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Settings and security
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card
You can help to protect your SIM card by assigning a PIN (personal identification
number) that you enter before accessing your SIM.
Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before
continuing.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
2. Tap Set up SIM card lock, then select Lock SIM card.
3. Enter the default SIM card PIN, and then tap OK.
4. To change the SIM card PIN, tap Change SIM PIN.
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts
allowed, your SIM card will become "PUK-locked."
You need a PUK code to restore access to HTC One X/One X+. Contact your mobile
operator for this code.
1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap Next.
2. Enter the new PIN you want to use, and then tap Next.
3. Enter the new PIN again, and then tap OK.
Setting a screen lock to help protect
HTC One X/One X+
Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using
HTC One X/One X+ without your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your
phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One X/One X+ is turned
on or when it's idle for a certain period of time.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
4. Tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don't want
your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.
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