Security; About Security - Motorola moto G9 PLAY User Manual

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About security

Screen lock options
To keep your phone secure, use a
• Choose a pattern, PIN, or password
• Add a Smart Lock to unlock automatically when connected to a
(like home or work), with
• You can access notifications and quick settings, start a call, and launch the camera from the
• You can make emergency calls
answer.
•
If you forgot your pattern, PIN, or password, follow
You can customize 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:
• 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.
•
Are never shared with Google or Motorola.
• 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:
•
Protect your phone in case it's lost or stolen. Use Find My Device.
• Connect to a virtual private network
• Add a SIM lock to prevent others from using your cellular plan and accessing account information if your
phone is stolen.
•
Prevent viruses and other attacks on your data and privacy with Google Google Play Protect.
screen lock when it goes to sleep:
to unlock.
facial recognition, or until you
on a locked phone. A locked phone still rings; you don't need to unlock it to
your contact
fingerprints.
if you need to access files on a secure network.
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set your phone
these steps.
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fingerprint sensor on your phone, instead of entering a password,
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