New DeviceLock Release v1.2

[armstrom]

First, the important stuff:
Download Link:
http://www.mr2-power.com/downloads/DeviceLock.CAB

Here is the old thread discussing the app from the time I first released it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=261277

I have released a new version of my Device Lock application. There is one primary enhancement in this version, but it is one many people have asked for.
Upon installing the new version you will notice a two new options in the Device Lock control panel applet. First is "Easy Unlock". What this option does is allow you to unlock the device with a single click of the left menu button (the button directly under the Unlock menu that appears when the device is locked) and not need to touch the button on the screen or type "*" on your keyboard. The second option enables a vibrate alert when the device is unlocked using this method. This is to avoid having the phone unlock in your pocket (fairly unlikely) and not notice it.

If you want the least number of button presses to unlock you can always select the "Do not lock buttons" option in the Lock tab of the Buttons control panel applet (same place you assign programs to different buttons). This means that even if your device is suspended you can simply press the left menu button to unlock the device. One click, easy, but also prone to accidental unlocking (so you should probably use the vibrate option).

The safest (and my preferred) method) is to select the "Lock all buttons except Power button" or "Lock buttons if device is locked" option. Then, if your device is suspended (mine usually is when in my pocket) you have to first press the power button, then the left menu button to unlock. Still only two button presses and easily done without looking at the device. If the device is not suspended.

Everything else is the same as it always was.

Enjoy!
-Matt Armstrong

[cellneuron]

Terrific, almost perfect. It miss an important feature for me: turning off display after lock, which is important for listening music.

Good job.

Updated: Found the option "blank screen" is what I want. Shouldn't it be "black screen"? My understanding of "blank screen" is unlock to today screen.

Perfect now.

[Dandie]

Hey Matt! First, thank you very much for this great software and for the improvements. Also a special thank you for sending me an email that my request has been heard :-)

Still, I have problems on my Hermes using your new "Easy unlock feature". I assigned DeviceLock to the left SoftButton in my TodayScreen. When I press it it locks the device and for unlocking, I have to repress the left soft button. When repressing, I still have to touch the screen and it also doesn't vibrate.

Could it be that it's because of me using WM6? Do you have WM6 installed on your device? Can anyone confirm it with a Hermes running WM6?

[armstrom]

Hey Matt! First, thank you very much for this great software and for the improvements. Also a special thank you for sending me an email that my request has been heard :-)

Still, I have problems on my Hermes using your new "Easy unlock feature". I assigned DeviceLock to the left SoftButton in my TodayScreen. When I press it it locks the device and for unlocking, I have to repress the left soft button. When repressing, I still have to touch the screen and it also doesn't vibrate.

Could it be that it's because of me using WM6? Do you have WM6 installed on your device? Can anyone confirm it with a Hermes running WM6?
No, I do not have WM6 on my Wizard and the software has never been tested (by me) on WM6. The issue could be that you are mapping the lock software to the same button required to unlock it.

Here's a simple test, when you press the left SoftButton to unlock the device, does a dialog pop up with a title of Unlock? If so, does the dialog say that you can press the button on the screen or type "*"?

-Matt

[LordDeath]

nice release! thank you a lot!

[CWKJ]

Thank you very much.

[black88mx6]

Very nice program... simple, and it works.

[Dandie]

Here's a simple test, when you press the left SoftButton to unlock the device, does a dialog pop up with a title of Unlock? If so, does the dialog say that you can press the button on the screen or type "*"?

Yes, that's what it does - as it was always doing before :( . I hope this issue can easily be resolved. Maybe you're using some functions that are different for WM6.

[hrb]

Yes, that's what it does - as it was always doing before :( . I hope this issue can easily be resolved. Maybe you're using some functions that are different for WM6.

Crossbow can't be the reason for the problem.
App works w/o any problem on both my HTC devices.
Cheers
hrb

[Dandie]

Crossbow can't be the reason for the problem.
App works w/o any problem on both my HTC devices.
Cheers
hrb

Also with the EasyUnlock feature? No additional touchscreen press necessary?

Someone else who has it assigned to the left Soft Button for activation and working EasyUnlock?

[cellneuron]

There are still a small issue left. When the devicelock is activated and display is off (with blank screen option), only pressing the left or right soft keys can turn on the display. Even worse, pressing the softkeys will trigger the commands of softkeys before the unlock windows shows up. For example, in today, pressing the left softkeys will run email.exe in my treo 750v before " unlock " shows up, which is very annoying.

When can't it just lock/unlock without any extra effect?

[armstrom]

This is probably a problem with the microsoft lock mechanism. I'm using the method described in the MSDN to turn off the screen, so I'm not sure how I can do it differently. I can search for an alternative method to blank the screen, but I don't have much hope of finding one. I did not write the locking mechanism itself so I have no control over the way it locks/unlocks. All I'm doing is automating the process that is built into the OS. So I cannot fix bugs in the lock itself. Even the Easy Unlock solution is simply an automation. The solution turned out to be very simple, I simply keep the device lock application resident in memory after locking the device. It continually searches for a window with the title "Unlock" and then simulates pressing the * key... That's it. After sending the keypress it vibrates (if enabled) then terminates. So the application is only resident in memory while the phone is locked.

And I'm not sure what you mean by lock/unlock without any extra effect. The only "effect" I add is the vibrate on unlock, which is optional.

-Matt

[cellneuron]

This is probably a problem with the microsoft lock mechanism. I'm using the method described in the MSDN to turn off the screen, so I'm not sure how I can do it differently. I can search for an alternative method to blank the screen, but I don't have much hope of finding one. I did not write the locking mechanism itself so I have no control over the way it locks/unlocks. All I'm doing is automating the process that is built into the OS. So I cannot fix bugs in the lock itself. Even the Easy Unlock solution is simply an automation. The solution turned out to be very simple, I simply keep the device lock application resident in memory after locking the device. It continually searches for a window with the title "Unlock" and then simulates pressing the * key... That's it. After sending the keypress it vibrates (if enabled) then terminates. So the application is only resident in memory while the phone is locked.

And I'm not sure what you mean by lock/unlock without any extra effect. The only "effect" I add is the vibrate on unlock, which is optional.

-Matt


Sorry, Matt, I didn't make me clear. As to the extra effect, I mean the side effect of triggering commands before unlocking. Since it also happens to other lock program, I guess i have to settle with it.

[armstrom]

Well, this may be a problem specific to the Treo. I tried the scenario you describe on my Wizard and had no problem. I changed myoption to "blank screen" and the device unlocks just fine for me when I press the left app button. However, the difference with my phone is that the only way to turn the screen back on is to press the power button (just like waking it up from being suspended). Unfortuantely, I doubt there is anything I can do to solve your problem, I'm sorry.

Edit: Just to clarify something, are you pressing the left app button (the one with the mail icon on it) or are you pressing the left menu button? I may have made a mistake in my initial post :( Basically, you need to press the button that is directly below the menu item that says Unlock.

-Matt

[uniqueboy]

Hi, this device lock works fine on my orbit.
One small issue as previously stated with the left soft key.
I use wm5 new menu.
With first press new menu pops up
Second press, bye bye new menu
Third press unlock and vibrate
Thanks for the app, I was already using the previous release and this is now more convenient for me.

[Kikouyou]

Great update!
On the easy unlock, could you make the vibrate much shorter?
I have SPB shell and get the "now screen" on wake up
It would be nice to have the unlock app the way it is right now but separate so that I could map it out on the "now screen"

Thanks

[cellneuron]

I mean left softkey ( the key corresponding to the two big buttons on bottom). In treo 750, once devicelock is activated, only the softkeys (left or right) can turn on the screen (same in vjdevicelock), all hardware buttons and keyboard keys are locked.

Maybe it is not related to treo. You see, both uniqueboy and Kikouyou has the same problem as me.

[g-funkster]

oh my, please port this to smartphone!

[hrb]

An absolutely superduper great and VERY useful little app !
Specially using the "Lock all buttons except Power button" approach
Cheers hrb

[Sian]

hi

was checking out Slide2Unlock just now and I actually set it to be launched by DeviceLock (launch program when device is lock feature) and the result is not desirable. there's some 'violation' error.. = ( anyway of overcoming this?

think it will be cool to have the phone auto lock when it's off and launch 'Slide2Unlock' when it's awake!! = )

[armstrom]

hi

was checking out Slide2Unlock just now and I actually set it to be launched by DeviceLock (launch program when device is lock feature) and the result is not desirable. there's some 'violation' error.. = ( anyway of overcoming this?

think it will be cool to have the phone auto lock when it's off and launch 'Slide2Unlock' when it's awake!! = )
My guess is that error is thrown by the slide to unlock app, so I'm not sure how I could fix it. Regarding auto locking when it's off, just select the "Lock on wake" option in the control panel applet. That will give the same effect.

-Matt

[black88mx6]

I have an issue that I have had with other device locks of this type. When phone is locked on holster, and I take a call, the act of moving around or driving causes the "end call" button to be pressed. This button will work even if the phone is locked. Is there anyway, or workaround that someone has done to also disable this button?

[teddyking]

i use ASUS P525 and i cannot unlock it with predefined hardkey + "*" ,i must click unlock button on screen,Can u fix this or let user config combination of unlock button by themself (hardware button) in next version?,Thanks

[black88mx6]

I have an issue that I have had with other device locks of this type. When phone is locked on holster, and I take a call, the act of moving around or driving causes the "end call" button to be pressed. This button will work even if the phone is locked. Is there anyway, or workaround that someone has done to also disable this button?



An option in the application to lock out the "call end" buttion would be nice while the phone application is up, and the phone is locked.

[Littlewolf]

Hi,
I have the problem that the Easy Unlock option is not working on my device. Is it possible that this doesn't work on a german device because the name of the window there is "Entsperren" and not "Unlock"?

This is probably a problem with the microsoft lock mechanism. I'm using the method described in the MSDN to turn off the screen, so I'm not sure how I can do it differently. I can search for an alternative method to blank the screen, but I don't have much hope of finding one. I did not write the locking mechanism itself so I have no control over the way it locks/unlocks. All I'm doing is automating the process that is built into the OS. So I cannot fix bugs in the lock itself. Even the Easy Unlock solution is simply an automation. The solution turned out to be very simple, I simply keep the device lock application resident in memory after locking the device. It continually searches for a window with the title "Unlock" and then simulates pressing the * key... That's it. After sending the keypress it vibrates (if enabled) then terminates. So the application is only resident in memory while the phone is locked.

And I'm not sure what you mean by lock/unlock without any extra effect. The only "effect" I add is the vibrate on unlock, which is optional.

-Matt

[armstrom]

Yes, the problem you are having is because the unlock dialog does not have the same name in German. I will release a new version to fix this bug some time soon (maybe this afternoon if I have the time). I'll let you know when it is fixed.
-Matt

[akiaki1]

great idea, great app!! but please let me know if this behavior is ok. i have a wizard with wm6 on it and when i check lock on wakeup, i press the power button, device goes to sleep, after about 10 seconds it wakes up to lock the buttons with your app and then goes to sleep again later?! Should it wake up the device to lock it?

[mvtl9902]

Yes, the problem you are having is because the unlock dialog does not have the same name in German. I will release a new version to fix this bug some time soon (maybe this afternoon if I have the time). I'll let you know when it is fixed.
-Matt

Same problem in french the title windows is "Déverrouiller". Perhaps it is possible to have an option in the setting to specify the window's name ?

Thanks

[mvtl9902]

As soon as the device is locked, the screen wakes up immediatly even with this two options.
Trying the command line option shows the same problem.

[abricko]

what were the shortcut command switch options again:
-o:1-4
something like that?

I can't find it listed anywhere, i know it was on the forums?

[mvtl9902]

what were the shortcut command switch options again:
-o:1-4
something like that?

I can't find it listed anywhere, i know it was on the forums?

-o:* Overrides the lock options and takes a number 0-2.
0 = Lock Only
1 = Lock then Suspend
2 = Lock then Blank Screen

-r:* Overrides the application to run after locking. This must have Quotes around it. Specifying -r:"" will prevent the default application from running.

[akiaki1]

even if I use those options, result is the same.. unfortunately the app wakes up the device allways, even if I put it to lock and suspend it suspends, wakes immediately and then locks and suspends later... too bad, can this be fixed?

[oleum]

Hi,
I have used the previous version without any problem.
Now I have installed the new version but in the setting menu the voices described in the first post do not appear, only have: -lock on wake -suspend device -blank screen -easy unlock (after soft reset).
1. Where is "Lock all buttons except Power button" or "Lock buttons if device is locked" option?
2. When I launch the program does not succeed nothing (in the task manager it appears for a pair of second then disappears). The only setting is "suspend device".
Can this be fixed?
-------
MIO A701 - WM5

[Littlewolf]

I found another problem that occurs in combination with the programm AE Button Plus. You have the possibility to define actions for double or trible pressing buttons and this actions are not blocked by DeviceLock.

[abricko]

Thank you, this info should be in the about screen for the application.

-o:* Overrides the lock options and takes a number 0-2.
0 = Lock Only
1 = Lock then Suspend
2 = Lock then Blank Screen

-r:* Overrides the application to run after locking. This must have Quotes around it. Specifying -r:"" will prevent the default application from running.

[WizardGuy]

This Easy Lock portion of this program doesn't seem to work with WM6 and the Wizard. The lock dialoge uses the left key. So when I love the device the "unlock" is mapped to the left key. When I press the left key, the dialoge switches to "Cancel" so when I press it again, it goes back to "Unlock", meaning the device is still locked. Am I doing something wrong?

[mvtl9902]

Thank you, this info should be in the about screen for the application.

Yes it should !

[a.k.a.]

Matt,

This is exactly what I was looking for -

Thanks, Arley

[KeithGP]

Can someone show me how to set this up to work with my Treo 700w? I have setup DeviceLock to activate when I hold the side button. I have set EasyLock in the control panel app.

I'm simply trying to play WMP and turn off the backlight for the screen and the keys. When I engage backlight, the screen blanks but my keys stay lit.

I'm sure that is normal behavior, but is there a workaround.

Thanks,
KeithGP

[LordDeath]

i have a serious problem with this tool:
the blank screen feature doesn't work anymore.
when i lock the device the screen flashes and instead of switching of it just gets white and then turn back to normal. and the screen remains on :(
i applied older backups but the problem is still there. how can i fix this?

[RemE]

I had version 1.0 and just updated to 1.2. I really like the quick unlock with vibrate which works well with the 8525 and WM6, however.

I do note one problem, if you turn on the phone, it's showing the locked screen, should you move the scroll wheel at all, the phone vibrates but remains locked. Now to unlock, you must now do the normal 2 press touch screen unlock, it's terminating the lock program somehow.

[andreasfuntastic]

Yes, the problem you are having is because the unlock dialog does not have the same name in German. I will release a new version to fix this bug some time soon (maybe this afternoon if I have the time). I'll let you know when it is fixed.
-Matt


How about a fix for German device?
I really would like to have the easy unlock funktion working.

Great program anyway.

[mvtl9902]

I second this request for the french version.
Thanks.

[Crotalus]

Thanks Matt, great program, just what i was looking for.

[JohnDoez]

I have an 8525 that I've installed the PTT function hacked v1.06. This enables me to assign the PTT button to two different applications based on how the button is pushed (i.e. Push and Hold or just a push). I've assigned DeviceLock 1.2 to activate when the PTT button is Pushed and Held. I've done this to prevent inadvertant locking due to an accidental push of the PTT.

The feature that I would like to have is the ability to unlock the device by repeating the same action that locked it in the first place.

In other words, If the device is unlocked, pushing and holding the PTT button would lock the device. If the device is currently locked, pushing and holding the PTT button would unlock the device.

Would it be possible to make to program recognize if the device is currently locked or not and then toggle the lock status to the opposite of what it currently is when executed?

Thanks,
John

[jonathankavner]

Can I delete the CAB file once the program is installed on my 8525? Will Device Lock still work?

[LordDeath]

Can I delete the CAB file once the program is installed on my 8525? Will Device Lock still work?

this one will not work anymore, but the built-in devicelock will still work.

edit: no wrong: the cab itself can be removed after its installation :)

[jonathankavner]

The problem I'm having now is when I install the program, the settings options don't show up under System Settings. Any ideas?

[human75]

i am having same problem.where is the program settings?help..thank you

[jonathankavner]

Are you also having the problem where the program stops functioning? Running the Device Lock program whether from the program menu or set to the PTT btton doesn't do anything now and there is now Device Lock under settings.

[vinayaga]

The application is a godsent as I have issues with my wizard when it goes into hibernation (it switches off after some time in hibernation). So this blank screen option gives me a great way to save power as I disable hibernation.

However when I unlock, it unlocks and vibrates, but the device stays blanked out till I press the power button once. This is annoying. Is there a workaround as Im worried about screwing up the power button by pressing it so many times a day !!!

[stroths]

I have a Sprint 6800/Mogul (WM6) I am using the device lock and have it assigned to a hardware button to suspend and lock the screen. I also have it set for the easy unlock.

When an email comes in my LED flashes orange for about 5-10 times then it returns to the flashing green LED. If I just power down the phone and don't enable the device lock the LED flashes orange until I dismiss the alert like it should.

Other than this, the lock works great. Has anyone else experienced this LED issue?

[PAPPL]

Hi, i often get an Error on Hermes . Something like Can't open Devicelock.exe...
The Error-message can't be closed. Softreset.
Working again for 2-3 days.

[dwehking]

I have a Sprint 6800/Mogul (WM6) I am using the device lock and have it assigned to a hardware button to suspend and lock the screen. I also have it set for the easy unlock.

When an email comes in my LED flashes orange for about 5-10 times then it returns to the flashing green LED. If I just power down the phone and don't enable the device lock the LED flashes orange until I dismiss the alert like it should.

Other than this, the lock works great. Has anyone else experienced this LED issue?

I have my Mogul's settings like yours(I use the Voice Command Key,press and hold down to lock) and I don't experience the return to green flashing led.

[SilverBandit]

i have a serious problem with this tool:
the blank screen feature doesn't work anymore.
when i lock the device the screen flashes and instead of switching of it just gets white and then turn back to normal. and the screen remains on :(
i applied older backups but the problem is still there. how can i fix this?

I've just found this app (thought it was exactly what I wanted) but I seem to have this same problem on my Wizard - did you find a fix?

[LordDeath]

I've just found this app (thought it was exactly what I wanted) but I seem to have this same problem on my Wizard - did you find a fix?

no. even other roms with newer OS have this problem. maybe an hardware issue. but it worked for a time... :confused:

[lukas718]

on my htc-6800 devicelock works only for a while (about 5-7 times unlocked) then it doesn't lock my device anymore. I'm on original WM6 rom that came with my 6800. Any ideas how to fix that ?

[bogino]

Hi, I read there many negative replies from the last 2 months but I must say that the program works perfectly for me. I have Mio A701 and the only issue with this program is, that the unlock button cannot be configured to be assigned to any HW button. My Mio has not the same HW buttons as the device it was developed for. So I have to press the SW button on the left bottom corner of the screen. I use easy unlock so no more key presses are needed. Besides of this issue the program has many advantages in comparison with the builtin device lock: no need to waste space on the today screen, possibility to invoke locking by pressing HW button, or by pressing an icon on today screen (if you use any today screen launcher with big icons ... I use free claunch), easier unlocking, no need to use stylus for lock/unlock. Automatic invocation on wake up works perfectly on my Mio, so I have set the shortest time 1 minute to turn my Mio into sleep mode, if it runs on battery.
The very important thing to make it working well is NOT to select "Auto lock when device turns off" on the Settings | Power | Advanced dialog (for WM5). But that was already pointed by Matt on this forum.

THANKS Matt, I am very satisfied!

[steph71]

Does someone know how to make working Slide 2 Unlock on athena with wm6 ?

[Kurvenal]

I just installed DeviceLock on an Athena with WM6. I want to turn off the display (Blank Screen seems to fit the bill) and lock all buttons except the power button, but not necessarily lock the device. I tried Easy Unlock but I still need to tap the screen or type "*", so two steps. Ideally what I would like is something similar to DisplayToggle in VJDeviceLock, but which also locked all buttons except the power button, ie a one-step unlock from having the display off. This is for use with Memory Map's PocketNavigator, which disables auto power-off so that the GPS tracking data is not interrupted.

Any suggestions? DisplayOff in VJDeviceLock comes close but for some reason on the Athena it cycles through the Today screen when turning off the display, so that I do not return to PocketNavigator when I hit the Power button again.

[johnny--2k]

armstrom....

I'm having a problem with your program. Everytime I lock the device, it prompts me for a password before unlock, so I hit "password" and then unlock shows up right away, so I dont have to actually enter a password, but it's one extra key press for no apparent reason.

Any suggestions?

[bbrazzale]

Hi, i often get an Error on Hermes . Something like Can't open Devicelock.exe...
The Error-message can't be closed. Softreset.
Working again for 2-3 days.


This had been driving me nuts for weeks!

I tried everything including a hard reset and I would get the error message multiple times a day. Plus there would be multiple messages on the screen at once. To close them they had to be moved around the screen with the stylus and closed in order.

What I finally hit on was that when I adjusted my autosync settings to get my email manually I never got a message again.

I am not sure why this worked, but I did notice that I seemed to get error messages when my phone signal was weak or non existant and my phone was looking to sync with my mail server.

Though now I don't know immediately when I receive new email, I don't get any errors. I end up manually sending and receiving many times during the day (but it is at times that I have time to read my email).

I think the trade off is worth it, since without device lock I would accidently make calls at very bad times (and it usually was very embarrassing :eek: )

hope this helps

BB

[iggy]

Hello is this program being still being developed? Only ask because I don't see anything happening for awhile.

If so would it be possible to implement a screen blank/lock during a phone call so we don't make accidental taps during a call (I have had the phone switch off during a call because of this).

[crazyC]

Did anyone get to the bottom of why this just stops working after a little while and only a SR seems to cure it? (the WM6 today plugin still works, as does the link to the WM6 lock device through HTC Home launcher). I wish to map this a hardware button, but then it just stops having any effect. Clicking it via programs has no effect either.

[iggy]

Did anyone get to the bottom of why this just stops working after a little while and only a SR seems to cure it? (the WM6 today plugin still works, as does the link to the WM6 lock device through HTC Home launcher). I wish to map this a hardware button, but then it just stops having any effect. Clicking it via programs has no effect either.

I have the same issue, but for me SR does not work but manually working does. Wonderinf if this is due to the WM6 ROM.

Device Info: APACHE & Helmi_C's Bell Canada WM6 ROM.

[crazyC]

I have had the same issue with all the WM6 (even the initial betas) and also with the earlier version of DeviceLock.

[majorpdd]

top notch program, just what the doc ordered.

Cheers

[kinoons]

on my htc-6800 devicelock works only for a while (about 5-7 times unlocked) then it doesn't lock my device anymore. I'm on original WM6 rom that came with my 6800. Any ideas how to fix that ?

Matt, I first want to say I've been using your program for many years now with no issues at all. It's been a cornerstone of my ppc usage since the 6600. you've done a great job.

Now that I've upgraded to the ppc6800, I too am experiencing this same issue. I only have the program set to "lock on wake". It works for about 5-10 wake events, but then no longer locks the phone when woken up. I have not been able to narrow down why this is happening.

[iggy]

Try this at less that 100k it works great, but also is not being developed further. But at least it works fine on my 6700 with WM6.

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6700-xv6700/80830-i-have-written-another-screenlock-program-5.html

[Mi|enko]

Is there anyway to have the top power button lock/suspend and then hit to turn on and unlock again? Because that would be awesome for me. To just have to hit that button the lock it, and then the power button and single unlock button to restore.

Edit. Well, I'm doin' something similar. I have device lock on the voicecommand key, so I just hit that right quick when I'm done with the phone.

[jthinker]

Hi,

I try out DeviceLock on my Dopod 838pro with WM6.
I realized that with Lock On Wake actived, my SPB Time alram and SPB Backup don't run at the scheduled time. But once i deactive Lock on Wake, everything goes back to normal. Any advice? thanks.

[DinoBlaster]

Can some post the cab file here. I can't download it anymore

[jac]

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish:

I want to enable only 2 hardware buttons to wake (only) my phone.
1. Power Button
2. PTT Button

This way I can use VC 1.6 with out taking out my phone out of its holster to turn it on. (I have VC 1.6 assigned to PTT button)

Presently I only have these options: Power Only button or All buttons active to wake the phone.

And I'm trying not to use passwords to unlock if possible....Would kind of defeat the purpose...

PS: I've thought about mapping the VC 1.6 to the comm button, however PTT is the easiest to find while driving, but is on the opposite side of the phone, thus my dilemma.

Is this possible?

[varvocel]

Hi,

First of all I want to thank for DeviceLock. It is what I was looking for - small and fast locking program.

I have one problem (and question). When I run Device Lock to start after wakeup it works strange - doesn't work if I switch PDA off with Power button, but works if I power off with program button - I use Pocket Plus for this. I've tried S2U2 and it works inversely - OK with hardware button, not works with SPB Pocket Plus shortcut.

Maybe somebody could check this out with HTC Artemis (P3300) with WM6 official upgrade.

Thanks

[psywzrd]

I'm having a problem with DeviceLock. When I get up in the morning and have unread email messages, text messages, etc., I notice that my sceen looks scrambled and my phone is frozen (I would take a screenshot if I could but I can't). Basically my device is awake and on the charger like it is every morning, but I can't do anything with my phone and certain text on the screen looks scambled. I uninstalled DeviceLock and that problem went away. Any ideas?

[brooklynite]

Doesn't do anything on my WING. No option menu nothing.

All I get is an icon that LOCKS the phone. Nothing else.

[psywzrd]

Soft reset your device and then you'll have a way to configure it by going to Settings.

[oliverm]

Sorry to ask another question on the same thread, but is there a way to autolock with devicelock after x mins ? I have to use the default locking app in WM6 and that insists on a password.

Olly

[leelouch]

The function "Easy Lock" do not work well on Trinity (HTC p3600), or i miss something.
in lock settings (parameters->settings->lock settings), I choosed "do not lock buttons".
in devicelock setings in (paramters->settings->devicelock), I choosed "easy lock" and lock on wakeup.
results:
the lock on wakeup works and it's a great option for me.
but the easy lock has no effect
did I miss something
S300+ (HTC P3600 clone) , WM6 FANMAN - 3.4 FULL

[mrmikemcguire]

so i know this thread is a bit older but a couple questions. Currently i have a wing with wm6 and pdaviet touchflo rom installed. I installed the lockdevice cab and soft reseted. My problem is consistant with a couple post previously but here is the issue. Upon configuring what i want the lock to do it still prompts me the tap unlock on the screen so the easylock is not working for me. Is it a compatibility problem? If it can be corrected i also wanted to set it up so when i hold the the button (normally voice record) it would lock the phone. it works for the other soft keys but not this button. In my buttons window it does show that I have device lock selected for that button but it still pulls up an error about voice record. Any way to get this working through that button?.....or working at all? The single lock and unlock without touching the screen is super valuable to me...

any help is appreciated

thanks in advance!

[BrAtKo]

Hello all,

do you mind to help me how to uninstall it completely ? After uninstallation the wake up still wants to run DeviceLock.exe which is missing now. The power button (wake up) is still mapped to the app. I want to uninstall it because sometime when I woke up the device I get message about Could not run DeviceLock.exe which is anoying.

Thank you

[varvocel]

The power button (wake up) is still mapped to the app.
Thank you

I think it's in notification queue, not mapped to power button. You could remove it from queue with any NQ tool like SKTools.

Cheers

[BrAtKo]

I think it's in notification queue, not mapped to power button. You could remove it from queue with any NQ tool like SKTools.

Cheers

Thank YOU ! I solved it with MemMaid...

BrAtKo

SPV M3100 with DoPoD WM6

[xdalaw]

Thanks, Matt. Working great with my WM6 Mogul and I really appreciate you sharing this.

[hidea]

How do I exactly get to the settings applet for this application?

I'm using TyTN II.

[Wizard-OR]

Hi,

Is it possible to add an option to DeviceLock to activate the in-built password protection on demand, for example devicelock.exe will simply lock the device as usual and devicelock.exe /password will lock the device with the in-built password protection instead ?

This is a great feature, but I didn't find any software on the Web to do this, like it is discussed on this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=235246

Thanks a lot

[NguyenHuu]

How do I exactly get to the settings applet for this application?

I'm using TyTN II.

make sure you soft reset after install. then it should be in start > settings > system > device lock

[unicorn78]

Terrific, almost perfect. It miss an important feature for me: turning off display after lock, which is important for listening music.

Good job.

Updated: Found the option "blank screen" is what I want. Shouldn't it be "black screen"? My understanding of "blank screen" is unlock to today screen.

Perfect now.

I wish Amstrom will release a version for WM6, the software can turn off the display when playing music and it can show the clock about 5 seconds when press a button. Unlock by pressing two buttons at a same time, these buttons can be configurable, something like deltalock.

[DuMnUt101]

I Installed this and added it to my PTT button (push and hold)
Thats part works fine....
(I have easy unlock with vibe and Black Screen enabled | KeyLock settings are Lock all keys except Power Button)
So after locking it by holding my PTT button down.
If I hold PTT again... It vibes and then when I wake AT&T Tilt up from the suspend or black sreen it initates the 2 button unlock method... Any clue???

Thank you very much for this app, it works pretty good other than that.

Its minor thing (2 touch unlock doesn't bother me to much)

I had version 1.0 and just updated to 1.2. I really like the quick unlock with vibrate which works well with the 8525 and WM6, however.

I do note one problem, if you turn on the phone, it's showing the locked screen, should you move the scroll wheel at all, the phone vibrates but remains locked. Now to unlock, you must now do the normal 2 press touch screen unlock, it's terminating the lock program somehow.

I think I have a simlar problem as him...^ (Except mine only happens with the PTT button as discussed above)


I have an 8525 that I've installed the PTT function hacked v1.06. This enables me to assign the PTT button to two different applications based on how the button is pushed (i.e. Push and Hold or just a push). I've assigned DeviceLock 1.2 to activate when the PTT button is Pushed and Held. I've done this to prevent inadvertant locking due to an accidental push of the PTT.

The feature that I would like to have is the ability to unlock the device by repeating the same action that locked it in the first place.

In other words, If the device is unlocked, pushing and holding the PTT button would lock the device. If the device is currently locked, pushing and holding the PTT button would unlock the device.

Would it be possible to make to program recognize if the device is currently locked or not and then toggle the lock status to the opposite of what it currently is when executed?

Thanks,
John
This would be an excelent feature.

[skyfighter]

Wow, that's exactly what I've searched - small and functional! :)

But after some tests, I've discovered a problem:
Sometimes when I wake up my phone there's an error message which says something like '[...] DeviceLock.exe could not be started / run'. The Message ist anoying and strange because the device is locked - only the 'easy unlock' option does not function when i try to unlock it.
Until now I couldn't find the reason why this message appears or at least reproduce it. :(

Device Lock Config:
-> enabled 'Lock on Wake'
-> enabled 'Easy Unlock' with 'Vibrate on Unlock'
the other options are disabled. I'm running WM6 on a Hermes...

[w0rdie]

I wanted to thank you for an excellent application; does what I want it to flawlessly.

One question-- will push email still pull down while the device is suspended?

[armstrom]

I want to thank everyone who has given feedback on the app. I must also apologize for my absence. My wizard took a crap on me and my "real job" got very crazy, leaving me no time to work on my WM apps. Now I'm back equipped with a WM6 Sprint Mogul and I will try to address as many of the reported issues as I can. I can't guarnantee fixes for everything though.

1) Screen blanking problems: The screen blank option uses a low-level video card command that may or may not work on all hardware. I will search for an alternative method for blanking the screen.

2) Easy Unlock : I have already identified a problem with phones running languages other than English. I have a solution for this but have not had a chance to implement it. I will make this a priority for any future releases.

3) Errors when waking up the device: "cannot run DeviceLock.exe blah blah.." This is a tricky one. As others have pointed out I'm using notifications from the OS to run DeviceLock when the device wakes up. These notifications are not stored in any convenient location (like the registry) so it's very difficult to clean them up on uninstall. I suggest making sure the Lock on Wake option is unchecked before uninstalling the app. Failing that, you can use a tool like MemMaid to clean up the notification.

Again, sorry for my absence, I will try to get these problems cleared up if at all possible. Stay tuned.

-Matt

[zard]

After I tried DeviceLock for about a day, I decided to uninstall it. After that, whenever I power on my TyTN II, I get this error message "Cannot execute \"Program Files\Lock\DeviceLock.exe".

Please tell me how to get rid of this error message. Thank you.

[mirguy]

Is there an auto-lock app, that automatically locks the screen after 1 minute or so?
I am in desperate need for this feature, the tytn in my pocket accidently makes calls to people on my contact list..

[briggs81]

Can't find...

Do not lock buttons
Lock all buttons except Power button
Lock buttons if device is locked

[ravenx]

After I tried DeviceLock for about a day, I decided to uninstall it. After that, whenever I power on my TyTN II, I get this error message "Cannot execute \"Program Files\Lock\DeviceLock.exe".

Please tell me how to get rid of this error message. Thank you.

One of the ways you can go about removing this error is to reinstall the program, activate lock on wake. restart the device. unactivate lock on wake, restart the device and uninstall....should clear the problem.

Alternatively, try removing PhoneScrlock_start in your startup folder, it should also be the same. might be a bit of extra work...but then again there might be an easier way.maybe someone can help?

cheers

[mwiberg]

I too get the "Cannot execute \"Program Files\Lock\DeviceLock.exe" from time to time on my device, but I haven't uninstalled the progam - I'm using it all day long.
Would be nice to get rid of the message popping up though..

[KyleK29]

Is there an auto-lock app, that automatically locks the screen after 1 minute or so?
I am in desperate need for this feature, the tytn in my pocket accidently makes calls to people on my contact list..


I have the same problem. However "lock on wake" works for incoming calls(my phone likes to pick those up) - except it crashes certain programs (SPB Time Alarms) on my phone.

One thing I've done on my Tilt (TyTn II) is map the red (end) key long-press to DeviceLock. This way when I go to store it in my pocket, I can just press that to suspend the device instead of the power button.

[mtn_lion]

Same as mwiberg, except I'm getting "Cannot execute \"Program Files\Lock\DeviceLock.exe" and "Cannot execute repllog.exe" several times/day. After reading this forum, I used MemMaid (not SKTools) to delete the notification for devicelock, un-checked Lock on Wake, soft reset the device, then checked Lock on Wake. No joy.

Previously I've had a few different alarm programs (Chronos, enAlarm, pTravelAlarm) and another device locking program installed, then uninstalled, so I'm wondering if this is expected behavior from DeviceLock or if there's some other confusion under the hood. Please don't say "hard reset." My career won't survive another day slaughtered playing with the handheld ;-)

I love this app...but not the constant error messages.

[smittyofdhs]

great app, gives me everything I wanted from the default lock app plus the ability to do 1 touch unlock.

One requested feature....
Could you add the ability to allow the backlight to not be dimmed during lock? Sometimes I want to fire up the device just for the time or check my battery level and don't want to have to unlock to have the screen at full brightness.

Is this possible?

[flexte]

great app, gives me everything I wanted from the default lock app plus the ability to do 1 touch unlock.

One requested feature....
Could you add the ability to allow the backlight to not be dimmed during lock? Sometimes I want to fire up the device just for the time or check my battery level and don't want to have to unlock to have the screen at full brightness.

Is this possible?
agreed that would be very helpful.

[mtn_lion]

Same as mwiberg, except I'm getting "Cannot execute \"Program Files\Lock\DeviceLock.exe" and "Cannot execute repllog.exe" several times/day. After reading this forum, I used MemMaid (not SKTools) to delete the notification for devicelock, un-checked Lock on Wake, soft reset the device, then checked Lock on Wake. No joy.

Previously I've had a few different alarm programs (Chronos, enAlarm, pTravelAlarm) and another device locking program installed, then uninstalled, so I'm wondering if this is expected behavior from DeviceLock or if there's some other confusion under the hood. Please don't say "hard reset." My career won't survive another day slaughtered playing with the handheld ;-)

I love this app...but not the constant error messages.

Sorry, but I'm bumping this. After a hard reset and clean installation of DeviceLock, I still get plenty of "Cannot execute..." messages for all sorts of stuff on wakeup. 'Seems like anything that was supposed to start from a notification could not run while the device was locked. Can't we resolve this?

[zigman]

Heya! this app is perfect, especially -lock on wakeup-feature! thanks a lot:)
Only thing I´ve noticed is that doesn´t lock when wmplayer is launched and any other time after it till soft reset. The wmplayer is tweaked to play n standby mode, so maybe this could cause it? If sbd.knows solution, please share your experience:) But neverthless, it is really small bug with which is easy to live:) have a nice time to all and bye:D

[chadman]

Great work! I was using an old version of this and love the easy unlock feature. Thanks again for the great app. Chad

[Gratje]

I've found a bug in the software:

I've set up lock on wake and easyunlock.
Everything works fine. and everything under button 6.
so to use it I have to press the 'record' button.

BUT, If you use the lock/unlock button in the HTC launcher. or the normal lock button in the today screen. The devicelock will not work anymore. When I pres the 'record' button, it wil not response on the devicelock.

Can someone confirm this by testing it?

[Sunra]

Unfortunately I have the same issue. It's not a big problem but it is kind of confusing to have to kinds of unlocking depending on how you locked the device...

Can someone confirm this by testing it?

[CookieFJ]

I can't find these options too.
I can set 'Lock on Wake' through setting->system->Device lock. But device can not be locked after long time.

Can't find...

Do not lock buttons
Lock all buttons except Power button
Lock buttons if device is locked

[black_shadow69]

Thanks....

[njakobs]

I can't find these options too.
I can set 'Lock on Wake' through setting->system->Device lock. But device can not be locked after long time.
Those options are found in the 'Key Lock' settings in your system folder

[HDuser]

Hi Armstrom / Matt

Do you have any feedback on wheather you were able to look at the WM6 issues ??

Now I'm back equipped with a WM6 Sprint Mogul and I will try to address as many of the reported issues as I can. I can't guarnantee fixes for everything though.

-Matt

[HDuser]

Well for me this application works as is expected on my BA 6.1 rom.....However.....

I think I can pin point the Blank screen issue to the BT.

Here is what can repreduce.

Devicelock will Blank the screen and look all buttons on my Device.

When BT is on then it will also blank the screen and lock the device, however after a very short time the screen will get turned on (unlock is seen at the bottom).

When BT is on and music is playing then Devicelock will turn off the screen for less than a secornd, then the screen will come on again, music will play the whole time.

This is what I think happens ..
BT communicates with the device to see if one is there, thus it sort of sends a wakeup to the device which makes device lock think that a button was pressed thus the screen becomes active.

So all of us that are on WM6 and have BT device are not able to lock all buttons and BLANK the screeen while music is streaming to the BT headset.

Does anybody have an other solution to problem ??

[Jay_9090]

Device lock 1.2 is a wonderful program!


But I have a problem, the screen lock is operative but if touch the tactile screen, the screen doesn’t suspend in 2 minutes (I adjust to this time) and my battery discharge.


For example After a call with my Bluetooth headset, my device in my pocket not going in suspend mode because the tactile screen is touch and that situation discharge my battery…

Do you know a program who resolves this?


Sorry for my bad English …

Thanks for your anwser and idea !!

[XoReP]

I've a E-Ten Glofiish M800 and have got what some here want but I hate it. When I receive a phonecall or when I make a phonecall and I've pressed call, my touchbuttons get locked. Is there a posibility that they don't get locked during a call?

[mkraftman]

I have installed Device Lock on an HP iPAQ 914c (WM 6.1 Pro). It usually works perfectly for a few times after a reset then after an indeterminate number of times an attempt to run it results in a beep and no action. Same thing happens if mapped to a button or run directly from programs folder. Soft reset resolves the issue for a few more times. Any ideas? Thanks.

[spmwinkel]

I've been having the same issue, for a long time actually.

[Froejk]

Yes, the problem you are having is because the unlock dialog does not have the same name in German. I will release a new version to fix this bug some time soon (maybe this afternoon if I have the time). I'll let you know when it is fixed.
-Matt

Great program...
Any change soon for a multi language version?

/Georg

[outlawz_pt]

I've been having the same issue, for a long time actually.

Me too on TYTN II, as my girlfriend on TYTN, that´s a problem for her, not for me, i can live with some soft resets.

Maybe the author can figure out what´s the problem. Any of you knows some similar program? My only goal is just lock the screen.

Thanks

[neely30188]

I carry my tilt in my pocket. I can either disable ALL buttons and have to deal with the [hard to get to] power button, or have all buttons wake up the device and run down my battery. With Devicelock, I still have the same two choices. The buttons do not "unlock" the device but the device still wakes up and the screen comes on to kill my battery.

How can I set it up so that I do not have to use the Power button and only one other button will wake up my Tilt?

[PPCBANDIT]

Thanks - a great aplication

[iggy]

Thank you Armstrom, almost perfect for me, all I need now is for it to timeout on the Unlock screen after ....seconds.

The reason is if you happen to hit the poweron button in your pocket(or whatever) the screen will stay on for the entire time that is set for either your Backlight or Power setting to go off.

[Dandie]

About this issue that Devicelock doesn't work anymore after some time: I think that's because there are multiple processes of DeviceLock running at the same time until it's not working anymore. When you kill these processes with some Taskmanager it continues to work. Looks like it doesn't terminate itself properly.

Matt, can you do something about this?

[hippy999]

Hello,
Great little app, does exactly what I've been after!
I am running the AthineOS Manila ROM and have been struggling to find out how to get a device lock working and keep the touchflo home screen open!
This does it perfectly!

I am struggling to find the options for this program tho! Maybe someone could tell me where they should be!

Thanks!!

Alex

[nuumuun]

I am struggling to find the options for this program tho! Maybe someone could tell me where they should be!


goto start -> settings -> system tab
there should be a device lock link in there for the settings

[Dandie]

About this issue that Devicelock doesn't work anymore after some time: I think that's because there are multiple processes of DeviceLock running at the same time until it's not working anymore. When you kill these processes with some Taskmanager it continues to work. Looks like it doesn't terminate itself properly.

Matt, can you do something about this?

I sent a mail to Matt but no reply. I have a workaround for this issue though:

Install VJDevicelock additionally and call this for locking the device. EasyUnlock from Matt's Devicelock is still available, but it is working without SoftReset for a long time. Not perfect, but it works.

[TheEvilVirus]

I was wondering if this application can do the following:
Normally I always suspend my phone and it locks all buttons but the power button automatically. This is exactly the behaviour I normally want. But sometimes it can be handy to have exceptions to this. For example, I have a bluetooth remote control program and it would be nice if all the hard buttons would still work in that case, so I don't have to switch on my screen. But only when this application is running, it should not lock the keys (or even better, just a selection).
Is this app capable of doing such and if not, could someone recommend a different app?

[Sunra]

Install VJDevicelock additionally and call this for locking the device. EasyUnlock from Matt's Devicelock is still available, but it is working without SoftReset for a long time. Not perfect, but it works.

Could you please explain in more detail how you got this to work? I can't get VJDevicelock to work with EasyUnlock.

[fory21]

thanks this is a greate job!

[4thMonkey]

I install version 1.2 as I am using WM6. Works great until I get a call, any action I choose leaves the phone unable to lock by any method, button shortcut or through program files.

All I get is the double beep.
Soft reset fixes this issue until I get another call.

[sanvara]

I install version 1.2 as I am using WM6. Works great until I get a call, any action I choose leaves the phone unable to lock by any method, button shortcut or through program files.

All I get is the double beep.
Soft reset fixes this issue until I get another call.

Exact same problem here. It's a deal killer. Back to S2u2.

[jump4jay]

One of the ways you can go about removing this error is to reinstall the program, activate lock on wake. restart the device. unactivate lock on wake, restart the device and uninstall....should clear the problem.Thanks, a lot. I was having this issue and your solution worked for me. :)

[jump4jay]

I install version 1.2 as I am using WM6. Works great until I get a call, any action I choose leaves the phone unable to lock by any method, button shortcut or through program files.

All I get is the double beep.
Soft reset fixes this issue until I get another call.Same here. A definite deal breaker. Then I was having uninstall issues, but finally got that cleared up (see above post).

I'm giving LockMeLite (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478606) a try now and will see how that goes. It's lightweight, so that's what I'm after. I've tried (and paid for) Pocketshield (http://www.pocketshield.net/Default.htm), but it's a little heavy duty sometimes and a few too many options that I don't want/need.

[jangma]

At last I found this wonderful utility in here and this will be my must have.
But after I installed cannot find any Control Panel applet in Setting menu.
My device is Samsung M490 (Samsung Omnia Korean domestic version and locale is Korean).

Is there any slolution for it ?

Thank you.

[spmwinkel]

At last I found this wonderful utility in here and this will be my must have.
But after I installed cannot find any Control Panel applet in Setting menu.
My device is Samsung M490 (Samsung Omnia Korean domestic version and locale is Korean).

Is there any slolution for it ?

Thank you.
You can go to the Windows folder and run the DeviceLockCPA file (not sure what the extention is, I believe it's named something like this).
It will open and you can choose your settings.
In fact, after you've chosen the settings you can even delete this file to save storage space, the settings will be saved. :)

(And in case you need to change the settings, you can install DeviceLock again and it will restore the control panel applet).

[jangma]

You can go to the Windows folder and run the DeviceLockCPA file (not sure what the extention is, I believe it's named something like this).
It will open and you can choose your settings.
In fact, after you've chosen the settings you can even delete this file to save storage space, the settings will be saved. :)

(And in case you need to change the settings, you can install DeviceLock again and it will restore the control panel applet).

Thank you for your quick reply.

I found 'DeviceLockCPA.cpl' in Windows folder and made a shortcut in program folder. It works fine.

Thank you again.

[Byrkoff]

Hello, Matt.

I use DeviceLock in my HTC P3600 (WM5) long time, and now that I upgraded to WM6.1, I am still using your fantastic program. Thank you.

Request: Multilanguage version (with Spanish, please).

[Translated with Google Translate]

[caciquewestonflag]

First, the important stuff:
Download Link:
http://www.mr2-power.com/downloads/DeviceLock.CAB

Here is the old thread discussing the app from the time I first released it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=261277

I have released a new version of my Device Lock application. There is one primary enhancement in this version, but it is one many people have asked for.
Upon installing the new version you will notice a two new options in the Device Lock control panel applet. First is "Easy Unlock". What this option does is allow you to unlock the device with a single click of the left menu button (the button directly under the Unlock menu that appears when the device is locked) and not need to touch the button on the screen or type "*" on your keyboard. The second option enables a vibrate alert when the device is unlocked using this method. This is to avoid having the phone unlock in your pocket (fairly unlikely) and not notice it.

If you want the least number of button presses to unlock you can always select the "Do not lock buttons" option in the Lock tab of the Buttons control panel applet (same place you assign programs to different buttons). This means that even if your device is suspended you can simply press the left menu button to unlock the device. One click, easy, but also prone to accidental unlocking (so you should probably use the vibrate option).

The safest (and my preferred) method) is to select the "Lock all buttons except Power button" or "Lock buttons if device is locked" option. Then, if your device is suspended (mine usually is when in my pocket) you have to first press the power button, then the left menu button to unlock. Still only two button presses and easily done without looking at the device. If the device is not suspended.

Everything else is the same as it always was.

Enjoy!
-Matt Armstrong

I'm looking to one Software to block all Windows Mobile programs(Remove from program list. My SFA solution need save battery and the sales person are using the butons, office and IE and spend a lot of power. Your software can do that? If not do you want dev something like that to my company.
Regards

[AaronJoYee]

Software is wonderful but it keeps on hanging. When i click on the software, nothing happens so i have to soft reset my phone to make it work again. Anybody knows why?

[wavex]

I have the same issue. Works until I get a call and then it doesn't work anymore (can't lock device anymore, even using the built in lock)

[championc]

Hi all

Does anyone know of an app that will Auto-Lock the device after a period of time. It's handy for it to auto-lock after a few minutes of inactivity, especially when it Battery Mode. Many times I put the phone in my pocket but forget to put the lock on


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[tom-as]

Hi Matt / armstrom
I would be welcome function which about Wizard-OR wrote too. Could you add this feature pls? :)

Thx, regards tom-as

Hi,

Is it possible to add an option to DeviceLock to activate the in-built password protection on demand, for example devicelock.exe will simply lock the device as usual and devicelock.exe /password will lock the device with the in-built password protection instead ?

This is a great feature, but I didn't find any software on the Web to do this, like it is discussed on this thread :
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=235246

Thanks a lot