topic Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left in XZ Series

Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

kairikeymaster — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:43:35 GMT

When I press the power button and it senses a fingerprint, the lock screen "bounces" to the left. This is annoying when I don't want to unlock the phone and just want to interact with a notification, usually something being cast to my TV. I try to press the pause button, but I have to wait for the lock screen to return to its starting position before I can get my finger on the button. I'm not even sure what this motion is supposed to indicate, so it seems like it should be able to be disabled.

Also, if I swipe up on the lock screen, the screen should move upwards, not left...

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Qatrium — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 05:09:11 GMT

@kairikeymaster

These are the default animations of the Xperia Home launcher, and by installing a different launcher you can get rid of them. I think the idea of this "bounce" is to give a visual indication that the fingerprint was not read successfully, thus failing the unlock process.

You can forward your feedback to the official Xperia Home Google+ page.

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Xocnai — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:34:25 GMT

I'm not sure how correct that is; I've been using Action Launcher since day 1 on my handset and this annoying animation 'bounce' is still present.

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Qatrium — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:42:55 GMT

@Xocnai

Seems you're right, I made a fast assumption without making sure about it. Just tested Nova Launcher and lock screen animation is still the same.

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Snapples — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:47:57 GMT

It's independent from the launcher since it's the lockscreen that does the animation.

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Qatrium — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:49:26 GMT

I also tried some themes from the app store and it's still showing the animation. I'll try to get more info about this.

Re: Please add option to disable lock screen "bounce" to the left

Qatrium — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:58:27 GMT

@kairikeymaster

It appears that this animation is by design, and there's no way to change it without tinkering the ROM itself. Using 3rd party lockscreens is not a safe solution either.