Applications Lock

[Sonic98]

I know some phones like the Samsung Propel and Flight and certain Motorola phones come with the feature of locking certain applications like text and pictures with a pin. Am I safe to assume that there is no PDA/SmartPhone with this feature by default? THere are some things I like about the BlackJack Line, but I notice that there are a few features not present that are present in just regular phones. There are like 3 or 4 others, but I can't really think of them right now.

[totalimmortal363]

What are you asking?

[Sonic98]

On most Samsung and Motorola phones, you can go to security settings. There is an application lock setting. Before someone can open your text messages they have to enter a pin number just like they would if you put a lock on the enire phone. I'm asking if all SmartPhones are missing this feature or a similar one.

[totalimmortal363]

Ive not seen that option on my Iphone, E71x, or my Blackberries. Sorry

[Zandora ACE - Master]

Why don't you just lock the whole phone?

I do that on my tilt.

I can still answer calls when the phone is locked.

[Sonic98]

Because sometimes you let other use your phone and you do not have to stand over them and see if they're trying to search though your phone. I don't know why these Windows Phones can't just let you switch over the guest like you can with the Windows PC O/S since all smart phones seem to have dropped the application lock option. That was one of the main reason I stuck with either Motorola or Samsung for so long

[BrianfromNO]

I don't know that Windows Mobile supports multiple users on a single device, primarily because of the device limitations (storage, processing power, etc).  The phones you use that allow that feature have the functionality built into the operating system.  I know of no Smartphone OS that has that feature built-in, and it would likely take major re-engineering to have a secondary security lock over applications (on top of the OS's built-in security lock).

I'd suggest you not let anyone use your phone whom you don't trust.

[Zandora ACE - Master]

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BrianfromNO wrote:

I don't know that Windows Mobile supports multiple users on a single device, primarily because of the device limitations (storage, processing power, etc).  The phones you use that allow that feature have the functionality built into the operating system.  I know of no Smartphone OS that has that feature built-in, and it would likely take major re-engineering to have a secondary security lock over applications (on top of the OS's built-in security lock).

I'd suggest you not let anyone use your phone whom you don't trust.

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Agreed 100%

[Sonic98]

It's not about not trusting people. But a lot of people are just nosy. I know plenty of people or people who know others that can't touch a person phone without trying to take a pic or look at the pictures they have saved.