WidgetLocker +*~+*~+*~+*~+*-- WOW!!!

[PhoenixGTR]

Have you tried something like QuickDesk or Power Strip? I put my widgets on Power Strip and put a shortcut to that on WL. Leaves more room on WL for custom sliders.
I forget if QD can do widgets or not but it definitely can do links.

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[kevin@teslacoilsw]

No i dont use easy wake mode and i notice it when the phone is setting on my desk. I hit the power button to check the time or what not and the volume slider shows X when 5 minutes before it was on.

If it's not caused by interactions I suspect it is unrelated to WidgetLocker. A good way to test this would be to use the No Slider layout and add a custom slider to unlock that doesn't include a ringer/silence/vibrate thing. The only place code exists in WidgetLocker to change silent/vibrate/ring mode is attached to that action on the slider. If the problem happens anyway then it's most likely another app or system setting.

It seems that if a password is enabled on your device you cannot link to your email from the widget locker screen. Anyone else have the same problem?

WidgetLocker does not suppress the security. I'm planning on adding some kind of app whitelist in the future.

Have you tried something like QuickDesk or Power Strip? I put my widgets on Power Strip and put a shortcut to that on WL. Leaves more room on WL for custom sliders.
I forget if QD can do widgets or not but it definitely can do links.

QD can indeed do Widgets.

 

[dbriani]

I really didn't like this app. I was just looking to change my lock screen. Nothing more. There is just too much going on with this app and the slide lock screen doesn't always come up when I lock my phone.

 

[Corinacakes]

:welcome: to the forum dbriani. You are a very, very small minority in this thread so obviously, if you don't like it....just uninstall it! Personally, I can't understand how anyone could not like it but meh...

 

[Jim 777]

I installed this app yesterday after seeing this thread resurface. I thought it was a great idea in that I love my BW clock, and though it would be great to put on the lock screen while freeing up half my default home screen.

Then, to be able to get rid of the slider all together? Awesome.

Here's my question for you as I couldn't figure it out. at the lock screen I've set it so that you have to hold the back button for two seconds to "unlock" the phone, but you can pull down the notbar and select something to get in. How do I turn that part off?

Also, if I turn off the ability to set preferences with the menu button, how would I get in to the app to change settings? I think it's "tool mode"

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

Here's my question for you as I couldn't figure it out. at the lock screen I've set it so that you have to hold the back button for two seconds to "unlock" the phone, but you can pull down the notbar and select something to get in. How do I turn that part off?

Android doesn't allow third-party-apps to display, but disable, the notification bar. I have a few work arounds but they're a bit messy right now and not ready for release. In the mean time you can use Look & Feel > Hide Notification bar

Also, if I turn off the ability to set preferences with the menu button, how would I get in to the app to change settings? I think it's "tool mode"

Indeed, launch the app in Tool Mode (just launch it from your Home or from the notification, rather than activating it by turning your phone off and then back on) and the menu button always works.

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

Version 1.2.6 Sept 13, 2010

• Rotary Slider
• Block long-press Home
• Screebl Pro support
• Motorola Gallery
• Landscape mode for docks/extended keyboards
• Reduced need for HomeHelper, helps address Launcher reload issues
• Alternative method of bypassing the Five-Second-Rule for Root users
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

 

[m2thedeep]

Hey Kevin, great update on the app, it's good to see the progress this app has made. Having said that there's one question I was hoping you could answer. I'm trying to use Tasker so that whenever I have an incoming call Tasker will turn on the system keyguard so that I will have the unlock sliders for answer and ignore. I think Widgetlocker blocks the system keyguard totally so that Tasker can't do what I want. Would it be at all possible to currently set up Tasker to do something like what I'm looking for? Or maybe a future release could allow an option for this?

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

Hey Kevin, great update on the app, it's good to see the progress this app has made. Having said that there's one question I was hoping you could answer. I'm trying to use Tasker so that whenever I have an incoming call Tasker will turn on the system keyguard so that I will have the unlock sliders for answer and ignore. I think Widgetlocker blocks the system keyguard totally so that Tasker can't do what I want. Would it be at all possible to currently set up Tasker to do something like what I'm looking for? Or maybe a future release could allow an option for this?

If I understand correctly:
You're on a Sense device
You want the slide to answer rather than button answer
But you want to use Easy Wake Mode

I'm not sure your approach would work with or without WidgetLocker. Android doesn't really have a method of activating the keyguard. You can disable the keyguard (with Easy Wake Mode in WidgetLocker or an app like NoLock), but even if the screen is off, if you reenable the keyguard, the phone won't lock, it will just be ready to lock the next time the screen goes off.
Android 2.2 does have a method of doing this, Lock Screen Widget is an example of this. A DeviceAdmin app can call a lockNow() function that turns off the screen and activates the keyguard (either standard or security depending on your configuration).
It's possible that if the phone was in easy-wake-mode style and did a lockNow as soon as a call came in you would get the desired effect. But it's also possible that the lockNow wouldn't activate until after the incoming call screen is present and so your screen would just turn off and you'd have to turn it back on.

[edit]Okay I wrote all that and then I thought of a possible work around, instead of disabling the keyguard while the screen is on, if you disable it while the screen is off then you basically capture it. Normally this is undesirable, but it can be useful. When the screen goes on, you can reenable it.
Easy-wake-mode with a security lock behaves like this. I don't have any service on my Sense phone, can you see which incoming call screen you see when you have easy-wake-mode with a security lock?[/edit]

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I did add some intents for tasker users. I'll update my website to document this, but here's an email i sent out about it for now

I'm looking at adding very basic support for tasker for right now,
though will likely do a proper plugin at some point in the future.

For now I've added the following intents:

Service Intents:

Start/Stop WidgetLocker completely:
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.ENABLE
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.DISABLE

Keep WidgetLocker enabled/running, but prevent it from activating on
screen off com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.SUSPEND
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.RESUME

And the following activity intents:
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.ACTIVATE
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.UNLOCK

Please let me know if there is another intent you'd like to see, if
it's straight forward I'll include it.

 

[m2thedeep]

Hey Kevin, great update on the app, it's good to see the progress this app has made. Having said that there's one question I was hoping you could answer. I'm trying to use Tasker so that whenever I have an incoming call Tasker will turn on the system keyguard so that I will have the unlock sliders for answer and ignore. I think Widgetlocker blocks the system keyguard totally so that Tasker can't do what I want. Would it be at all possible to currently set up Tasker to do something like what I'm looking for? Or maybe a future release could allow an option for this?

If I understand correctly:
You're on a Sense device
You want the slide to answer rather than button answer
But you want to use Easy Wake Mode

I'm not sure your approach would work with or without WidgetLocker. Android doesn't really have a method of activating the keyguard. You can disable the keyguard (with Easy Wake Mode in WidgetLocker or an app like NoLock), but even if the screen is off, if you reenable the keyguard, the phone won't lock, it will just be ready to lock the next time the screen goes off.
Android 2.2 does have a method of doing this, Lock Screen Widget is an example of this. A DeviceAdmin app can call a lockNow() function that turns off the screen and activates the keyguard (either standard or security depending on your configuration).
It's possible that if the phone was in easy-wake-mode style and did a lockNow as soon as a call came in you would get the desired effect. But it's also possible that the lockNow wouldn't activate until after the incoming call screen is present and so your screen would just turn off and you'd have to turn it back on.

[edit]Okay I wrote all that and then I thought of a possible work around, instead of disabling the keyguard while the screen is on, if you disable it while the screen is off then you basically capture it. Normally this is undesirable, but it can be useful. When the screen goes on, you can reenable it.
Easy-wake-mode with a security lock behaves like this. I don't have any service on my Sense phone, can you see which incoming call screen you see when you have easy-wake-mode with a security lock?[/edit]

---
I did add some intents for tasker users. I'll update my website to document this, but here's an email i sent out about it for now

I'm looking at adding very basic support for tasker for right now,
though will likely do a proper plugin at some point in the future.

For now I've added the following intents:

Service Intents:

Start/Stop WidgetLocker completely:
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.ENABLE
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.DISABLE

Keep WidgetLocker enabled/running, but prevent it from activating on
screen off com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.SUSPEND
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.RESUME

And the following activity intents:
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.ACTIVATE
com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.UNLOCK

Please let me know if there is another intent you'd like to see, if
it's straight forward I'll include it.

I'm on a stock Droid X running 2.1. The action intents work however I still can't get the system to give me the sliders instead of the answer and ignore call buttons. I'm not using Easy Wake Mode but I tried enabling it to see if it changed anything and it didn't. I also tried using the Retain System keyguard in the Widgetlocker settings menu but that didn't work either. I think this is a limitation of the Android OS so for now I'll settle with the answer and ignore call buttons. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

 

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

I'm on a stock Droid X running 2.1.

Ah, again I can't test as I don't have cell service on my Droid X, but had you disable the stock lock screen under System Settings > Location & Security > Screen lock ? I wonder if when you disable that it switches the incoming call screen. Can you try reenabling it?

 

[GolfProRM]

The new update is awesome! Love the landscape support.

Removing the need for Home Helper has worked great. I'm getting significantly fewer redraws with ADW.

This is by far my favorite app - keep up the great work!

 

[tu3218]

Great update!! Love the rotary slider. What is the Motorola Gallery though?

 

[m2thedeep]

I'm on a stock Droid X running 2.1.

Ah, again I can't test as I don't have cell service on my Droid X, but had you disable the stock lock screen under System Settings > Location & Security > Screen lock ? I wonder if when you disable that it switches the incoming call screen. Can you try reenabling it?

I've had it disabled, earlier I tried enabling it and nothing changed; I still got the buttons instead of the sliders. Since 2.2 is coming out for the DX soon I'll just wait for it before I try anything else.

 

[Phreaker47]

Version 1.2.6 Sept 13, 2010

• Rotary Slider
• Block long-press Home
• Screebl Pro support
• Motorola Gallery
• Landscape mode for docks/extended keyboards
• Reduced need for HomeHelper, helps address Launcher reload issues
• Alternative method of bypassing the Five-Second-Rule for Root users
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Thanks for that. An odd thing happened... I switched to ADW a few weeks ago and all my redraw issues went away. But then just a couple days ago, redraws emerged again... and I have NO idea why it happened.

But now with this, I've enabled the root option so that ADW can be the true home app, and the issue has gone away. TIMELY update! Thanks.