The Thrive's got a haptic display and a button to lock the screen orientation.
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Looking at software, the Nexus 10 runs the newly announced Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which provides plenty of new features like quick settings, more Google Now features, Photo Sphere, widgets on the lock screen, the ability for devs to add maps into their tablet-optimized apps, a screen saver-style photo viewer called Daydream and a music explorer that quickly finds artists similar to the ones you're listening to.
If successful, pressing the power button again will bring up the home screen straight away, and what's more, the lock screen won't return until the handset is restarted.
The lock screen has the date, with a big picture.
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It takes less than one second to launch the camera from the lock screen and the camera's autofocus locks in on your subject in under a second, to take nearly unlimited continuous shots simply by holding the shutter button.
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It's now possible to access notifications directly from the lock screen by pulling down the notification tray.
Alternatively, swipe from any edge across the lock screen to bring up the applications view -- a vertical grid of icons.
To replicate the bug, you'll need to tap the "Emergency Call" button on the lock screen, then go into the ICE (emergency contacts) menu.
To that end, it has more system controls than the existing Facebook app, with permission to turn off the lock screen, start up when the phone boots and control your WiFi connection, among others.
Sure, it isn't as bad as the bug that completely disables the lock screen -- identified on the Galaxy S III, but also found to work on the Note II -- but is just another reason to hope the mythical box is almost empty and at the bottom lies a fix.
Now, a similar flaw has been found on the Galaxy S III that breaks the lock screen altogether, permitting full use of the phone.
This is all made possible because Android allows third-party companies to alter the lock screen and other core features, such as the app launcher, which displays app icons and widgets.
The first change you're likely to notice is the new lock screen, which shows the time and date using Android's lovely new font, Roboto, and displays album art and audio controls during music playback.
Generally, these manufacturer skins exist with the claimed goal of enhancing the platform's stock functionality, but we actually found a case on the Epic where the opposite is true: the phone's lock screen consists of a circle in the center of the screen that you drag up to unlock... and that's it.
For instance, the camera can be launched right from the lock screen with a single motion, saving precious seconds when you're trying to capture the action.
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AirView now works with your finger, rather than a pen, and is effective right from the lock screen.
Even the lock screen is self-explanatory -- it's depicted as a light switch.
So instead of the lock screen, you'll see Cover Feed, which is essentially Facebook's Newsfeed presented in a highly visual format.
Dont need widgets.. but I would love to see folders in the future, and maybe custom short cuts on the lock screen.
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In fact, the lock screen is where Samsung's new "intelligent" smartphone starts showing its gesture antics -- part of its "designed for humans" mantra.
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Then, a couple of days ago, we reported on a Galaxy Note II bug that allows the quick-fingered to launch anything immediately behind the lock screen.
These bugs allowed anyone who had access to your iPhone to bypass the lock screen and gain access to your stored photographs and contacts, and even make calls.
We start at the inevitable beginning, namely the lock screen.
Once installed on a phone, home takes over the lock screen and main display turning it into a live feed of information, notifications and images Facebook users are sharing.
Microsoft just unveiled the first major update to Windows 8, and it includes tweaks to nearly every aspect of the operating system: the lock screen, Start menu, Windows Store and onscreen keyboard.
That this app or operating system or even a forked version of Android, has permission to control key parts of the phone: from its WiFi connection to the lock screen, to its system settings.
The multiple user support is especially handy for tablets like the new Nexus 10, which are much more likely to be shared, and now offer quick and easy user switching right from the lock screen.
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With Siri, someone can inquire about what's playing in theaters nearby, navigate to that theater using Apple's Maps app and present the ticket stub from the lock screen, all invoking Apple's app working with its selected partners.
For the first time ever, Kyocera has implemented its proprietary voice-activated command feature into the DIGNO S, allowing the user to speak to the phone to activate e-mail, phone and other commonly used applications - a function accessible by simply tapping an icon on the lock screen.
The app can run in the background, and your lock screen wallpaper even turns into the current navigation step, so you won't be tempted to touch your phone and unlock the screen.
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