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Personal information and data
security
The use of some funct ions or third-party applicat ions on your
device could result in your personal informat ion and data being
lost or becoming accessible to others. Several measures are
recommended to help you protect personal and confident ial
informat ion.
Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from
unauthorized use.
Set your device screen to lock and create a password or
unlock pattern to open it.
Periodically back up personal informat ion kept on your
SIM/USIM card, memory card, or stored in your device
memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to
move or delete any personal informat ion on your old device.
If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages
or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without
opening them.
If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites
that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your
personal informat ion.
If you use services such as Wi-Fi tether or Bluetooth, set
passwords for these services to prevent unauthorized access.
When these services are not in use, turn them off.
Install or upgrade device security software and regularly
scan for viruses.
Be sure to obtain third-party applicat ions from a legit imate
source. Downloaded third-party applicat ions should be
scanned for viruses.
Install security software or patches released by Huawei or
third-party applicat ion providers.
