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What is the keyguard in Android?

I googled it and couldn't find a definition. As usual the Android documentation was very "illuminating".

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U Avalos Avatar asked Jul 17 '13 01:07

U Avalos


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2 Answers

In a nutshell, it is your lockscreen.

PIN, pattern, face, password locks or the default lock (slide to unlock), but it is your lock screen.

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Raghav Sood Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 02:10

Raghav Sood


Keyguard basically refers to the code that handles the unlocking of the phone. it's like the keypad lock on your nokia phone a few years back just with the utility on a touchscreen.

you can find more info it you look in android/app or com\android\internal\policy\impl

Good Luck !

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Mayank Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 04:10

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