This is insane.. for Android not to support a security delay is just beyond words. As a private user I do not want to enter my security code any time I unlock my phone. I do on the other hand want security.
Every smartphone I've used had an option to delay security for 5min to a couple of hours. On my last phone (iPhone) this was covered in the OS. Moving to Android the app provided by lars in this thread took care of that for me up until FroYo was released. Due to the annoyance of entering password on every unlock, I now run unsecured. This does not make me feel too god about neither froyo or Android in general, but at least it makes it easy to pick up my phone for a little play. Google need to address this issue ASAP! I'm sure there are loads of people running unsecured atm due to this particular issue of not being able to delay security for at least a few min.. Hopefully this will be solved either through Google or through some dev utilizing root privilege and some hacks. Shame if we have to sort to the last option to get a functioning security on our phone. -Anders On Jun 30, 6:29 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > No we already have a feature request for this in our internal tracker. I > currently don't have a schedule for when it might be done. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:20 AM, LeveloKment > <levelokm...@googlemail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > I know ;) > > > But this does not mean that the next Android version(s) will have to > > lack this "balance" as well ;) > > > Should I open a "feature request" for this? Or will you :P > > > Thanks for your attention Dianne > > > Bye > > Lars > > > On 30 Jun., 10:16, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > Sorry we currently don't support this. > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:37 PM, LeveloKment < > > levelokm...@googlemail.com>wrote: > > > > > Hi again Dianne. ;) > > > > > Ok, lets keep the DeviceAdmin out off the topic for now. From what you > > > > have described it seems to be for corporate use mainly. > > > > > The "problem" I've tried to fix with my app "PatternControl" was the > > > > following: > > > > People (private Android users) are aware that they have stored a lot > > > > of sensible data on the smartphones, because of this some of them > > > > would like to protect this information a little bit better... this is > > > > where the Lock Pattern of Android (or with Froyo also the Pin or > > > > Password) comes into the game. > > > > > All the basic lock features that Android provides to the users have > > > > one disadvantage... Ones enabled, they always on. Each time you want > > > > to use your phone you have to deal with the lock (pattern, pin or > > > > password). > > > > For private users this is often a bit to much and in the end they > > > > deactivate the security pattern again. > > > > > What is missing from my point of view (and most likely the point of > > > > view from thousands of users of apps like PatternControl, AutoLock > > > > etc.), is an option like "Enable the lock only if I didn't used the > > > > phone for xxx minutes". > > > > > Best regards > > > > Lars > > > > > On 29 Jun., 19:15, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:53 AM, LeveloKment < > > levelokm...@googlemail.com > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > If I understand you right, than the only "option" to provide more > > > > > > flexibility to the users is still an option in Android itself. > > > > > > The DeviceManager can then disallow such temporary lowering of the > > > > > > lock level. > > > > > > Sorry I am not understanding that paragraph. > > > > > > > From my point of view an always on security feature will often be > > > > > > disabled (at least by private users). This lowers the security even > > if > > > > > > the origin intention was the other way around. > > > > > > Not sure I see the connection here... the API to disable the lock > > screen > > > > is > > > > > not supported when a device admin is requiring a lock screen, in > > which > > > > case > > > > > there is no way for the user to go around this except to disable that > > > > device > > > > > admin, and thus lose all access to whatever corp server the admin is > > > > > associated with. And if their preference is to be able to not have a > > > > lock > > > > > screen at the expense of not having their corp server access... > > well, > > > > that > > > > > is fine for all. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > > > Android framework engineer > > > > > hack...@android.com > > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > > to > > > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All > > such > > > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can > > see > > > > and > > > > > answer them. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252Bu > > nsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > Android framework engineer > > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > > and > > > answer them. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
