What is the keyguard in Android?

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U Avalos picture U Avalos · Jul 17, 2013 · Viewed 145.2k times · Source

I googled it and couldn't find a definition. As usual the Android documentation was very "illuminating".

Answer

Raghav Sood picture Raghav Sood · Jul 17, 2013

In a nutshell, it is your lockscreen.

PIN, pattern, face, password locks or the default lock (slide to unlock), but it is your lock screen.

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