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Palm Pre Password Lock causes user-error almost every time
Palm Pre - I love this phone! Great hardware, great software, great UI! My problem is this: I'm using the password lock feature so that folks who find my phone don't get access to my personal information. It's a keypad that lets me enter a 4-digit combination to unlock the phone. However, it responds to my touch sluggishly and enters numbers as dots (rather than readable digits), and the combination means I can't tell which button-presses are detected and which digits have been successfully entered. I almost always get an error and have to re-enter, umpteen times a day.
Ideally you could fix the responsiveness issue, but even if not that, why not show the digit received in the box for a split-second before turning it into a dot?
Ideally you could fix the responsiveness issue, but even if not that, why not show the digit received in the box for a split-second before turning it into a dot?
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?yeah, on a fresh reboot it's not so bad, but as more and more applications are running, response definitely becomes an issue.
Since touchscreens are notoriously bad at giving user feedback, my first suggestion is to use your qwerty keyboard instead. Keys that click when you press them are the ultimate in user feedback, even if the cpu is lagging behind.
If your main beef is you can't see the last # you typed, consider switching over to using a password instead of a pin. Passwords can be just as short as pins and will show you the last letter typed
I’m hopeful
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Inappropriate?The keyboard works - nice idea! But it's an extra step to access - have to slide the phone open in. Same problem with switching to password - no onscreen keyboard means that i have to slide the lock on the touchscreen, the slide the phone open, then type, then (usually) slide the phone closed again.
I still think my proposed solution is better - why not flash the last digit for a second just the same as if it's a password?
I’m still frustrated
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Inappropriate?You may want to consider using PreWare from WebOS Internals to install a patch that will provide haptic feedback (slight vibration) to your touchscreen.
If you can think of something you want your Pre to do, it's very likely "there's a patch for that".
PreCentral.Net has some great information here on installing PreWare and maximizing your Pre experience.
Good luck & have fun!
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?I just installed 1.3.1 and my phone does the same thing it does not accept the numbers I put in grrrrrr
I’m frustrated
