Well folks i was wanting a app of this kind for myself and i looked for it but i see it does not exist(yet)
, But i did think of an idea that seems simple enough
for some one who knows how to create apps (not myself
), but i figured why not share my idea and maybe some one can use it to everyone's benefit
, so heres what padlock is all about
:
"Padlock" would basically be a program that allows you to lock specific apps (icons) on your spring board and maybe even your dock.
Usefullness:
Q.)
Now you may be saying why do i want this if you can just put a passcode on your phone anyway?
A.) Simple
, what if you allow some one to use your phone
???
i.e, cousin, brother spouse, co-worker,mom, dad, grandma/pa,child, stranger(it could happen), and they decide to take a look around your phone? peek in your text messages? look at your photos? in your email ? datebook? videos? or whatever private stuff you may have in your phone. now you may feel you don't have anything to hide, but what if you do? should you have to stand there and wait while they use the phone to insure they don't go through all your stuff?
and we all know how people love to see your phone just to see what its all about, who wants them seeing you private photos or appointments, or texts? or mom hearing songs or seeing videos you that will make her hair stand
u get my point. u decide what areas of the phone is off limits to people.
The basic idea:
1.)theres an icon on your springboard of a little padlock
2.)you tap it and immediately the phone brings up the passcode/keypad screen like when your phone goes to sleep or its turned on/rebooted.( if you have the passcode feature activated.)
3.)you enter the passcode ( the same one used for getting access to the phone when using the regular passcode lock feature) and the program opens.
4.) when you open it for the first time of course there are no apps locked but the padlock app itself. but there would be a list that says " current padlock list" and below it, it says no applications, click "add" to add apps to padlock. The "edit" button would be in the top left corner. "Log" would be in the middle, and "add" top right corner.
5.) when you click "add" the screen changes to a list of all installed apps shown on the springboard and dock and the to add an app to padlock you highlight it and a small image of a pad lock toggles next to the app name. to remove the lock tap again to toggle it off. after all of the apps you want have been chosen click the back button in the top left corner and it saves the choices and updates the main list with the apps u picked.
6.) of course you click "edit" and just like with other iphone apps the red minus symbol wheel pops up next t the apps and when you tap it the delete button comes up on the right, that deletes the app from using a password.
7.)When you click the "Log" button, the screen brings up a log of incorrect password attempts. listed with the date,time, app, and incorrect password used. then theres a clear button at the top to clear the log list. this way you know when some one has tried to access your apps,when, what app, and how many times, and if they are even close to your password so you can change it. maybe the log could even record successfull logins for the apps on the list so you still know when they have been viewed, in case some one figures out your password.
Program operation:
8.) so basically the program just prompts the phone to bring up the passcode/keypad screen as if the phone went to sleep with an immediate passcode lock when you come out of sleep mode. and just like when the normal feature is used after the correct passcode is entered the phone returns to the progams you were using. in this case the app that was selected would then open.
so i guess the app needs to be able to force the phone to go to the passcode/keypad when the icons on the padlock list are started, as if the phone were coming out of a sleep mode, then it would proceed to the app after you enter the code. and also log the info from the password attempts linked to those apps.
and thats about it, you've got privacy!!!! apple should have though of this! or atleast cut me a check for thinking out the idea.....lol
let me know what you all think! and if you have any ideas for things i left out share them.
and if anyone who knows how wants to turn my idea into reality since i cant, be my guest. and just email me and lets talk about it all.
Id just like credit for the idea!
P.s. sorry if this was long
12-03-2007, 01:59 AM
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