Cerberus Lock Screen Protector

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About this app

Some device manufacturers do not provide an option to protect the quick settings or the shutdown menu with a password, so a thief could swipe down from the lock screen and disable the internet connection or shut down the phone, rendering any anti-theft or device locator app useless.

With this app you can avoid that: if your phone gets stolen you will still be able to locate and track it!

This app is free, yet if you want to have a complete protection for your phone, yourself and your loved ones you can subscribe to the Cerberus suite (Cerberus Anti-theft, Cerberus Persona and Cerberus Kids)

This app uses Device Administration to turn off the screen and lock it when the power off menu or quick settings are being displayed.

This app uses Accessibility services to monitor the lock screen and block the power off menu and quick settings. It does not collect or send any information.

Ratings and reviews

I love the idea of the app. But when the shutdown / restart menu appears, there is a small moment in which, if the thief is fast enough, he can press the shutdown button. On the other hand. I don't use the option to block the quick access buttons, I just want to block the change of state of the network, I don't want to block all the buttons on my lock screen. I preferred to hide the tile that controls the network connection and to continue using the other quick access. Thanks✌🏻

Good concept and app works as advertised - but with some serious limitations. Recently it has started to block Google Assistant in the lock screen from responding to voice commands (its most common use case) when "Block Quick Settings" is turned on. Any attempt to use GA also admin-locks the device. Please fix this as it's making the app by unusable.

This app taught me a potential loophole, which thieves could exploit after stealing your phone. Honestly I love the app and it does what it says. Simple and easy, I haven't found a similar app to this yet. But lately the app doesn't work as intended, and it's a daily ritual to turn on and off the Admin access (correction - Accessibility switch for the app). Which sucks big-time. Admins, Please do look into this

What's new

Fixed a crash on some Android 14 devices
Small bugfixes and performance improvements