Lock screen

[IMANUT46]

Why do you have to have a lock screen set up just to access the Google password manager

 

[Rukbat]

Because the password is used to unlock the lockscreen. Having a password without having a lockscreen is like having a key to a door that doesn't have a lock.

 

[IMANUT46]

Because the password is used to unlock the lockscreen. Having a password without having a lockscreen is like having a key to a door that doesn't have a lock.

Thanks. I read that you needed a lock screen in order to access your passwords. So I set up SWIPE as lock screen, restarted, and I still got the message that I still needed a lock screen. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Mikey D_PhD]

The lock screen is where you enter any method of unlocking the device (PIN, password, gesture, etc) to access the device. It's built in to the OS. If you don't want to enter a password at the lock screen often, use a fingerprint. It automatically opens the device to the home screen. You will have to enter a password, PIN, etc, when you restart the device or if you manually lock it.

 

[IMANUT46]

The lock screen is where you enter any method of unlocking the device (PIN, password, gesture, etc) to access the device. It's built in to the OS. If you don't want to enter a password at the lock screen often, use a fingerprint. It automatically opens the device to the home screen. You will have to enter a password, PIN, etc, when you restart the device or if you manually lock it.

Isn't SWIPE available for a lock screen?

 

[chanchan05]

Isn't SWIPE available for a lock screen?

It's not locked. You need a lockscreen with a passcode. The point is if your phone doesn't have a secure lockscreen, anyone who happens to acquire your phone through any means will have access to your passwords and that's insecure.

 

[IMANUT46]

It's not locked. You need a lockscreen with a passcode. The point is if your phone doesn't have a secure lockscreen, anyone who happens to acquire your phone through any means will have access to your passwords and that's insecure.

OK, got it. Evan though SWIPE is listed as a choice for a lock screen,, it's not a lock screen. Go figure.

 

[chanchan05]

OK, got it. Evan though SWIPE is listed as a choice for a lock screen,, it's not a lock screen. Go figure.

It's a lockscreen. But it's not secure. A door without a lock is still a door.

 

[methodman89]

Look at it this way. If anyone can access your phone, THEY could choose a LOCK screen and lock you out of your own phone.

 

[IMANUT46]

Look at it this way. If anyone can access your phone, THEY could choose a LOCK screen and lock you out of your own phone.

Got it.