Settings
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Privacy and security
Options
Change the settings for maintaining your privacy and safety.
On the Settings screen, tap
Privacy and security
.
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Location services
: Change settings for location information permissions.
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Private mode
: Activate private mode to prevent others from accessing your personal
content. Refer to Private mode for more information.
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Privacy settings
: Change the settings for allowing apps to use your private information.
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Report diagnostic info
: Set the device to automatically send the device’s diagnostic and
usage information to Samsung.
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Send SOS messages
: Set the device to send help messages by pressing the Power
key three times. You can also send sound recordings along with the message to the
recipients. Refer to Send SOS messages for more information.
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Find My Mobile
: Access the Find my mobile website (findmymobile.samsung.com). You
can track and control your lost or stolen device from the Find my mobile website.
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Show password
: Set the device to display passwords as they are entered.
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SIM card lock
: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock feature to require the PIN before using
the device.
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Security update service
: Set the device to check and download security updates.
Private mode
Hide personal content in your device to prevent others from accessing it.
Activating private mode
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On the Settings screen, tap
Privacy and security
→
Private mode
, and then tap the
Private mode
switch to activate it.
If you are activating private mode for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions to
set up a private mode access code.