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[Android Apps and Games] mgutt:
25.) "start on boot" (sob) is buggy. The usual sob works. But if I select the Home Helper there are two bugs:

a) If I don't select a "Phone Home Launcher" and set "Enable Home Helper" the PPL app is the launcher itself and no other interaction is possible.

b) If I select the correct Launcher and Enable the Home Helper, set PPL as Launcher and restart the phone PPL crashes:
[Android Apps and Games] CataVlad:
Well.. you guys wrote too much for me to read now, since my last visit here, so i will only reply to the 2nd from last post i've just read, for now.

Yes mgutt, you're right about that, sometimes PPL doesn't unlock my phone as well when i could even swear or bet my house i've done the gestures prefectly. And after that, sometimes, i even introduce them with extreme carefullness and it still doesn't recognize them. I got 2 tries so after canceling pin and returning to gestures, it takes the moves with no other issues now.

weird, i'd say.

Kev... if you read this... could you please give me an answer about my biggest concern about the app? I know i've asked 2-3 already, and i appologize for doing it one more time, but can you please tell us if you can make ppl imune to HOLD BACK BUTTON TO KILL function? As i said, it's easy to bypass the app on such phones. And i surely wont want to give up the function. It's very helpfull. Just if you can do it or not, please :)

And 2nd.. the other lil thing you've left unsolved, in case this really is a general problem, is about the sounds played when locking and unlocking the app.

Please allow me detail it's actual behaviour on my phone.

First, it should work like this: i press the power button, it loscks and plays the lock screen sound. After 5s (or whatever everyone else has set) it should play the same lock screen sound again. Then, when i unlock, it should play screen unlock sound. Right?!? :))

Well.. the only thing thats 100% stable about those sounds here is the screen unlock sound part: IT VEVER PLAYS AT ALL!!! The lock sounds have many behaviours from what i've noticed. It mostly plays the first one, but it ain't a rule. And as for the second one, it either plays it correct, just once, or it duplicates it ( even plays it more tha 2 times in a row occasionally), or it even skips it skmetimes. As if the app forgets to lock it in stand by mode and it remembers it didnt lock when it should and plays the damn 5s sound when i try to wake it. So instead of the already missing screen umlock sound, i get the 2nd screen lock sound at 5s it forgot to llay when it was supposed to.

I hope i described it well and you already figured it all out by now :) i'd sure love to see those 2 fixed. PPL would feel a lot better to use then.

I'll take a look at the new release these days too and report any issues if found. And read mgutt's list by then and confirm any other stuff, if present here.

Sorry i wrote this much. Bye!

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[Android Apps and Games] mgutt:
PPL crashed again. I think after the update. As long the service was active and switching on the screen, I was able to display the notification bar, but the homescreen was "locked". After pressing the home button the homescreen worked again. I reinstalled PPL and it works.
[Android Apps and Games] mgutt:
Ok I need to correct my last post. The last version freezes after the note 3 goes into deepsleep/screen is off for several minutes. The screen on shows a kocked homescreen. After pressing the home button the invisible layer that locks the homescreen disappeared. New installation does not help.
[Android Apps and Games] CataVlad:
Kev. Another weird thing i noticed. Probably reported by mgutt as well, dunno :)

When i reboot and PPL image pops up.. i rush to draw the gestures and get in my homescreens asap and after a random number of gestures im blocked by the 3 app options in the lower part of the screen. Have to tap once to make them vanish so i can redraw my last gestures.

Sometimes it reapears when i make the crcle so i have to tap on a free spot once again before i can continue inputing the remaining gestures.

So.. any chance u could make the options stop popping up unneeded????

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[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
V3.1 released which fixes numerous bugs and crashes. Sorry about the long delay.

You can disable this behavior by unchecking Preferences -> Appearances -> Elements -> Display Alerts on Main Screen
[Android Apps and Games] GrandAdmiral:
I am having an issue with the app on my Galaxy Note 10.1 (stock rooted) that I have seen posted.

When going to the mode for selecting my picture, it immediately goes into landscape mode and I am unable to load any picture in a profile orientation. Is this by design?
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
The default orientation is landscape for takers. However you can change this in preferences -> Advanced -> orientation
[Android Apps and Games] tekmekster:
disable pin

Is there a way to geht rid oft the button 'disable pin' after unsuccessful attemp to unlock with the picture, so the only way to unlock would be to enter the PIN.
[Android Apps and Games] 2dchaos:
Hi there! First, thanks for a great app.

Just quick suggestions:

1 - Is it possible to make the pin screen:

- More beautiful and even distributed, something like go locker

- Don´t relly on pressing the ok button. If the pin is correct the screen will unlock.

- Have the possibility in pro-version to change the numbers/lines colors and fonts.

2 - Make the widget background totally transparent, there´s a gray gradient on the bg of my widgets.

3 - How do I change the font of the clock?
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
New beta version released

v3.2:

- Add option for lockscreen widget translucent background

- Add option to only allow unlock with PIN after gesture retry timeout

- Add straight line check for line gestures

- Fix music control

- Fix double tap gesture reset

- Make unlock slide animation faster (x2)

- Make PIN background translucent

- Fixes and code optimization
[Android Apps and Games] alexxdj:
hi guys i disable picture lock screen but now i am in the pin screen and i cant open my tablet. is there any trick to disable it ?

thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
On you talking about the Android PIN screen or the picture password PIN screen? If you are on the picture password PIN screen just enter the PIN you set when you first setup the app.
[Android Apps and Games] newworker:
the best app

wow !!! very good and perfect app ! thank you . :good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] BarryTice:
Currently unavailable?

A friend has used Picture Password for some time, and when my wife said she wanted a lock screen this is the first thing I thought of for her. But now it seems to be unavailable.

Does anyone know how to acquire it for a current Moto G4 on Boost in the US?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] quanqw:
Can anyone update this?
[Android Apps and Games] yusufozk:
I liked this app
[Android Apps and Games] naf007:
Ok so no protection on reboot

However once the phone reboots and then the screen times out the protection is in place

But until the screen times out the phone is unprotected
[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
advan steffid

Doing some more testing, it looks like "Start on Boot" starts the service, which shows the lock screen AFTER the screen has been switched off, after a boot.

Example:

Disable Start on Boot.

Reboot.

No Picture Password prompt.

Switch the screen off.

Switch the screen on.

NOTE: No Picture Password prompt.

Enable Start on Boot.

Reboot.

No Picture Password prompt.

Switch the screen off.

Switch the screen on.

NOTE: Picture Password prompt appears.

I don't know much about Android's inner workings, but it looks like the service needs to be changed to prompt when it loads in addition to on screen power on events.
[Android Apps and Games] naf007:
Yea I agree Noodoo

That's it exactly :)
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Thanks for the reports I will look into this
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
edited
[Android Apps and Games] naf007:
sounds good

Will give it a try
[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
Interesting find, Kevdliu.

Is there a new version for download so that I can give it a quick whirl? The Market doesn't show an update...
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
New Version uploaded to market, should be reflected in a few hours

v1.5:

- Experimental: Galaxy Nexus support (Root Required)

- Add Image Crop Component For Phones Without Image Crop Support (Fix FileNotFound & Storage Unaccessible Error)

- Fall Back To PIN If Error Loading Image In Lockscreen

- Experimental: Force Disable Secure Android Lockscreen (Pattern, PIN etc.)

- Bug Fixes
[Android Apps and Games] mdvl:
Great App, I like it a lot. Thanks :D :cyclops:
[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
Here are my findings so far:

Updated.

Rebooted.

Service never loaded.

Screen Off.

Screen On.

Android Pattern lock displayed.

Picture Password fell back to PIN unlock.

Manually loaded the app and was given a Picture Not Found type of toast message.

Had to reconfigure the app, (selected the same picture as before, from the same location) and gestures etc. Interestingly, it had reused my preference of having disabled the circle gesture, so it can't have lost all preference settings.

Verified that Start on Boot was enabled.

Screen Off.

Screen On.

Android Pattern lock displayed.

Picture Password lock displayed.

Rebooted.

The Picture Password locker still doesn't work at Boot. There is a 20s delay after the Android patternlock loads, before the Picture Password kicks in.

Screen off.

Screen on.

Android Pattern lock.

Picture Password lock.

Android Pattern lock screen is displayed at screen off/on and boot, regardless of the 'Display Stock Lockscreen' setting.

Hope this helps your troubleshooting.

I am going to try an uninstall-reboot-install latest from market. Will report back if findings differ.

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Uninstalled updates.

Disabled app.

Removed from System Apps (using TiBackup).

Uninstalled app.

Uninstalled Pro key.

Rebooted.

Installed latest version of app.

Installed pro key.

Rebooted.

Started app.

Ran through setup wizard.

Deselected Circle gesture.

Selected image.

Configured gestures.

Configured PIN. (This needs a confirm PIN process by the way. )

Confirmed Gestures.

Started Service.

Verified Start on Boot enabled.

Rebooted.

Waited a few minutes after boot.

Android pattern present.

Picture password present.

Rebooted.

Android pattern present.

No Picture Password.

Waited at desktop for 30s.

Picture Password started.
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
OK thanks so much for testing. This really reflects one of the difficulties of developing for android. Each OEM enforces a different behavior. I'm looking into another solution that should be more consistent across phones.
[Android Apps and Games] letrouble:
Wanna try.

Can be some other figures implemented?
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
This Lockscreen is a really great idea! Keep up the good work!

But i think there are some things that need to be changed/fixed.

-It would be cool if i could use a gesture more than once, e.g. tapping 3 points to unlock.

-An option to show date/time/alarm on the lockscreen would be nice

-Disable Statusbar Expand doesn't work for me.

-Overriding the pattern lock works, but stopping the service doesn't bring it back (but killing the app does)

-The points where i touch the lockscreen are always showing, even if the option to hide the gestures is selected.

-SwipePad works in the lockscreen, so all my important apps are accessible even when the phone is locked.

-SMS Popups (GOSms) are also displayed in the lockscreen.

-My phone shows strange behavior if i lock and unlock the screen while in an app. Example: When i lock and unlock the screen in the android settings menu, my home button and back button stop working and i can't select anything on the screen. It is then all back to normal when i start any app.

(i am using a SGSII running ICS AOKP btw)

Because of the last three problems i changed back to the pattern lock, but if the app keeps getting better i would love to buy it!
[Android Apps and Games] rmrajm1:
Agree with the above.....But still love the app....Thanks dev:)
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Uploaded v1.6 which attempts make the lockscreen more secure

v1.6:

- Automatic Fallback to Internal Image Cropper If External Cropping Failed

- Add Option To Disable Start Point Indicator

- Add Option To Disable Access Denied Message

- Experimental: Disable Third-Party Pop-Up Messages (Go SMS etc.) and Quick Launchers (SwipePad etc.) *Please Disable Easy Wake

Another really experimental feature attempts a solution to the lockscreen on startup problem. I added a Home Helper, which basically allows the user to set Picture Password as a homescreen launcher. Since homescreen launchers are started as soon as the UI is loaded, the lockscreen is present right on boot. Picture Password will then funnel all home key presses to the user selected launcher so home keys work normally.

In Preferences, Home Helper, Select your favorite homescreen launcher and then Enable. Press the home key and select Picture Password as your default launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
Very nice to see a new version! 1.6.1 fixes many of my problems!

My experiences with 1.6.1:

the good:

+automatically reanables standard lockscreen after service is stopped

+swipepad issue fixed

+disabling statusbar expand works now

+option to disable visible gesture start points was added

the bad:

-sometimes the standard lockscreen shows for a spit second before the picture password locksreen shows up.

-strangly named option added: "Display Denied Granted - Display access denied message after screen has been unlocked". (What???!!!)

-i set tasker to enable the data connection when i unlock the screen but the unlocking with picture password is not recongised by tasker.

-SMS Popups by GoSMS are still displayed in the lockscreen. When i click "open" on the popup, the pattern lockscreen is displayed.

the ugly:

--when the standard lockscreen is pattern lock and i press the home button after unlocking my SGSII with picture password, the phone is relocked with the pattern lock. (may also apply to other secure lockscreens but not for "slide" lockscreen)

--selecting a notification (from the expanded statusbar) after unlocking the screen also brings up the pattern lock.
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
I removed secure lock screen override in 1.6.1 as its causing too many problems. It works on a handful of phones and doesn't work at all on others. Disabling secure lock screen is recommended
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Another attempt at completely blocking out thirdparty windows and notifications. I also added haptic feedback option. Please try the experimental version and give feedback.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
Just tried the experimental version.

-Haptic feedback works but an option to disable it would be nice.

-The GOSms Popups are still displayed

-The disable easy wake option is not properly stopped after unlocking. (SwipePad is still not working after unlocking. After some time or after i press the home button, the screen flickers once and SwipePad is working again)

EDIT: The second problem was becaused i forgot to disable the standard lockscreen in the system settings.It works when it's disabled. The SMS popups are still displayed though.
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Some initial time display stuffs. Thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
Start up Delay is applied at boot, as well as on screen off.

So, for example:

Enable Delay. (say, 15s)

Screen off.

Screen on.

Lock not applied.

Screen off.

wait >15s.

Screen on.

Lock applied.

^^ Above behaviour is correct.

Reboot.

Lock not applied until 15s after boot complete.

^^ This shouldn't be the case, the lock should apply at boot, regardless of Lock Delay.

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Also, I quite like the clock idea.

Just as a heads up, placement and size will need to be customisable (perhaps through a similar "drag the orange box" style to the image selector...). Colour will also need to be changable.

It is worth knowing that if I select an image from the SD Card, the Picture Password process stops responding immediately after boot. Selecting a picture from the phone's internal memory seems to fix that.

I can still see (and use) the notification bar, even when Notification bar expand is disallowed. Probably not an issue for some phones but Samsung add a handy 'Settings' shortcut to their skin... It means I can screw with the phone without unlocking it.

Great work on this by the way. It's got the potential to be a perfect implementation of a lockscreen.
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
The clock looks good. Will color and position be adjustable?
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Uploaded v1.7:

- Better Security

- Block Navigation and/or Recents Panel On Some Previously Unsupported Phones

- Faster Response Time

- Haptic Feedback

- Experimental Home Helper

- Pro Only: Time Display

- Bug Fixes

Color and clock position will be customizable in a future update.
[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
Looking great so far!

Start on Boot - working

Gestures - working

Disable Notification bar pull down - working

Disable unsecured screenlocks - working

Clock - working

Clock colour/size/position - nice to have

Lock screen message (for emergency services etc) - nice to have

Hiding Navivation bar - nice to have

Excellent work, kevdliu. It's been great to see the development process through the last few versions.
[Android Apps and Games] wedi42:
I just set up this app and now I'm locked out of my phone

when i type in my pin nothing shows up

Help please!

UPDATE:

Once i rebooted by removing the battery, the lockscreen didn't load so i was fine.
[Android Apps and Games] :
sorry, mind to upload the apk for me?

i can't download it from play store,
[Android Apps and Games] EeZeEpEe:
The paid is still available but I would like to try the free version first.
[Android Apps and Games] :
i cant download the free version, from market incompatible device
[Android Apps and Games] EeZeEpEe:
You can see it on the Play Store? The link gets "Not Found" and going to the developer page of all the apps the free one isn't there.
[Android Apps and Games] :
i actually saw it before but not now :)
[Android Apps and Games] mydogminton:
Same here

Free version seems to have disappeared from the Play store. URL errors. Search only returns the Plus version. Same on Play app.

Has the free one been removed?

Samsung Galaxy SII running 2.3.
[Android Apps and Games] dirtyfrog:
Tried this today and was pleased that it appeared to work as advertised (GSIII LTE, stock). Then I deliberately mis-entered the gestures to check the PIN entry worked. Nope. Unable to enter any digits into the input box, and had to pull the battery. Glad I hadn't gone with the paid version and had the service running at boot!

Also, when setting up the PIN, there is no confirmation - so if I intended to set the pin as 1234 but mistakenly typed 1134 I'd be in trouble. Get the PIN issues fixed and I'll pick up the paid version, until then it's too risky in regards to being locked out of my phone!
[Android Apps and Games] :
sorry to ask but mind to share the apk? as the free version isn't available on market
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Sorry guys I took it down earlier today to fix a critical bug. I just uploaded it to the Play Store with the PIN bugs fixed
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
The new version works great. PIN works and SMS Popups are finally blocked.

There is a small issue on startup: The lockscreen shows up twice, before and after i type my PIN code.

And please make an option for a 24h clock, many people are used to it.
[Android Apps and Games] theyurtingyeti:
Pretty good so far

Playing with the app now, and I like it well enough. Unsure if it will be something useful for me in the long run. Very well developed though.

I've only noticed one thing though: the picture flickers while I'm doing the point/line/circle. Other than that I'm enjoying it.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Just uploaded v1.8 to market

v1.8:

- Fix Lockscreen Only Showing On Half Of The Screen

- New Pro Feature: App Theme Color Picker

- New Pro Feature: Tasker Plugin

- Add 24 Hour Time Display

- Add Display Gesture Hints

- Add Landscape Support For XTRA-Layout Tablets

- Suspend Lockscreen On Stock Alarm Ring

- Bug Fixes
[Android Apps and Games] NisseDILLIGAF:
Nice.. I just bought pro :)

And it's working great in Tasker..

Just have a few requests..

Would it be possible to add Tasker 'Event' when unlock and lock?

And when I use the camera button on my Acro S the lock image is showing and stretched in landscape.. It shouldn't be there when starting camera from hardware button...

Thanx for a great lockscreen!

EDIT: 24 hour clock isn't working, only showing 12h clock..

EDIT2: ...and maybe a Tasker 'Event', after number of 'failed login attempts'? :)

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[Android Apps and Games] Noodoo:
@kevdliu Did you manage to find the bug which caused this issue? I had the same problem last week and only managed to get access to my phone again by booting with the SD Card removed. (Which in itself highlights that the lock screen could be bypassed by removing the SD Card...)

I can confirm that typing in a PIN had no effect, the PIN input box was present but typing Numbers in did nothing. Oddly, it accepted some Alpha characters.
[Android Apps and Games] DaPhinc:
The PIN bug was fixed some days ago.

I just tested 1.8:

-Apps name changed to "OI Colour Picker" (?!)

-24h clock doesn't work

How can i use the Tasker plugin? I can't find it in Tasker.
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
v1.8.1 should fix these issues.

Regarding start on boot, on some phones, user apps are started immediately after the UI, which makes the lockscreen display immediately on startup. However on other phones there can be a few seconds pause. To solve this problem I added a experimental feature called Home Helper. Please try it in Preferences.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] NisseDILLIGAF:
EDIT: Sorry, never mind this.. It does trigger.. There's some other things happening.. :-\

EDIT2: It was the event trigger 'Display unlocked' that was the problem.. It triggers directly when I turn the screen off...!?

(only when I have Picture Password service running)

---

Hmm, I have a tasker profile when 'display state off' and it won't activate as long as I am running picture password service..

If I stop service it triggers when the screen goes off..

I don't know if this has happened with older versions, I just noticed it now..

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[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
I will need to add a custom condition for picture password unlock
[Android Apps and Games] NisseDILLIGAF:
I upgraded to 1.8.3 but I guess u haven't changed the 'display unlocked' thing..

As a workaround I'm using the stock lockscreen option...

Looking forward to future versions, Thanx! :)

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[Android Apps and Games] Cunione:
kevdliu, great app you bring to us !

But, here are a few things I'd like to see (some useful, some less) before buying the full version :

- option to activate/deactivate the SMS popup OVER the lockscreen (I appreciate the popup over my stock lockscreen)...

- ability to stop the alarm (i use Alarmdroid) WITHOUT unlocking the phone...

- free gestures ? (instead of only point/circle/line)

- option the totally remove the notification bar (fullscreen)

- custom "access granted" message :)

- translations (if you need help for French, PM me...)

If you can implement those options, I will, be very grateful !!!!
[Android Apps and Games] kevdliu:
Try enable Disable Easy Wake in Preferences
[Android Apps and Games] NisseDILLIGAF:
Ahaa.. Thanx! Working now :)

The only thing for me, is that it doesn't let the camera show when I press the hardware camera button..

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