How do i take the screen lock off...

[tpkoons]

Without the double click on the menu you would be complaining about poor battery life and poor engineering with it you complain your poor thumb has to tap twice. My god people, quick double tap = unlock and saves the battery. It is excellent design.

[jlmcnara]

Actually this point is quite pertinent and valid. After all, the G1 is primarily a phone. In terms of ergonomics it fails badly compared to my old Nokia cell. One touch should suffice for all call issues. As for battery power, dimming the screen is a separate issue than locking the phone and I do not have a problem with the screen dimming. Worst of all, the all powerful Menu button is probably the most used button on the phone and paradoxically the smallest. I think the Google folk need to take their American "cell phones are small computers" thinking hats off switch to the European "cell phones are cell phones" mindset.

[atoy74]

Originally Posted by jlmcnara

Actually this point is quite pertinent and valid. After all, the G1 is primarily a phone. In terms of ergonomics it fails badly compared to my old Nokia cell. One touch should suffice for all call issues. As for battery power, dimming the screen is a separate issue than locking the phone and I do not have a problem with the screen dimming. Worst of all, the all powerful Menu button is probably the most used button on the phone and paradoxically the smallest. I think the Google folk need to take their American "cell phones are small computers" thinking hats off switch to the European "cell phones are cell phones" mindset.

For your purposes, give thanks that you have Nokia's. I personally like my "cell phones are small computers" design and have no problem with it. I find nothing wrong with hitting the menu button to wake the device. Additionally, I have not problem with the menu button being small.

The idea here is that your phone does not accidentally wake and begin performing whatever tasks because it's sloshing around in your pocket/purse/armrest/etc. Treo's have had this kind of unlock forever and I've always appreciated it. Who knows how many phone calls I've received of people whose phones have accidently called me for lack of this very feature.

[ghoonk]

FWIW, Nokia phones also require two keystrokes to turn off the lock -- Menu, followed by *

Ditto for Sony Ericsson phones, except for the P990i, which has a physical unlock slider, and the P1i, which has an unlock button that you press and hold to turn off the screen lock.

Even my N800 takes two presses - power, followed by the centre keypad button

[badbob001]

Originally Posted by angeland

I find it annoying when I call my voicemail for work. I have to keep pressing the menu button between each call so that I can get to the keypad to save/delete/etc the messages and go on to the next ones. Otherwise I like it-my phones have made plenty of calls from my pocket.

Actually, that is NOT the screen lock. It's an unavoidable and unchangeable feature that is meant to prevent the pressing of buttons when you hold the phone next to your face and to shame t-mobile for not having visual voicemail. Actually, they should add an option to leave the screen on but just minimize the button screen.

[djkdawg]

Originally Posted by badbob001

Actually, that is NOT the screen lock. It's an unavoidable and unchangeable feature that is meant to prevent the pressing of buttons when you hold the phone next to your face and to shame t-mobile for not having visual voicemail. Actually, they should add an option to leave the screen on but just minimize the button screen.

i got visual voice mail on my G1, its called youmail and its far better then any other phones visual voice mail, i can set a different greeting for every last one of my contacts !!

[inportb]

I think I stumbled upon a hackish solution.

1) using AnyCut, create a shortcut to the activity "Setup Wizard"
2) run "Setup Wizard"
3) (you might have to touch the android first, then) replug the battery and turn on the device

The setup wizard apparently disables the lock and re-enables it when it finishes.

[Student]

Has Anyone Tried This Solution Yet?^

[Matth3w]

Originally Posted by inportb

I think I stumbled upon a hackish solution.

1) using AnyCut, create a shortcut to the activity "Setup Wizard"
2) run "Setup Wizard"
3) (you might have to touch the android first, then) replug the battery and turn on the device

The setup wizard apparently disables the lock and re-enables it when it finishes.

The problem with this is, it also disables the manual lock.