[Windows Mobile Software Development] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
[The Data below is modeled after my prior release]

~~~ITS FINALLY HERE~~~

Yup! I am now officially releasing Public Beta #3 of CycloneZephyrxz7's FakeFingerPrint LockScreen (or FFP_LS/FFP_LockScreen for short)!

So here is some info about it:

It was fully designed with the Windows Mobile emulator, so expect bugs.

Beta #3 currently is made for ALL SCREEN RESOLUTIONS! [This, of course, is BETA, so please report back on how it works! I am pretty sure there will be issues with the Clock, as I didnt work too much on that...]

So, let us start out with the down-sides to Beta #2:

Vibration MAY or MAY NOT work, I have yet to implement code to allow for changing method...

There is an ugly counter in the bottom LEFT of the screen. This is so you know how many 'passes' you are on...Right now it is SET to 6, meaning that when the counter says 6 (and ONLY 6) it will unlock if you lift your finger...any other value will NOT unlock the phone.' [ I will add the ability to customize later on]

According to some testers, the Lock System isn't really working out. It prvents touches, etc. but has flaws in terms of the Power Button, Home Button, etc. I will contact A_C (who helped me last time) and see if he has any help he can lend me! [Big thanks go to A_C for his help with the current lock-down method]

This program does not, by default, replace the DEFAULT windows Lock screen. I have not yet gotten to the point of doing that, so that I don't screw up phones.

Battery consumption will probably increase as I have in NO way optimized this code...

Enough of the bads! Lets move onto some features and plus-sides!

TopBar items SHOULD work. Included in the top-bar are the following: (1)New Items Alert Icons, (2)Clock-On-Top, (3)Battery Meter, and (4) Signal Meter. All of these do not have super-fast updates, as they are not coded in such a way yet.

(1)New Items Alert Icons: Consists of icons for SMS, VoiceMail, EMail, and Missed Calls. When a new one appears, the icon will pop up with the count.

(2)Clock-On-Top: While the code permits for date and time, it is currently set to only a Time (12-hour format) [more will come with customization]

(3)Battery Meter: While the code permits for 2 modes (continuous or Bars), it is currently set to Continuous. It will update every so often and can detect charging/not charging with 5-seconds of accuracy [for battery consumption purposes] [More will come with customization]

(4)Signal Meter: This signal meter will show you, with relative accuracy (in terms of time), the signal strength of your phone. In later releases I will probably allow for it to be swapped with a Text representation.

The program will not unlock unless you hit the number of counts you have customized it to be (by default it is 6) exactly. If it hits anything else, it will not unlock...I will soon be adding in success and failure animations (which can be turned on or off)

There is CUSTOMIZATION NOW :D... Yeahp, that is right, I have some basic customization in there, so try it out and report back to me.

Hmm...I can't think of any more goods (because I have been scrutinizing for the bads)...but they are there, trust me :D

So, without further a-due...I would like to remind all users that this program is to be used at your own risk. While the code I have written should not affect your phone's physical state, or the state of the data on the phone, errors do occur and weird things may happen. If they do, remember that you were forewarned and I am not going to take responsibility for those occurrences. Simply put, use this program if you really want to, but I cannot truly assure fully-smooth running until I make a more 'final' release.

The download link, as well as a very bad image of the program are attached. The image is one i sorta whipped up because the Emulator would not run the program (because of the Signal Meter, and the fact that the phone didn't actually exist, etc...etc...ditto ditto)...so if other people could post up some screenies that would be AMAZING.

ENJOY! (and when I return, i will start making some cool updates [if and only if people use, test, and respond!).

FYI: For those who are using this and are testing, if you are so kind, please report back to me the general function of the program, any errors you encountered, bad interface, glitches, etc. Send these to me in a PM with your phone MODEL and RESOLUTION as well as any other data you may see relevant.

Also, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider DONATING to me...I have been working quite hard on this, and I promise you that I will continue to work hard on this until a decent, more final release is out there...By donating you are both (1) showing your appreciation of what I do and the time I put in, and (2) supporting this program's future.