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[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
i should clarify: it is still possible to disable the keyguard in ICS. however, there is a bug in ICS that locks the screen again whenever you press on a notification. this pretty much ruins the keyguard method of unlocking, so i won't use it anymore.

i'm seeing this bug with widgetsoid. are you?

will google fix this bug? doubtful. the API for disabling the keyguard is deprecated. that means you're not "supposed" to use it anymore, and it's not officially supported. it's quite unlikely that google would bother to fix a bug in a deprecated API. there are 1000s of more important bugs in ICS waiting to be fixed, so don't hold your breath.
[Android Apps and Games] M1kk0:
After quick testing it´s seems to be working just fine.
[Android Apps and Games] forceu:
Alright, so today I tested your app and there are two things that happend to me just a few seconds after installing:

First, there is a minor bug which happens if you're through the welcome dialogue and press the back button, you go back to the dialogue instead of closing the app.

The second one, which makes the app not usable for me is that after disabling wifi the screen turns on, stays on for like 20 seconds (I guess that is the default timeout) and a few seconds after turning off it turns on again.

Ironically the taskbar says the phone is locked, but there is no lockscreen at all ;) Even if I press the End Call button this app still wakes my app all the time.

It doesn't matter if I enable/disable any of the settings, the only thing to stop it is to disable WifiUnlock via screen :P

I'm using a HTC Magic with CM6.1, root, droidwall (iptables modification), an unlock pin, Android 2.2.1, 2.6.35.9 kernel and 2.22.28.25 radio.

I hope you can find this bug, because aside from not working it does look quite good ^^
[Android Apps and Games] Skepper:
I am on a Desire with Oxygen ROM, Andtoid 2.3.3 and i cannot get it to work it seems like my exchange policy is still overriding it even though the app notification says that the phone is unlocked... I use a PIN code btw.
[Android Apps and Games] getabetterpic:
I'm using a Motorola Atrix, I am synced to an Exchange server that requires a pin, and also have the fingerprint unlock enabled (so I can unlock with pin or finger scan). Whenever I lock the phone, it stays locked until I fingerscan or enter my pin. I've tried both using the finger scanner and entering the pin, but I can't get it to stay unlocked.
[Android Apps and Games] skflinch:
HTC Desire/Inspire 4g

I have a HTC inspire 4g and it works really good I like the concept. I don't know if this is or is not supposed to happen but when I lock my screen it just goes to a black lock screen like normal but when I unlock it it does not have the slide down to unlock thing. Other than that it works real well
[Android Apps and Games] simplon:
Working! =) on SGS I9000...
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
yeah, you can sort of do the same thing with tasker, but it doesn't lock your phone quickly after you disconnect from wifi. that's because it doesn't catch wifi events directly. instead, it checks on the wifi every 5 minutes (or whatever you have it set to), so your phone could remain unlocked for up to 5 minutes after you leave home - not ideal. also, tasker is relatively expensive for a phone app, and it almost takes a CS degree to use it :). this app was intended to be a cheaper, simpler, better alternative.
[Android Apps and Games] V4lve:
Nice. Just the job!
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
yes, it would be nice to disable the password instead of the keyguard, but google disabled that API in android 2.1. bummer.

i will look into disabling the volume buttons while the phone is unlocked and the screen is off.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
yes, the battery drain will be slightly higher with the wifi on, but when you're at home, you're presumably not far from a charger. IMO, it's a small price to pay for the convenience of not having to enter your password, but it's your own decision to make.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
ah yes, i expected that. should have mentioned it. the app probably won't work if your phone has a password policy set by your employer.
[Android Apps and Games] oldman_58:
I loaded this on an Incredible with SR3.5, it works there is an issue:

If I leave home the lock in the task bar shows lock but will not let the screen sleep, I had to turn off the service to get the screen to sleep.

Did I miss something in setup?

This will be an excellent tool if that issue can be resolved.

-========-

I just downloaded Send Log, I will try again later and send the log...
[Android Apps and Games] calcpereira:
Milestone A853

Housed in a Milestone A853 and ShadowModBR (code.google.com/p/shadowmodbr/) ROM 2.2.1, which works great so far. Thanks for a great APP... xP
[Android Apps and Games] Rolandh:
I've found a bug, when I turn my Wifi off the lock on the taskbar says that it's locked, but the lock screen doesn't come up and the screen wont sleep.

Other than that a great idea.

Roland
[Android Apps and Games] V4lve:
Ah. It disables my lock screen when I am out. Not good.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
hi khroma. i did see your app on the android market, but i didn't know you made a new one for 2.2+. it's cool that yours can disable the lock pattern by using the secure settings, but you have to install it in /system/app. my app is aimed more at the average joe who doesn't have a rooted phone, or doesn't want to install an app in /system/app. i'm sure our apps can peacefully coexist :). don't worry, i didn't copy any of your code. i hadn't seen your github repo until now.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
that's a good question. it's quite possible that google disabled the ability to turn the GPS on/off. i'll have to install a GB rom on my captivate to test it. let me know if it works for you...
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
hi forceu. that is strange behavior indeed. that sounds like what happens on my captivate when there is no lock pattern/pin/password set. do you have the lock delay feature turned on? if so, can you try without it?

also, can you please press the Bug Report menu button in the app and send me the log? that would be very helpful. thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] dagnus:
Just installed 10 mins ago. LOVE the settings options as well as the ability to turn off notifications as i pretty much know when im home :p the only addition i would love to see is the wifi ON when home (but wouldnt that require gps?) either way, this app is fantastic. no longer do i have to enter my damn pattern when im sitting in my bed and the screen locks :D EPIC work!

*Edit* im on an HTC Inspire with cm7 #32.
[Android Apps and Games] AlexNC75:
Works great! I have been looking for an app like this for a long time. Especially since I use a HTC Incredible. It runs Sense which has a very annoying second lockscreen, making for a tedious double unlock process when using a pattern lock. Your app bypasses both perfectly. Keep up the good work!

Verizon HTC Incredible

rooted: unREVOked

default ROM and Kernel
[Android Apps and Games] AshtonBRSC:
Thanks for fully explaining the problem. I am having the same issue with Widgetsoid, although I hadn't realised until now!

Hopefully, Cyanogenmod 9 will bring better options for delayed locks.
[Android Apps and Games] eisteh:
I encountered another minor problem on ICS. I'm running Android Revolution HD 6.0.2 on my Sensation.

Newly introduced (I guess) is the "Device Admin" in the Security Settings of your phone. This option only shows up when an app is present that can be set as Device Admin. UWW is on of these apps. As it is with new stuff you just enable it and see what happens.

The result, which I noticed a few hours later and it took me a lot of trial and error to get it fixed, was that all device administration options (means this device admin and "Unknown Sources" to allow non-market app installation) vanished.

Only uninstalling the set device admin software (i haven't seen any compatible app so far) and rebooting your device will bring the device administration options back.

I'm not sure if you are aware of this already or if it's even "fixed" with your work in progress, yet it won't do any bad reporting it.
[Android Apps and Games] nefem:
Work`s good
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
i don't understand what you're trying to say. what "set device admin software" are you talking about? nothing other than UWW is required to run UWW in device admin mode. you enable device admin mode from within UWW, not in your phone's security settings.
[Android Apps and Games] eisteh:
I know that I would enable it from within UWW, but as ICS offers the option in it's settings, I tried to see what happens. I don't even know if it's the same kind of device admin mode that UWW talks about.

The thing is, why are there options offered which you mustn't use because it breaks something badly? Maybe it's a bug in the leaked ROM, but somehow I doubt that.

I have attached 4 screenshots, first pic is how the device administration section normally looks, 2nd is what comes after clicking "Device administrators", 3rd is enabling UWW, 4th is how screen 1 looks after enabling UWW.

I wouldn't care if it didn't screw the "Unknown sources" option. To get it back UWW must be uninstalled and the phone rebooted.
[Android Apps and Games] hacker676:
It would be nice if there would be an option for unlock on charging( eg. a checkbox).

Because when I'm charging my phone in my car or at friends i think no one gonna steal it in this time. :)

Sorry for my bad english. hope it is understandable what I mean.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
that's strange. it doesn't happen on my galaxy nexus running 4.0.3. could be a bug in your rom. what android version do you have?
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
i'll consider it. other people have asked for this too. however, one thing at a time. let me finish ICS compatibility and unlock with bluetooth first :)
[Android Apps and Games] eisteh:
It's 4.0.3. I'll keep an eye on this issue once HTC releases the official ROM (maybe in January).
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
it might be a good idea to report the bug to htc. maybe they will fix it.
[Android Apps and Games] silicon_ghost:
I have galaxy nexus 4.0.3 (Verizon) and saw something similar. Lookout Mobile appeared to be conflicting with Unlock With WiFi. I would get notifications from Unlock with WiFi that it could not unlock device. I started from Screen Lock = "Pattern" which may have contributed to my needing the solution below.

To get it working I had to do the following:

Disable Device Administrator for Lookout Mobile

Disable Device Administrator for Unlock with WiFi (from its preferences)

Enable Device Administrator for Unlock with WiFi (from its preferences) and set the PIN

Go to System Preferences -> Security. Screen Lock = "Slide". Change it to "None".

Re-enable Device Administrator for Lookout Mobile.

It seems that somehow "Slide" was being left in place instead of "None". It has survived 2 Power-down/Power-up cycles and Unlock with WiFi still works as expected. I have not tested to see if Lookout Mobile can still change the login PIN remotely. However, I'm most likely going to order an immediate device wipe if I know the device is missing.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
very interesting. thanks for the excellent report. lookout is known to interfere with UWW, but i didn't know they were using device admin now too. i'll add that to my list of things to check.
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I have this for my HTC EVO 4g and freaking LOVE it.

Is there anything at all like this for the iPOD Touch 4 that anyone knows of?

The convenience of this app has made me realize how much of a pain in the butt it is at home having to slide to open all the time when I am used to being able to turn the phone on and already set to go.

I know it sound lazy, but if you are using this app, you know what I am trying to explain. :)

Thanks,

Whiteice
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
i believe there's something like UWW for iOS. you have to be jailbroken though.
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteiceDMSTech:
Would you know what the name of the program is?

Feel free to PM me if you like. I don't want to disrespect anyone or this thread with talks of something for the ios.

Thank you,

Whiteice
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
Sorry if this has been answered, but I did a search and didn't find a solution. I just installed UWW yesterday to try it out, but noticed it does not disable WidgetLocker even with that option selected. Is this a known issue, or am I missing something? I am on a rooted Droid X, stock ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteiceDMSTech:
3 quick things.

1: Have you already set your home network?

2: I have mine set under the options for UWW > Widgetlocker > "When WL is unlocked"

3: I think there is an option on Widget Locker to the effect of not allowing 3rd party programs to ...... forgot the rest of it. I think it's under the advanced options. Not sure if having this enabled would cause the issue of not allowing WL to be disabled when connected on your home network with UWW.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
1. Yup

2. Same

3. Ahhhh, that may be it - totally forgot about that as I never used it before. Will try it out and report back when I get home.

Thx!
[Android Apps and Games] svenk:
Hi!

I have a rooted Galaxy SII with Villainrom 3.0 and Siyah kernel 2.6.8, and I am using UWW pro.

Since on my last party I (accidently and without me noticing) made a call to a friend when the phone was in my pocket, I decided to enable device admin mode to have the keyguard in place. This seems to work so that when I press the home or power button to wake the phone, the keyguard appears and I have to swipe it away.

Problem 1:

This is not reliable. It appears to me that when the phone locks and I press the home button for the first time so that the keyguard appears, but do nothing else, the screen goes off again after some seconds. But then when I press the home button again, no keyguard will appear and I directly go to the lockscreen where I might accidently call an emergency number (remember, I called a friend this way without me noticing while the phone was in my pocket).

This only happens when the phone actually locks, i.e. when I am not at home and the lock delay time has passed. When I am at home or the lock delay time has not yet passed, everything is fine.

Problem 2:

When the screen timeout passes so that the screen goes off automatically, the keyguard will not appear when I unlock the phone (regardless of when I am at home or not).

Is this something that can be fixed?
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
i can't reproduce your problem. what version of android does your rom use?
[Android Apps and Games] alvintclam:
A good Idea!

I make easy when I am at home!
[Android Apps and Games] svenk:
Hi!

Villainrom 3.0 is based on Android 2.3.5: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1198334

Do you mean that you will always get the keyguard screen (which you have to swipe away)?

As I understand, UWW is using the device admin mode in order to override the original Android behaviour in a way such that you get the keyguard instead of the lockscreen when you are at home. When I de-activate UWW, I always get the lockscreen and not the keyguard. Both would be OK.

When I activate UWW, I get the keyguard, swype it, and then I either get the lockscreen (when I am not at home), or get to the homescreen (when I am at home). This is OK. But it only works for the first time I press the home button and the phone is locked. When I press the home button but let the screen go out again, then when I press the home button again, I do not get the keyguard but directly the lockscreen, which I feel is not OK.

Note that this problem only occurs when the phone actually is locked (lock delay time has passed). You can easily verify this by setting the lock delay to 3 seconds and turning off WiFi in order to make the phone think you are not at home.

Edit: Maybe this is interfering with how I put the phone into sleep: I press the power button rather than waiting for the screen timeout.
[Android Apps and Games] Chocokoops:
Really nice i love it. I saved a lot of juice with this sweet app :)

Thanks for this nice piece of work.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
ok, i have finally have a new version for you all! this is version 2.4, and it includes ICS compatibility, but not unlock with bluetooth yet. bluetooth still needs some testing, but it's coming soon.

if you're on ICS, you'll find that the setup wizard prompts you to enter your phone's password, in order to enable device admin mode, which is the only mode that works properly in ICS.

note that after you have setup UWW, and you have connected to a home wifi network, you can go into the security settings and choose whether you want to have to slide to unlock. you can ONLY choose this while connected to a home wifi and the phone is unlocked. if you want no slide, choose None under Screen Lock. however, using slide to unlock will prevent the volume buttons from turning the screen on (a known problem).

there were a lot of changes in ICS that i had to account for, so if you find bugs, please post them here. i'm sure there will be a few. i'll fix them as soon as possible. thanks.

you can get the new, fully featured, paid version for free from getjar:

http://www.getjar.com/unlockwithwifi.

i'll release 2.4 on the android market once i feel most of the bugs are worked out.
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
Well, I JUST got back to ICS (Miui) and it works with my carkit! So I guess i'll be using this one daily and will test UWW :)

If I undersand it correctly in this version you don't HAVE to use a pin/slide unlock to make UWW do its job?

Looking forward to the BT feature! :)
[Android Apps and Games] katinsh:
GetJar issue

Hi,

Tried to test Your app, but can't download it from GetJar.

I already have tried 6 different phone models, but every time I see the same message:

"We've got good news and bad news: we've figured out that you have a Samsung GT i9100 Galaxy S II mobile phone, but unfortunately Unlock With WiFi won't work on that phone.

Here are some similar applications that will work on your phone:"
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
BEN74, Nice app you have here and it works better than what I was using before (No Lock, which was very unstable). Just out of curiousity, do you still get paid when GetJar gives it away for free? I never felt it was fair for them to give away stuff devs work so hard on.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
you DO have to use a pin or password, but don't have to use slide to unlock (when the phone is unlocked).
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
very interesting. thanks for reporting this. i'll inquire with getjar. it should work.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
yeah, i do get paid a few cents for downloads from getjar. if you want to support me, please do buy the app from the android market though. i have put so much work into this app, and got not that much in return. it's hard being an indy developer. thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] kjaved373:
Also can't download. Says incompatible with "unknown device ice cream sandwich" or something similar.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
looks like getjar fixed it. try it now.
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
aah, too bad. My wifi connection at work is very bad and connection gets lost multiple times an hour, in the car that's annoying too, so looking forward to the BT unlock feature! I hope you can pull it off :)

I'll up the wifi timeout, but it sometimes takes a few minutes
[Android Apps and Games] kjaved373:
thanks I've been looking for an app like this for a while and this is great! I usually use pattern but pin is OK too.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
so how's the app working for those on ICS? no problems? i would be surprised... :)
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
Can't tell yet, I'm having such bad wifi reception at work and have had several reboots already, so I need more time, this weekend I'll be home.

At home I have two wifi routers with the same SSID. I already had discovered previously that I need to add both networks to UWW. Let's see how it performs when the phone autoswitches from one SSID to the other.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin2516:
No compatible version found for galaxy s. NOOOOO, *cries.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
I am using UWW on my DroidX and it's great. I put it on my wife's Droid Pro, and they don't play nice whatsoever. Her phone display comes on randomly, the pin is requested at random times, and overall sluggishness. Unfortunately, I had to uninstall it. Funny, we have the same software, but her phone prefers NoLock, while my phone hated that and plays well with UWW. Go figure!
[Android Apps and Games] kjaved373:
I'm using it on my nexus s with ics and it works perfectly! Does what I want and no problems.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
hmm. really? when i go to the website and set my phone as galaxy s i9000, it says it's compatible. try it again.

http://www.getjar.com/unlockwithwifi
[Android Apps and Games] MarlinFF:
Great app! Working both on my HTC Sensation w/ ICS and HP Touchpad CM9 ICS!! Thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] eisteh:
Can't download it either.. I tried to download it on my computer and everything worked with setting HTC Sensation as the device. They gave me a quick download code, on the mobile page they didn't recognize my phone, I had to manually select a platform (Android OS of course) and then it said there's no compatible version...

This getjar platform really is buggy.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
Have you tried installing the getjar app, then searching for UWW in it?
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
I just activated it again and when I went to the WL integration menu I got this message

"Warning, it doesn't really make sense to use this setting in Device Admin mode, because you will still see the standard slide-to-unlock screen when the device is unlocked"

What does that mean? Anyway, it seems to work, WL is still supressed.
[Android Apps and Games] insty:
Can we get a link to the 2.4 apk? Getjar is a joke.
[Android Apps and Games] -DarkKnight-:
doesnt work

doesnt work on my ics

lg optimus one
[Android Apps and Games] eisteh:
Sorry, but getjar is just fugly. I can't even download their own app via quick download and can't find the link to a direct download on their page again. I'll wait for another possibility to test the new UWW or wait until the update on the market is available. Don't wanna bother with some 3rd party to get what I desire.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
oh yeah, forgot about that. that shouldn't show up in ICS. i will fix it.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
really useless post.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
that sucks. sorry. i'll update the market version soon. sounds like UWW is mostly working ok for people, so i'll consider it sufficiently tested.
[Android Apps and Games] latino147:
Ok, my results so far. I haven't left my house the entire weekend so I had a good chance to test the app inhouse.

Having two wifi accesspoint (with the same SSID) worked well, when switching (automatically by the phone) the phone remained unlocked.

However, I use Widgetlocker and a lot of times WL still appeared, even though the UWW icon showed the 'unlocked' status. A even noticed the icon to have dissapeared. Maybe a memory issue where UWW gets killed? (I don't use taskkillers btw).

After disabling and enabling UWW from the button in the app itself WL was supressed again, but after a while it just kept reappearing. Could this be due to a wrong setting in UWW or WL?

In WL I have disabled the option to avoid WL to be supressed by third party tools, so that shouldn't be the problem.

Specs:

UWW: Beta 1

Samsung Galaxy S

MIUIv4 ICS

Glitch V14 kernel

Widgetlocker v.2.2.3
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
let's confirm some things.

you have "Disallow WL suspend" in WL unchecked?

in UWW, you set "Disable WL when unlocked"

i am unable to reproduce the problem, but i will continue testing. have you tried "Show Notification Icon" in WL (not UWW). that might improve reliability of WL, and confirm that WL is the cause.

i am finding WL to be a bit buggy in ICS. maybe there are some kinks to be ironed out still.