A lock screen is a user interface element used by various operating systems. They regulate immediate access to a device by requiring that the user perform a certain action in order to receive access: such as entering a password, using a certain button combination, or by performing a certain gesture using a device's touchscreen.
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Windows Phone8: MediaStateChanged event is not called if screen is locked
I have an WP Silverlight App that uses XNA MediaPlayer to play songs continuously. After phone goes to lock screen, music plays for a while and stopped when it plays to end. Next song is not played. It seems that MediaPlayer.MediaStateChanged is…
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Android: is it possible to disable/deactivate the standard Lock Screen?
I am trying to build a custom Lock Screen (or, I'd better say a kind of custom lock screen).
My question is the following: is it possible to disable/deactivate via code the standard Lock Screen of Android?
Thanks for any hints.
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Windows - Interacting with desktop while screen is locked
When you are connecting to Windows machine with Remote Desktop you can see and interact with desktop even though screen is locked on actual machine...
Now my question is: is it possible for your application to capture desktop (actual desktop, not…
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Setting password for android app using lock screen patterns
I want to set a password for my application which it will require at the time of execution. I want that it should be like lock screen patterns, is it possible?
If yes please help me out to find some helpful material to design lock screen as I have…
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how to disable both the notification bar and home button in android 2.3?
I am making a lock screen app for android and so it requires that both the notification bar and home button be disabled.
Since ICS and further versions do not allow disabling of the Home button, is there a way to do it in the previous versions?
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Windows Phone 8 scheduled task custom user control
I have successfully managed to implement lockscreen backgrounds into my WP8 application which uses a custom user control and render it as writeable bitmap since I want to have a dynamic lockscreen for example like a weather lockscreen.
I now want to…
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how do i detect tap gestures when the phone is locked
The default alarm application by apple shows me a snooze button even when the phone is in lock screen and i can press it,so instead of a small button i want to create a larger button or something that will detect a multi touch when a alarm rings,is…
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Android Lockscreen Ring Code available?
To give an application a more android-like feeling I'd like to switch the style of choosing between two "ways" to something like the lockscreen-ring, where you can drag the center to the right/left. I've googled a lot, only thing I've "found" was…
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Displaying an Activity on the Android lock screen
I'm trying to figure out how exactly (if it's possible) to replicate the way the camera app works on the Jelly Bean lock screen.
From the lock screen, I can swipe left and the camera app displays, if I swipe right, I have the ability to add widgets.…
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How to show Toast on Lock Screen?
Current :
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, "test", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
The Toast was showed on Idle Screen. But it does not appear on Lock Screen.
I want to show Toast on Lock Screen. How..?
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Screensaver: Draw in front of the lockscreen
I need to build a screensaver which simply draws a picture and displays some information around it. That all isn't any problem.
The problem is that I would like to lock the screen, which I do with the API-Call
Private Declare Function…
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How to getWindow() in LockScreen?
I am modifying LockScreen.java in Android source package (4.1.2). Now, I want to getWindow() to add some appropriate flags, such as:
Window window = getWindow();
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayourParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
but I don't know…
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Switch to LockScreen
My application has a function that requires to return to LockScreen after pushing a button. Is there any way to switch to LockScreen automatically?
Thanks.
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android post some data every 5 min to server, even when lock screen
I want to post some data every 5 min to server,
but when I lock the screen, the network is offline and I'm not sure my service is running.
The connection is not only WIFI but also GPRS and 3G.
anyone solve this question?
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iOS - setting the lock screen image
I'm planning to use the MPNowPlayingInfoCenter API to set an image on the lock screen.
Can I do this without actually playing any audio? It's only the lock screen image that I want to change.
If I can do it technically do you think Apple will let it…
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