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ringtone and notification sound (see
Changing Ringtone and
Notification Sound
), and select system sounds or control
notification display.
Security
Screen lock:
Disable the screen lock or enable it with long
press, pattern, PIN, or password. See
Protecting Your
Phone With Screen Locks
.
Lock screen message:
Set the lock screen message.
Smart Lock:
Keep the phone unlocked when connected to
trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked by trusted
faces.
NOTE:
You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to
use the
Smart Lock
feature.
Encrypt phone:
Encrypt your data on the phone to protect
your privacy. See
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
.
Set up SIM card lock:
Touch a micro-SIM card and you can
manage the following settings.
Lock SIM card:
Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to
require PIN before accessing the micro-SIM card.
Change SIM PIN:
Change the PIN used to access the
micro-SIM card.
NOTE:
Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future
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use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than
allowed, your micro-SIM card will be locked and you cannot
access the mobile phone network. Contact your operator for
a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the micro-SIM card.
Make passwords visible:
Display passwords as you enter
them.
Device administrators:
View or deactivate apps you have
authorized to be device administrators.
Unknown sources:
Check this option to permit installation
of apps from sources other than the Play Store.
Storage type:
Check the credential storage type.
Trusted credentials:
Display trusted CA certificates.
Install from SD card:
Install certificates from the memory
card.
Clear credentials:
Delete all certificates.
Trust agents:
View or deactivate trust agents.
Screen pinning:
Keep a screen of your choice in view, so
that others cannot switch to other apps and access your
personal information. Touch this option to see how it works.
Apps with usage access:
Turn on or off some apps’
access to your phone usage information.
Navigation Key
You can swap the positions of the
Back
key and the
Recent
apps
key. Select an option to make the switch.
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Date & Time
Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed.
You can also use network-provided data.
Language and Input
Language:
Select a language and region for your system.
Spell checker:
Use Android Spell Checker to check for
spelling errors when entering text.
Personal dictionary:
Add new words to the phone’s
dictionary or remove words from the dictionary. The words
you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion.
Keyboard & input methods:
Configure text input settings.
See
Input Settings
.
Text-to-speech output:
Preferred engine:
Select the speech synthesis engine
you want to use or change its settings.
Speech rate:
Select how quickly you want the
synthesizer to speak.
Listen to an example:
Play a brief sample of the
speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
Default language status:
Check whether the
text-to-speech output feature supports the current
system language.
Pointer speed:
Select how fast the pointer/mouse should
scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse
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accessory.
Device
Location
Activate location services to determine your location. To use
location-related applications, such as finding your location on
Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on
your phone.
1.
Touch the
Home
key
>
>Settings> Location
.
2.
Slide the
Location
switch at the top to turn location services
on or off.
3.
When location is enabled, touch
Mode
to select location
sources you want to use.
High accuracy:
Get accurate location using both GPS
and Wi-Fi as well as mobile networks.
Battery saving:
Use only Wi-Fi and mobile networks to
get your approximate location. This will drain less power
from your battery than using GPS.
Device only:
Use GPS to pinpoint your location.
Storage
The
Storage
settings menu lets you manage the phone storage
and provides options for your microSDHC card.
Save location
