i know this has been discussed before but it was too brief for me to understand, what is the problem with having a light sensor unlock? I see A_C said the battery would drain as it polls the sensor every second, but how much battery does that really drain with the screen only being on for 15 seconds or so?
i mean if i get a text and the phone is in my pocket, i need a locking program so that i don't accidentally open a hundred programs while taking it out of my pocket.
so why not make it so when i take the phone out of my pocket it unlocks automatically as it sees light? then if the room was too dark, i would of course have to slide it, but that's acceptable.
anyway, the phone turns on when i receive a text and with s2u2 is only on for about 15 seconds before it goes back into standby. how much battery does the light sensor drain in 15 seconds?
finally, i love the animation in 1.5+, and i have what i think is a cool idea though i'mnot entirely sure how it would be implemented- what if as you lock the screen or immediately as the phone wakes up and locks it takes a screengrab of what is on and makes that the background? this way you can see what you were doing when you locked it and it appears as though it just locks what youre doing with the slider until you unlock it and it just appears to give you control back of your screen... i think this would be fun anyway, and could be useful as I'm often reading something online and the screen goes off and i have to re-turn it on and unlock it again just to get back to what i was reading. It would be cool to be able to read still (though not scroll of course) without having to unlock it if i just had to read a quick bit like part of a recipe or something.
i mean if i get a text and the phone is in my pocket, i need a locking program so that i don't accidentally open a hundred programs while taking it out of my pocket.
so why not make it so when i take the phone out of my pocket it unlocks automatically as it sees light? then if the room was too dark, i would of course have to slide it, but that's acceptable.
anyway, the phone turns on when i receive a text and with s2u2 is only on for about 15 seconds before it goes back into standby. how much battery does the light sensor drain in 15 seconds?
finally, i love the animation in 1.5+, and i have what i think is a cool idea though i'mnot entirely sure how it would be implemented- what if as you lock the screen or immediately as the phone wakes up and locks it takes a screengrab of what is on and makes that the background? this way you can see what you were doing when you locked it and it appears as though it just locks what youre doing with the slider until you unlock it and it just appears to give you control back of your screen... i think this would be fun anyway, and could be useful as I'm often reading something online and the screen goes off and i have to re-turn it on and unlock it again just to get back to what i was reading. It would be cool to be able to read still (though not scroll of course) without having to unlock it if i just had to read a quick bit like part of a recipe or something.