Unlock password locked screen?

[MiniDemonic]

Is it possible to unlock or disable a password screenlock?

For example if some conditions in my app is true then the screenlock will not appear when the user wakes his phone.
But if the conditions are false the screenlock will appear and he will have to type his password.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

You will need this:
activity - How can I wake an android device up and skip the screenlock - Stack Overflow
I think you can use Reflection to set these.

 

[MiniDemonic]

Thanks, will look into that.

Edit:
Don't understand how to use this in the Reflection library, I'm a beginner after all.
Any help would be appreciated.

What I'm looking for exactly is.

When the conditions are met, the slide to unlock screenlock appears.
When the conditions are not met, the type password to unlock screenlock appears.

Don't know if I can explain any better. :/

An app that does almost what I'm trying to do is "Unlock by WiFi".

 

[Erel]

It is not possible to completely unlock a password locked screen (this will break the whole idea of a password locked screen).

You can use this code to dismiss the lock if there is no password and also show the current activity before the lock screen (if there is a password).

Sub SetShowWhenLocked
   Dim r As Reflector
   r.Target = r.GetActivity
   r.Target = r.RunMethod("getWindow")
   r.RunMethod2("addFlags", 6815872, "java.lang.int")
End Sub

It will also keep the screen on while the activity is visible.
You can change addFlags to clearFlags to remove this behavior.

 

[MiniDemonic]

Thanks, it's not exactly what I am looking for, but this will do.

Great support as always Erel!

 

[salmander]

It is not possible to completely unlock a password locked screen (this will break the whole idea of a password locked screen).

You can use this code to dismiss the lock if there is no password and also show the current activity before the lock screen (if there is a password).

Sub SetShowWhenLocked
   Dim r As Reflector
   r.Target = r.GetActivity
   r.Target = r.RunMethod("getWindow")
   r.RunMethod2("addFlags", 6815872, "java.lang.int")
End Sub

It will also keep the screen on while the activity is visible.
You can change addFlags to clearFlags to remove this behavior.

Hi Erel,

I couldn't find on android developers portal about the code "6815872", which you have mentioned in your post. What does it do?
However,
FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD = 4194304
FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED = 524288

 

[Erel]

This is a combination of: FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON, FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD, FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED and FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON.

This is the same set of flags that the native alarm clock uses.

 

[salmander]

This is a combination of: FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON, FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD, FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED and FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON.

This is the same set of flags that the native alarm clock uses.

Thanks Erel. I understand now. While searching for ScreenLock apps, I came across Device Administrator functionality in Android. Which is here

How can i achieve this in basic4android please?

 

[Erel]

A new library is required for this API. Note however that this API is only for admin apps. Not standard consumer apps.

 

[salmander]

okay.... :sign0148: So can you look into that please? Or shall I open a new Thread? There are a lot of "Basic4ppc Experts", maybe someone can bless us with this library. :sign0188:

Thanks Erel.

 

[Erel]

Please start a new thread in the wishlist forum.

 

[salmander]

Please start a new thread in the wishlist forum.

Cheers Erel. I will do that.

 

[salmander]

Cheers Erel. I will do that.

Device Administration Lib

 

[NeoTechni]

How do I use this API?

I put it in activity_create and I get

main_setshowwhenlocked (java line: 3586)
java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.activityBA
at anywheresoftware.b4a.agraham.reflection.Reflection.GetActivity(Reflection.java:638)
at com.omnicorp.lcarui.dialer.main._setshowwhenlocked(main.java:3586)
at com.omnicorp.lcarui.dialer.main._activity_create(main.java:566)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:165)
at com.omnicorp.lcarui.dialer.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:84)
at com.omnicorp.lcarui.dialer.main.access$100(main.java:16)
at com.omnicorp.lcarui.dialer.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:72)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3701)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:862)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

EDIT: I searched other topics, and another said the reflection library was out of date. I updated from 1.90 to 2.20 and it worked.
(A good endorsement for an auto-updater for the libraries)

 

[bsnqt]

It is not possible to completely unlock a password locked screen (this will break the whole idea of a password locked screen).

You can use this code to dismiss the lock if there is no password and also show the current activity before the lock screen (if there is a password).

Sub SetShowWhenLocked
   Dim r As Reflector
   r.Target = r.GetActivity
   r.Target = r.RunMethod("getWindow")
   r.RunMethod2("addFlags", 6815872, "java.lang.int")
End Sub

It will also keep the screen on while the activity is visible.
You can change addFlags to clearFlags to remove this behavior.

Dear Erel,

Can you please advise me more about how to "change addFlags to clearFlags to remove this behavior". I call SetShowWhenLocked as you mentioned above, and now I want to re-enable the lock status (i.e. my purpose is not to "physically" lock the screen like the Device Administration Library does, but just only re-enable it - i.e. to bring it into the status that was before I call SetShowWhenLocked). I tried to search around but found no Flag value that let me re-enable the Lock status.

Thank you.

 

[Erel]

Try this:

r.RunMethod2("clearFlags", 0, "java.lang.int")

 

[bsnqt]

Thank you very much Erel.

 

[pierpa]

the unlocking part works well.

after the "unlocking" layout i want to change layout and let the screen go off after timeout.

Dim r As Reflector
Activity.RemoveAllViews
Activity.LoadLayout("checkout")
r.Target = r.GetActivity
r.Target = r.RunMethod("getWindow")
r.RunMethod2("clearFlags", 0, "java.lang.int")

but screen remains on forever

 

[lemonisdead]

Hello,

Does this method still work with Jelly Bean ? I can't manage it to unlock my own phone to allow LocationManager to grap its data.

Thanks

 

[Erel]

It should work if a password is not required to unlock the screen.