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.
Questions tagged [lockscreen]
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keyboard not showing when phone is locked and an activity disables keyguard
I ran into an issue with Android 6.0. Marshmallow was loaded to a Nexus 6 from the official Nexus factory firmware image site (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
I have an app where I use AlarmManager to start an activity that…
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How to Lock the Android Device Screen on Android 4.4 and 5.0+
I want to lock the device screen. I was find the solution on the Internet and I use this tutorial http://rdcworld-android.blogspot.in/2012/03/lock-phone-screen-programmtically.html .Unfortunately, after tested then It not work for android 4.4 and…
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How do I programatically unlock screen on rooted device?
I want to disable screen locker in (even if it is locked) or change it to some simple lock, for example swipe to unlock, in my app when notebook is near, so I will not have to write my 12-digits PIN code every time I want to read notifications.
I…
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How secure is off-screen information?
My iOS app has a lock screen which, when enabled, covers the whole of UIScreen. However, outside of the UIScreen bounds, I have panes with sensitive information that are no covered by the lock screen. (Those panes can be swiped in and out when the…
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Differentiate RemoteControlClient from Headset
When users double click the play/pause button on their headsets quickly, I have code to detect that and skip to the next song automatically. Unfortunately it seems like when using the RemoteControlClient, it uses the same PLAY_PAUSE event. If you…
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iOS - Allow my app to display information on lock screen?
Is it possible to display information on the lock screen from within my app? For instance, a countdown timer? I know Apple's built in apps, like the clock, can do this. But is it public API available?
And no, I am not talking about Push or Local…
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Is it possible to create the widget like Google Play Music on the lock screen?
I am developing a music player. I have a widget that works on both the home and lock screen. I do not want to give the user the option to put or remove the widget from the lock screen.
My goal is:
The widget automatically appears on the host lock…
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Home button override in android
Im trying to understand the ways to override the home button functionality in Android.
Im doing a LockScreen App and the HOME button is unlocking the device.
I have been researching the last 3 days for a way to do it, and all the solutions I have…
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Changing xscreensaver to gnome-screensaver
I'm using openSUSE 13.1 with Xfce 4.10. I'd like to make a lock screen more pretty. I read that I can remove xscreensaver and install gnome-screensaver instead and I did it. When I try to run it (using command gnome-screensaver) then I get message…
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How do disable lockscreen in android?
I have my app registered as device administrator, with the appropriate lock screen permissions. I can access the method to lock the device, but cannot disable lockscreen.
Is there an API method available that will disable lock?
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How to avoid lock screen event during monkey test
i am running monkey tests and i am facing issues with lock screen.
i have tried running tests with default command as below
"monkey -p com.xyz -v 1500000 -s 10000 --throttle 15000"
The tests start fine but eventually get to lock screen and thereby…
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Unity3D Android Lockscreen not shown when screen times out. (Wakelock?)
I am building an android app using Unity and it is coming along very well. However, I'm having an odd issue relating to the screen timing out and the lockscreen not showing.
What Should Happen
User stops playing
Screen Times out and turns…
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Add image and title to the lock screen media controls
I'm close to submitting an audio app that "plays podcast in a playlist" to the Apple store for IOS 7.
I'm using PhoneGap 3.0 and I was able to make it all work except when it comes to adding the title of the audio and the corresponding image to the…
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Android emulator 4.2.2 not showing add widget option in lock screen
In newer android versions you can add a widget to the homescreen AND the lock-screen. To be able to test this during development it would be good to be able to add these to the emulator-lock-screen as well.
This should be possible, but it just…
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Understanding custom lock implementation on Android via home screen replacement technique
I've been researching about this question a lot. I asked a related question this week.The most helpful and relevant links in the area are this and this. I want to understand how it works and all, if implemented as home screen replacement app.
Quick…
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