screen locker app for s3 with hidden unlock?

[dan55]

hi all,

ive put this in here as it is s3 specific - ive got widget locker but it doesnt block the home button it seems, so bypasses the lock screen when waing device

ive been using picture password, but that seems to have been causing some home launcher freezes recently

im after a lock screen that has a hidden unlock (like PP swipe to unlock), custom wallpaper, and that prevents the home button from unlocking the screen

anyone found one?

thanks
dan

 

[silentwitness]

why not use the built in pattern or pin unlock?

 

[dan55]

for some reason my default lock screen will not let me set my own wallpaper :/ so im stuck with the odd flower thingy

 

[silentwitness]

thats strange are u rooted? running custom rom? Does it give some error message or just says completed but does not change the pic on the lock screen?

 

[SUroot]

Widget locker is fine. Go to advanced > home helper

 

[dan55]

yes im rooted/rom'd now, but it didnt work when i was stock :/

thanks Dan - shame ol WL doesnt have a pattern or hidden slider option imo.
i know you can mess about with the slider button images within the app, but tis a reet pain

cheers

 

[annebrooks64]

Magic locker will do what you want.

 

[dan55]

thanks will check it out
cheers

 

[SUroot]

yes im rooted/rom'd now, but it didnt work when i was stock :/

thanks Dan - shame ol WL doesnt have a pattern or hidden slider option imo.
i know you can mess about with the slider button images within the app, but tis a reet pain

cheers

I use the S3 pattern lock behind widget locker. Unlock widget locker then I get pattern.

Actually editing the sliders to be invisible is dead easy. Just download any widget locker theme in the style of slider you want and edit the images to be transparent. I bet there are even themes like this now.

 

[dan55]

Dan it must take you half an hour to get though all those screens

thanks for the transparent info - i had missed that when id been playing around with images
cheers

 

[dan55]

hi Dan,
ive osrted the home button issue with home helper option - thanks for that

but im still unsure about the transparent slider - i know you can download a transparent slider, But the icon still shows - just the bar is hidden if i recall - cant see option to edit the image to be transparent :/
thanks
dan

 

[SUroot]

got a link to the theme you downloaded?

 

[dan55]

this is it i think - its one of Kevins off his site - i dloaded it from within WL
Invisible Tabs | WidgetLocker

 

[SUroot]

Ah ok... gotcha.

OK so do this. Create yourself a folder for images on your sd card. Download the theme a second time and unzip it into a folder on sd card (so the images will be in the gallery).

Go back and open the theme in widget locker. On the "slide to configure" screen, slide the lock icon to the right so you can configure it.... In the icon tab use an option to change the icon from the gallery to one of those invisible images you unzipped. Tested. works

 

[dan55]

I would never have thought of that :-D
I shall give it a try
many thanks

...done - cool - thanks for that ....no i cant find my slider! :/ .....kidding