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[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] PiTT:
I emailed the developer of Widget Locker since he seems to be fiddling with the Finger Print Scanner on the Atrix to see if he's interested in making a separate app for this. I wouldn't mind paying something like $1 for it.

How can we get this thread more attention from developers on XDA?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Kieters:
Keep the thread bumped, add some other keywords such a biometric scanner, fingerprints, fingerprint scanner, etc. (I myself didn't find this when searching), post the same on other forums, that's all you can do really!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] kevin@TeslaCoil:
And here I am! (Sorry for taking some time to get back to this)

What I'm doing from WidgetLocker is piggy backing on the system security, so I don't interface with the fingerprint scanner directly. However I have looked into this as it could be interesting for WidgetLocker to be able to use in more ways, and potentially another separate app like discussed here.

I've seen the other thread about the password keeper and this one about an app-lock type thing. The issue with a password keeper is that the passwords should be stored encrypted, otherwise if someone stole your phone they'd just need to root if (if it's not already) and they'd be able to get all your password. But encrypting the passwords with a key that's stored somewhere is really just adding a few extra steps, they're not truly protected. Normally they'd be encrypted with your password, and only decryptable with you typing the password again. But I don't think this could be done for the fingerprint scanner due to what information is available (And how the fingerprint information is stored on disk). I could be wrong however.

As for the app-locker thing, there are also security issues here, but I think app-lockers are more used as a deterrent than as real security. To lock out your friend rather than a thief. But there's a fair amount of non-fingerprint related work to be done for this kind of app as well.

If I do end up doing anything with it I'll post back.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] andrew53517:
I said this in the development section when it was released lol. So....+1 and good idea!

Atrix4G Rooted!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] PiTT:
my reasoning behind this type of app as you said isn't for REAL security from a thief, more of a deterrent from people around me....such as a nosy friend or girlfriend =)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Rred:
"such as a nosy"

Well, of course cell phones have had a way to prevent that for what, 20+ years now? You leave it locked, except for "emergency and speed dial" or other restricted calling. No reason that someone has to borrow my cell phone (and deprive me of my phone!) while they're doing whatever with it.

I don't have any guilt about saying "Sure, you can make a call. But I need my phone with me."
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] live4nyy:
Well, if you have a friend that would invade your privacy then they are not your friend. And if you have a girlfriend that doesn't trust you enough to respect your privacy then dump her. You can't have a relationship without trust.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] aquariumdrinker:
There are already apps that let you lock particular applications. I hand my phone over to my 4-year-old all the time so she can play Fruit Ninja, so I keep my work email locked down. I guess it would be kind of cool if the app locking software took advantage of the Atrix's fingerprint scanner.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] mpalatsi:
lol, I second this... She's obviously insecure. :p
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] aquariumdrinker:
And why are we assuming that it's the girlfriend that's untrustworthy? PiTT (no offense, all due respect) is the one with dirty little secrets on his phone.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] PiTT:
Thanks =)

you guys are missing the point, it was just an example. Now back to the topic at hand.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jange:
I would love to be able to lock my phone using the finger print swype. This can't be to hard, could it? :)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] live4nyy:
I don't understand what you are asking here. If you're going to be swiping your finger over the sensor to lock it, wouldn't it be just as simple to just press the button? If you have the sensor lock enabled, it will be locked with access only being granted to your finger swipe.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] derrickonline:
GEESH!

Clearly some people on this thread don't understand what's going on here. So let me break it down....

It's not about "it's not a real friend if they invade your privacy".

It's not about "why not just lock the phone itself".

Maybe you have a family member, girlfriend, wife, or CHILD you want to be allowed to use your phone. This requires unlocking the phone itself.

Buuuut, you don't want them snooping in your email or for the dense folks who don't get it, you don't want a CHILD deleting your messages accidentally, replying inadvertently to a co-worker via email etc.

Or let's be real, you don't want your GF or wife to see the chic you've been bangin's nude photo in your phone.

So you want to FINGERPRINT LOCK specific apps, like TEXT, EMAIL, SKYPE, TANGO, FRING, ETC! That way your "guest" can use your phone, but can't use any other apps without your finger!

GEESH!

I'd really like to see phones with Windows-like login profiles. So I can have my profile, ADMIN, and my wife can have hers GUEST.

Anyway...I second/triple/quadruple the idea of a fingerprint reader app lock. Right now I use AppProtector, and I'm looking into a new app called simply LOCK or (App) Lock.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
"Clearly some people on this thread don't understand what's going on here. So let me break it down....

........you don't want your GF or wife to see the chic you've been bangin's nude photo in your phone."

*grin* The premise of your post made me laugh hard.

On a real note, I think this kind of application would be awesome. I too use appprotector, and I used to use the fingerprint scanner, but it just became bothersome to use everytime I locked my phone and had to unlock it. I don't have anything to hide on my phone, but I do lock my "SU" folder that contains all of my root tools. I have a 12 yo at home, and she could very easily mess something up without knowing it. I think the idea of locking certains apps with the fingerprint scanner is a fantastic idea, and I'd be willing to pay a few bucks for it for sure.

Actually, a whole utility for the fingerprint scanner on the Atrix that allowed you to do multiple things with it would be great.

Like was posted previously, it would be nice to have guest accounts (for wife and child etc), and with a fingerprint swipe, they wouldn't even have to login..swipe and go.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] shadowscreation:
anyone at all actually posted any of this on the motorola forums maybe they will do something about it after all they created the phone lol:rolleyes: so of course they should be able to have that in the next update righ:rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ltdanno360:
Heck I would buy that! !!!

Sent from my MB860
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
Thanks for taking the time to look into this.

FYI for everyone...........for passwords I use KeePass which has all my logins, passwords, membership info, etc. I keep the password file in my dropbox, so it's never stored on my phone, although it is encrypted anyway, and any time I want access to my passwords I just go into my dropbox, select the encrypted KeePass file, and I input my password to allow me access. KePass resides on my phone, but I never actually have to open the actual application, as it auto opens when the encrypted file is selected. I use dropbox so that I can access the password file from anywhere on any device.

The company I work for has a high level of security for data, and the global security group advises KeePass for password retention and encryption.

Hope this helps some folks out!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] joeavery2:
I fourth or tenth or what ever the count is on this :)

I'd like to point out that iOS 5 (wwdc11) they talked about the concept of widget unlocker where by if you opened the camera app from the lock screen that you are forced back to the lockscreen after you were done with the camera. I have to say that this is the right angle to take on this (as much as it pains me to say anything good about apple).

I'm not bashing the Devs of widget unlocker but the current implementation of the finger print scanner is kinda a joke. You unlock with your fingerprint of pin then it takes you to the widget unlocker screen.

Don't get this wrong either. I realize that the fingerprint is not going to protect against thief's but forcing them to do a factory reset or plugging in a computer. If nothing else giving me time to use Motoblur or lookout to wipe the phone or locate it. And for every day stuff the kids can get to this or that and not to make a call to china or open the browser..

I have seen a few people point out the idea of a app that would allow the locking and unlocking of each app, sort of a security layer between the UI and the apps them self's. This would be even better then a widget unlocker in my opinion because I could then turn off the fingerprint unlock and just apply the feature to say the dialer or the Gallery. Therefore restricting access to the apps but allowing access to the phone, and the launcher.

Just my thought, sorry it's long.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Slade8525:
this would be great; i often let friends borrow my phone as well as colleagues and others in business; i do not want them snooping around my emails and SMS/MMS messages as that could cost me contracts and would violate non disclosure agreements etc, but things like my portfolio or sample work i would have no problem letting them play with.

when i bought the atrix thats the reason i thought it had a fingerprint scanner, so i could lock out sensitive areas of the phone. kind of irritating its just a screen lock.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] the_psykloz:
i am the hero this thread needs. check out DataDefender(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.authentec.datadefender&hl=en) and im sure you will be pleased, sir/ma'am

if i helped you. hit the thanks button @)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Alcapone263:
Thanks for reviving a nine month dead thread to post about an app that's already mentioned about a thousand times in these forums.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] the_psykloz:
i know. im bored ass hell. figured id put the answer for those who look on this thread and not the others.thanks for the wonderful disrespect when im trying to help. your the best....
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ifalldownalot:
yes, thank you psykloz for reviving this thread. I honestly did not know about the datadefender app.

downloaded it and am using it now.

again, thanks!

you, alcapone, I accidentally thanked.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] the_psykloz:
Yay im useful. @D
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] tomh235:
You do realise that data defender is ridiculously insecure, you can just uninstall it to get to the protected apps :-(
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] skakz:
would be nice to have an application that crypts/encrypts a simple text file through the fingerprint sensor..
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] bao481:
good idea!:D
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] klobass:
Miui

Hello.

Actually this exact functionality is on MIUI roms.. I was using it for a long time on SGS to get just some apps protected (pattern) or set of apps while in "restricted/visitor" mode and it was working amazingly well.

When i bought MAtrix i was little bit disappointed when i found out that fingerprint is not working in miui roms and therefore i still have to use pattern.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Incognitum:
I've been waiting since I bought the device for lastpass to allow FP swipe instead of entering master password each time. Perhaps I can rig something up between lastpass and datadefender... maybe throw some taskr between them.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] shenoyh:
If you set Gogole Play itself to be protected by datadefender, then you cannot uninstall it without a fingerprint scan. So that way it makes the whole thing secure.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] tomh235:
Unfortunately I don't think you can secure the package manager so even if you lock the settings, you can just long press data defender in the app list to remove it. If it ran as an administrative process, you could just secure the settings and your phone would be much more secure.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] shenoyh:
Yeah, you are right - it does not lock package manager though it locks Google Play. I used SmartApp protector to lock Package Manager and DataDefender and DataDefender to lock all the other apps including Play Store which is used more frequently and can be fingerprint unlocked. So now its hopefully "air tight"...a little round-about method by using two apps to do the same job, but works.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komakino76:
Was wondering if talpatalk is included in xda app and does it require activation of somekind? Or am i using it already by writing this post? :-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smsmasters:
They are separate from each other.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adesbees:
Hi , have i9000 on orange contract and fed up with phone not doing what i want it for so rooted and lag fixed with z4 root....all fine till bat went flat so charged overnight and in morn only getting samsung galaxy s which glows .... can go into download and also recovery... tried factory reset etc but only comes back to same samsung galaxy s screen ... have tried downloading files and kies step by step from guides on here but cant get into phone ....not tech minded so basic prompnts needed as this is driving me mad.. pleeeeeeeeeeeeese help ..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pikachu01:
Download a stock rom and reflash using Odin in Download mode. Look at the Stock rom thread for instructions on how to do it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846913

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quikbeam:
When I messed up my phone I got everything I needed from here http://samfirmware.webs.com/samsungandroid.htm

It can be a bit tricky using odin because of some of the settings. There are threads here on how to restore properly. If you can get into download and recovery it is just a matter of flashing the proper rom. So you are not in a bad spot. Good luck
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nulights:
i keep trying every rom available for my phone

and in every rom is the same the 100% battery last for like 3 hours then after that the battery drops like every minute even when screen is off?

how can i make battery life last longer?

thanks in advance
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackSHELF:
Lucky for you I still had copy of it in message box as I got 5-6 requests few hours ago regarding that.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nulights:
if i cant go back to stock recovery which procedure do i try the 1st procedure or the 2nd one?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackSHELF:
First one is better for you. Do the cycle fully twice and you will be good to go and it will solve those most common issue like getting green light while its still not 100% or sticking it at 100% for long time and then dropping faster than you can count lol I just did it few hours ago, normally I do it once every 2weeks.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nulights:
Alright thanks,

Ill try this out
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darinmc:
I don't see a way to wipe battery stats in stock recovery. Doesn't that mean I have to wipe stats, reboot phone, switch to stock recovery then bootloader drain the phone? Will that reboot adversely effect the rebuilding of the bin file? Can I just delete the batterystats.bin file with root explorer before I power down the phone to start the bootloader drain process?

Edit: I'm at 3%, #push knowledge darinmc GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackSHELF:
Sorry was asleep :P but yeah you can manually do it from terminal (su), adb (shell), root exp (enable r/w). Then power down as you saying you reverted back to stock recovery I am guessing you are on 3.0.0.6 supporting the 2.5.1.4 stock. So in that case just reboot and follow the same meth. This would clear out those lag (sticking at 100% for long time and then dropping faster than you can count) and wrong data (exp: 80% after rebooted 83%). I just recalibrated it yesterday which is the reason I spoke about it which caused this whole massive PM attacks and threads like this. Which is fine just do it once every 2weeks or once a month as doing it every week is not particle even for me.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darinmc:
Thanks! Needed to do this for a while.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdave513:
thanks for that. I have been searching for that kinda guide on here for awhile! It was like looking for a needle in a haystack there are ten million about it, But none this detailed infomation!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghstrider:
SetCPU can help with your battery life. It did wonders on my HD2 running android.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fringe 334:
Some suggestions in this thread: **HOW TO MAKE YOUR BATTERY LIFE LAST** Members Tips & Tricks
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acerunner:
can someone clarify the steps "Go into recovery and wipe battery"?

I am running stock rom.

I am able to go into the bootloader menu. But when I select recovery, all i get is an icon with a picture of a phone and a triangle w/ an exclamation point at the corner. I don't know to leave this screen other than battery pull.

Where do I delete batterystats.bin?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longhornguy:
Wiping battery stats help

I tried to wipe battery stats after my battery was drained to 1%, but nothing happened. I didnt see any scripts run that confirmed battery stats command had gone through. Was that supposed to happen? I'm really confused by this because I saw that my battery was drained to 1% but when I rebooted to recharge the phone, it showed that I was not fully drained. It read that I was at 20% and charging!? Please help guys. Thanks in advance
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GideonX:
Download and use "battery calibration" app from the market. Its pretty easy to understand and follow.

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longhornguy:
Thanks man, i greatly appreciate it. I'll download and see what happens
[Captivate General] muleman:
during USB Storage mode, i would like to see maybe a little animation to let me know that the device is done receiving whatever file(s) im modifying. i know it wont take you Devs long to incorporate something like that :)

thanks guys!
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
there will be a status bar in windows, even microsoft word has a status bar for saving, most of the time with small files it is almost instant, USB can transfer upto 30MegaBytes (260 megabits) per second.

BUT the flash storage speed can very depending on the class. i am unsure of the speed on the captivate but the HIGH class 10 speed is only 80 megabits or 10MegaBytes per second.

so if you are copying small files, yeah they are done copying, if you are doing large files, you will always see a status bar, OR the program you are using will lock up until it is done doing its thing.

status on the cappy just isnt really necessary.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
^^^^What he said. Also, when I copy music over using Windows Media Player I get a progress window that shows each song as it is being transferred.
[Captivate General] diablo009:
to add to the above two, the screen turns off after 30 seconds of connecting to the computer.
[Captivate General] modest_mandroid:
There's an option to keep the screen on while it's connected by usb.

I noticed in your sig that you're an ex atrix owner. Why'd you get rid of it?
[Captivate General] axis01:
Don't know why he switched but if you read the threads, the Atrix isn't the barn burner YET. Yes it's fast but until the Devs figure it out, modding will be very limited. That and the screen isn't as good as the Cappy.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txtsd:
I bought gameboid for my phone, and I downloaded the gba bios from romgripper.

However when I try to play Pokemon Platinum GBA version, the game only displays upto the multicolor flashes. After that there is just music, and the screen is black.

Any ideas what's going on?

P.S. This is my first android phone. It's rooted, and running Adeo 0.1
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchimney:
i would try a different version of pokemon, i haven't tried gameboid yet on my atrix, but when i used it on my captivate alot of the roms did exactly what you're saying
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txtsd:
Could you link me to a version of Pokemon platinum that did work?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jo_725:
In "other settings", go to advanced and for GBA save type select Flash (128). This will fix the issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d0g:
Is there any way to fix the Pandora audio quality?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Necrosan:
Yup.

In android terminal emulator/adb shell run this command:

setprop media.stagefright.player-enable false

You can also add the same setting (obviously without the setprop command and formatted correctly) to your build.prop and not have to set this every boot.

Works in pretty much any ROM to achieve better streamed audio quality.

Stagefright currently is broken real good and even companies like LG are now shipping their phones with it disabled.

Hopefully HTC gets on the ball and disables it in an OTA, or pushes Google to fix the issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboarda42:
+1, but you have to redo it every time you reboot your phone.

The permanent way:

abd remount
adb pull /system/build.prop C:\Android\tools

If your SDK tools are somewhere else, then change my C:\Android\tools accordingly. It sometimes doesn't work if you pull it/push it from somewhere else.

Now open it with notepad, look for media.stagefright.enable-player=true and change it to media.stagefright.enable-player=false

Save it without any changes to the file name

Then,

adb remount
adb push C:\Android\tools\build.prop /system/build.prop
adb reboot
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aburgthing:
You might also want to try this method. Obviously taking NO credit for this but I used it for a while and it is very easy to do.

What it does is creates two different icons you can put on any screen to enable or disable Stagefright. For some reason, my Pandora streams are now very clear without it, but I really didn't try it too much in Warm Z and now back to stay for a while on RLS5. Give it try and let us know if it works.

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-745320.html
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] owenbeals:
Mod Edit: Link removed (contains warez link)

Here is the app overview
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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] herbthehammer:
Better make a backup with titanium or appsaver of the apk because a similar program, tv shows, has just disappeared from the market. Also just in case google decides to yank the app from the market for whatever reason. This has happened to me with other programs and I'm glad I had the apk backed up.
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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Malikione:
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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JuggZaPoppiN:
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