Setting A Screen Lock; Setting Up Face Unlock; Bypassing The Lock Screen - HTC One max User Manual

159 Settings and security

Setting a screen lock

Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC One max without
your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your phone. You'll be
asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One max is turned on or when it's idle for a certain
period of time.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
4. Tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don't want your
screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.

Setting up face unlock

Set up face unlock if you want to unlock HTC One max using the front camera.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
2. Tap Screen lock > Face Unlock.
3. Tap Set it up and follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Choose a backup unlock method to use in case the phone doesn't recognize you.
5. Tap Lock phone after, and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
To help make face unlock more reliable and more secure, you can:
§ Tap Improve face matching to train HTC One max to recognize your face in different
situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.
§ Select the Liveness check option and you will be asked to blink to unlock the screen.

Bypassing the lock screen

If you've set a screen lock for HTC One max, you can just skip the lock screen and go straight to the
security screen for unlocking HTC One max.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
2. Select the Bypass lock screen on wake option.