Setting The Home Screen Transition Effect; Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks; Protecting Your Phone With Encryption - Zte Max Duo Z963VL User Manual

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Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

1. Tap and hold an empty place on the home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, tap Effects.
3. Tap an effect to select it.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you can tap and
hold a blank area on the home screen, and then draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or
password to unlock the phone's screen and keys.
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Tap None, Long press, Pattern, PIN, or Password.
• Tap None to disable screen lock protection.
• Tap Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a "tap and hold"
gesture. You can unlock the screen by tapping and holding a blank area on the
lock screen.
• 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.
4. For Password, select how you would like notifications and their contents to show when
the phone is locked, then tap DONE.
NOTES:
• Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the strength of their security,
starting with None and Long press, which provide no security. A pattern provides
minimal security, although it can be more convenient than the stronger options.
• Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade
the phone software to use the phone (see Upgrading the Phone Software).
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Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google accounts, application data, music
and other media, downloaded information, and more. If you do, you must enter a
numeric PIN or 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 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. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone
is not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, press the
Back Key.
WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.
3. Tap ENCRYPT PHONE.
4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and tap NEXT.
5. Tap ENCRYPT PHONE again.
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