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stolen, and may be required or recommended in some
organisations. Consult your system administrator before turning it
on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is
controlled by your system administrator.
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
1.
Set a lock screen PIN or password.
2.
Connect your phone to the charger.
3.
The encryption process may take up to one hour. If you
interrupt the process you may lose data or your phone can
end up in an unusable state.
When you're ready to proceed:
4.
Touch Home > Apps > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.
5.
Read the instructions encryption carefully.
The Encrypt phone button is not available if the battery is not
sufficiently charged or your phone is not plugged in.
If you are unsure about proceeding then touch the Back Key.
WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose
data.
6.
Touch Encrypt phone.
7.
Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next.
8.
Touch 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 are prompted to enter your PIN
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