I believe PowerManager.goToSleep() should lock the device as part of
putting it to sleep:

http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html#goToSleep(long)

On Oct 16, 9:51 pm, Mast3rpyr0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hmm i wish there was a simple lockDevice() method :P
> this is the last thing i need before i want to release my app.
> it goes out for a closed beta on the 22nd.
>
> On Oct 17, 12:33 am, "shailesh prakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hey Mast3rpyr0,
>
> > I did try it earlier but drop in between. I had plans to do it like this,
> >     Send SMS, broadcast receiver will listen it and open msg read
> > content match with data in SQLite database and change phone state
> > accordingly.
> > I implemented till the last and most tedious task, changing phone state.
> > Hope it will help you in some extent
>
> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Mast3rpyr0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Im working on a security app that allows a user to track their phone
> > > on a web site if they lose the phone or it is stolen. I already have
> > > the part working where i could do this if a user selected lock on the
> > > site but once the device gets this data, how can i have the device go
> > > into the locked state like if the end call button was pressed and ask
> > > for the patern if the user set one up?
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