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Hi.
Thanks for this report, but unfortunately I can't reproduce the issue. On both
of my test devices (Nexus One and MyTouch 3G) as well as on the emulator, the
lock screen is still disabled after a restart.
First, note that it is normal to have to pass the security screen once before
the disable takes effect. This isn't necessarily the case on boot, but it
might be, depending on your device. So you might have to unlock once after a
reboot, but then not bother going into BIP to toggle the re-enable/disable --
you might be good to go after unlocking once. Just mentioning in case that's
what's going on.
Assuming you really do have a case of the lock screen not being properly
disabled after reboot, the only thing I can think of is that BIP is being
started on boot before the lock screen system has finished booting. Therefore,
one possible solution would be to implement some sort of delay before disabling
the lock screen on boot up.
So I guess I need two pieces of information in order to proceed:
1) Please confirm that it's not just that you need to unlock once after reboot,
but that the lock screen truly doesn't get disabled at all after reboot.
2) Would you be willing to try out a test build of the proposed solution and
let me know if it resolves the issue? If so, I'll implement it and email it to
you soon.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 26 Oct 2011 at 6:26
Thanks for the reply!
I actually just switched to CyanogenMod 7.1, and that had an option in the
settings to completely disable the lockscreen, which fixed my issue. However
I'll turn off that setting and test out what you suggested. And yes, I'd be
more than willing to try out a test build.
Original comment by mredmond...@gmail.com
on 26 Oct 2011 at 2:30
Alright, I just tested it again several times, and it is still doing the same
thing I described before, both on the stock Sense ROM and CM7. This what
happened every single time:
I ensure that I have disabled lockscreen using BIP. I turn the screen on and
off, and the lockscreen is indeed disabled. I then restart the phone. After
restarting, the lockscreen shows up and the screen turns off. I wait a little
bit to let the system completely finish loading everything. After a few minutes
I turn the screen back on, unlock the lock screen, wait a short time, and turn
the screen off. I immediately turn the screen back on, and the lockscreen is
disabled, but if I turn the screen back off and then back on a little later,
the lockscreen is back on and it stays on. The only way to again disable it is
to open BIP and click Reenable Lockscreen then Disable Lockscreen. As I said in
my OP, I have to do this again every time I restart in order to disable the
lockscreen using BIP.
I don't have any security lock enabled on my phone
Original comment by mredmond...@gmail.com
on 26 Oct 2011 at 6:16
I don't know if it would help at all, but since CM7 is open source, perhaps you
can look at what they use/do to permanently disable the lockscreen when the
option under Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > Tablet Tweaks > Disable
Lockscreen is selected. I don't know if the method they use requires root, but
if it doesn't, it may be worth looking at as it completely and flawlessly
disables the lockscreen permanently until the option is turned off. The
lockscreen doesn't even show up at all after a reboot.
Original comment by mredmond...@gmail.com
on 26 Oct 2011 at 6:22
"After a few minutes I turn the screen back on, unlock the lock screen, wait a
short time, and turn the screen off. I immediately turn the screen back on, and
the lockscreen is disabled, but if I turn the screen back off and then back on
a little later, the lockscreen is back on and it stays on."
Huh, that's disconcerting -- I don't know why it would be disabled and then
re-enable itself. It slightly busts a hole in my theory of what might be
happening. I guess I'll just hope that it's because you're doing it so fast,
the lock screen just hasn't come back yet. I've made a test build based on my
original theory; I'll send it to you momentarily and we'll see if it helps.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 29 Oct 2011 at 11:32
Re: Comment 4 -- CyanogenMod, being a fork of the OS itself, can do things the
easy way. If the OS wants to not to have the lock screen, it can just turn it
off internally. Getting a user-land app to ask the OS not to show it is a
different beast. So while it's a good thought to check out the CM sources, it
wouldn't help in this case.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 29 Oct 2011 at 11:36
Ah, I see, that makes sense. I'll test out the solution you emailed me then.
So native/stock Android doesn't provide a way to turn off the lock screen then?
How do you manage to disable it using BIP then?
Original comment by mredmond...@gmail.com
on 30 Oct 2011 at 5:44
It provides a way of saying, "Please don't show the lock screen." CyanogenMod
doesn't have to bother with that -- it can directly access the methods and data
structures that that request is a wrapper around, which is more full-proof: it
can literally just turn the lock screen off, so there's no way it'll show up.
Since my request, "Please don't show the lock screen" isn't working on your
device when the request is made at boot-up, the hope is that by making the
request again 10 seconds later, the system will comply with the second request.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 30 Oct 2011 at 6:40
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I just finished testing the build
you sent me through several different reboot scenarios, and it has worked
perfectly and consistently in all of them. It appears your fix did the trick :)
Like you said, I still have to unlock the screen once after rebooting, but
after that one initial unlock, it stays permanently unlocked.
Thanks so much for your help resolving this issue! Just let me know if you have
any more questions or comments, or if you want a system log or anything. I
really appreciate your support.
Original comment by mredmond...@gmail.com
on 2 Nov 2011 at 5:20
In the last few weeks I've had the same issue where screen lock intermittently
turns itself back on on my verizon droid x. The only reason I purchased BIP was
to disable the screen lock, now it comes back on several times a day. Been
great for the year our so synced I purchased it
Original comment by dcthurma...@gmail.com
on 6 Nov 2011 at 3:07
Re: Comment 10
Does your issue seem to only happen immediately after restarting your device?
If not (which sounds like the case) you should file a separate issue report and
I'll see if I can help.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 8 Nov 2011 at 3:01
I think this was fixed in November 2011, and I forgot to close it. For lock
screen issues not involving reboot, see Issue 161.
Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com
on 15 Jul 2012 at 9:23
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
mredmond...@gmail.com
on 30 Sep 2011 at 6:41