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Protect your phone
Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is lost or stolen.
Screen lock
The easiest way to protect your phone is to lock your touchscreen when you are not
using it. You can choose to swipe to unlock, or enter a pattern, PIN or password to
unlock your phone.
Find it: swipe up
>
Settings > Security & location
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Security & location
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Security update
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Device security
Screen lock
Pattern
Lock screen preferences
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Fingerprint
1 fingerprint set up
Smart lock
Security screen that shows options for locking your phone's screen.
1 Select the lock type:
» None: turn off the screen lock.
» Swipe: touch
and drag up to unlock.
Manage encryption
settings for your phone.
For a screen lock, you
can use a pattern,
password or another
option.
» Pattern: draw a pattern to unlock.
» PIN: enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
» Password: enter four to sixteen letters, digits or symbols to unlock.
2 After setting the lock type, tap
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, swipe up
Advanced > Sleep
Note: you can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see
locked phone still rings and you do not need to enter a PIN or password to answer a
call.
Unlock with your fingerprint
You can use the fingerprint sensor to unlock your phone.
Find it: swipe up
>
Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint
Can't unlock?
If you forget your pattern, PIN or password, you can enter your Google™ account email
and password on another device to unlock the phone.
If you don't have a Google account on your phone, contact your service provider to
have your device factory reset.
Warning: a factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, such as a boarding pass or shopping
voucher? Pin the screen for easy access.
To set up screen pinning, swipe up
pinning, then tap the switch to turn it on.
To pin a screen, open the app you want to pin, touch and hold Recents
To unpin the screen, touch and hold Back
unpinned.
Tip: to secure your phone when you activate screen pinning, tap Ask for PIN before
unpinning.
Protect your phone
for screen lock settings.
Settings > Display >
>
Emergency
>
Settings > Security & location > Screen
and Recents
until you see Screen
calls). A
. Tap
.
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