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Android’s PIN/password screen is shit. When you press a number, it shows the button you pressed. As you type 6279 or whatever, you see the 6 button flash as you press it.

Anyone looking over your shoulder can basically see your PIN. I miss Cyanogenmod. They altered the lockscreen so the numbers didn’t do anything you type in 6279 and it looks like you’re just touching your screen.

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biscuits@lemmy.sdfeu.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah, not sure if it’s my ROM (DivestOS) or just Android 13, but in Settings > Screen lock I have Enhanced PIN privacy toggle that does just what you’ve described.

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- shasta@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I have stock android 13 and I don’t see that option. However, if you use Pattern instead of PIN, there is an option to not show the pattern you draw. This is closest to what OP was looking for. If course, I usually use my fingerprint to login anyway.
  
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ExLisper@linux.community ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Can someone please implement the lock screen from BlackBerry that was using a picture and a grid of numbers? It was:

fast - one gesture

secure - I could have you watch up close what I’m doing and you still wouldn’t know the unlock code

Is it patented? Why android doesn’t have it?
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