Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning; Knowing The Basics; Monitoring The Phone Status - Zte Z899VL User Manual

Personalizing
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).

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch to
other apps or access your personal information.
Turning on Screen Pinning
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Screen pinning.
2. Tap the On/Off switch.
3. If you have set a screen lock, you can tap Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password
before unpinning. You will need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to
unpin the screen.
Pinning a Screen
1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.
2. Open the app you want to keep in view.
3. Press the Recent Apps Key.
4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find
5. Tap .
Unpinning the Screen
1. To unpin the screen and return to normal use, press and hold the Back Key.
2. If you have checked Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning when
pinning the screen, press and hold on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter
the PIN/password.
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on the front-most tab.

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on
the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see.
Indicators and Icons
Indicator What it means
4G LTE™ connected
3G connected
Airplane mode
No signal
Signal strength
No micro-SIM card installed
Vibration mode
Silent mode
Indicator What it means
Alarm set
Battery low
Battery full
Battery charging
/
Bluetooth on
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Wi-Fi in use
GPS on
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