topic Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop in Android

Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:23:43 GMT

Hello all...

Upgraded to Lollipop last night.

Before the upgrade, I could wake my phone up, and unlock the screen by entering my chosen pattern.

After the upgrade, I now have to wake my phone up, swipe up, and then unlock with my pattern, meaning an additional and unrequired step.

Is there anyway to disable the swipe up, so that the waking up of the phone will take me straight to the unlock/pattern screen?

I had an online chat with a "Guru", but after restarting the phone, their only advice was for me to do a factory reset which seems somewhat drastic and that I am reluctant to do.

Thanks in advance for your comments and help.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

perksie — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:33:42 GMT

Any help: http://www.androidcentral.com/smart-lock-screen-security-options-android-50-lollipop

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

MI5 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:33:47 GMT

I use pin lock screen and I don't have that issue so the advice to reset may well be correct in this case.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

viridis — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:16:58 GMT

Disable notifications on lock screen.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

viridis — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:20:08 GMT

Notification / lock screen

Security check screen

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

MI5 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:23:27 GMT

So Sony put 2 lock screens on, effectively, how strange....

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

viridis — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:26:52 GMT

Yeah basically,
I use smart unlock though so never see the second one.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

MI5 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:47:18 GMT

That would drive me nuts !!

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

viridis — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:52:04 GMT

Ahhh, it will, it really will

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:24:20 GMT

Hmmmph...

Disabled notification to lock screen... no difference

Switched from pattern to PIN... no difference either.

I still have to

1. Wake the phone up (power button or double tap on screen (if enabled))

2. swipe up

3. Either enter PIN or draw pattern, whichever is set.

Are you guys suggesting that this is specific to xperia and that you do not see this with Samsung or other?

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

perksie — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:29:42 GMT

It's the same on my Nexus 4 with 5.02.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:47:43 GMT

I have just phoned Sony and been told that this is a new "feature".

I was expecting a new software release to make my life easier, not more tedious. So much for progress.

Oh well.

I also asked about the fact that you can no longer clear all recent apps at the press of one button, and that each must now be closed individually. I was told that this is another "feature" that makes for a more efficient use of RAM. In effect, you should not aim to close all your apps. By leaving them running in the background the phone is supposed to work more efficiently, using less processing and battery power.

So there.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

perksie — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:55:44 GMT

That's right, empty ram uses the same battery as full ram, better to allow apps to sleep by themselves, otherwise it's harder to open apps from closed.

That's how I understand it and many agree: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/42393/battery-usage-for-keeping-apps-open

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

viridis — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:57:32 GMT

Yep, battery usage is higher opening up closed apps

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

MI5 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:58:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Are you guys suggesting that this is specific to xperia and that you do not see this with Samsung or other?

Yes, it's not like that on my Samsung.

Re: Xperia Z3 Compact lock screen and Lollipop

Toby — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:00:39 GMT

@viridis wrote:
Yep, battery usage is higher opening up closed apps

Genuinely did not know this! If you guys have any other battery-saving tips, do post them please