Settings
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Privacy and security
Options
Change the settings for maintaining your privacy and safety.
On the Settings screen, tap
Privacy and security
.
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Location services
: Change settings for location information permissions.
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Private mode
: Activate private mode to prevent others from accessing your personal
content. Refer to
for more information.
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Privacy settings
: Change the settings for allowing apps to use your private information.
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Report diagnostic info
: Set the device to automatically send the device’s diagnostic and
usage information to Samsung.
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Send SOS messages
: Set the device to send help messages by pressing the Power
key three times. You can also send sound recordings along with the message to the
recipients. Refer to
for more information.
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Find My Mobile
: Activate or deactivate the Find My Mobile feature. Access the Find my
mobile website (
) to track and control your lost or stolen
device.
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Show password
: Set the device to display passwords as they are entered.
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SIM card lock
: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock feature to require the PIN before using
the device.
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Security update service
: Set the device to check and download security updates.
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Secure erase
: Permanently delete all deleted data on the device for increased security.
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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.