Display Lock is not possible

Display Lock is not possible.

I just installed e/OS IMG-e-3.4-a15-20260114569178-official-FP5 on my Fairphone 5 and am trying to set up the screen lock. No matter what I try — pattern, PIN, password — it is not saved when I finish entering it. If I deliberately enter the PIN or password incorrectly a second time, e/OS notices that it was wrong. But when I enter two times the same password or PIN it’s not saved.

Immediately after entering the same PIN or password twice, the dialog does not show the unlock option I entered. I have rebooted several times before and after setup. That doesn’t change anything either.

If you had a Google account on your device before flashing /e/OS on your own on it then it is locked with that security measure feom Google. You need to install stock again and reverse that.

If you didn’t flash yourself, ignore what I wrote.

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Ok. So I need to revert to the Android Image provided by Fairphone again. Care for disabled screen lock. Then flash the e/os again.

Do I need to take care for the Security Patch date when going back from e/os to Android?

I don’t like it to have so many different instructions spreaded over different locations.

Did you say whether you already locked the Bootloader? It is not clear from the reports of others but I suggest you take care with Unlock bootloader if this is required.

If unlocked, no, so long as you do not get involved in any locking … then any anti-rollback issue will be ignored.

You might check one or two threads with hashtag frp to see how others did this fix.

no, only when you relock …
in the case, don’t relock FairphoneOS

OR EGUAL

official FairphoneOS and /e/OS instructions are very basic and can’t stand your situation differs than the default one.

the unofficial guide try to take in account maximum different device states…

I have not locked the bootloader of my phone again. So this part of my question is irrelevant.

Thank you. I will do so.

In Android, reinstalled again, I will not enter a Google account and set display lock to disabled. SIM lock is unknown for me. I don’t think it will be enabled in the new installed Android.

If the screen is unlocked in Android I will be able to lock it later in e/os with PIN or password?

please use “Gogol-android” or “FairphoneOS” term as “/e/OS” is also android…

yes you will be able to lock it later in e/os with PIN or password.

It worked. Thank you all.

Screenlock, apk installing, display lock the share button in apps, fingerprint - all misfunction is cured after adding and removing Google Account and the display lock as well as the SIM lock in Google Android and then reinstalling e/os.

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