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Screen lock
To keep your smartphone secure, you can make the
touchscreen lock when it goes to sleep.
Find it: Tap Apps
>
then select the lock type
•
: Turn off the screen lock.
None
•
: Touch
and drag to the outer circle that appears.
Slide
•
Face Unlock
: Look at your smartphone to unlock it.
Follow the prompts to capture your face and enter a PIN or
password (for backup or to change the lock setting). When
the screen is dark, press the Power key, then frame your face
in the square at the bottom to unlock.
Note: This feature is less secure than a pattern, PIN, or
password.
•
: Draw a pattern to unlock.
Pattern
•
PIN
: Enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
•
: enter four to sixteen letters, digits, or symbols to
Password
unlock.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, see "Power
key" on page 17.
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked smartphone
(see "Emergency calls" on page 26). A locked smartphone still
rings, but you need to unlock it to answer.
Settings
>
Security
>
Screen lock
Can't unlock?
Face unlock: If your smartphone doesn't recognize your face,
you'll be prompted to enter your backup pattern or PIN code
to unlock it.
,
Pattern, PIN, or password: If you forget your pattern, PIN, or
password, you can enter your Google account email and
password to unlock the smartphone.
If you don't have a Google account on your smartphone,
contact your service provider to have your device factory reset.
Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your
smartphone.
SIM lock
Caution: If you enter an incorrect SIM PIN code three times,
your smartphone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN
unlock code. Contact your service provider for your PIN unlock
code.
To set a SIM card PIN that you must enter when you turn on
your smartphone:
Find it: Tap Apps
>
card lock
Lock SIM card
To set your SIM PIN, enter a 4-digit code. To change your code,
choose
Change SIM PIN
>
Settings
>
Security
>
.
Set up SIM
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