Tag Archives: Lockscreen

vlock: An Elegant Video Clock For Your Docked iPhone, iPod touch & iPad

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Have you ever used your iPhone or iPod touch in a dock? It’s a wonderful solution for showroom displays, parties, events, and even looks cool simply sitting on your desktop. That said, what would you want to be displayed on the screen of your device for such a scenario? If you own an iPad, iOS allows you to run a slideshow of the pictures from Photos app, but not everyone would be comfortable with that, and also, this slideshow remains exclusive to iPad, leaving iPhone and iPod touch owners behind. vlock is an answer, brining an elegantly designed video clock on your iDevice. Read past the jump for details. Read More

MiLocker Gives Your Non-Rooted Android’s Lockscreen A Taste Of MIUI

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MIUI is one the most loved custom ROMs for Android devices. Not only does the Chinese-based ROM have a great UI (most of which is reminiscent of the iOS interface), it is extremely feature-rich and looks-wise customizable. The ROM allows the user to customize is its lockscreen, for which it features a vast online collection of unique and elegant themes. But since MIUI works only on rooted devices, not all users have had a chance to try the ROM on their device. MiLocker is here to change that; albeit just partially. Rolled out into the Android Market by the MIUI team itself, and boasting a comprehensive suite of some of the most popular MIUI lockscreens, MiLocker is a custom lockscreen replacement app for rooted as well as non-rooted devices. Read More

FlyScreen For Tablet: View RSS & Social Media Feeds On Honeycomb Lockscreen

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Most Android lockscreen replacement apps are just meant to decorate your lockscreen. Very few actually add greater functionality to it. FlyScreen is one such custom lockscreen; it adds a widget to the lockscreen that aggregates all your various RSS, social, weather and news feeds. Although FlyScreen has been around in the Android Market for quite some time, it was, till now, available as a smartphone app only. Now, a Honeycomb-optimized version of the app, FlyScreen for Tablet, has just been released to the Market with added content for the app’s widget, animated Ambient Themes and lots more. Read More

Clear All iOS 5 Lock Screen Notifications At Once [Cydia Tweak]

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From the author of NCQucikDismiss, an iOS 5 jailbreak tweak that lets you quickly dismiss the Notification Center and notification banners, comes a similar iOS 5 Cydia tweak called ClearLockNotifications. If you have a lock screen that remains cluttered with notifications of all kinds and do not particularly like to keep a few notifications alive and remove a few, this tweak is meant for you. You can now clear all your lock screen notifications simply with the tap of one button. Read More

GO Locker Is GO Dev’s Multi-Themed Lockscreen Replacement For Android

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It is a well-known fact that customization lies at the heart of Android. If you aren't too satisfied with what your stock Android firmware has on offer, you can revert to plenty of alternatives, on the home screen as well as the lock screen front. There are plenty of names vying for a recognition among the competitors in the Google Play Store, but one name that stands out tall among other is undoubtedly that of the GO Dev Team. Developed by said team, GO Launcher EX is a feature-packed, and easily among the most downloaded custom homescreen replacement apps for Android. If you’re an avid GO Launcher EX fan, but still mumbling about the shortage of variety on the lockscreen front of said launcher, then rejoice, for the famous GO Dev team has released GO Locker – a multi-themed custom lockscreen replacement app that works best with its native GO Launcher EX. Ranging from the legendary iPhone-style slider to MIUI-style pull-down, GO Locker sports a variety of lockscreen mechanisms, complete with shortcuts to some of the most extensively used features/apps on your device. Read More

LSMusicGestures: Lock Screen Gestures For Music Control [Cydia Tweak]

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Having a jailbroken iPhone or any iOS device certainly has its perks. Almost every day, amazing Cydia tweaks come out to make us realize that - even more than we already do. LSMusicGestures (previously LSMediaControls) is a tweak that allows you to control audio playback on your iDevice using lock screen gestures. That is, you can play/ pause and change songs right from your lock screen without bringing up iPod controls or even having to glance at it! The tweak is perfect for people who use their iPhone or iPod touch as their primary source of music while on the move, as it provides a distraction-free way of controlling your iDevice. The tweak isn't too fancy, but that is a good thing as you won't have to remember or configure a lot of gestures before being able to enjoy the functionality offered by LSMusicGestures. Read More

Hidden Lock – Alternate Android Lockscreen With A Secret Unlock Switch

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Ever thought of a ‘hidden’ lockscreen mechanism for your Android device? A lockscreen that does not actually support any ‘screen’ but just a simple little padlock that could be tapped to unlock your device. Thanks to the efforts of XDA-Developers member Marinelli.Tv, Hidden Lock offers you a unique, simple yet extremely effective and secure method of locking your device. With Hidden Lock, you can opt to unlock your screen using a padlock that can be positioned secretly anywhere on your home screen. The app also supports unlocking your screen through a PIN. In addition, there is also a homescreen widget for the app that can be used to quickly lock/unlock your device. Read More

Ripple Lock Is Honeycomb-Inspired Lockscreen Replacement For Android

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Ripple Lock for Android is a lockscreen replacement app with an interface that takes after that of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb stock lockscreen. New to the Android Market, the app still requires quite a bit of refinement. The unlock animation, though quite stylish, tends to slow down at times and the status bar remains accessible while the lockscreen is active. Hopefully, said problems will be resolved in future updates. Read More