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Other settings : Security & location
About security
Screen lock options
To keep your phone secure, use a
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Choose a
pattern, PIN or password
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Add a Smart Lock to unlock automatically when connected to a
(such as home or work), with
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You can access notifications and quick settings, start a call and launch the camera from the
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You can make emergency calls on a locked phone. A locked phone still rings; you don't need to unlock it to
answer.
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If you forgot your pattern, PIN or password, follow
You can customise the lock screen by adding
your lock screen.
Fingerprint sensor
Quickly and easily verify your identity using the
PIN or pattern to unlock the phone, make online and in-store purchases, and sign into banking and financial apps.
You can
add and remove
Fingerprints:
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Are created from features of your fingertip, converted to a mathematical representation and then encrypted
and stored only on the phone. No fingerprint images are ever stored.
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Are never shared with Google or Motorola.
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Are never shared with other apps. Your phone only shares the verification, not the fingerprint.
Note: A fingerprint screen lock may be less secure than a strong pattern or PIN lock. It is possible to unlock the
phone using a physical copy of a matching fingerprint.
Additional security options
For additional security, you can also:
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Protect
your phone in case it's lost or stolen. Use Find My Device.
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Connect to a
virtual private network
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Add a
SIM lock
to prevent others from using your mobile plan and accessing account information if your phone
is stolen.
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Prevent viruses
and other attacks on your data and privacy with Google Play Protect.
screen lock
when it goes to sleep:
to unlock.
facial
recognition, or until you
your contact
fingerprints.
if you need to access files on a secure network.
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these
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fingerprint sensor
on your phone, instead of entering a password,
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