Official myLock thread - we don't like the lockscreen

[petjakob]

Good opportunity to find out what's causing the stop, Dom --- do you have foreground/settings shortcut notification mode on? Which build are you running?

[Dom87SS]

i uninstalled the old one and downloaded the new one. same thing it stays locked no matter what settings are on and off in any combination.

[petjakob]

Sounds like crashes in the other version caused the service to get blocked. That's a safety feature in android against any programs that have a crash loop to stop it from bringing the whole device down or stop it from finishing booting. Uninstalling, stopping/starting, even turning it off can't pass through the safety block that happens. You'll need to actually restart the device by removing the battery. The only other cause of such behavior would be if you have another program that is trying to interact with the keyguard and screen wake settings.

[Dom87SS]

pullin the battery worked. and i like it now loaves the screen open while on a call. that was super annoying to have to open it to close a call.

[petjakob]

Excellent, glad it worked. Added a troubleshooting page into the wiki that explains that fix.

I have almost finished the beta of myLock lite, which has no configurable options, simply provides the most unobtrusive lockscreen disable method that you toggle on or off by clicking on the 1x1 widget. work to hit beta on myLock complete is also happening. working with other devs as we add in shake support and unravel the mysteries off adding what's called WidgetHost to the welcome mode so you can really stick widgets or app launch shortcuts on there.

I also learned that mylock works great on nexus one. the trackball doesn't wake up with its lockscreen rules specify this.
I'm kinda jealous of nexus one but i like my droid keyboard! ;]
I'd switch if I had a rock solid multi-touch virtual qwerty, on my iPhone i was very very fast with the virtual. the only thing preventing me from such on android is that it trips when you get going too fast, due to no multitouch

[petjakob]

Alrighty- myLock lite first version is available for download. http://mylockforandroid.googlecode.c...ck-lite_v0.apk
To use it, add the widget to your home screen. There is no app icon, it's light weight!

The widget button isn't polished yet. We'll save that for market release version. Don't use the recent apps switcher all that much? Then the lite version is perfect for you.

If you're like me just put your most often used apps in your home screen. If you need it, you still can, but it doesn't get unlocked till you press home once after unlocking through myLock lite. The actual initialization of that feature is the only thing that slows down the other versions versus in lite where we just put it off until you press the home button.

[dverplank]

Am i doing something wrong - I have installed but does not appear in app drawer? Uninstalled and reinstalled??

[Over50Droid]

I was using my calculator while grocery shopping today and had to keep turning off the screen so I would not inadvertently create inputs. It was a drag to unlock the screen every time so I decided to look for a program to keep me from having to do that.

A couple hours of research and trying different programs and I found this. The "lite" version looks exactly what I'm looking for and is currently running on my Droid (thinking about getting the N1 when it hits Verizon but don't tell my wife). I first used your C program and was getting ready to delete the program when I saw that seeing the lock screen before the unlock was normal. That was a deal breaker but luckily, I kept reading the thread and found the "light" version.

When you get this to the Market, I will probably pay for it even though I have it. Don't over-complicate the program because some of us just want simple things to do, like not having to unlock the phone.

Keep up the good work!!

[Over50Droid]

- lite mode, which is the alpha 1 method. the benefit is you will never get a flicker of the lockscreen, resulting in a slightly faster and smoother user experience.

When I first installed lite, I did not get the flicker of the lock screen and now I do. What do I need to do to stop this?

Note - Using "Screen Mode" until we figure out why the flicker is still there. Screen Mode turns on with any button pushed and I don't like that.

Thanks

[DougNg]

MyLock Lite turns on or off every time I place a call...