Questions tagged [unlock]

When a device is locked, it needs to be "reactivated" in order to use it. This unlock is normally obtained by pressing a button and/or swiping a finger across the screen.

When a device is locked, it needs to be "reactivated" in order to use it. This unlock is normally obtained by pressing a button and/or swiping a finger across the screen.

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unlock AFI value NFCV

I have problem how to unlock AFI value on NFCV tag. I changed AFI value with 0x27 followed by a lock AFI 0x28. Is there some way how I can unlock it? Also how can I detect if AFI value is locked or unlocked? Thank you.
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Android App which requires/uses Screen-PIN

i would like to write an android application which requires the user to have the screen-pin activated and use the entered pin as a key to unlock the app. (this key is used for low-security encryption) is there any way to get at least a hash of the…
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How to resume application after unlock

NativeApplication.nativeApplication.addEventListener(Event.ACTIVATE, handleAppActivate); private function handleAppActivate(e:Event):void { _active = true; if (_starling) _starling.start(); SoundManager.instance.resumeAll(); } This…
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Locking and Updating a File Accordingly

Note: I have read other posts on how to lock and unlock a file. I didn't find anything special that I wasn't aware of. So I am gonna put my scenario here to better appreciate the problem on hand. In my experience, FileChannel.lock doesn't guarantee…
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How to figure when device was recently unlocked in Android?

I build an app which fires an activity every time the orientation changes, but I have an exception: I don't want the activity to fire within the next five seconds after phone was unlocked. So after phone is unlocked I will disregard every phone…
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Ununlocking a locked account in membership asp.net

I have forgot to change "maxInvalidPasswordAttempts" in my web config and it was on 5! Now one of my users get locked. I have change Islocked column to false but it is keeping unlock. Can any body help me how to unlock this user?
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Guide to create code to unlock device

I am developing an sensor based app to unlock & lock device using sensors. I am able to lock the device using Device Administrator API. But, Unfortunately I am unable to find any code to unlock the screen programmatically. I have searched over…
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Implement lock screen shortcut icons as there are in JellyBean android phones

As we see in JellyBean android phones, in the Lock screen, if we drag a Camera icon, it asks us to unlock the screen & once we unlock the screen Camera app is launched. From my service, I am showing a dialog with OK button (& launching browser after…
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Detect when a failed unlock happens

I've been looking around for a while to find out what happens when a user fails to unlock the phone. Basically I'm trying to take a picture if a user fails to authenticate. But all I can find is ACTION_USER_PRESENT - Does anyone know if this is…
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Force mutex unlock (Possibly from a different thread)?

I know it's kind of "breaking the rules", but I'm looking for an option to force unlock a mutex, possibly from a different thread. It may be considered as some kind of hacking, since it's probably not really supported by the conventional API, but is…
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android unlock screen using nfc

I want to unlock the andorid screen when a tag is detected - based on the tag ID. something like how com.biwota.cerbero is done. someone here has any experience or knows how this can be done. ? could you please point to the right directions perhaps…
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statusbar reappears after screen off

my android app is displayed fullscreen. to be 100% sure I did this in code with: getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN); setContentView(R.layout.findperson); and in xml with…
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android kernel modification to unlock the screen during boot

When I boot the android, I want the screen to be unlocked automatically (and run an application) rather than me unlocking the screen . Can anyone tell me where the kernel source code change has to be done to do so ? The java code is here.. Can you…
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Semaphore/Mutex lock/unlock frequency

I have some code which I need to lock using a semaphore or mutex. The code is something like this: callA(); callB(); callC(); . . . callZ(); I would like to know the efficient way to lock it. The options I am thinking are lock before callA() and…
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is there a notification when "slide to unlock" has occurred

I have an iphone game that plays background music using AVSoundPlayer - when someone locks the iphone the music stops which is fine. But when someone unlocks it, I don't want my music to start playing again while you're staring at the "slide to…
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