Unlock with pattern question

[jejb]

I love everything about my S7E better than my Nexus 6P, except the finger print reader. It was flawless on my 6P. On the S7E, I have often have to touch it many times, let it relearn my finger prints, etc. So I'm just wanting to go back to a pattern lock, like on my S5. I have done that, but there is an extra step compared to my S5. After I power on, I have to swipe up on the screen to get the pattern unlock screen to appear. On the S5, as soon as I power it on, it displays the pattern.

Is there a way to turn off the "swipe to unlock" screen?

 

[jejb]

After more searching, it seems this is a function of MM and up. Sucks to have an extra step, but it's still quicker than trying the finger print reader until the pattern lock comes up after enough failures.

 

[Tim1954]

Yes, they give you new features but take some good ones away too... I don't much like Nougat I have to say...

 

[jejb]

I'm not a Nougat fan either, but to be fair, this was an MM thing apparently.