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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.
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Screen security
Power button instantly locks
Except when kept unlocked by Smart
Lock
Automatically lock
1 minute after sleep, except when kept
unlocked by Smart Lock
Encrypt phone
Smart lock
Owner info
Screen lock
PIN
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 16 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
“
Emergency calls
”). 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
.
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Quick start: protect your phone
Screen lock
Screen pinning
SIM card lock
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