Get rid of padlock on galaxy tab A7

geh

Lurker
Please! I need a work around to avoid the padlock that appears on my screen when I receive or start a call on my Galaxy SM-T225N. Tremor prevents all the quick & precise moves required, making receiving or starting a call too difficult. The DOUBLE TAP TO UNLOCK only works occasionally anyhow. Lack of dexterity doesn't allow 2 taps to unlock & a 3rd tap to choose SPEAKER which would keep the padlock off. PLEASE, I need an easy & reliable method to answer & start calls. See attached image from me attempting call to Great Clips. NO, I don't have TalkBack on.
 

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puppykickr

Android Expert
Uggh, this is probably some kind of Samsung thing.

Anyway, try this.

Settings
About phone
Build number
(tap build number 7 times, or until you get a notification 'You are a developer!')

Now go back to the home screen.

Settings
System
Advanced
Developer options
Stay awake
(turn it on)

The device will now stay awake whenever it is plugged into a power source.

You can also see if the following helps.

Settings
Display
Advanced
Screen timeout
(adjust for a longer time, I use 5 minutes)

Keep in mind that I do not have your device, and so my directions map may be a bit different.
 

geh

Lurker
Thread starter
Uggh, this is probably some kind of Samsung thing.

Anyway, try this.

Settings
About phone
Build number
(tap build number 7 times, or until you get a notification 'You are a developer!')

Now go back to the home screen.

Settings
System
Advanced
Developer options
Stay awake
(turn it on)

The device will now stay awake whenever it is plugged into a power source.

You can also see if the following helps.

Settings
Display
Advanced
Screen timeout
(adjust for a longer time, I use 5 minutes)

Keep in mind that I do not have your device, and so my directions map may be a bit different.
No help there. But thanks.
 

geh

Lurker
Thread starter
Uggh, this is probably some kind of Samsung thing.

Anyway, try this.

Settings
About phone
Build number
(tap build number 7 times, or until you get a notification 'You are a developer!')

Now go back to the home screen.

Settings
System
Advanced
Developer options
Stay awake
(turn it on)

The device will now stay awake whenever it is plugged into a power source.

You can also see if the following helps.

Settings
Display
Advanced
Screen timeout
(adjust for a longer time, I use 5 minutes)

Keep in mind that I do not have your device, and so my directions map may be a bit different.
Already had DEVELOPER MODE on so I can use SCRCPY from PC. But STAY AWAKE didn't remove padlock.
Timeout set to 30 min. didn't remove padlock.
 
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