Dulaney22

This may have been answered, or I may be too dumb enough to find it in the settings now, but where is the option to turn off the lock screen now?

sic0048

Is this a new feature with Froyo? I know a lot of people use the No Lock application to do this.
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=150x150&chl=market://search%3Fq%3Dpnamerg.jraf.android.nolock

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Fabolous

No, this was a feature Motorola put in 2.1

Sadly, it seems it has been removed in 2.2 (or at least not present in the leaked version)

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Dulaney22

Yeah, I guess it's gone. I couldn't remember if it was on 2.1 or Launcher Pro. Looks like I'll have to use an app for it now. Thanks

LexusBrian400

This kind of sucks. I went to 2.2 with my lockscreen disabled, and now there is now way to get it back unless I put a passcode on it.

Bummer

Legacystar

im in the same boat. there has to be a way to toggle it on and off in some system fiel somewhere.

herbivore

I really miss being able to turn off the lock screen.
From doing a little googling, I gather that 2.2 is locked down tighter at the OS level so the ability to disable the lock screen may in fact be gone forever

I don't know if I have ever been saddened by something that google has done before now.

I get the impression that the only hope is in a version of myLock designed for root (or other similar app). Personally, I will pay $5 for such an app. Unless I lose root when the OTA rolls out, then I will wish I did not pay for it.

D13

there is a free app in the market called "no lock"

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herbivore

Thanks. I gave it a try just now, and while it may work for some, it doesn't meet my needs. See I have the pin unlock set to engage after 20 minutes, and I must have that functionality. The 'no lock' app disables the whole thing.

LexusBrian400

Download No lock. Problem solved.

D13

already suggested that, he said that he stills need to use the pin lock

LexusBrian400

Well then he's SOL afaik.

Legacystar

The problem with no lock and others is that any button wakes the phone up not just the lock button and hme button

Piiman

Never mind too late............

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Piiman

Not true. "No lock" only wakes up the phone with power or home, it is simply a toggle. All it does is not lock or lock the phone with the standard lock.

Now some of the special lock screens, like widget locker' have options to to have other buttons wake the phone that that's usually an option in the settings.

Piiman

I'm confused. What do you want to unlock then? Do you have to also use the slider if you use a pin?

D13

actually with no lock all the buttons do wake up the phone, and bring you to your homescreens

herbivore

With 2.1 I never needed to use the slider. If I didn't turn on my phone for 20 minutes, then it would jump straight to the pin screen when I turned it on. I feel that this gave me a decent level of security in case I left my phone lying somewhere, along with the convenience of straight to home screen during times when I am using my phone a lot. So in other words, the pin could be used independently of the slider.

Piiman

so it does both then? Pain in the ass. The slider doesn't really offer any security its just so you don't start something while its in your pocket but I'd hate to have both.

Piiman

Hmmmm
Not on my phone I tried it just before I posted.

But after doing it about 100 times I have noticed it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. After another 100 it dawned on me the 5 second rule. If you wait for 5 second after you hit the power button it only unlocks with the home or power if you do it earlier any key unlocks it. I got the 5 second rule from Widget locker it has something to do with android not letting go for 5 seconds. Or something like that.

Not sure how it works if I let it time out though.

Azathot

I think the general beef here is that the slide to unlock function can't be disabled now. I use the lock pattern unlock and some use the pin unlock. But it's annoying to have to slide that stupid thing then enter the pin or pattern. Why they took away the ability to disable that specific feature is beyond me...

We'll see if it's back in the OTA

Here's hoping.

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GorillaTheHutt

i'd recommend myLock:

Downloads - mylockforandroid - Project Hosting on Google Code

it claims to not work on Froyo, but i use it on my Droid with Froyo and it's great. haven't tried it with Froyo on my Droid X (my Droid X is still on 2.1).

alan hanson

im still running 2.1 and use the pattern lock but want to get rid of the slide down bar, getting really confused reading the above posts about it can, then got removed use no lock but then it doesnt work?

so on 2.1 is there a setting to disable the slide down bar but keep the pattern lock?

thanks peeps

fibaldwin

Not working for me on my Dinc since the 2.2 OTA.

Other experiences?

rjoudrey

When I first loaded the leaked Froyo the unlock option was working fine form my 2.1. I had to wipe my data and after that it no longer worked. Must be a switch somewhere we can throw if we are rooted.

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SaintBrian9

Hey everyone, the way to fix the lock issue after the 2.2 update is simple, if not annoying. If you go into settings, then into 'location & security,' you'll see the option for 'change screen lock' ... you'll notice that two of the options - swype lock and disable lock are greyed out, and say they've been disable by corporate admin ...

Here's the work around. Go into your accounts (also under settings), delete your corporate sync account (write down the info if you don't know it). Then go back to the 'location & secturity' option, back to change screen lock. You'll notice all the options are now available. Click which one you want. Then go back and add your corporate sync account back in. Problem solved.

dookie1

here's a wrinkle...

i had mine disabled in 2.1 when i got the OTA to 2.2 and now want to turn it back on (no 'change screen lock', only 'setup screen lock' and 'security lock timer'). i can't, for the same reasons that you can't...option simply isn't there. to be clear, this is the accidental touch/slide lock i'm talking about, not the pattern/pin/password security lock.

so it would appear that it's not a 'heavier OS lockdown', they just removed the control. if it was off before the OTA, it's always off after. if on before, always on after.

hmm...

pme

Thanks Brian. i think you are the first person in the entire droid community to figure out this workaround. Most of the geek suggestions are way to complicated and overkill.
nice work homes.
PME

dookie1

except some of us don't have exchange/corporate sync accounts set up and are still experiencing the problem.

trish1223

Brian, thank you!! Your fix worked like a charm - now I don't have to return the phone....great instructions!!

Gr8sport

NoLock eliminates the slide to unlock when I hit any button on my phone, however; I still have to slide to unlock when receiving a phone call. Being able to answer a call with one hand is what I want. Is there a setting I'm missing, or is this the way it's supposed to operate?

LexusBrian400

Extended controls widget allows this

speedbagger

its assinine to disable this feature.

i just did a master reset after having issues with ota 2.2.
before the master reset (2.2) there was no screen lock. now i've master reset, i can't disable. wtf?

i must have been grandfathered in via 2.1....

this is the type of stuff that makes me think android/google just aren't quite ready for prime time (can't disable conversations is another annoyance).

ah well, off to the market to check out nolock.

raqball

Really???

I better just leave it at that.....

terichka

Try antilock, this will bypass the slider screen and in my case takes me straight to pattern lock screen. Sometimes it gets a little flacky, all I do is disable then reenable and the world is gooood.

planetj

I use "Battery Indicator Pro" from market... It has a feature to completely disable the stock lock screen.

ptoner

Is there anyway to totally turn off the default lock screen in Android 2.3.5?

I am using GoLocker and its slightly annoying when you have to swipe the default lock screen away before doing it again with the GoLocker..??

I have tried "No Lock" and "No Lock Screen" both dont work.


Please help.

susu94

Hey guys , go to settings - location and security - scroll down till you see select device adminstrators - then uncheck what ever you have - then go back to settings and tap location and sec. and tap NONE and there you have it , ( this only works for 2.3.4 android )

VoidedSaint

i was about to say, this is only a gb feature as of now.

linq

Thanks mate, It helps a lot!