Add password timeout

KMAshlyn

Password
Time limit option before you have to re-enter password, or ability to use password or biometrics during time limit.

Thank you for your consideration
Diarium version: 2.7.10
Operating system: Samsung Note 10

Likobri

That would be awesome! I use a separate password for the app on my iPhone. So when I want to note thoughts from a book into Diarium, I always have to re-enter the password..

timo

On Android, a 5 seconds time window is used in which the user can return to the app without having to reenter the password. On iOS, no such timeout is used. The app needs to navigate to the password screen right when the user minimizes the app so that iOS takes a screenshot from that screen instead of the journal entries screen which is then used in the task switcher. But maybe there is another way to prevent the display of sensitive information in the task switcher without having to lock the journal right away.
What kind of timeout would you want to use? I don't plan to make this setting user-adjustable at this time, unless there is enough demand for it

Nikita

timo I think it should be at least 30 seconds, maybe even 60 🤔 5 isn't enough. I usually need to unlock it after switching.

SanskarPandit

When using the app, I find myself frequently switching between apps to ensure that I am entering the correct information, often taking reference from other apps. However, I have experienced some difficulties when the app times out and I have to unlock it to resume my work.
I believe that adding a selectable time-out option to the app would be a great solution. This would allow users to choose the duration of inactivity before the app automatically times out, eliminating the inconvenience of having to unlock it repeatedly.

Harry

Yes, please add the option to set either a custom time-out or to have the app time-out when the window is closed.
I also desperately want the option not to get a notification when the app has timed out. As it stands now, I may be elsewhere on my computer (watching a movie, focused on work, etc.) when a pop-up window emerges telling me the diary app has locked. The pop-up won't go away until I click on it. It's too interrupting and annoying to me. Thank you!

Likobri

A custom timeout of course would be ideal, but for me 30-60 seconds would already be such a great improvement.

EAPTCB

Plus one for this idea!

Arie

THIS is the n1 thing that is giving me second thoughts about buying the pro. It's SO annoying. My partner has biometrics to open my phone, but I want to keep my diarium private, so I need to use a password, and having to put it every 5 seconds that I do something else is very annoying.
For example, the time out for your phone to turn the screen off can be modified to 15 secs, 30, 1 min, or 2 min. I think that range is good, even 5 min option. I don't know anything about coding, but if making it a personal choice is not so much difficult, I think that would be better to try to choose an amount of time for different people with different styles of use.

Arie

I see the original idea was posted almost 3 years ago and it was approved half a year ago. Is there any expected time to be released?

timo

I currently don't plan to add it. "Approved" doesnt mean I am planning to add it.
What value would you set that timeout to if you could?

Arie

timo Thanks for answering and sorry for misinterpreting the "approved".
I would personally put 2 minutes.
Is there anything we can for you to add the feature?

timo

Just vote/like this thread or comment on it (as you did) so I get a feeling on how important certain features are for the userbase

DiariumUser

I would also like to have a longer time span than 5 seconds until Diarium locks itself. Even if I'm using the finger print sensor to unlock "fast", it becomes unpleasant - especially when writing an entry, looking for some more information on another app (which often exceeds 5 seconds) and switching back to Diarium to enter those information.

I can imagine a setting where the user can choose between "immediate" and some other predefined time spans like "30 seconds", "2 minutes" and "5 minutes". This would be awesome.