Not if the app starts on boot. (You can always boot in safe mode but
still... it's annoying.)

The Home key is the best way for the user to go back to a familiar
place. That's why pressing Home twice, no matter where you are, will
always take you back to the center screen on Home's desktop.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:26 PM, zl25drexel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> you only need to restart the phone.
>
> On Nov 10, 8:51 pm, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> zl25drexel wrote:
>> > why is making the screen lock actually lock evil?
>>
>> 1. If the app has a bug, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed
>>
>> 2. If the app is malicious, and won't "unlock", the user is hosed
>>
>> The Google team has tried to minimize any chance of a rogue application
>> causing problems, particularly permanent ones. This approach has
>> trade-offs; making it difficult to disable the home button is one of those.
>>
>> --
>> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com
>>
>> Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, 
>> 2009http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml
> >
>



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www.curious-creature.org

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