To add to Scott's contribution, I want to be able to automatically lock my phone, but only when I'm not in a "safe" environment. I can set up rules in third party applications (such as Setting Profiles) that could (before Froyo) enable the lock screen by default, but disable it when I am at home or in other pre-defined safe places (such as friends' and family's homes). That way, it is easy for me to use the phone in places where I don't expect it to get stolen or abused by others, but still make sure it's locked when I'm away from such safe places. And even if the phone does get stolen from one of these places, it will revert to locking as soon as the thief removes it from the premises.
What the API should be able to do is to prevent the lock screen from activating once the phone has already been unlocked - provided that corporate requirements (which don't apply to the vast majority of personal devices) don't require locking at all times. So, if there is API access to the lock screen, on entry to the safe situation (place, in my example; others may choose other ways to define "safe"), I would have to unlock my phone just once, so that a thief can't deactivate the lock screen simply by complying with whatever rule switches off the lock screen. From then on, for as long as the safe condition continues, the phone will no longer automatically lock. Once the condition ceases to apply (e.g. I move far enough away from my "safe place"), the phone should lock automatically again. That way, it is possible to get a very good balance between ease of use and security. Like many others in this thread, I now find myself with much LOWER security on Froyo than before, because I manually switch the lock screen off when at home, but then forget to switch it back on again when leaving home. Clearly, this is the exact opposite of what was intended by removing the ability to programmatically control the lock screen. Julie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
