Lock on boot only?

[tat21985]

I am wondering if there is a way to set up the phone to only ask for a password/unlock pattern on boot? I use Widgetlocker, and I have that set up to where I feel safe enough to not have a lockscreen after I open Widgetlocker.. But, Widgetlocker takes a few moments to turn on after booting up.. Any ideas/help?

 

[Golfdriver97]

I am wondering if there is a way to set up the phone to only ask for a password/unlock pattern on boot? I use Widgetlocker, and I have that set up to where I feel safe enough to not have a lockscreen after I open Widgetlocker.. But, Widgetlocker takes a few moments to turn on after booting up.. Any ideas/help?

I think Tasker can set up situations where if you are at home, you don't have to put in your password. I may be wrong on that part though.

 

[tat21985]

Okay, I may feel slightly dumb.. I just realized that there is an option to encrypt the device and require a password everytime the phone is booted, which is exactly what I'm looking for! Questions are raised, though.. Would I be able to remotely recover information? Are there other pros/cons to the encryption?

 

[Golfdriver97]

Okay, I may feel slightly dumb.. I just realized that there is an option to encrypt the device and require a password everytime the phone is booted, which is exactly what I'm looking for! Questions are raised, though.. Would I be able to remotely recover information? Are there other pros/cons to the encryption?

I am going to be honest, I am not sure if remote access will be permitted upon encryption. Downside to it, as I understand, you would need to decrypt if you need to factory reset. I think for the most part you would be much safer if you kept personal info off the phone.

 

[GSDer]

If you encrypt you also have to decide if you're going to encrypt the SD card (a separate selection). Just FYI - I encrypted my 64GB SanDisk card and within a day it was unusable and couldn't be recovered.

Pros:
- if lost, no one can look at anything on the system

Cons:
- overhead in all I/O operations

I'm not sure what happens if you try to reload the firmware over an encrypted device.


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[tat21985]

Alright, I guess I'll keep looking.. I wonder why this isn't an option out of the box with Android?