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Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 04 Nov 2018 19:15
by beelze
On my device (AICP Oreo 13.1) Clear PIN/password action not working (SecurityException: Cannot call with null password), though Clear PIN/password is working.
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 05:42
by Desmanto
As stated in the Action Set PIN/Password, Automagic can't clear the PIN/Password anymore, unless it is device owner. Using execute root command locksettings clear also prohibit you from setting a null password (clear the password).
https://www.xda-developers.com/android- ... d-pattern/
This is known limitation, I don't know if there is workaround for it.
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:18
by beelze
Desmanto wrote:Automagic can't clear the PIN/Password anymore, unless it is device owner
Automagic Device Admin is listed and checked in
Device admin apps, but with no luck;
locksettings clear command fails too. Seems that
Clear the PIN/Password not working at all?
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 14:35
by Martin
Device admin and device owner are not the same thing. You can try to make Automagic the device owner (on your own risk). Check the help page of action Set Lock PIN/Password.
Regards,
Martin
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 14:54
by beelze
Martin wrote:Device admin and device owner are not the same thing. You can try to make Automagic the device owner (on your own risk). Check the help page of action Set Lock PIN/Password
Well, I got it. The
link on help page is broken, though I think you mean:
What exactly I should use as COMPONENT?
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 15:14
by Desmanto
Look at the Action Set Lock PIN/Password help page, there is a link to device owner help too.
Device Owner
Setting the device administrator of an app as a device owner enables several capabilities to an app that are not available otherwise.
The procedure to set Automagic as the device owner is quite complicated and can potentially go wrong so this feature is completely unsupported and you do this on your own risk.
1. Enable Developer options->USB debugging on your device
2. Set the Screen lock to None
3. Install Automagic available on Google Play
4. Remove all Google Accounts from your device
Execute
Code: Select all
adb shell dpm set-device-owner ch.gridvision.ppam.androidautomagic/.AutomagicDeviceAdminReceiver
5. Add your Google accounts
I don't recommend to do it. In your case, you just wanna disable the security. Better use action
Set Lock Pattern State. This will disable the security, just like no pattern at all. I use this too to unlock the phone for the Control UI purpose.
Re: Clear PIN/password, Android 8.1
Posted: 05 Nov 2018 16:51
by beelze
Desmanto wrote:Better use action Set Lock Pattern State
Thanks, it worked. At least for now
