Protect your phone
Protect your phone
Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is lost or stolen.
Screen lock
The easiest way to protect your phone is to lock your touchscreen when you are not
using it. You can choose to swipe to unlock, or enter a pattern, PIN or password to
unlock your phone.
Find it: swipe up
> Settings > Security & location
Security screen that shows options for locking your phone's screen.
1 Select the lock type:
» None: turn o the screen lock.
» Swipe: touch and drag up to unlock.
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Screen lock
Pattern
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Fingerprint
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Smart lock
For a screen lock, you
can use a pattern,
password or another
option.
Manage encryption
settings for your phone.
» Pattern: draw a pattern to unlock.
» PIN: enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
» Password: enter four to sixteen letters, digits or symbols to unlock.
2 After setting the lock type, tap for screen lock settings.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, swipe up > Settings > Display >
Advanced > Sleep
Note: you can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see Emergency calls). A
locked phone still rings and you do not need to enter a PIN or password to answer a
call.
Unlock with your fingerprint
You can use the fingerprint sensor to unlock your phone.
Find it: swipe up
> Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint
Can't unlock?
If you forget your pattern, PIN or password, you can enter your Google™ account email
and password on another device to unlock the phone.
If you don't have a Google account on your phone, contact your service provider to
have your device factory reset.
Warning: a factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, such as a boarding pass or shopping
voucher? Pin the screen for easy access.
To set up screen pinning, swipe up
> Settings > Security & location > Screen
pinning, then tap the switch to turn it on.
To pin a screen, open the app you want to pin, touch and hold Recents
. Tap .
To unpin the screen, touch and hold Back and Recents until you see Screen
unpinned.
Tip: to secure your phone when you activate screen pinning, tap Ask for PIN before
unpinning.
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