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Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you need to long
press the blank area of home screen, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password
to unlock the phone's screen and keys.
1. Press the Home Key > Apps icon > Settings > Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Tap None, Long press, Pattern, PIN, or Password.
• Tap None to disable screen lock protection.
• Tap Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a "tap and hold"
gesture. You can unlock the screen by tapping and holding a blank area on the
lock screen.
• Tap Pattern to create a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen.
• Tap PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must enter to
unlock the screen.
NOTE: Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the strength of their
security, starting with None and Long press, which provide no security. A pattern
provides minimal security, although it can be more convenient than the stronger options.
IMPORTANT: If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and tap Forgot Pattern to
sign in to the Google account you have added on the phone and reset the screen lock.
You will need an active Internet connection. You can also upgrade the phone software
(see Settings – System – About Phone).
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google accounts, application data, music
and other media, downloaded information, and more. If you do, you must enter a
numeric PIN or password each time you power on your phone.
WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is
to perform a factory data reset, which erases all your data.
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Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen, and may be
required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your system administrator
before turning it on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is
controlled by the system administrator.
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
• Set a lock screen PIN or password.
• Charge the battery.
• Keep the phone connected to the charger.
• Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process. You must not interrupt it or you
will lose some or all of your data.
When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1. Press the Home Key > Apps icon > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone
is not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, press the
Back Key.
WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.
3. Tap Encrypt phone.
4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and tap Next.
5. Tap Encrypt phone again.
The encryption process starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take
an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times.
When encryption is complete, you'll be prompted to enter your PIN or password.
Subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your phone
to decrypt it.
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