Gulp, here goes.
Welcome all,
Lock Extender is a plug-in for Automation apps such as Tasker, Locale and Llama (and possibly others that use the Locale standard plugin method) that allows you to change the delay between your devices screen turning off, and the security lock being set.
For example, if you set this with a profile that activates when you are home, it will effectively keep your phone unlocked (not keep the screen on ) whilst you are there. You will have to add an exit task that re-sets a shorter time out for when the profile ends or the lock will stay off.
There are two small caveats that I am working on (app is still in early stages, as I imagine most of these kind of things are )
You will have to unlock the device once the profile is active to actually remove the lock.
If you turn the screen off with the power button, it will apply the lock again.
There are two versions of the app in Google Play (or at least there will be soon). They are both identical in function; the free one will flash a toast every 8 uses (every 8th time Lock Extender runs a task to change the time out, you get a toast), and the paid one doesn't do this.
**** ROOT Required ****
Root/SU permission is required when you 'install' the application. To be more specific, the app needs to copy a little helper file to your devices /system/app folder and then you need to reboot. This (and removing the helper) is the only time that Lock Extender will ask for root access. If you are concerned then when it asks for root, don't save the choice and it wont be able to get root without you knowing.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] for help if you need it, and please contact me before leaving a bad rating!
If you have any suggestions on how I can improve the app (I know the UI is a bit sucky) then please drop me a mail. I have tested this on a Galaxy Note II and a Galaxy S3 with Tasker. Please let me know if your device has issues and I will see if I can help.
Tablet UI is coming soon.
This app uses ActionBarSherlock and would look turd without it.
[edit] The latest version of the Free app is in the Play store using the top link, the paid one is still being distributed throughout the store.
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Our company wants to use the tablet for a specific purpose in our mail room. We want the tablet to be locked into the browser app only and to a specific website only, so the users can't stray into other areas of the tablet. Is there a way to achieve this?
Absolutely but don't ask me how. It might be an idea to ask the Android devs that float about on XDA, in the dev forums for the Nexus 7 would be a good start.
You would have to hide and lock every single application besides the browser using an app from the market. You can put passwords on it so unless they know a password they can't open the app. They will be able to go to the home screen because you can't block yourself out of that screen. Having it locked to a specific website no (not from all the experience I have had) and you can't block other websites unless it's like blocked through the wifi that the tablets will be connected to like how some hospitals or public wifi spots are.
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Easy to do if you can code (or get someone from here to do it)
Custom app as your homescreen, uninstall standard home screen.
App is a wrapper of a WebView that locks to your website only.
If ICS+ remove menu bar (needs to be rooted with SU access to kill the service).
Job done.
The other day, I read a post by a user who lost his new Z1 in a shopping mall. So I just want to know, what would be the best app to track your Z1.
In India, I have preloaded apps like Mcafee Security, X Alert for Xperia, Android Device Manager. Also play market is flooded with many tracking apps. But my concerns are :
1) What if the Sim is changed ?
( since you don't have new no, you can't send sms commands..do we have a tracking app which can also notify the sim change)
2) What if GPS and 2G/3G connection are off ? ( I usually keep them off to slow battery drain)
3) What if the thief is a pro ( n also follows xda :laugh: ) and flashes a New rom.
I am ready to root my device for the sake of security and can also buy a pro version of any app to ensure safety.
P.S. : In India, you can easily lose a phone in metros, malls, buses etc. So believe me, I'm not paranoid my concerns are very much genuine.
i agree with the OP .. even i would like to know and do the same
I use Cerberus. You can use it on 5 of your devices for one license I think and it's cheap. It's also light, no anti virus bloat. Just tracking. Can monitor for sim changes. Also has root features like uninstall protection.
I've been using it for a few years now. Once off payment. No subscription
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If you have root on your phone Avast has a really nice feature as it allows the Anti-theft to be installed in the root of your device. You can also prevent third-party from accessing the setting etc etc. + all the standard features. It is free so give it a shot.
No chance
3) What if the thief is a pro ( n also follows xda :laugh: ) and flashes a New rom.
P.S. : In India, you can easily lose a phone in metros, malls, buses etc. So believe me, I'm not paranoid my concerns are very much genuine.
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Most anti theft software will work up until flashing or phone is put into airplane mode. What would be clever is if said anti-theft software turned off airplane mode to call home every hour or so. As most task schedulers need root to do this the only thing I can suggest is that you invest in a Bluetooth headset. Negating the need to take the phone out of a secure place in your pocket. Would you feel better losing a headset over a phone?
Google also provide anti data theft function to wipe the phone if you trust them.
Not sure if you have insurance in india but in the UK if you lose your phone. Just IMEI block it and make an insurance claim. At least the phone is not usable once you report it lost or stolen obviously other aspects can be used.
If you want security then encrypt your storage and pin and sim lock the phone. It's not perfect but if someone is hell bent on trying to get access to your data you have a better chance of wiping it before they can try to unlock. Don't know what the lifetime of decrypting a storage card is but there are some things you can do in Android that don't require extra apps.
I would recommend Macrodroid Pro Edition
With the Macrodroid Pro Edition you can create a macro (a script with a set of instructions to be run when a certain condition is met)
This macro could respond to an incoming SMS containg a specific text like: "locate" , or could run with a timer (ex: once an hour/once a day)
and you would make a macro that simply:
-turns on wifi
-turns on mobile data
-turns on gps
-wait 20sec before next command
-refresh the positioning data
(it means that the phone will try to locate its own position using any of the above methods and respond with the most accurate location it can find)
-wait 20sec before next command
-Send the info via email to your account (or back to the phone that sendt the locate SMS) (i find sending to email safer)
(here you can repeat the refresh if you want to make double sure that you'll get a result)
(here you can repeat wait for 30/60sec)
(here you can repeat send to email)
-wait 20sec before next command
-turn on flashlight
-turn the volume to FULL for all types of volume
-play a sound or melody
-turn the screen on
-lock the screen (key lock)
-delete the incoming calls list
AND IF YOU MAKE ANOTHER macro YOU COULD LET THAT macro RESPOND TO SMS "locate and delete" AND PERFORM ADDITIONAL TASKS LIKE:
(-delete sms from specific contacts)
(-delete all sms andcall info)
(-move files into hidden folder (ex pictures) )
(-run another macro or program like dropbox or google+ to take remote backup of your pictures/recordings/sounds)
(-run commands to reset the phone to factory reset) (PS: this step will remove/uninstall macrodroid and prevent you from retrying to locate the phone)
So that even if you loose the phone, you might be able to save your memories and render the phone useless for the thief !!
And that should work wonders... You can find examples of macro's on macrodroids forum, and in the app itself
but for an advanced macro like this one would be, you would need the pro version in order to add all the needed macro-steps
And you will need ROOT access to be able to turn on the GPS (i recommend using "kingo android root" to root your Z1 phone)
and to get to some of the special features that can only be accessed on an rooted phone, i really recommend rooting your phone for this! )
This is what I do track my phone... and it works... as long as the phone can be reached using an sms or a phone call...
You could also force the phone to run this everytime it is being shut off (normally, but not with the hard-reset: power+volume up)
so to add another layer of protection...
or you could define that if the phone is not near a known location at a given time, then it should run this macro...
if you know that you're always home at 5pm or at work from 1pm to 7pm...
so whatever day the phone is in a different location than expected, at a given time, it will track itself and send an email with position data..
All this should add quite a good option for tracking your phone...
It is not 100% safe regarding to the thiefs that turn off the phone, or reset it... but then again... what is?
Hi,
Some users report that Smart Unlock stops working after some time. After some investigation we discovered that the problem is related with other installed apps or specific configurations.
There are some app that may affect to Smart Unlock correct behaviour. Here you have some of the detected incompatible apps but there may be more :
Clean Master,
ES Task Manager
SONY Smart Connect
Llama (profile manager)
ACDisplay
Snaplock Locker
Gravity Screen Pro
Airwatch
There are also some power saving profiles/apps that can make smart unlock to stop working, For example HTC battery power saver, or SONY Stamina, If your wifi or BT connection gets interrupted, you will be request for the pin or pattern unlock in the next screen wake up.
Keep also in mind that Bluetooth Low Energy devices are not supported at all, so make sure you are using a regular bluetooth.
There are also some corporation security like Exchange policy or Airwatch app that wil make Smart Unlock to stop the normal behaviour.
Hope you find this information usefull.
Please let us knwo what was generating your issues if found, so we can inform other users and grow this incompatible app list if needed.
When I start an app from the notifications panel (e.g. Whatsapp) the phone locks immediately. To get it all working again, I have to delete my wifi device from Smart Lock and add it again. On Sony Xperia SP with Nova Launcher.
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
Except without root.
saulc1981 said:
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
Stevieboy02008 said:
Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
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No dice. I know that already. My fault i did say basic. Thats the problem. When i put keep data like ice done for a long time but now i get this message and i cant use the fingerprint or iris with any app.
saulc1981 said:
No dice. I know that already. My fault i did say basic. Thats the problem. When i put keep data like ice done for a long time but now i get this message and i cant use the fingerprint or iris with any app.
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Well then you might need root access. I don't have root access but it works for me just fine so im not sure.
use a secure settings app to set automatic lock delay to something ridiculously high like 540000(several days)
and turn off "lock instantly with power key".
normally you're limited to 30 minutes by the settings app, but if you use a secure settings app you can manually change it to something much higher.
using this setup you no longer need a pin coming from standby(lockscreen is skipped completely) unless you don't touch your phone for several days.
you'll still need a pin when turning on your phone or accessing lockscreen settings, but that's not something you'll do multiple times a day.
this does require ADB(to grant the hidden "secure settings" permission to the secure settings app once) but doesn't require root.
You can't do it anymore. AFAIK, Samsung changed this with the Jan or Feb patch. There's an article on sammobile that highlighted the change.
Edit : Here's the article : https://www.sammobile.com/news/on-o...ed-and-stored-only-with-a-secure-screen-lock/
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saulc1981 said:
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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I don't use any screenlock etc on my phone.
What i have done is place all my relevant apps eg banking, password manager etc in the Secure folder
(knox protected) If i want to use them i use fingerprint to unlock my secure folder.
Then i use fingerprint, to log into my banking app or use fingerprint for my password manager.
Further, I only install the relevant app (Google Play) that i want, inside secure folder. So no duplication of app.
saulc1981 said:
Pretty basic questions whether i need an app that does this or a workaround i just want to use my biometrics without a dam screenlock? Such as samsung pay, samsung pass, my bank apps and others. Dam google phone arent adding feature like before they are going back in time.
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I found a small loophole if you have a bluetooth device. You can turn smart lock on and have it stay unlocked as long as its connected to that device be it headset, smartwatch, etc. You can also do it based on location.
Stevieboy02008 said:
Actually you can without root. Set your biometrics normally with a password or a pin then go back to lock screen options and change it to swipe or no lock. And from there you will get a warning and it will have 2 options. One is remove data and the other is keep it. If you keep it it will work with the other apps. I have PayPal installed and I did the same thing also Samsung Pay.
And I'm not rooted using stock
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It will On SOME apps paypal abd lastpass for example but not others Chase bank for example. Also whos bright idea was it to remove app long press option functionality? No more app info, uninstall etc. Why do they do this s%it?
demize! said:
It will On SOME apps paypal abd lastpass for example but not others Chase bank for example. Also whos bright idea was it to remove app long press option functionality? No more app info, uninstall etc. Why do they do this s%it?
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Lol. I know but actually some functions still work on the app long press
thedicemaster said:
use a secure settings app to set automatic lock delay to something ridiculously high like 540000(several days)
and turn off "lock instantly with power key".
normally you're limited to 30 minutes by the settings app, but if you use a secure settings app you can manually change it to something much higher.
using this setup you no longer need a pin coming from standby(lockscreen is skipped completely) unless you don't touch your phone for several days.
you'll still need a pin when turning on your phone or accessing lockscreen settings, but that's not something you'll do multiple times a day.
this does require ADB(to grant the hidden "secure settings" permission to the secure settings app once) but doesn't require root.
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Hi @thedicemaster this sounds like a great solution. I have been trying, but can't get it to work. Can you tell me more on how to do this? Appreciate it!
EDIT: Nvm, I managed to do it
Delete me
It's been years already but I have a way to get it to work without root without installing any apps. I hope it helps some one.
You will need adb and usb debugging on. Open cmd / terminal and execute these 2 commands:
Code:
adb shell settings put secure lock_after_timeout_rollback 86400000
adb shell settings put secure lock_screen_lock_after_timeout 86400000
86400000 = 24 hours in miliseconds. You can change to a number that you find suitable.
This secure settings will survive after reboot so you only need to do once.
Does there exist an app locker that fully works with Android 11? By "app locker" I mean an app that presents a lock screen on a per-app basis. (Fingerprint support is also good!)
Every one I've tried in Play Store fails to lock the settings, which means it's trivial to bypass by simply uninstalling (and deactivating admin for those that go at least that extra step). Note: I'm not asking for a hacker-proof locker app, just one that is not trivial to bypass for the average or moderately above average user. I do also have a proper lock screen and remote wipe enabled for deeper protection. My use case is just more of a extra bit of protection for if somebody picks up my phone while it is unlocked unattended - just the extra protection so it's not so easy to see email or messages, etc.
I had a OnePlus before getting my Pixel 5A and OxygenOS has such an app lock feature. Again, it wasn't hacker-proof, but it was also not trivial to bypass.
Root/Magisk/XPosed module suggestions are okay for me.
I really am looking into this right now, I need it too!
I found a good one. I tried a lot of different ways to bypass it, but it consistently works. Now, of course, as anybody will tell you, since it runs as a user app, there are ways to kill it (via ADB etc) so it's important to still have device-level security. This is just a defense-in-depth measure, such as when somebody is borrowing your phone or you left it unlocked unattended and want to slow down an adversary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sp.protector.free