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?
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
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.
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.
Download No lock. Problem solved.
im in the same boat. there has to be a way to toggle it on and off in some system fiel somewhere.
The problem with no lock and others is that any button wakes the phone up not just the lock button and hme button
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.
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.
I'm confused. What do you want to unlock then? Do you have to also use the slider if you use a pin?
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.
actually with no lock all the buttons do wake up the phone, and bring you to your homescreens
The problem with no lock and others is that any button wakes the phone up not just the lock button and hme button
Not working for me on my Dinc since the 2.2 OTA.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).
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