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Use math unlock to prevent emergency pocket dial?

MA573rMiND

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Mar 18, 2011
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I'm sick of accidentally pocket dialing 911 or other emergency contacts from the lockscreen. I have a pattern set for unlocking, but emergency call has none. The problem is, emergency call should have some sort of human verification to it, to prevent pocket dialing and toddler access, but still allow any stranger to use if found on my dead/injured body.

My solution? Use a random math question from a list of accepted simple to solve equations.

I've heard of something like this but only for alarms. Nothing exists like this for the lockscreen. At all. I've searched plenty. There's voice unlock, photo-, pin-, pattern-, and even face recognition unlock. So this shouldn't be much of a stretch, right?


Not sure if this matters, but I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Android 4.3 (as of yet-) unrooted stock firmware.
 

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