Comments on: How to: Set Up Lock Screen Owner Info on Jelly Bean [Beginners' Guide]

By: Zabinator

Zabinator — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:49:00 +0000

if it does not seem to work: DISCONNECT FROM THE CHARGER!!!

The owner info is not shown if the phone is on a charger, and the % of charge is shown instead

By: Eduardo Santana

Eduardo Santana — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:57:00 +0000

How do you activate this on the HTC Droid DNA?

By: david

david — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:37:00 +0000

On my Note 2 you get to this by Settings>personal>lockscreen>Owner Information

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0000

I don’t know what ICS is (Ice Cream Sandwich, I gather), but I just got a Razr Maxx yesterday (Aug 21, 2012), updated the software (now Android 4.04) and with an animated wallpaper (the stock waving grass) this doesn’t work. I could well be doing something wrong, but thought you should know… Thanks for the effort. I’ll be going to South America next week and will check back for a possible update before then.

By: Droosh

Droosh — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Try JRummy’s rom toolbox
You can change these files, back-up apps, overclock, file browse, etc.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:49:00 +0000

I think replacement apps such as keyboards, launchers, browsers and stuff like that would make a good tutorial. Things like how to change keyboard/homescreen. How to get it back to the stock keyboard, and stock homescreen (clearing defaults). There are some great alternative keyboards such as Swiftkey or Swype.

By: Raven

Raven — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:45:00 +0000

Saved my wife too. I had put, “If found, please call [my number].” on her phone. After having a few too many Tequila shots with some friends she left her phone in the bathroom of the bar. I had already taken her outside to the car when I got a call. It was a nice lady inside with her phone.

By: Brian Cohen

Brian Cohen — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0000

Can you please provide a link? I can’t seem to locate an app that does this.

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:33:00 +0000

Also its about time android os builds a customize feature for your lock screen any way you want. By adding icons for quick features up to like 6-8 features in the circle, similar to what moto did with ics, but more icons.

By: bdudek

bdudek — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:57:00 +0000

This feature actually saved me last month.

After a night of drinking scotch straight from the bottle, I (this is all pieced together the next day mind you) threw up on my pants and shoes, took them off in the middle of the street and wandered 2 miles in the wrong direction from my apartment. The next morning I woke up without pants and shoes, much to my surprise, and walked a very shameful walk home. I got home and opened up my computer and there it was, AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE WHO FOUND MY WALLET, KEYS, AND PHONE (G Nex) because I had my email on my lock screen.
Dude was really classy about it too because I offered a $50 reward, but he refused.

Actual email:
miguel v @gmail.comJul 8to meMy name is miguel I found a phone & wallet that match your name at fremont elementary school this morning @ 8:30 am. If you get this email contact me at [redacted]. If I don’t get a response I will take it to the local police station .

By: Droosh

Droosh — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:30:00 +0000

Root your phone and their is a text file you can edit. There are also root apps in the play store that will do it for you.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:12:00 +0000

Or your google voice number maybe?

By: jeesung

jeesung — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:22:00 +0000

this is not a JB only feature.

i have it on 4.0.4 ICS Razr Maxx, though as someone said, it puts everything onto one line vs. how you enter in settings on different lines.

By: noc007

noc007 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:56:00 +0000

What I’d like to know is how to do multiple lines. At least under ICS on the D4, new lines are not registered on the lock screen. Ex:

What gets entered:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3

What gets displayed:
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:35:00 +0000

It at least gives the option of easily finding the owner to honest people. I found a phone once and when i called a contact on the phone they wouldn’t even help me by telling me who the phone belonged to. I just turned it in to the office to let them try to figure it out after that.