Hi all,
Had the lock pattern funtion enabled and my fanatastic mate wanted to see what happens if you put the incorrect pattern several times. Yep it locked me out and now finding out that the screen asking for
My gmail info is a bug and does not work.
Is there a fix for this issues so I can unlock the pattern lock.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Hello Guys,
I have a S4 I9505 international with ZTO (Brasil) I9505VJUGNE2 firmware.
Today, after some screen locks issues, I decided to do a factory reset.
Everything works well, but I realized the option "lock instantly with power key" does NOT work anymore.
Even this option unticked or lock automatically set to more then Immediately, the phone goes to lock screen after timeout or after I press the power button.
In other words, if the screen turns off, the phone locks.
I've tried another hard reset, set/unset/change all relateds lock functions and not works.
The only way to get the phone unlocked after screens turns off is set Screen Lock to NONE.
Anyone have an idea to fix this?
Thank you very much.
UPDATE: The problem is solved when KNOX are configured. If I reset KNOX data or disable KNOX app, the problem returns and remains.
ratto000 said:
Hello Guys,
I have a S4 I9505 international with ZTO (Brasil) I9505VJUGNE2 firmware.
Today, after some screen locks issues, I decided to do a factory reset.
Everything works well, but I realized the option "lock instantly with power key" does NOT work anymore.
Even this option unticked or lock automatically set to more then Immediately, the phone goes to lock screen after timeout or after I press the power button.
In other words, if the screen turns off, the phone locks.
I've tried another hard reset, set/unset/change all relateds lock functions and not works.
The only way to get the phone unlocked after screens turns off is set Screen Lock to NONE.
Anyone have an idea to fix this?
Thank you very much.
UPDATE: The problem is solved when KNOX are configured. If I reset KNOX data or disable KNOX app, the problem returns and remains.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am having the same problem. It only appeared after a recent update which added the Kids Mode feature (which I did not install). WTF samsung... stop messing about with basic features and fix this bug. I do NOT want the power button to instantly lock my phone...
Can you please explain how you fixed it? I never downloaded knox on my phone. Do I now have to have knox to resolve this isse?
zuksh said:
Can you please explain how you fixed it? I never downloaded knox on my phone. Do I now have to have knox to resolve this isse?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Knox is like a virtual OS inside your actual android system. It was developed by Samsung for corporate and security purposes.
You can see more detail regarding here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595889
If you have a oficial Kit Kat 4.4.2 from Samsung, you already have Knox, to setup it, just launch knox app from app drawer, choose a security option, put your password and you are inside Knox (if some files are necessary to run, setup will ask to download. Stay on a wifi at this point).
Thats all... play with Knox... for me, after this procedure, the lock behavior returned to normal..
Good luck
Hi, I need to bypass the pin lockscreen of Note 3 or just go back to the pattern lock screen because I know the pattern but not the pin code.
The note 3 is on Lollipop and it's not rooted and I doubt that android debugging is enabled.
There has been a case of abduction and this is the victims phone. We need to bypass the lock screen without loosing a single bit of data. Victims family knows the pattern lock but it has been exhausted by these dumb people here.
Is there any way to reset the tries so I can go back to pattern lock screen or any way to access the phone without wiping data.
We need to look into the messages, phone calls record to find clues.
This is a serious query someones life is at stake here.
Every and any approach will be appreciated.
You will need the Google account password associated with the device and go here to the 'lock and reset' option. Anything else will probably require contacting the manufaturer with a subpoena.
mux5 said:
Hi, I need to bypass the pin lockscreen of Note 3 or just go back to the pattern lock screen because I know the pattern but not the pin code.
The note 3 is on Lollipop and it's not rooted and I doubt that android debugging is enabled.
There has been a case of abduction and this is the victims phone. We need to bypass the lock screen without loosing a single bit of data. Victims family knows the pattern lock but it has been exhausted by these dumb people here.
Is there any way to reset the tries so I can go back to pattern lock screen or any way to access the phone without wiping data.
We need to look into the messages, phone calls record to find clues.
This is a serious query someones life is at stake here.
Every and any approach will be appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you were a law enforcement member...then you would already know how to get what you need done.
Thus....you're a liar.
Sent from my Note 3 via Tapatalk
Is there anyone experiencing that no matter what lock I use, my phone always allows me to just swipe up once to unlock? I tried facial unlock & that works flawlessly, but I also added the secondary pattern and I still swipe up once and my phone just unlocks completely. I also disabled facial recognition with just primary pattern or number lock as the security and the phone still opens right up like no security is on it at all.
Anyone have a solution for this or does this seem like another bug for a future update?
Settings>Display>Navigation Bar>"Unlock with home button" - is this enabled or in any way related to what you're experiencing? Just a guess
james.chiocchio said:
Settings>Display>Navigation Bar>"Unlock with home button" - is this enabled or in any way related to what you're experiencing? Just a guess
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just took a look and that option is off. the kick screen doesn't skip. I have to swipe up Everytime...let's me right in
Do you allow Smart Lock on a network or attached device? What you're describing is the phone's behavior when connected to a Smart Lock approved device.
BarryH_GEG said:
Do you allow Smart Lock on a network or attached device? What you're describing is the phone's behavior when connected to a Smart Lock approved device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do, my Huawei watch
Swiissjokr said:
I do, my Huawei watch
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what is doing it. I had my Asus Zenwatch 2 listed as a trusted device in Smart Lock and my phone was doing the same thing. I removed all trusted devices and now I have to use my pin, finger print or irises to unlock my phone.
Sent from my wickedly kewl Galaxy S8 using my fingers. Duh!!!
It is set to not turn on the lock when the screen goes off for 10 minutes by default. You have to go I to lock screen, secure lock settings
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
truckerdewd said:
That's what is doing it. I had my Asus Zenwatch 2 listed as a trusted device in Smart Lock and my phone was doing the same thing. I removed all trusted devices and now I have to use my pin, finger print or irises to unlock my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I removed it from trusted devices and now I'm back to normal thank you
Swiissjokr said:
I removed it from trusted devices and now I'm back to normal thank you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Welcome
Sent from my wickedly kewl Galaxy S8 using my fingers. Duh!!!
So it's this a bug? Trusted devices should unlock only when phone is connected or in vicinity to them.
Also seeing this same behaviour. My home wifi is a trusted device and obviously it unlocks when I'm connected to it, but now for the second time I've been away from home for over 2 hours and it happily unlocks with just swipe. It only asks for biometrics if I reboot the phone. So it seems that there's a bug in trusted sources whereby it believes its still connected to wifi for some time after you disconnect!
I had to disable my trusted place (home) even though I was 100km away to fix the issue.
Lock Security not Working
It may also be the On-Body Detection is set to ON under the Smart Lock feature
The way I fixed mine after reading all of these posts was Settings>Lock Screen and Security>Secure Lock Settings>(Enter Pin or whatever security option you have enabled)>Secured Lock Time>, then add the diode to the first selection, "Instantly with the power key or when the screen times out." Then it prompted my security feature everytime the phone locked. When adding a timeout period if you lock with the lock button for some reason it thinks you did it by choice (owner) and figures you will open it without the need to input security feature. I have everything mentioned above off so, I was baffled as to why it didn't prompt my pin option. Now timeout or self lock (by owner) it prompts pin all the time. Hope this helps.
Note 8
Mine has the same issue. but i dont have any trusted devices. i think its a bug in the software. It only asks for pin or iris scan after a couple of minutes being locked otherwise i can just swipe and it unlocks which is ****.
Don't do hard resets, login to the samsung account, go to find my mobile, then unlock your phone from there, it will delete the password. It will tell you to use a pin for access to samsung and the phone etc. Add the pin into the phone, then unlock the phone when you're on the phone screen. This will wipe off the passcode, this is so your settings don't keep restarting (happened to my note 8). Next part is to clear credentials in the settings and reset settings. None your data, apps will be affected, just the theme and basic security stuff. Now you can finally reset your pattern to however to you want it to be. As good as gold! Hope this helps.
Thanks a lot. I finally figured out what the issue was. My On-Body-Detection in the Smart Lock settings was On.
Just go to Setting -->Lock Screen and Security --> Smart Lock. Deactivate all the options there.
I have a Moto E4 and I have a secondary pattern up and everytime I swipe up it unlocks it instead of making me put in the pattern
Hi everyone.
This morning I woke up and about to answer my text but once I tried to unlock the phone by the fingerprint, it won't respond and shows the message "The fingerprint sensor is not responding, try again later." So I decide to unlock by the pattern which is a simple 4 dots pattern that I've been using for more than 6 years so it can't be wrong. But the device said "Incorrect pattern" for 5 times until it lock itself for 30 seconds.
As far as I've known I didn't update or install any suspicious apps either. No Anti-Virus, No Cleaner No root and anything just FB and some games that are unharm. I didn't change the security settings for like years since it was already safe. I haven't set the smart lock or anything either. The way to unlock my phone is only fingerprint and pattern only. No tricks.
I've manage to unlock by restart the phone on the lock screen and manage to get in by that pattern that I've been using and the fingerprint sensor came back to work.
My question is what can cause this to happened? Is it a bug?
Side Note:
Scenario 1: My aunt's Galaxy Note 8 happened as well. But my aunt's phone doesn't even have a password lock or fingerprint set up because she doesn't leave the house much and she got nothing to lose on her phone. One day she install a mobile banking app and the bank staff asked her to put set up a lock screen security so she set to the password that she can remember and writes it down on the note in case she forgets.
When she came back home and she tries to unlock the phone it said incorrect password many times I even try to fix it for her but no luck until we solve it by unlocking it with Find My Mobile.
Scenario 2: My colleague's Galaxy J7 also encountered the security problem where he can't use his own password to unlock his phone but that's because he install some phony app called "Samsung Max" which is not made by Samsung but he thought it was the Samsung's app. I don't know what the app can do but it seems that it some sort of cleaner app. I've read the comment in the Play Store and saw that someone was like "Thanks a lot Samsung (implies Samsung) this app save me more space" and the dev replies back like "Thanks a lot" (won't denied that he wasn't an actual Samsung company)
Can apps even change the security settings on people phones these days? I've haven't visit XDA for many years since when I was having fun rooting my Galaxy S2.
What's your opinion?
Happened to my sister's note 4 before, and since then she don't use fingerprints in fear she gets locked out. Use Samsung find my device and unlock the phone. It didn't happen to her since then (around 2 4 years)