Sure there are. Android has seen a lot of different lock screen types - drag the small circle out of the big circle, drag the small circle into the big circle,

Sure there are. Android has seen a lot of different lock screen types - drag the small circle out of the big circle, drag the small circle into the big circle, "rotary dial" unlock, pattern unlock, and Samsung's (or was it HTC?) "fling the whole screen" unlock style. Contextual gesture unlock/launch mechanisms are actually pretty popular. Here's an example with 4 options, but that is by no means the only option set. http://cloud.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MIUI-4-Launher-Port-Android-Lock-Screen.jpg http://cloud.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MI...