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PluckLockEx

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Lock your phone when snatched

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Opens the official F-Droid page

About PluckLockEx

Lock your phone when snatched. An updated and improved derivative of PluckLock.

This polls the accelerometer in the background and will lock the phone if the

sum of all non-gravitational forces ever exceeds the threshold.

PluckLockEx loads immediately into its preferences page, where you can set

the only preference relevant to the app's operation: the threshold at which the

phone will lock when it receives an acceleration jolt. The application will run

in the background, constantly monitoring the accelerometer to determine if the

phone has been taken from your hand. The app will start itself when you boot

your phone.

How to install PluckLockEx

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open PluckLockEx from your app drawer.

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