Prevent unlocking in pocket

Moorhen

Member
I just received my new Pixel 6 phone, coming from a OnePlus Nord. The latter has a function that prevents unlocking of the phone when in your pocket. Now the P6 doesn't have that function. I'm wearing the device with the screen facing my leg and apparently the fabric of the my pocket is so thin that the screen detects a touch and unlocks (even when I have disabled tap to wake and lift to wake). Somehow Smart Lock is activated.

Is there a macro that I can use that prevents the phone unlocking while in my pocket, but at the same time keeps the functionality of Smart Lock intact? Or do any of you have any suggestions?
 

Moorhen

Member
I just received my new Pixel 6 phone, coming from a OnePlus Nord. The latter has a function that prevents unlocking of the phone when in your pocket. Now the P6 doesn't have that function. I'm wearing the device with the screen facing my leg and apparently the fabric of the my pocket is so thin that the screen detects a touch and unlocks (even when I have disabled tap to wake and lift to wake). Somehow Smart Lock is activated.

Is there a macro that I can use that prevents the phone unlocking while in my pocket, but at the same time keeps the functionality of Smart Lock intact? Or do any of you have any suggestions?
I made a macro:
T: Screen unlocked
A: Screen off
C1: Proximity sensor nearby
C2: Screen on
C3: Device orientation vertical upside down (I always carry my phone upside down in my pocket)
C4: Not in a call

I think this should work. This, however, does not prevent the screen going on and showing the pincode pad and emergency call button. That one I would like to disable as well when in my pocket but I don't think this macro does that. Any suggestions are welcome!
 

Andydroid

Member
Not a MacroDroid solution, but I use an app called Touch Protector by Team Obake Biz: it has all sorts of locking and unlocking options that might suit you...
 

Moorhen

Member
Not a MacroDroid solution, but I use an app called Touch Protector by Team Obake Biz: it has all sorts of locking and unlocking options that might suit you...
Thanks, I will give that a try. Do you know if it also works with Smart Lock enabled (i.e. that even though the screen is turned on in your pocket by a combination of tap to wake and Smart Lock (or rather Unlock), no touches are possible so no phantom calls or other unintended actions happen)?
 
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