Root Removing HTCLockScreen.apk - File is Read Only

[Brian Rubin]

Hey y'all, how are ya? I'm writing because I have a conundrum. I'm trying to remove HTCLockScreen.apk from my phone, and neither Root Explorer and SystemApp Remover can backup, rename or delete the file since it's set as read-only.

How can I change that so I can modify the file?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Matlock]

What reason are you trying to alter/remove the file?

If you just don't want the Lock Screen to show, I recommend downloading NO LOCK from the Market. It prevents the lock screen from activating when you wake you phone from sleep.

No Lock by BoD 50,000 downloads, 3415 ratings (4.3 avg)

Free

 

[mdizzle99]

Hit R/W in the top right of root explorer and then delete/rename what you want.

 

[Brian Rubin]

I want the stock Android lock screen, as I hate HTC's.

 

[Brian Rubin]

Question, with this No Lock program, your phone will still sleep with the screen off, right?

 

[takirb]

i used adb to remove mine

 

[Brian Rubin]

Sorry, adb?

 

[mdizzle99]

I recommend checking my post in this thread. It gives multiple ways to change lock screen - one is using adb.

androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/215167-changing-lock-screen.html

Can't get link to work. I'll fix it later.

 

[Brian Rubin]

That looks like a command prompt. How do I get that? Is that that windows recovery thingy I've read about?

 

[Brian Rubin]

Huh, somehow I did it, not sure how. I now have the much more attractive and useful vanilla lock screen. Thanks so much guys!

 

[novox77]

if all you did was delete/rename the apk, you're going to have issues. If you ever set an alarm, and it goes off while your screen is off, you won't be able to shut it off. A lot of Sense components require the Sense lock screen to be present. I also had an issue answering calls (when the screen was off) when I removed the lock screen.

Anyhow, maybe I did something wrong back in the day, but it's worth checking that you aren't breaking some other functionality that might be important to you.

 

[Brian Rubin]

Well that's weird, I just called myself to test it out and HTC's slide up or down lock call screen showed up.

Sigh, okay, how can I put the dang thing back?

 

[Mr. Ed]

that is a slide answer screen...not the slide lock screen. I can't figure out how to disable that one I prefer the full screen answer screen with the red and green button but haven't been able to figure out what triggers that one over the other.

I removed my htc lockscreen ages ago with no issues, but I use widget locker.

 

[Brian Rubin]

I actually ended up using No Lock to turn it all off, and I'm finding I much prefer it that way.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I actually ended up using No Lock to turn it all off, and I'm finding I much prefer it that way.

keep an eye on your awake and up times. hopefully he has fixed the wake lock issue but that is why I stopped using it

 

[Brian Rubin]

K, sorry, where do I keep an eye on that?

 

[archercc]

I want the stock Android lock screen, as I hate HTC's.

If you are rooted and root explorer has been given root permissions by superuser then once you are in the folder you will have to choose "mount R/W" to edit.

The biggest caveat is the alarms. If you use the HTC clock application to set alarms it wants to call that lock screen for dismissing or snoozing, without it you cant do either. The solution is to install the vanilla clock and use that.

As for the HTC answer/lock screen, well that is tied to the dialer/phone application. To my knowledge you would have to be on a senseless rom.

 

[Brian Rubin]

Oohhhh, where can I find the vanilla clock?

 

[Brian Rubin]

K, in the Battery screen, the Up time and Awake time are exactly the same, with the lock screen or without. Is this normal?

 

[Mr. Ed]

not unless you ahve been using it the entire time. when you turn the screen off the the phone should "sleep" and no longer be up

 

[Brian Rubin]

Blerg, I haven't been using it the whole time. I began a new thread about this, if that's okay. Anything I can do to fix the issue?

 

[Mr. Ed]

there are many many threads on this. search 100% awake...or just awake

dload spare parts from the market and open, press battery usage it you want to change other usage in the pull down menus to "partial wake usage"

tell me what it says there

 

[Brian Rubin]

Sorry, I guess I used the wrong parameters when searching for a thread.

K, in Spare Parts, I'm in the Battery History screen. I have the top dropdown set to Partial wake usage, while the bottom dropdown is only set to "Total in all time" since that's the only setting that will give me data. Here we go:

Android System - Looks to be about 45% full, 9 days, 6 hours, 1 minute, 47 seconds.
UID 10086 - Looks to be maybe 5-10% full, 14 Hours, 35 minutes, 18 seconds
Remember the Milk - Looks to be maybe 5-8% full, 11 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Kik Messanger - Looks to be 2-5% full, 8 hours, 37 minutes, 18 seconds
UID 10021 - Looks to be 2-3% full, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 14 seconds
K-9 Mail - Looks to be 1-2% full, 3 hours, 35 minutes, 12 seconds
Dialer - Looks maybe 1% full, 1 hour, 59 minutes, 10 seconds
YouMail - Looks maybe 1% full, 1 hour, 44 minutes, 12 seconds

That help?

 

[Mr. Ed]

Ok now go to menu.settings.system info.battery.what's ben using the battery.click on android...what spa are listed there..in order

Side note.....Dload shoot me and you can take screenshots upload to photobucket and post them

 

[Brian Rubin]

Huh, the up time and awake time are now different by about 30 minutes.

Under what's been using the battery, it's:

Android System - 34%
Cell Standby - 31%
Phone Idle - 18%
Display - 10%
Wi-Fi - 5%
Extended Controls - 2% (I just had to reconfigure it).

Is that what you're looking for?