zl25drexel wrote:
> why is making the screen lock actually lock evil?

1. If the app has a bug, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed

2. If the app is malicious, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed

The Google team has tried to minimize any chance of a rogue application 
causing problems, particularly permanent ones. This approach has 
trade-offs; making it difficult to disable the home button is one of those.

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