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accessed without using a PIN or password of some kind. Note that your phone cannot
be unlocked without a password or PIN if you encrypt everything! Also note that losing
your password will lock you, Google, and NUU out of your phone! Neither
Google or NUU has the means to decrypt a phone. If you enable this option,
keep a safe backup of your password somewhere!
Unknown Sources: Checking this allows you to install apps from places other than
Google Play. NOT recommended, as unknown apps can steal your data or worse!
Verify Apps: We highly recommend leaving this option checked, as it verifies apps
against Google’s lists of harmful and non-harmful apps.
Language & Input: Generally you don’t have to mess with this, as the first-run
configuration of your phone asked you which language you wanted to use. However, you
can come here to change around your software keyboard language, personal dictionary
settings, voice search configuration, and text-to-speech settings.
Backup & Reset: The backup options here concern backing up your phone’s
configuration data to Google’s servers, and it’s all tied to your Google credentials. The
really important item in this menu, though, is the “factory reset” option. Activating (and
confirming) this destroys all data on your phone and returns it to “out of the box”
configuration. Don’t worry about accidentally activating this, as there several screens of
confirmation prompts to get through before the reset occurs.
ACCOUNTS
If you made or entered a Google account during the initial configuration of your phone,
it will show up here. The Accounts section serves to put all of your accounts in a single
place for easy configuration. Tapping on an account lets you change its options, though
these will of course vary by service.
The Add Account button lets you add a new account to the phone. What kind of
account it can add depends on what apps you have installed. As an example, if you have
the Facebook app installed, tapping Add Account takes you to the Facebook app and
prompts you to log in, at which point the account is added.
SYSTEM
Power Off Alarm: This is used to set up a “do not disturb” mode on your phone in one
of two ways. You can configure the phone to automatically enter and exit Airplane Mode
at specified times, or you can configure the phone to fully power off on schedule.
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