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Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:52:00 GMT

Hi,

I have the sleep time set to 1 minute (Settings -> Display)

and my Screen Security settings as follows:

Screen lock = Password

Automatically lock = 5 seconds after sleep

Power button instantly locks = not checked

If i leave my tablet untouched, it goes to sleep (after 1 minute) but if I double press the screen anytime after that (eg. 10 minutes) it opens staight up to where it was left.

IT DOES NOT NEED PASSWORD or any other security to open,

Is there another setting I've missed, or is there a problem with the tablets security software ?

Re: Screen Security not Working

Uliwooly — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:57:47 GMT

that doesn't seem right at all

do you have any taskiller or antivirus?

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:05:47 GMT

No, nothing of that nature installed.

Re: Screen Security not Working

Uliwooly — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:07:59 GMT

once the screen goes to sleep do you tap the screen and/or press the power button right away or after few seconds ? you might want to time it, as the screen will dim and then after few seconds it will be locked

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:11:22 GMT

It makes no difference whether I tap the screen or press the power button - both unlock without password.

I'm doing it many minutes after the screen goes to sleep (not seconds after). I can leave it an hour and it still comes awake without password.

Re: Screen Security not Working

Uliwooly — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:23:23 GMT

that's quite odd, do you have another screenlock app?

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:44:23 GMT

Not that I'm aware.

I've had to reboot device, not prepared to leave it around without it locked.

It is now behaving correctly. Password requested following each sleep. That really doesn't help us does it ?

I'll monitor it's behaviour over the next few days. If it happens again I'll let you know, and see if there is any pattern to what i was doing with it immediately prior.

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:09:18 GMT

OK - it's happened again.

I'm not doing anything unusual. Mail, web browsing, sykpe & hangout messaging / conference.

I went to use it after putting it down for a while and found I didn't need password. I left it overnight in standby and again it didn't require password.

Reboot again now and password is being requested.

If the tablet cannot be trusted to invoke it's security lockout its no good to me.

Please advise whether I should return to shop under warranty ?

Re: Screen Security not Working

ancientferguson — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:55:15 GMT

Do a back up then a full reset. I had one particular issue with Google search and there was nothing I could do solve it. The reset worked.

Give it a go before you return on warranty.

It sounds to me as if the tablet is not sleeping and there is an App keeping it awake. Do you use anything like Advance Task Killer before putting it to sleep?

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:24:50 GMT

Thanks af,

I've never done a backup / reset before. Is it painless - I've spent hours setting up my tab, will i have to go through all that again ? I don't have the time.

Besides, you and I are waiting on the answers to the Mic issue as well. If the tab has to go back to get that fixed I may as well hang on and kill two birds at once.

It's worrying that you have seen the screen security issue too - makes me think there is flaw in the system somewhere. May be I'm better off switching to Samsung.

Re: Screen Security not Working

ancientferguson — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:01:42 GMT

I may have misled you, I never had problems with the security, in fact reliably quite the opposite.

My problem related to software speech or the lack of. The reset fixed it.

It is simple and painless, just make sure you make a back up in the Sony PC Companion software and restore it from the same, after the reset.

If you look at the Samsung or Nexus forums and the problems they have, you will be glad you bought the Sony. It took me days to get the Tablet Z the way I want it, but love it now.

I am an Apple hardware fan, but only as far as their phones and MacBook Pro. The iPad just feels like a large ugly version of my phone, the Sony feels like a work tool.

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:12:31 GMT

Slightly different issue today, the tablet wouldn't go to sleep, screen stays on.

Noticed it straight after trying a Skype video call (to show someone how bad the Mic is). I then did a force stop on Skype and one minute later the tablet went to sleep.

Could the problem with the Mic also be causing Skype to somehow behave funny. Either way, running a video call should not result in the tablet staying awake.

Re: Screen Security not Working

ancientferguson — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:27:28 GMT

That happened to me once.

Skype does say that it may not work correctly as these devices have not been "certified" by them yet.

In my opinion Skype has a lot to do with these problems.

Use an app killer regularly.

Re: Screen Security not Working

Uliwooly — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:45:05 GMT

@ancientferguson you don't need a taskiller, that will create issues with other apps and it will drain your battery.

Re: Screen Security not Working

ancientferguson — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:50:15 GMT

Interesting about the battery. Three days of light usage and I still have 71%. I don't auto start, purely manual. A quick tap on the widget, job done.

Re: Screen Security not Working

bydavidrosen — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:00:40 GMT

i have this same issue on mine. not really a big deal for me, but it is weird. 1 minute is my screen off time, i wonder if that time is what causes the bug? i have no task killer or replacement home or lockscreen thing. but when i shut the screen off myself or let it go to sleep, when i wake it back up with the powerbutton, it goes right to where i left off rather than a lock screen.

Re: Screen Security not Working

mytinfox — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:33:58 GMT

Does it happen on yours after using Skype video?

Re: Screen Security not Working

bydavidrosen — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:35:22 GMT

i've never actually tried to use skype yet. right now my tablet is just sitting on the home screen and i just reached over and pushed the power button and it opened right to the home screen again, no lock screen