Extend time to swipe to home page on Android

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ozegirl

Discussion Starter · 5 mo ago (Edited)

When I switch on my phone, or bring it back from sleep, the first screen shows only the time, and icons at the top for reception, battery, etc. I swipe this screen and the home screen comes up with all my apps. I know how to extend the time before the screen goes to sleep from this point, however I cannot seem to find a way to extend the time I have to swipe the opening screen to get to the home screen. If I don't swipe within 3 to 5 seconds of the screen lighting up, it goes off and I have to press the power button to bring it back. Please note again this is NOT about changing the sleep setting in display, it is delaying time out when just trying to get to the home screen and apps in the first place. Samsung Galaxy A23.

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Macboatmaster

· #2 · 5 mo ago (Edited)

The authorative answer will come from an enquiry with your phone provider OR smnasung if you own the phone
Usually it is 3 seconds approx on power saving mode and 6 seconds approx if that is turned off and on many phones cannot be altered

That said try page 87 of the user manual
SM-A236_UM_EU_SS_Eng_Rev.1.0_220819.pdf (samsung.com)

I do not have the samsung so I do not know if that method changes the setting you want

On my phone the method is to turn off the screen lock
It then goes not to swipe - if that was the method you had - but straight to home screen

Same page in your manual - 87

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plodr

· #3 · 5 mo ago

I'm not sure this is possible. The short duration to swipe happens on the four Samsung devices I own (2 phones and 2 tablets). The delay is much longer on my Kindle Fire HD.
I'll do some searching later today and see if I can find anything.

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ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #4 · 5 mo ago

Thank you both. Machoatmaster, you had the answer. I thought it might be a screen lock issue, but I couldn't see how to change it at first, it seemed set to swipe, and at first I couldn't see an option to turn it off after clicking on it....but then saw on the original menu at the bottom ,"none" ....so selected that and now, home screen comes up without swiping....problem solved, thanks! I'm just a bit slow sometimes and it was so annoying having the phone go off and having to put it back on each time. So thank you once again.

MisterEd51

· #5 · 5 mo ago (Edited)

ozegirl said:
Thank you both. Machoatmaster, you had the answer. I thought it might be a screen lock issue, but I couldn't see how to change it at first, it seemed set to swipe, and at first I couldn't see an option to turn it off after clicking on it....but then saw on the original menu at the bottom ,"none" ....so selected that and now, home screen comes up without swiping....problem solved, thanks! I'm just a bit slow sometimes and it was so annoying having the phone go off and having to put it back on each time. So thank you once again.

I suspect the short time of three seconds is to save power by turning off the display. You must not worry about what is on your phone because you have no security turned on.

Now the screen timeout is another matter. The screen turns off after the timeout. Currently mine is set to 30 seconds. It can be set in steps from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. Once in a while I get annoyed by the timeout and temporarily set it to 10 minutes. In any case it is not a big deal to unlock my Samsung S21 because I use its fingerprint scanner for that. It is quite reliable and fast. It only takes a fraction of a second to unlock.

Macboatmaster

· #6 · 5 mo ago

ozegirl said:
Machoatmaster, you had the answer.

Cheers pleased to have helped

ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #7 · 5 mo ago

MisterEd51. Yes I understand I've bypassed secure access, but I hardly ever leave home, and I have no landline so it's used as my home phone. I suppose I could consider the fingerprint option.... but again, I suspect I have to do that before the screen goes off. Just that I'm a bit slow and I got sick of the screen going off whenever I picked up the phone. And yes, screen time out is a different matter, and not the issue here. Thanks for your response. I will think about giving the fingerprint a go....best would be if the time on could be extended before lock screen goes...then I wouldn't have to beat the clock to unlock the screen....but it appears there is no way to do this other than turning it off altogether.

Macboatmaster

· #8 · 5 mo ago

The main reason to have security lock on your phone, which of course you did not have before, my suggestion, as you only had to swipe, is of course in case you lose the phone or it is stolen from your car, your house, or your person - eg handbag snatch.

You must decide the risk and what steps you want to take.

I would recommend, whether you implement security or not, that you make a record of IMEI number - International Mobile Equipment Identiity
Option 1. Dial *#06# in your call keypad.
Option 2. Navigate to Settings and then tap About phone

That is a definite advantage to having the phone blocked.

Although most contract suppliers will block your phone without the IMEI number, some I believe only block the SIM - when supplying the phone number and not the IMEI number

ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #9 · 5 mo ago

Macboatmaster said:
The main reason to have security lock on your phone, which of course you did not have before, my suggestion, as you only had to swipe, is of course in case you lose the phone or it is stolen from your car, your house, or your person - eg handbag snatch.

Thank you, yes I am fully aware of that, and I am normally a very security-conscious person so I don't know why I haven't done it.... I guess one thing I am aware of, is that even with fingerprint, PIN, password or whatever on your phone there are hacks to get around all of those.... and for me the convenience of being able to access the phone quickly outweighed my concern over security.... I'm not someone who uses my phone for online banking or purchasing and I'm not a social media fanatic or anything like that....just one of the surprisingly few people who use it for phone calls and occasional texts. Having said that, I now realise that so many places now send verification codes to your phone and so that is a concern.... hence I have taken your advice and set up a fingerprint lock on the phone. Now my husband complains that if my phone rings he won't be able to answer it for me if I'm not around!

Macboatmaster

· #10 · 5 mo ago

hence I have taken your advice and set up a fingerprint lock on the phone. Now my husband complains that if my phone rings he won't be able to answer it for me if I'm not around!

I did not advise you to do so
My post was mainly about the IMEI number

I said

Macboatmaster said:
The main reason to have security lock on your phone, which of course you did not have before, my suggestion, as you only had to swipe, is of course in case you lose the phone or it is stolen from your car, your house, or your person - eg handbag snatch.

You must decide the risk and what steps you want to take.

ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #11 · 5 mo ago (Edited)

Sorry I didn't mean you literally told me to do that, but I was grateful for the suggestion as it made me rethink on security. The comment re my husband was only intended light-heartedly...not a serious issue! I've done the IMEI and also registered phone on Samsung. So thanks again. 😊

Macboatmaster

· #12 · 5 mo ago

ozegirl said:
Sorry I didn't mean you literally told me to do that, but I was grateful for the suggestion

Absolutely No need to apologise
I just thought you had seen this

MisterEd51 said:
You must not worry about what is on your phone because you have no security turned on.

and not realised that it was my colleague that had posted it.

Pleased to have helped.

ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #13 · 5 mo ago

Macboatmaster said:
Absolutely No need to apologise
I just thought you had seen this

and not realised that it was my colleague that had posted it.

Pleased to have helped.

All good - thank you and thank you MisterEd51 also - you both helped me in tandem

Macboatmaster

· #14 · 5 mo ago

Cheers
The only comment I would make is, that pleae remember that if you are out with your husband and you only have your phone
If goodness forbid anything was to happen to you
He cannot access your phone

That is one reason why I use password

ozegirl

Discussion Starter · #15 · 5 mo ago

Macboatmaster said:
Cheers
The only comment I would make is, that pleae remember that if you are out with your husband and you only have your phone
If goodness forbid anything was to happen to you
He cannot access your phone

That is one reason why I use password

Yes, good point.... but he has his own phone as well, plus I have a PIN number on the phone which is a failsafe if fingerprint doesn't work

Macboatmaster

· #16 · 5 mo ago

Cheers

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