Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock the screen
Auto-lock:
Your phone screen will be automatically locked if you haven't performed any operations on it
for a period of time.
You can go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep, and set the screen timeout duration.
Manually lock the screen:
You can manually lock the screen using either of the following methods:
• Press the Power button.
• Pinch two together on the home screen, touch Service widgets, swipe down to the
bottom, touch Widgets, touch and hold down on the Screen Lock icon, and touch Add to
home screen. Then touch the Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.
Keep the Screen On While Looking
You can set the screen to stay on while you are looking at it, such as when you are reading.
Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing, and ensure that Keep screen on
while looking is enabled.
Turn On the Screen
You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways :
• Press the Power button.
• Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and
enable and use Raise to wake and Double-tap to wake.
If your phone does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.
Unlock Your Screen
Password unlock: Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to
display a panel where you can enter your lock screen password. Then, enter your lock screen
password.
Face unlock: Once the screen is turned on, bring your face in front of the screen of your
phone. Your phone will unlock automatically after it recognizes your face.
Fingerprint unlock: Touch the sensor zone with a that you have already
set up on your device. Wake up your screen to show the sensor zone, if your
device has an in-screen sensor.
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