G+_DeWayne Shorts Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 HELP. I have a Nexus 6 that is encrypted and I use a PIN to unlock it. My phone used to require a PIN to even boot then a "security update" happened and that went away but I found an option in the settings to re-enable it. Now, after this latest update, that feature has gone again and I can't find the place to turn it back on. How do I fix this?? I already have the app Locker on my device so that it will wipe after a set number of failed attempts, no clue why this feature isn't already baked into Android, but I want the boot protection back as well. Jason Howell or Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ do you know how to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Martin Guay Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 1) Settings > Security > Screen lock > put in current pattern > Select Pattern > Note that "Require pattern to start device" is checked 2) Make no changes and back out to Settings (or press home and re-open Settings) 3) Go to Accessibility 4) Turn on any Accessibility Service (I turned on Pushbullet but it doesn't seem to matter what service you do) 5) Follow step 1 until you see that "Require pattern to start device" is unchecked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_DeWayne Shorts Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Maybe that is what did it. I have had this phone for a while and it always asked for a PIN at boot until the last few months. That seems like something that should have been fixed. If I have to enter my pin to turn it on shouldn't I be required to do the same to turn it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Martin Guay Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 nahh, the setting sometimes goes off... couldn't tell you why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Cédric Berger Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Activating accessibility turns off the feature (though it can be re-activated manually just after). In particular, when activating Lastpass auto-fill feature, it will require accessibility activation and disable the on boot password! The (stupid) reasoning being that Accessibility feature cannot be active pre-boot (when you would enter the password) so it is just disabled (even if the Accessibility feature you need is not aimed to help entering pre-boot password). ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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