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Find My Mobile
Protect your device from loss or theft allowing your
device to be locked, tracked, and for your data to be
deleted remotely.
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To access your device remotely, visit
findmymobile.samsung.com
.
Note
: You must sign up for a Samsung account and
enable Google location service to use Find My Mobile.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Find My Mobile
.
3. Enter your Samsung account password or, if
you are not logged in to your Samsung account,
tap
Add account
and follow the prompts. The
following options are available:
•
Remote controls
: Activate or deactivate
Remote controls, which allows you to access
your device remotely.
•
Google location service
: Activate or
deactivate Google location service. This
service must be on in order to find your
device.
•
SIM change alert
: Prevent unauthorized
changes to your SIM card by being alerted
whenever an app or service attempts to
change data on your SIM card.
•
Reactivation lock
: Use your Samsung
account to stop anyone from reactivating your
device without your permission.
Unknown Sources
Enable installation of non-Google Play applications.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Unknown sources
to enable this option.
Warning
: Enabling installation of third-party
applications can cause your device and personal data
to be more vulnerable to attacks by unknown sources.
Encrypt Device
Require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your
device each time you power it on.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Encrypt device
.
3. Tap
Encrypt device
and follow the prompts to
encrypt all data on your device.
Other Security Settings
Set Up/Change Password
Protect your device from being reset accidentally by
requiring a special password before it can be reset
to its factory defaults.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Other security
settings
.
3. Tap
Set up/change password
and follow the
prompts.
SIM Card Lock
Require both your SIM card PIN and your ordinary
screen lock type when unlocking the device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Personal
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Other security
settings
>
Set up SIM card lock
and follow the
prompts.
3. Tap
Lock SIM card
to enable the feature.
4. Tap
Change SIM card PIN
to create a new PIN.
Settings
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Lock Screen and Security