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Emergency Dialer

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riffdex

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I'm so sick of my Droid going to the Emergency Dialer and dialing numbers in my pocket. It happens at least two times a day. The keyboard slides out too easily, and when that happens, the screen goes on, and my leg presses emergency call. It's just ridiculous! I need an app that just makes it so the screen does not turn on when the keyboard is slid out, only if I press the power button. Any suggestions?
 
Not an option for me. I can't risk my personal information being abused if I lost my phone. Are my only options insecure data vs constant pocket dialing? Come on Verizon, you can do better than this... much better.
 
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Password lock option. I can't vouch for it working on the Moto Droid, and I think there is a demo version.
Let me know if this works - I couldn't find a screenshot of the password lock screen to see if it has an emergency button or not.

IMHO, tell VZW to get you a new one. Loose keyboards seem to be an issue lately.
Nick

PS - this is my 600th post, so my suggestion should work ;)
 
inssane said:
Lock 2.0 - Full v3.9.3 Application for Android | Entertainment

Password lock option. I can't vouch for it working on the Moto Droid, and I think there is a demo version.
Let me know if this works - I couldn't find a screenshot of the password lock screen to see if it has an emergency button or not.

IMHO, tell VZW to get you a new one. Loose keyboards seem to be an issue lately.
Nick

PS - this is my 600th post, so my suggestion should work ;)
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I'll try it when I get a chance (in the middle of something atm) but thought I'd bump this just to see if anyone else has any ideas. Personally I don't think I have a faulty slider or anything, phones get worn down over time and I think my phone has held up exceptionally well regardless of not having a 100% tight slider (: I don't think we should treat this as a hardware problem as much as much as a software problem. We should be able to disable the emergency call button or make it so the phone does not turn on when the slider is slid (IMO) >.< Hell maybe they could even just make it so the screen doesn't turn on until the slider is 75% out, or all the way out. I notice that I only have to push the slider about a quarter of an inch before it turns on (a gesture that happens quite a lot in my pocket, but the phone never slides out completely when it's in my pocket.
 
riffdex said:
I'll try it when I get a chance (in the middle of something atm) but thought I'd bump this just to see if anyone else has any ideas.
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So...was today's "bump" because you're still in the middle of something..or because this didn't work??:D
 
I'll try it when I get a chance (in the middle of something atm) but thought I'd bump this just to see if anyone else has any ideas.
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So...was today's "bump" because you're still in the middle of something..or because this didn't work??:D
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Wasnt what Im lookin for. Im kinda hoping for something that would simply disable the "slider wake" function, rather than a lockscreen replacement. >.
 
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