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Unlock pattern? What's locked down about the phone? I thought one of Android's main selling points was that it's a completely open platform.

• randallsquared 17y ago
  When you "lock your phone" to prevent others from using it, the G1 has a system for unlocking where you could draw a pattern on the screen rather than typing a password. It's pretty nice. Not sure why the grandparent thinks it's not available on the Droid.
  • jrockway 17y ago
    The lock screen shown in that video is a "slide-to-unlock" thing.
    • randallsquared 17y ago
      But the G1 had more than one unlock method, too.
      • jrockway 17y ago
        "Press menu twice" and "draw your pattern" are the only ones I know of. But yes, you can write your own lock application, and there are a few on the market. ("Slide to unlock" is one, although it was very broken when I tried it.)