I really think it's a setting he didn't notice or understand. There is the auto lock function which just puts your phone to the lock screen. Then there is the

I really think it's a setting he didn't notice or understand. There is the auto lock function which just puts your phone to the lock screen. Then there is the timer for when you need to type in your pass code once your lock screen is turned on(either from you hitting the sleep button or from the time out). So the failure i can see is the writers own for not understanding the difference.