That was the design until recently. But last week, the design team instead said that the indicators and launcher should not work when the phone is locked with a pin. You'll see this fixed in https://code.launchpad.net/~mterry/unity8/lockscreen-nits/+merge/228683 which is waiting for reviews.
** Changed in: unity8 Status: Triaged => In Progress ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => In Progress ** Branch linked: lp:~mterry/unity8/lockscreen-nits -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351027 Title: Can reveal launcher (and launch apps) when locked on #163 Status in The Unity 8 shell: In Progress Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: On latest image we now have pin lock. Open system settings -> security and set a pin lock Lock phone. Open launcher Tap some apps. Unlock phone Note that those apps are launched. I don't think the launcher should open when the phone is locked, and thus apps shouldn't be launchable. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity8/+bug/1351027/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp