Lock-Screens

Of course, Android comes with a Lock-Screen app pre-installed. But some third-party lock-screen app simply offers more … trackers?

Lock-Screens

2019-04-08

ZUI Locker-Elegant Lock Screen (4.7@372,714) Ǥ 29 LastUpdate: 2017-04-02 many themes available
CM Locker - Security Lockscreen (4.6@3,110,832) Ǥ 43 Video Review 4/2014; Intro 4/2014; „CM“ stands for „Cheetah Mobile“ here, so better avoid
Keypad lock screen (4.6@99,789) 21
Solo Locker (DIY Locker) (4.5@473,971) Ǥ 29
Keypad Lock Screen (4.5@158,937) 14 LastUpdate: 2017-09-23
Lock Screen - DU Locker & Lock screen wallpaper (4.5@5,385) 44
Keypad Screen Lock (4.5@1,600) 16 / Password Screen Lock (4.5@70,389) 14
Keypad Lock Screen (4.5@819) 16
DIY Passcode Lock Screen (4.5@83) 10
Passcode Lock Screen (4.4@74,015) 14
Fireflies lockscreen (4.3@354,250) Ǥ 18
DIY Locker - DIY Photo (4.3@46,473) Ǥ 37 your photos for the dots in pattern lock
Free AppLock & DIY Lock Screen Wallpapers Security (4.3@11,235) Ǥ 30 lockscreen & app locker
LockR (4.3@513) Ǥ 26 LastUpdate: 2016-04-16
Start (4.2@129,530) Ǥ 44
My Locker - Custom Lockscreen (4.2@25,054) Ǥ 23 LastUpdate: 2016-09-20 / My Locker - PRO (4.3@1,434; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-05-30
Picture Password (4.2@592) 10
Lock Screen HD Free (4.1@1,081) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-07-01 Video Review 10/2012
KK Locker - Cool Locker (4@16,828) Ǥ 34 LastUpdate: 2016-07-11
GO Locker - theme & wallpaper (4@114) 32 Vorstellung 6/2012 | 9/2013
C Locker Free (3.9@4,046) Ǥ 36 / C Locker Pro (4.2@1,586; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 29 Github; Intro 5/2013; Video Review 8/2013 | 4/2014; Review 8/2013; Test/Review 7/2014
TapUnlock (NFC Lockscreen) (3.8@359) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2014-12-22
Daily Lockscreen (3.8@17) 11 LastUpdate: 2014-09-21
MagicLocker Main (3.8@17) 14 LastUpdate: 2013-10-16 Vorstellung 7/2012 | 2/2013
Pi Locker (3.6@312) 22 LastUpdate: 2015-12-26
SnapLock Smart Lock Screen (2.9@102) 39 LastUpdate: 2016-10-10 Kurzvorstellung 10/2014; Intro 10/2014

Lock-Screen Helpers

2019-04-08

PINshortcuts - Xposed Module (4.6@14) Ǥ 3 LastUpdate: 2016-05-17 Github; Directly launch apps by pin/pattern shortcut
Lockscreen Policy (<= KitKat) (4.4@4,092) 1 LastUpdate: 2015-04-11 XDA 11/2012; Video Intro 11/2012; Vorstellung 11/2012; prevent e.g. camera widget to appear on your lock-screen
AcDisplay (4.1@67,450) Ǥ 15 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-13 Intro 3/2014 | 4/2014; Vorstellung 5/2014; Test 4/2014
DashClock Widget (4.1@62,307) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-12 Vorstellung 12/2013 | 12/2013
Delayed Lock (4.1@2,918) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-08-15 7d trial; unlock via IAP
Quick Access (4.1@61) Ǥ 2 LastUpdate: 2014-07-04 XDA; Video Review 3/2014; Intro 3/2014; allow launching selected apps without unlocking
NiLS Lock Screen Notifications (4@17,346) Ǥ 11 Vorstellung 3/2013 | 4/2014; Test 3/2013; Notifications on any lock screen
Smart Lockscreen protector (3.9@12,867) Ǥ 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Intro 3/2014
Lock Pattern Generator (3.8@23,642) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-04
No Lock Home for 4.4 (3.8@330) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-26 Vorstellung 10/2014; Kurzvorstellung 2/2015; lockscreen bypass based on network connectivity
Lockscreen Weather Widget (3.2@743) 6 LastUpdate: 2015-03-25
KitKat Music Lockscreen (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-06-04 XDA with screenshots; Github; Video Demo 1/2014; Video Tutorial 7/2014
[LL-O] LockScreen Mods - Xposed (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-08-28 Github; the lockscreen mods extracted from GravityBox
EventLock (0@0) Github; bring back calendar to lock screen
LockScreen Tweakbox (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-11-02 incl. "scream on failed unlock", iieeck!
More Lockscreen Pattern Attempts (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-04-10 raise from 5 to 20
Lockscreen Disabler (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-02-01 Github
Sequence Unlock (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-02-18 use your volume rockers to unlock your device
Knock Code (while screen on) (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-06-02 Github; use knock codes to unlock your device
Lock screen widgets [L-M-N] (0@0) Place widgets on your lock screen
XLockSecuritySlide (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-04-16 Github; slide before unlock
Clean Lockscreen (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-02-21 Github
[AOSP][CM][LP-MM] Knock Code Lockscreen (while screen on) (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-13 Github; use "knock codes" to unlock your device; incl. shortcuts to directly start an app
Complete Keyguard Disabler (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-01-16 Github
Wrong PIN Shutdown (0@0) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; shutdown device on too many wrong PIN tries

DashClock Extensions

2019-04-10

These extensions require either DashClock Widget – or cLock (CyanogenMod).

DashClock AppInfo (5@16) 4 LastUpdate: 2015-09-17
Mirakel-Dashclock (4.4@15) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-09-15 integrates the Mirakel todo app
Glimpse Notifications (4.2@2,867) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ lock screen notifications
DashClock Extension for Pocket (4.2@265) 4 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09
AppLauncher for DashClock (4.1@456) Ǥ 3 LastUpdate: 2014-09-16
DashClock DeviceInfo Extension (4.1@185) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-28
BetterWeather for DashClock (3.9@3,774) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2016-04-04
DashClock Data Usage Extension (3.9@2,479) Ǥ 5 LastUpdate: 2015-01-22
DashClock custom extension (3.8@2,243) Ǥ 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-18 create your own
DashClock CPUMonitor Extension (3.8@476) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-08-05
K-9 Mail DashClock Extension (3.7@296) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-24 Email info on the lockscreen
DashClock Wifi HotSpot (3.5@11) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-09-16

Further Readings:

What to do if I forgot my lock pattern? (11/2017)
Customize Your Phone's Lock Screen With These Easy Hacks (3/2016)
Android 5+ Smart Lock: Androids schlaue Bildschirmsperre richtig nutzen (1/2016)
Die besten Lockscreens: Diese 6 machen Euer Android noch smarter (12/2014 - 3/2015)
Die besten Android-Lockscreens (11/2013)
10 lock screen replacement apps for your Android smartphone (8/2013)
Swipe Away! Top 5 Lockscreens For Android (7/2013)
5 Best Lock Screen Widgets for Android (2/2013)

2019-04-25

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