#LockScreen / ScreenLock Install app from Google Play Store
LockScreen/ScreenLock is a home-screen button widget that locks the screen. An app simple enough to be a demo, but may have a specific niche use case. The lock is instantaneous and one does not have to configure or wait for a time out for the lock and pin screen.
The lock screen / key-guard is a screen that prevents unintended access or taps when not in use, while simultaneously functioning as a security feature. A swipe-gesture or entering the configured pin is often used to allow access.
After installation, the app will request/prompt for device-admin privileges (which is different from being rooted) as the ability to lock the phone and bring up the keyguard is considered outside mainstay of regular apps.
To un-install one has to first remove the app's device-administrator privileges. Privilege can be relinquished in the android-settings->security panel. Only then will android 4.4 allow un-installation of the app.
Non-Tampering: The app does not modify the lock-screen design/layout in any way as may other apps with similar names. Permissions: The app does not require any (other than device-admin) Privacy : The app does not collect, monitor, or use personal information. source code is available on-line to verify
contributions, bugfixes, improvements invited
Apache v 2.0
- press home screen button to get to the home screen
- swipe left/right to get to a screen of your choosing with available real estate to place the widget
- long press on the homescreen to bring up home screen related options, and get to widget selection
- find-n-select tap-n-hold lockscreen widget
- place widget where desired on homescreen
- you will be asked to allow device administrator permission to allow to lock screen
- tap yes/activate button
- now tapping widget on home screen should cause the screen to lock. Depending on your configuration screen may blank, and phone may initiate sleep. Upon waking phone, if you have set a pin/security feature for your lockscreen/keygaurd then that will be presented in order to access phone. else a swipe unlock gesture ought to unlock.
https://github.com/hgkamath/lockscreen
