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I've been thinking of a new way to input the lock screen code on the Jolla. Android has had pattern unlock for a long time and it has been pretty popular so I was thinking something along those lines. The idea I have was inspired by the circle based input for the alarm clock menu.

The code is input via 4 circles, each of the circles starts at the top (12 O Clock) and can be swiped left or right to create the desired shape.

Input would start with the outer circle and progress inwards with a series of swipe gestures, and once the correct pattern has been input the device would unlock.

If each circle has 7 possible positions left or right, that gives 14 possible positions for each circle for around 40,000 possible combinations. This method of code input isn't as secure as a 5-6 digit numerical code, but I thought I would share it anyway as someone else might be able to improve it from a security/complexity perspective

I've been thinking of a new way to input the lock screen code on the Jolla. Android has had pattern unlock for a long time and it has been pretty popular so I was thinking something along those lines. The idea I have was inspired by the circle based input for the alarm clock menu.

The code is input via 4 circles, each of the circles starts at the top (12 O Clock) and can be swiped left or right to create the desired shape.

Input would be to start with the outer circle and progress inwards with a series of swipe gestures, and at the inner layer, and draw the innermost circle which then locks into place once the correct you lift your finger, and you then proceed to the next layer until the pattern has been input the device would unlock.is complete.

If each circle has 7 possible positions left or right, that gives 14 possible positions for each circle for around 40,000 possible combinations. This method of code input isn't as secure as a 5-6 digit numerical code, but I thought I would share it anyway as someone else might be able to improve it from a security/complexity perspective perspective.

EDIT: changed the input description, will come up with some more pictures to describe it better

I've been thinking of a new way to input the lock screen code on the Jolla. Android has had pattern unlock for a long time and it has been pretty popular so I was thinking something along those lines. The idea I have was inspired by the circle based input for the alarm clock menu.

The code is input via 4 circles, each of the circles starts at the top (12 O Clock) and can be swiped left or right to create the desired shape.

Input would be to start at the inner layer, and draw the innermost circle which then locks into place once you lift your finger, and you then proceed to the next layer until the pattern is complete.

If each circle has 7 possible positions left or right, that gives 14 possible positions for each circle for around 40,000 possible combinations. This method of code input isn't as secure as a 5-6 digit numerical code, but I thought I would share it anyway as someone else might be able to improve it from a security/complexity perspective.

EDIT: changed the input description, will come up with some more pictures to describe it better