Alphabetic device lock

asked 2014-01-26 18:14:51 +0300

abc123
1212 ●14 ●24 ●26

updated 2015-04-29 12:57:05 +0300

10112 ●108 ●186 ●181

I miss alphabetic device lock, i used it on the N9. Using alphabetic chars on the numeric keypad (alphanumeric) is not the same thing, typing "open sesame" is not the same as "67360737263". I find it a lot easier to use remember alphabetic chars (words) then numeric combinations.

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please go here -> https://together.jolla.com/question/18090/alternative-unlock-screen/

chemist ( 2014-03-06 13:56:52 +0300 )

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Seems like Update 10 will implement this :D https://lists.sailfishos.org/pipermail/devel/2014-November/005168.html

abc123 ( 2014-11-08 12:52:09 +0300 )

While this has now been implemented, I'm not sure I'll use it (with the current bug though nobody should yet?). I very much prefer to unlock the phone with the larger, easy-to-hit numeric buttons.

My approach to long numeric combinations has always been to genuinely type a word on the keypad, in other words, L is 555, etc. This way a shorter word suffices, and it's extremely quick to input. I've got a some of my combinations so well stored in muscle memory that most of the time I don't remember the numeric form. Like: SAIL = 77772444555333

Additionally, typing on a keypad is something an old fart like me is very good at...

Aonsaithya ( 2014-12-19 09:42:45 +0300 )

Is it this feature that will be removed in the new update? They talk about alphanumeric but alphabetic was the new feature in the update.

abc123 ( 2014-12-19 22:41:59 +0300 )

What if you have disabled the layout on which you had created the password? (Consider a non-English layout with special characters.)

AliN ( 2015-05-04 01:46:53 +0300 )

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