yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jooel999:
Lockpicker on Wildfire

I have the same problem with my Wildfire. Sadly I have no Desire to backup from so I can not try that option. Any ideas on why the market link doesn't work on Wildfire with T-Mobile, UK? The Exchange lock screen is a real pain in the ****!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] clambert11:
So is it safe to assume if I use the Stock HTC Lock Screen, all I need to do is patch the apk? My phone is rooted and S-OFF is enabled.

I'm an Incredible user currently running Lockpicker. I want to upgrade to 2.2 but have been holding off until I can bypass the non-sense. :)

Thanks in advance.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] supaburger:
I just upgraded to froyo on a desire and doesn't work

But I got friend with the same setup and works fine on his
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kali005:
Yeah, i'm the friend, it's working for me on froyo, but i didn't update it since install on 2.2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jmarias:
Tale of two updates

Two droid Incredible phones using LockPicker and the same exchange server...

Phone #1 - Received Froyo OTA update. Lockpicker continues to work fine. All lock options available in security panel.

Phone #2 - Received Froyo OTA update. Had problems with the update for some reason. Hard reset the phone and reinstalled everything. Lockpicker no longer works.

Appears that something carries over from doing the Froyo update. But a hard reset prevents lockpicker from creating the same settings when freshly installed.

Love this program! Hope an update comes out soon!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] w0rdie:
I used this for months on 2.1 meaning to donate; if I can get a Froyo fix I'll shoot an easy $20 over!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jooel999:
SUCCESS!!

My solution was simply to track down a co-worker using an HTC Legend and to backup his Lockpicker with Estrongs File Explorer. With a simple e-mail it was installed in my Wildfire in just a couple of minutes... :D

Still, I'm trying to understand why the co-worker was able to download and install the free Lockpicker app on his Legend when I can't even find it in Market on my Wildfire.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] strunker:
In my experience with updating Dincs.

My company also requires a pin/password to be set..

So, right before 2.2 released, I set up my exchange account. I was hating typing in a pin each time.

I decided to upgrade to 2.2 (manually, not OTA). Much to my surprise when my phone booted for the first time I was presented with an unlock pattern, not a pin or password. I havent questioned it since. My exchange account it still fully functional without me having to type in a pin or pass. All I did was manually do the 2.2 update.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] clambert11:
So I installed the 2.2 OTA upgrade this weekend myself. I didn't get as lucky. Not sure what is different but I have a to use a pin but quite honestly its not that bad. I can handle the 4 digit pin. I still would like better control though.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] strunker:
Sucks...

I am not sure. And I recently had to wipe out my phone and start fresh so now I am back to having to type the pin in as well..

It was working... Shame..

I hate the pin mostly for when I am driving, which is a lot of the time. It is so much easier to swipe the pattern, its faster. And the extra 1 second it takes me to type in my pin adds up over time....

And to be honest. I dont see how a pin or password is really any more secure. There are probably an equal number of combinations between pattern and pin where I dont see their logic in enforcing this rule...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
Guys, Lockpicker does not work with Froyo yet.

The developer is working on it, but I would not expect a working solution any time soon (without root).

If you are rooted, don't mess with updating from 2.1 to 2.2 and doing some fancy stuff, just head over to this thread and grab the solution from there. It works with Froyo on Sense and AOSP roms.

LINK
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gnac:
Need any help porting to other phones? eg captivate?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nadimsoze:
Had unlock working on 2.1 (Unlock prevents the screen from locking)

Manual update to 2.2

Pattern lock working. Unlock working

Had to input new account details on Mail

Exchange controls reset - now require password on lock
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] juttsk:
Couldn't wait

Hi everyone.

My first post on this nice forum!

I coulden't wait for LockPicker to upgrade to Froyo so i wrote my own app.

On my phone (HTC Desire) i could only choose between

- Immediately

- 3 min

- 5 min

- 10 min

- 15 min

in "Settings/security/Lock phone after"!

This is not a service, it simple set this value to whatever you want!

The name is "ExtendLockTime" and it's free on Android Market.

So the only time I have to enter my code is when the phone restarts!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] w0rdie:
Wow... nice. I'll recommend to a friend who still needs this and see how it goes.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nthdgreee:
This does not seem to override the Exchange Security policies. Our company pushes these policies out to require a PIN, and also limits your choices for timeout to 3m 5m 10m and 15m. I was hoping your program would extend my choices of times so that I wouldn't have to enter my PIN every fifteen minutes. Using your program I entered in a 1 hour to test but after 16 minutes my phone still required a PIN when I woke it back up. I like your idea here, I hope you can find a way to get around this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Mike Philippens:
Thanks for the work you put in, but it doesn't work on my Desire. I have to time it to know for sure, but originally I had the timeout at 15 minutes and with your program it took a bit longer. But after a while I still have to enter the code. I'll try different settings and keep an eye on the time and report back to you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] supaburger:
i downloaded "ExtendLockTime" and it works but only after a reboot

i have a desire 2.2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] j0bro:
Hi there, just arrived back from a refreshing 3-week holiday and I saw a tremendous amount of mail requests for a Froyo LockPicker update in my inbox

Unfortunately, LockPicker cannot just be "upgraded" to Froyo; a totally new security mechanism is used without the backdoor that was easy to hack in 2.1 Eclair. Prepare to receive an update soon!

@juttsk: could you perhaps elaborate on what you did to make it work?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] j0bro:
-double post-
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nthdgreee:
Do you think this would be possible?

My Exchange Security Polices are enforced in that every 15 minutes, if I don't turn on my phone, I have to enter in my PIN number. I can no longer choose a time longer than 15 minutes, but would it be possible to write a program that wakes up the phone by itself every 14 minutes and then puts it right back to sleep. This action would mimic the user pressing the power button on then off. In essence I wouldn't have to enter my PIN anymore.

Granted it would be helpful if you could turn this action on and off at your discretion when traveling to places where your phone has a higher likelihood of being misplaced.

Sorry, I'm not a programmer so I can't write this myself but I'm sure there's somebody out there who can. Just thought I'd bring it up.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Mike Philippens:
It doesn't...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] briggs007:
I am running Android 2.1update1. Cant find app in market.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] supaburger:
it worked only for a day or two, weird

then i uninstalled
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] j0bro:
New version v0.95: Wildfire support and others

I published a new version of LockPicker in the market today.

Changelog:

v0.95: Added Wildfire (QVGA) support, automatic account detection, added korean translation, fixed chinese translation

Next: Froyo support!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] YACO:
waiting for froyo support...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] j0bro:
Eclair (2.1) contains a simple backdoor to circumvent the Exchange lock screen, which unfortunately is not available in Froyo (2.2) anymore. Some serious hacking needs to be done to make LockPicker 2.2-compatible. But I don't think it is impossible, so any good ideas are more than welcome!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
Take a look at "Extend Lock Time". juttsk seems to have found an entry point that could be a starting point.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shuweee:
gone through the entire thread and was wondering if you are still working on milestone support?

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Dave Hagenaars:
Are you confident that froyo support will succeed eventually?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CLB-NL:
Just my question... It will be amazing from a nice Dutch developer..

En ik stort je 20,00 euro als je het kan fixen (and I will give you 20,00 euro if you can fix it)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SNaReX:
I have exchange connection. Now i have an error.

"No exchange synchronisation account found; would you like to set it up now ? "

I already have account, i already synced it. But i have this page.

It asks me to accept or decline.

This is a serious problem for now. Please fix
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] j0bro:
What kind of phone are you using?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hugemonster69:
I have this same issue. Samsung Captivate. Running 2.1, stock rom. If I accept, it takes me to the screen to set up a new account (which I dont need to do since I already have), if I decline, it takes me to the lockpicker options, but "enable" is greyed out.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SNaReX:
Using HTC Desire . I have Leedroid Rom 2.2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
HTC Incredible (Sense) 2.2

I was a huge fan of LockPicker until today, when my corporate network password expired and after I reset it, Exchange email wouldn't take the new password on my Incredible and I had to delete the account and recreate it. It took, though I think the IT Dept did some funny business to make it work.

Problem now is that LockPicker doesn't seem to work at all. I get the numeric keypad. This is Froyo 2.2. I'm severly bummed because I hate the assholes in my company who force this bull**** on us. It's MY phone. They don't even pay the service.

But I digress. :)

So... is this supposed to work, or not? I bought the Pro version today. The strange thing is that this was working - on 2.2 - up until just this password change. did the IT Nazi's do something, knowing about LockPicker?

Really appreciate any help here. This program is worth a lot more to a lot of people, if you can get it right again. Thanks!!!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
Before calling anybody an asshole or a nazi, you should step back and think about why someone would apply a password policy for mobile devices that sync coporate emails (<- hint, hint).

A company needs to protect it's corporate data, otherwise they would be reckless. And because it is more than likely that people loose their phones or get their phones stolen, it is absolutely necessary and their duty to take care and apply policies.

You have the choice: Stop synchronizing emails, live with the password or use lockpicker on your own responsibility, but stop complaining.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hugemonster69:
klaus27... this is not a thread for you pro IT admins to comment about the righteousness of bypassing ill implemented security policies. If you dont have something to say about lockpicker and getting it to work for those of us who would like it, go elsewhere.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
Yeah, before writing here you should learn to read signatures! :rolleyes:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
Thanks for the support, everyone but you.

Fact is, I really don't care if my company ends up getting eaten alive with viruses and brings productivity to its knees. I won't do any to encourage that, of course, but the greedy sob's who take every opportunity to screw me out of a raise, chip away at my bonus, and stop reimbursing me for legitimate business expenses - while boasting of record profits quarter after quarter - don't get my sympathy. The Execs rape the company and reward the EVP's who's job it is to dream up ways to tighten the belts of the working class beneath them, and are rewarded with a percentage of what they save the company. Massive incentive to screw the employees 6 ways to Sunday.

If the company needs to deal with email virus issues, then find another way that doesn't restrict the freedom of their employees to use THEIR OWN PHONE without having to enter a damned password to get onto it. Not MY problem.

But I digress. :)

Until then.... I really miss my LockPicker. :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
I downloaded the Experimental Download for the unlock issue in someone's signature above. Since I'm on 2.2/Sense, I need to have "root" permission. I'm a UNIX guy, so I understand this, but... how do I "get" root permission, or how do I "root" the Incredible? I have OI File Manager, BTW... if that helps. Though I've tried moving or copying files to different directories on the pohone, but I get a permissions problem.

Any help greatly appreciated. I want my phone back. :) (also, I notice that suddenly my Calendar sync'ing throws errors every time... is this related? None of this crap happened until I changed my network password)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
You should probably rethink your attitude. I am an IT guy and I wrote the stuff you are probably using. So before asking for help, you should probably stop pissing me off.

And you should think about how a password policy can stop email viruses.... :rolleyes:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
Well, I don't understand why you would write this program, and yet be a proponent of password-protecting corporate email access from my own, personal, bought-by-me, service paid by me, phone. My thinking is that IT can find OTHER ways to protect against viruses rather than use the hammer method of forcing all it's employees to have to enter a password every time they turn on THEIR OWN PERSONAL PHONE. As usual, corporations think they can run your personal life. Force me to enter a password to access my corporate email, if you like, but don't force me to have to enter a password just to get on my own phone. That's not cool, no matter how you slice it. I don't check my corporate email every time I turn on my phone. I shouldn't have to enter a password, period. It's MY damn phone, not theirs. They're too cheap to buy me the phone I want, and force me to go into a pool of minutes and then scrutinize how much data I use and what websites I visit. F them. I'll pay for my own phone and service, but goddamit, they shouldn't STILL be in my **** by forcing a password on me.

It seems like getting around this should be fairly simple. Just increase the timeout for locking the phone from the max of 15 minutes to a huge number. The app I downloaded that said it would do that, doesn't work. Any ideas?

Thanks for your... help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
Well, you are using your private phone to synchronize with your companies mailbox. It is your decision to stop synchronizing and stop reading corporate mails. If your company forces you to read mails out of hours, then they should need to buy you a phone. End of story.

I can tell you why I wrote the program.

I am in IT and I am in charge with email policies. We have a lot of very important people synchronizing their mails who constantly deal with big deals, trades, stuff and have absolutely sensual corporate data and client data in their mailbox. These devices are paid by the company in total and we would loose a lot of reputation and probably money in the worst case.

I myself am an IT guy. I rarely get sensual emails and I can absolutely say that my inbox is not worth to protect. So, instead of putting me in an policy exclusion group - which would be visible to all IT guys - I just tried to investigate how it is done on Android. I found a solution and contributed my work to the community.

But if you read my appendix, I put up a note that everybody should use common sense before applying that.

An unprotected device - by the way - has nothing to do with email viruses! It just imposes the risk of unveiling sensual data. Scratch that crap about email viruses. Companies use external service providers for searching for email viruses or they use SMTP proxies with email filter, Antigen or whatever, but there is absolutely no point in forcing a password if you want to avoid email viruses!

Being sarcastic will not help you getting out of the dark valley of password policies and bad companies taking over mobile devices of their employees.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TobesEtc:
I have a UK Vodafone HTC Desire running 2.2 straight out of Vodafone's box. Until today Lockpicker was working fine, perfect, for me.

Then, being a trusting fool, I accepted Googles invitation to change my email address from Googlemail to Gmail. Short story, had to Factory reset, which I did, in order to regain access to Market.

However, it seemed to forget about Lockpicker. So knowing it worked great I bought the paid version. Now I get the message that others are now reporting - No Exchange sync acct found; would you like to set it up now? Accept/Decline. Trouble is, you can't set it up. Or, more correctly [rumour has it IT folks can be picky on these points ;o) ] if you can set it up, I don't know how to! Have tried the obvious. And I did install it with no problem at all a while ago. But I can't get it to work now!

Help!!!! pleeeeease :o)

Pretty please?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
I don't get where the company is protecting sensitive data when the only thing company related on MY personal cellphone is my email. There is no VPN software on it. There's no way to access the company network.

Again, if they want to protect against unwarranted email access when someone loses their phone, then the email program should be altered to force a password when you enter the program and try to access the companies Exchange email account. All other accounts should not be affected. It makes no sense to force a password on the entire device. Especially when the device doesn't belong to the company in any way shape or form. They didn't buy it and are not paying for my service. They need to take their greedy stinking paws out of my life. Period.

And I'd appreciate your help in that regard. ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Gripenstedt:
Cumbersome...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hugemonster69:
yes! that is exactly my point, which some obtuse IT admins dont seem to get. Of course, they like to blame the phone os developers. I like to pick on them, its fun to get them riled up, and seems to be the only way to get their attention to implement sensible policies.

But I degress... lets keep this about lockpicker, or other ways to circumvent the exchange lock policy
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hugemonster69:
there is a non-application funky work-around for sending/receiving outlook e-mail, contacts, and calendar on your phone, without even having exchange account on it, thereby eliminating the exchange lock policy entirely. Its not necessarily smooth, and may not work for everyone, but so far for me its the best solution. Right now, I can send/receive from my coprorate email, read and set calendar items, and access, edit, and add contacts. I can post details if interested... here is the synopsis

1. set up a rule in Outlook to forward all mail (with exceptions if you want) to your gmail account. Various options and ways to do this depending on what version of outlook you use.

2. set up your gmail with your outlook/exchage email. This way you can send/receive as if you were using your outlook account, form either gmail.com or your phone.

3. Install google calendar sync on pc. It syncs Outlook and Google Calendars (free pc app, not sure if its available for mac)

4. install google contact syn app. It syncs Outlook and Google Contacts (free pc utility, not sure if its available for mac)

5. set up gmail on your phone to sync email, contacts & calendar with gmail.com (standard native stuff on any android)

done... you now have all email, caledar items, contacts...

Like I said, this might not work for everybody, but I like it. I'll try to post info links on the how-to's soon. In the meantime, google them, I did and they were pretty easy to find.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TobesEtc:
So guys - are we saying that Lockpicker doesn't work on the HTC Desire running straight 2.2 anymore? I'm fairly sure something happened when I did the Factor Reset to cause it to stop working.

I've just been through a Factory Reset. Set up all my accounts, including Exchange. Then done a fresh install of Lockpicker (paid version).

Nada. Doesn't work. Keeps telling me that I don't have an Exchange Account set up and then it's a never ending loop telling me that over and over again.

Any ideas? FYI I am only using the Exchange calendar although I have tried syncing mail to see if that made Lockpicker kick in, it didn't. Have also tried the Ad Supported version, no joy.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ClarkSt:
I thought of this years ago, but IT locked Outlook down so far that you can't auto-forward email.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] klaus27:
This is a usually applied rule. But there is a workaround for it. Unfortunately you have to have access to active directory, but I will tell you anyway.

Setup a contact in AD with the external mail address

Setup the rule to forward to this contact.

This works
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TobesEtc:
OK, there are work arounds... but does the App still work or not? Can anyone confirm that?

It used to work. For me. Now it doesn't...
[Hero CDMA General] Jon.StatiK:
I'm using a rooted DC v2.0r2 Hero of course but before this I was using v1.0 which didn't support the Sprint Visual Voicemail. Well, this should be fixed now and I thought simply changing my voice mail service in the phone would work but I keep getting sms voice messages when someone leaves a voice mail. When I dial 1 for my voicemail it takes me to the GV which I used with DC v1.0.

Forgive me but I can't find out how to route my voice mails back to sprint, I have searched and googled and all I can find is how to go TO GV but not BACK.

Any solutions or something I've done wrong?
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
Go to settings > Call > Select Voice Mail Service > Select My Carrier > Set your voicemail number toooo I think your cell number or *86 I can't remember which. Someone can fill in that detail. Mine is still setup for GV.
[Hero CDMA General] wtphoto:
if you where using GV to get VVM on 1.0 then you have to go in and reprovision your VM so that sprint stops forwarding your VM to GV. Just like you had to provision it to go to GV buy dialing *27googlenum, dial *38 and listen for the provisioning tones.
[Hero CDMA General] Jon.StatiK:
So, do I have to dial *27mynumber or do the *38 and is there anything else after that?

Thanks