Samsung Galaxy Note II - Encrypt SD Card; Make Passwords Visible; Device Administrators

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4. Unlockthephone.Thedataonyourphoneisencryptedandyourphonewillrestartagain.The
iconisdisplayedonthetopbarofyourdisplayshowingthatyourdataisencrypted.
Encrypt SD card
PreventanotheruserfromaccessinginformationstoredonyourSDcardbyprotectingthe
informationusingapassword.Whenenabled,yourphonewillaskforapasswordeachtimeyouuse
thephone.UsingthisoptionyoucanalsochangeyourSDcardPINnumber.
Important! Passwordscreenlockprotectionrepresentsthehighestlevelofsecurity;therefore,you
mustsetupascreenlockpasswordinordertouseSDcardencryption.Formoreinformation,see
ScreenLock.
1.
Press andtap >Settings>Security>Encrypt external SD card.
2. Tapyouroptionsandthentap Continue.
l EncrypttoencryptallnewfilesonthemicroSDcard.
l Full encryptiontoencryptallnewandexistingfilesonthemicroSDcard.
l Exclude multimedia filestoexcludemultimediafilesfromencryption.
Make Passwords Visible
Whenenabled,thisfeatureallowsyoutoviewthetextbeingenteredintoapasswordfieldasyou
typeit.Manytimes,otherapplicationsinsertanasterisk(*)asyoutype.Thiscancauseissuesand
confusion.Whatifyoumis-typedthepasswordorusedthewrongcase?Whenenabled,youcan
seeyourentry.Thisfeatureisenabledbydefault.
Todisablevisiblepasswords:
1.
Press andtap >Settings>Security.
2. TapMake passwords visible(toremovethecheckmarkontheoption).
Device Administrators
ActivatingthisfeatureallowsGoogletoadministrateyourphoneinawaysimilartoITsecurity
settingsonacorporatePC.Thiswouldbebeneficialinthecasethatyourphonewaslostorstolen.
Thephonecouldbe“deactivated”or“restricted”(throughadministration)fromaremotelocation.