Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks; Protecting Your Phone With Encryption - Zte AVID 828 User Manual

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Note: With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust
the screen brightness for available light . Tap Adaptive brightness in the
Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off .

PROTECTING YOUR PHONE WITH SCREEN LOCKS

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock . When enabled, you
need to press and hold the screen, and then draw a pattern or enter a
numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone's screen and keys .
1 . Tap the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Screen lock .
2 . Tap None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN, or Password .
• Tap None to disable screen lock protection .
• Tap Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a
swiping gesture .
• 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 .
3 . For Pattern, PIN, or Password, select how you would like notifications and
their contents to show when the phone is locked, then tap DONE .

PROTECTING YOUR PHONE WITH ENCRYPTION

You can encrypt all the data on your phone, including your accounts, application
data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on . If you do, you
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must draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a 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 .
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 pattern, 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 . Tap the Home Key > > Settings > Security .
2 . Tap Encrypt phone .
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or
your phone is not plugged in .
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