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[John Lea <1358340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- A recent design change in the interest of security removed access to the
+ A recent change in the interest of security removed access to the
  indicators when the phone is locked and the greeter is showing.
+ 
+ This was an accentual change based on a misunderstanding
  
  There had been a plan to support media playback control via the sound
  indicator. Without this the user must unlock the phone in order to
  simply pause the music or change songs, etc.
  
- We need a new plan.
+ 
+ ----------------------------
+ Desired resolution:
+ 
+ - Revert the change that caused this issue
+ 
+ - Add a switch to System Settings to enable security conscious user to
+ switch off Launcher and Greeter access while the phone is locked.  This
+ setting should *always* be off by default.  MPT is currently working on
+ wireframe for this.

** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet)

** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Also affects: unity8
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: unity8
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Changed in: unity8
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Terry (mterry)

** Changed in: unity8
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  Indicators are not available when the phone is locked

Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
  Fix Committed
Status in The Unity 8 shell:
  Triaged
Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  A recent change in the interest of security removed access to the
  indicators when the phone is locked and the greeter is showing.

  This was an accentual change based on a misunderstanding

  There had been a plan to support media playback control via the sound
  indicator. Without this the user must unlock the phone in order to
  simply pause the music or change songs, etc.

  
  ----------------------------
  Desired resolution:

  - Revert the change that caused this issue

  - Add a switch to System Settings to enable security conscious user to
  switch off Launcher and Greeter access while the phone is locked.
  This setting should *always* be off by default.  MPT is currently
  working on wireframe for this.

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