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Tagged: lockscreen

DashClock Widget app now using the Play Store beta testing program

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  • By Robert Nelson
  • on 27 May, 2013
DashClock Widget app now using the Play Store beta testing program
One of the announcements that came out of Google I/O was for a Play Store beta program. Details of the beta program were mentioned during the I/O keynote and the setup will basically allow developers to launch a second version of their app in the Play Store. This second version will be a beta release and the program will allow the developer to create a limited or open beta.
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Homebase lock screen launches Facebook Home theme

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  • By Robert Nelson
  • on 10 Apr, 2013
Homebase lock screen launches Facebook Home theme
Facebook Home will land in the Google Play Store this coming Friday, and while it will be free to download and free to use -- there are some catches. For one, the Facebook Home launcher will give you a fairly different experience as compared to what you are used to seeing on your handset. Not to mention, the Facebook Home launcher will initially only be compatible with select devices. That being said, it looks like there may be an alternative solution available from Widdit Labs.
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Active Lockscreen Review: A highly customizable replacement

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  • By Cory Gunther
  • on 7 Feb, 2013
Active Lockscreen Review: A highly customizable replacement
The lockscreen on our smartphone or tablets can be highly customized, although we know some tend to leave them stock just to keep things simple and familiar. For those that love customization and don't want to root and have a custom ROM we have an awesome new app to share. We were recently tipped off about Active Lockscreen, an app that brings the utmost customization to our Android lockscreens. Take a peek below.
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HD Widgets update adds 12 new lockscreen widgets for Android 4.2

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  • By Cory Gunther
  • on 19 Nov, 2012
HD Widgets update adds 12 new lockscreen widgets for Android 4.2
In case you somehow missed the news, Android 4.2 added the ability to have widgets right on your lockscreen. Not like many 3rd party custom skin shortcuts but full out Android widgets. While we're still on the fence as to if we like the implementation, our absolute favorite widget pack HD Widgets was just updated with full support. Check it out below!
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Android pattern lock stumps FBI investigators

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  • By Michael Crider
  • on 14 Mar, 2012
Android pattern lock stumps FBI investigators
There have been a lot of stories in the last few months questioning Android's security as a platform. But when it came time for FBI investigators to look through an accused pimp's Android phone, they were rendered helpless by the pattern lock that's been part of the OS for years. After failing to break into the phone itself, they've submitted a subpoena to Google for the suspect's username and password, in order to make their case in federal court.
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Apple knows no shame: steals ICS camera unlock for iOS

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  • By Michael Crider
  • on 17 Feb, 2012
Apple knows no shame: steals ICS camera unlock for iOS
"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." A certain megalomaniacal CEO is famous for this phrase, though the company that he co-founded seems to have forgotten the often-repeated mantra in the last few years. There seem to be plenty of "great artists" left at Apple: In addition to basically lifting Android's notification system and slapping it into iOS 4, then copying homescreen folders for iOS 5, it looks like they're planning on yet another misappropriation for iOS 5.1. BGR caught an early glance at the new lockscreen for the March update, which has an "innovative" feature added: users can either swipe right to unlock the phone, or swipe up to go straight to the camera app.
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Google patent depicts future lockscreen features on Android

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  • By Sam Koutroulakis
  • on 17 Feb, 2012
Google patent depicts future lockscreen features on Android
After Apple patented their "Slide To Unlock" lockscreen method, Google has been busy readying their own next-gen unlock features. Surprisingly, it looks to work just like the one used in HTC Sense 3.0. By sliding applications to the respective unlock area, users will be able to instantly access particular apps with ease.
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MIUI lockscreen now available in Android Market

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  • By Sam Koutroulakis
  • on 14 Dec, 2011
MIUI lockscreen now available in Android Market
If you've ever had the privilege to use a device sporting a MIUI ROM, then you'll be thrilled to know the lockscreen is now available in the Android Market under the name MiLocker. Even better, there are a multitude of themes already available - and all customizable. The library of lockscreens have been created by many different designers and have different unlocking sequences.
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Google patents pattern unlock screen, shows new lock screen possibilities

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  • By Michael Crider
  • on 18 Nov, 2011
Google patents pattern unlock screen, shows new lock screen possibilities
Let Apple keep its one-function slide to unlock - Android's been doing it better since day one. And not just in the basic screen unlock - the pattern lock screen that replaces a PIN or password with a custom 9-dot pattern is a popular way for security-conscious users to quickly and easily access their phone. Now Google has been granted a patent on that particular action, and one more for good measure.
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Slide 2 Wake enables locking and unlocking by sliding capacitive buttons

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  • By Michael Crider
  • on 16 Nov, 2011
Slide 2 Wake enables locking and unlocking by sliding capacitive buttons
This sort of thing is why I love Android. A n innovative modder named "bponury" from the fairy land that is XDA-Developers has posted a video of his latest creation, the Slide 2 Wake kernel. It enables a quick sleep mode via a swipe across the capacitive keys from right to left, and an easy unlock from wake via a swipe from left to right. Thus you can turn your phone on and off without ever actually touching the screen.
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