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Protecting the Phone with Screen 
Locks 
To unlock the screen, swipe the screen, draw a pattern or 
type a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s 
screen and keys. To enable screen lock: 
1.  Touch the Home key >    > Settings > Security > 
Screen lock. 
2.  Touch None, Slide, Pattern, PIN or Password. 
  Touch None to disable the screen lock. 
  Touch Slide to enable screen lock and allow 
unlocking with a slide gesture. To unlock the screen, 
touch the display and slide up. 
  Touch Pattern to draw and redraw the pattern to 
unlock the screen. 
  Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a 
password to unlock the screen. 
3.  With Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how 
notifications and their contents display when the phone is 
locked and touch DONE. 
  NOTE: Remember the pattern, PIN, or password. 
Otherwise, you must upgrade the phone software 
to use the phone. For more information, see 
Upgrading the Phone Software.