lock screen alternatives

[kuobob]

I've been using the sense lockscreen for some time, but you cant really customize the sense lockscreen. Can someone recomend a lockscreen that has a customizable wallpaper?

 

[Evil Genius]

lockbot (pro)

widgetlocker

 

[SUroot]

I use widgetlocker myself. Its not always as seemless as I would like, but on My ROM I have the option to turn off the native slider all together, so it works for me that way.

 

[DesireMe]

Lockbot is the only one i've found that is more consistant. Even then, the standard slider sometimes appears.

 

[danielvago]

I use widgetlocker myself. Its not always as seemless as I would like, but on My ROM I have the option to turn off the native slider all together, so it works for me that way.

I would love to also be able to switch of the native locker.

I'm rooted and have Leedroid, do you know if it's possible?

 

[SUroot]

No idea. Its a cyanogenmod setting so its only really in Cyanogen based AOSP roms as far as I am aware.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

no, its a villain/cyanogen tweek for gingerbread

EDIT: Danfrance beat me too it

 

[SUroot]

no, its a villain/cyanogen tweek for gingerbread

Its been around since 2.2

 

[danielvago]

I found an app that disables the native lockscreen "No lock".

No Lock - Android app on AppBrain

 

[SUroot]

I found an app that disables the native lockscreen "No lock".

No Lock - Android app on AppBrain

How well does it work?

 

[danielvago]

As well as I hoped. On top of Widgetlocker lockscreen I also use SwipePad, and I love to get my swipe-shortcuts from the lockscreen.

Now I can go directly from the lockscreen to my shortcuts. Before I had to go through the native lockscreen to get to the apps through swipepad.

EDIT:

I don't know how it looks when someone calls me, I read that you get a button to press in stead, but don't know.

 

[kewlbuddy]

How well does it work?

Im using it since 5 weeks or so.
Works as said. No need of power button to wakeup. any button will do

 

[SUroot]

Im using it since 5 weeks or so.
Works as said. No need of power button to wakeup. any button will do

Sounds good, thanks both.

Luckily I dont need it myself, but good workaround for anyone not on a cyanogen based rom.

 

[kuobob]

thanks for all the suggestions, but I'm rooted and using app2sd. will the app2sd affect the lockscreen? I have a class 2 microsdhc

 

[danielvago]

The problem with "no lock", is that now every single of my buttons wakes up my phone. Is there any way for the phone to only wake up when pressing the "power button"?

 

[SUroot]

thanks for all the suggestions, but I'm rooted and using app2sd. will the app2sd affect the lockscreen? I have a class 2 microsdhc

Since the SD card mounting in the phone is about the last thing to happen on boot, you may see a delay from bootup to your custom lockscreen starting.

 

[DesireMe]

Yep, my standard lockscreen comes up when the phone is turned on, even with NoLock and Lockbot Pro. I leave the phone to wake up and the screen go off in 30 secs. After that i never see the standard slider again.

 

[danielvago]

I've just found a much better app for removing the native lockscreen.

"auto unluck"

Auto Unlock - Android app on AppBrain

My two problems with "no lock" was that:

1. ALL my phones buttons would wake up my phone, and the "home" button would even by-pass my custom lockscreen and enter home.

2. There would be no lockscreen when someone called when the phone was in standby. I prefer a lockscreen here, in stead of the buttons, so it doesn't pick up in my pocket.

With "auto unlock" only the power button wakes up the phone, and I still get an lockscreen for incoming calls when the phones asleep.