Quick Start: Protect Your Phone; Screen Lock - Motorola moto g4 User Manual

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Quick start: protect your phone
Make sure your information is protected in case your phone
is lost or stolen.
Find it: Apps > Settings > Security
The easiest way to protect your phone is to use Screen lock.
You can choose to swipe to unlock (less secure) or enter a
pattern, PIN or passcode to unlock your phone.
Screen lock
To keep your phone secure, you can make the touchscreen
lock when it goes to sleep.
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Security
Device security
Screen lock For a screen lock, you can use
PIN
a pattern, password or other
option.
Automatically lock
5 seconds after sleep, except when kept
unlocked by Smart Lock
Power button instantly locks
Except when kept unlocked by Smart Lock
Add info to show
Lock screen message
None
on your lock screen.
Set up the fingerprint sensor
Fingerprint
(Moto G Plus only).
Smart lock
Encryption
Encrypt phone
Find it: Apps > Settings > Security > Screen lock,
then select the lock type:
• None: turn off the screen lock.
• Swipe: tap and drag up.
• 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.
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Note: on Moto G Plus phones, you can use your fingerprint
to unlock your phone. To set up the fingerprint sensor, tap
Apps > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, tap
Apps > Settings > Display > Sleep.
Note: you can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see
"Emergency calls"). A locked phone still rings, and you do
not need to enter a PIN or password to answer a call.
Can't unlock?
Pattern, PIN or password: if you forget your pattern, PIN or
password, you can enter your Google account email and
password 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.