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Protecting Your Phone With Screen
Locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is
enabled, you can press and hold a blank area on the screen, and
then draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock
the phone’s screen and keys.
1. Press
>
> Settings > Security
.
2. Tap
Screen lock
.
3. Tap
None
,
Long press
,
Pattern
,
PIN
or
Password
.
x
Tap
None
to disable screen lock protection.
x
Tap
Long press
to enable screen lock and allow
unlocking with a ‘press and hold' gesture. You can unlock
the screen by pressing and holding a blank area on the
lock screen.
x
Tap
Pattern
to create a pattern that you must draw to
unlock the screen.
x
Tap
PIN
or
Password
to set a numeric PIN or a password
that you must enter to unlock the screen.
4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select whether to protect
your phone by requiring your pattern, PIN or password before
it starts up.
NOTE:
When this feature is enabled, your phone cannot
receive calls, messages, or notifications until it starts up.
5. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you would like
