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How do you remove slide to unlock

How do you remove the slide to unlock function. It seems to serve no purpose.

iPad, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Nov 25, 2011 4:05 PM

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Apr 12, 2012 12:20 PM in response to keithfrombroughton-in-furness

There is already an option to remove "slide to lock" with the smart cover, so why not just add another option, or modify the smartcover option to completely remove slide to unlock?


And please all you haters: Obviously you would still need to push the power or home button to actually activate the device, this would bring you to the HOME screen. Not to an ethereal space from whence you would not be able to unlock the iPad.


My iPad generally rests on my desk and I hardly take it with me. And when I do, I have it in a bag or a case. Please tell me how my bag could possibly misdial someone? The iPad only responds to capacitive touch, meaning your SKIN. And even if that were an issue, turning the feature back on when taking the iPad with you is not a big deal. But having to do the utterly pointless sliding motion several hundred times a day IS a big deal.

I too have a grandma who I've tried to teach to use an iPad, but the sliding thing is just a bit too much.


The smart cover IS a solution. But it's a solution that costs some 40 dollars, and also is in many cases more of an annoyance, if you just have your ipad on your coffee table or desk.


Come on apple, give us the option.

How do you remove slide to unlock

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