Protect
keep your phone safe
Quick start: protect your phone
Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is
lost or stolen.
Find it:
Apps
>
Settings
>
Security
The easiest way to protect your phone is to use
Screen lock
.
You can choose to swipe to unlock (less secure) or enter a
pattern, PIN or passcode to unlock your phone.
Screen lock
To keep your phone secure, you can make the touchscreen
lock when it goes to sleep.
Security
Screen lock
PIN
Owner info
Smart lock
Encrypt phone
Screen security
Encryption
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Automatically lock
1 minute after sleep, except when
kept unlocked by Smart Lock
Power button instantly locks
Except when kept unlocked by
Smart Lock
For a screen lock, you can
use a pattern, password or
other option.
Add some info to show
on your lock screen.
Encrypt the data stored
on your smartphone.
Find it:
Apps
>
Settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
, then
select the lock type:
•
None
: turn off the screen lock.
•
Swipe
: tap
and drag up.
•
Pattern
: draw a pattern to unlock.
•
PIN
: enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
•
Password
: enter four to sixteen letters, digits or symbols to
unlock.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, tap Apps
>
Settings
>
Display
>
Sleep
.
Note:
you can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see
"). A locked phone still rings, and you do not
need to enter a PIN or password to answer a call.
Can't unlock?
Pattern, PIN or password:
if you forget your pattern, PIN or
password, you can enter your Google account email and
password to unlock the phone.
If you don't have a Google account on your phone, contact
your service provider to have your device factory reset.
Warning:
a factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, such as a boarding
pass or shopping voucher? Pin the screen for easy access.
To set up screen pinning, tap Apps
>
Settings
>
Security
>
Screen pinning
.
Protect
Quick start: protect your phone
Screen lock
Screen pinning
SIM card lock
Encrypt your phone
Back up & restore
Reset
Stolen phone?
