version 1.6

This app displays a Web page selected by the user on the device lock screen. Starting from it, the Net can be navigated while still on the lock screen, that is with the device locked (with some security-related restrictions, see below).
Among other things, it enables you to
- take quick notes on the lock screen, via WebLock's own built-in reminder page; it's probably the simplest and handiest shopping list app in existence
- view / listen to youtube videos with the device locked
- show others pictures from sites like Instagram or Google Photos on your phone while it's locked (for instance at parties, pass the phone around)
- personalize your device in very powerful ways.
See details below.

Note that
1. It's not a hack, it's 100% written in standard Google-approved code.
2. It doesn't handle the device locking and unlocking itself, Android is still in charge of that. So you don't have to worry this might be done in an unsafe way.
As a safety precaution, if the device is hard-locked, the domain cannot be changed while on the lock screen. If it's only swipe-locked, this restriction doesn't apply.
3. It has no special permissions (for instance it cannot read the hard disk), this can be checked. So it's safe for privacy. It generally respects your privacy 100%, see the privacy statement in the terms of use.

Note that it's not a lock screen wallpaper, it's an app that's placed over the lock screen. This means that your current wallpaper will still be on your lock screen, when you press the home button from the app. You get to keep both. Also, it will look better than on the lock screen, mixed with time and date and weather info and whatever else you have there. If you really like a picture or anything else on your lock screen, you view it in WebLock.
Note: Due to changes in the OS, the way the app shows a page in Android 9 and above is somewhat different. See details in the help.
(new in version 1.6, only on Android 9 and up) Now there is also a related feature of setting the lock screen wallpaper to the Web page or image of your choice. See details in the help..

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A few good uses for the app:
- Secure phone sharing
- Quick notes / to do list / reminder app
- Phone personalizing
- Showing the 12-hour world clock
- Following Facebook notifications
See details and hints at the support website (you can find a link to it in the Developer info section).

The Net is full of literally millions of great images to suit everybody's taste. From Michelangelo fans to cat lovers. So the simplest and most powerful way to personalize your phone is to just choose one you really like and point to it from WebLock.
A good place to start is WebLock's own image gallery. Optimized for viewing on a phone. There's landscapes, flowers and more than 20 masterpieces of the italian Renaissance. And more.

Repetition is the mother of all wisdom. The app offers a page of famous quotes, designed for the lock screen.

A nice way to personalize the device clock is to show the 12-hour world clock. This is basically why WebLock was developed originally. It's a world clock site I wrote which also offers a few elegant analog clock styles.

Have you ever been to parties where you give your phone away to show photos to people ? That's all very nice, but if it isn't locked, you never know who might snoop in. But how to lock it if people need to see the photos ? WebLock comes to rescue.

Or, if you want to make sure you don't forget about something, write a note in the app's reminder page and point to it from WebLock. Then it will pop up regularly on your lock screen. Very helpful if you're a bit forgetful. It will annoy you, but it will help you remember.

Details and hints at the support website.