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HELP: A good Lockscreen/Incoming Call Screen Replacement?

astangelo

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I have an HTC Evo that hangs up on everyone that calls me. I keep the phone in my pocket and, in trying to pull it out to answer a call, my leg slides the bar. I could keep the phone in my pocket upside down and then I would answer every call but that isn't much of an alternative.

I am looking for something that overrides the Sense's lockscreen/answer screen. I tried both GoTo and WidgetLocker. Both are great programs but neither addresses the incoming call issue.

Does anyone have a suggestion?
 
Thanks for the suggestion, Monkeypox. Great name btw.

Tried Lock 2.0, it didn't work any better than either of the other two that I tried previously. With Lock 2.0, phone calls pop up with the same accept/ignore prompt one gets if their phone isn't locked at all. That gets rid of the slide issue but if my leg is effecting the touch screen enough to cause a slide, it will have no problem with either of those two buttons.

I couldn't find Slidelock Pro. Are you sure about the name?

To be a bit clearer, I am looking for a lockscreen that either a) allows a left/right slide to accept a phone call or b) makes me unlock the screen before I get to the accept/ignore incoming call screen. Either would stop calls from randomly being accepted or rejected as I pull my Evo from my pocket.
 
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a) allows a left/right slide to accept a phone call
I don't believe there is anything like this for Sense phones. The only incoming call screen replacement programs I know of are myLock Phone Tools and Tedd's Droid Tools. Both are button based.


b) makes me unlock the screen before I get to the accept/ignore incoming call screen. Either would stop calls from randomly being accepted or rejected as I pull my Evo from my pocket.

This is in testing for WidgetLocker. It's a lot easier than adding a custom incoming call screen (assuming testing goes well). I've received numerous requests to replace the incoming call screen from Sense users and this seems like a reasonable solution for now. I probably will look into a full incoming call screen replacement in the future.
 
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I don't believe there is anything like this for Sense phones. The only incoming call screen replacement programs I know of are myLock Phone Tools and Tedd's Droid Tools. Both are button based.




This is in testing for WidgetLocker. It's a lot easier than adding a custom incoming call screen (assuming testing goes well). I've received numerous requests to replace the incoming call screen from Sense users and this seems like a reasonable solution for now. I probably will look into a full incoming call screen replacement in the future.


Thanks Kevin, I'm anxiously awaiting this to hit Widget Locker for my Droid Incredible
 
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Thanks again, Kevin. Is there an ETA on when you think that update might be coming round? Would love that.

One other thing, I just updated to Froyo (via Sprint's OTA update). Will this have any effect on WL's performance?

I also just want to say that Kevin is awesome. I sent WidgetLocker some feedback last week and Kevin responded within the hour. Not many Devs are so customer focused.
 
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