57Security
PIN or password: If you forget your PIN or password,
you can enter the Google™ Gmail™ user name and
password you set up when you registered your device.
You will then be able to create a new PIN or password
and unlock your device.
If you don’t have a Google™ account on your
smartphone, contact your service provider to have your
device factory reset.
Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your
phone.
Encrypt Your Phone
Caution: If you forget your encryption key password,
you cannot recover the data stored on your phone or
microSD memory card. Encrypting your files can take an
hour or more. Leave your phone plugged in, and be
careful not to interrupt the process.
Encryption protects the files and data stored on your
phone and microSD memory card, so that people cannot
access them if your phone is stolen.
Find it: Menu >
System settings
>
Security
>
Data
encryption
You can encrypt all the files you save on your phone and
microSD memory card, encrypt all personal data on your
phone, and encrypt your email, calendar, and/or
contacts.
SIM Lock
Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times,
your phone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN
unlock code. Contact your service provider for your PIN
unlock code.
To set a SIM card PIN that you must enter when you
turn on your phone:
Find it: Menu >
System settings
>
Security
>
Set up
SIM card lock
>
Lock SIM card
To set your SIM PIN, enter a 4-digit code. To change your
code, choose
Change SIM PIN
.
Restore your phone
If you reset or replace your phone, just log into your
Google™ account to restore the contacts, events, and
other details you synced with the account. To choose
what syncs with the account, touch Menu >
System
settings
>
Accounts & sync
, touch your Google account,
and check things to sync. Please note that text
messages, call logs, and items stored on your phone will
not be restored. To restore your Google Play™ Store
apps, see “Manage & restore apps” on page 14.
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