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towards any direction to access the
application shortcuts.
If you touch
Pattern
, you‟re guided to create a
pattern you must draw to unlock the screen.
The first time you do this, a short tutorial about
creating an unlock pattern appears. Then
you‟re prompted to draw and redraw your own
pattern.
If you touch
PIN
or
Password
, you‟re
prompted to set a numeric PIN or a password
you must enter to unlock your screen.
The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the
screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter
your PIN or password to unlock it.
IMPORTANT:
Screen lock options are listed in the
approximate order of the strength of their security,
starting with
None
and
Long press
, which provide
no security. Pattern provides minimal security,
although it can be more convenient than the stronger
options.
Protecting Your Phone With
Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google
Accounts, application data, music and other media,
downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you
must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you
power on your phone.
WARNING!
Encryption is irreversible. The only way
to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a
factory data reset, which erases all your data.
