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Settings
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Security update
: View the version of your device’s software and check for updates.
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Install unknown apps
: Set the device to allow the installation of apps from unknown
sources.
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Samsung Pass
: Verify your identity easily and securely via your biometric data. Refer to
for more information.
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Secure Folder
: Create a secure folder to protect your private content and apps from
others. Refer to
for more information.
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App permission monitor
: Set to receive notifications when the permissions you select
are used by apps that you are not using. You can manage the settings of each app and
view their permission usage history.
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Secure startup
: Protect your device by setting it to require a screen unlock code when
turning on the device. You must enter the unlock code to start the device and receive
messages and notifications.
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Encrypt SD card
: Set the device to encrypt files on a memory card.
If you reset your device to the factory defaults with this setting enabled, the
device will not be able to read your encrypted files. Disable this setting before
resetting the device.
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Other security settings
: Configure additional security settings.
Face recognition
You can set the device to unlock the screen by recognising your face.
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If you use your face as a screen lock method, your face cannot be used to unlock
the screen for the first time after turning on the device. To use the device, you must
unlock the screen using the pattern, PIN, or password you set when registering the
face. Be careful not to forget your pattern, PIN, or password.
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If you change the screen lock method to
Swipe
or
None
, which are not secure, all
of your biometric data will be deleted. If you want to use your biometric data in
apps or features, such as
Samsung Pass
, you must register your biometric data
again.