking works afterwards.
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It works and adds functionality to accesibility. Nice contribution! Thanks! Although will be using this, i'm open to other possibilities. Loving this phone!