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4. Unlock the phone. The data on your phone is encrypted and your phone will restart again. The
icon is displayed on the top bar of your display showing that your data is encrypted.
Encrypt SD card
Prevent another user from accessing information stored on your SD card by protecting the
information using a password. When enabled, your phone will ask for a password each time you use
the phone. Using this option you can also change your SD card PIN number.
Important! Password screen lock protection represents the highest level of security; therefore, you
must setup a screen lock password in order to use SD card encryption. For more information, see
Screen Lock.
1. Press
and tap
2. Tap your options and then tap Continue.
Encrypt to encrypt all new files on the microSD card.
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Full encryption to encrypt all new and existing files on the microSD card.
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Exclude multimedia files to exclude multimedia files from encryption.
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Make Passwords Visible
When enabled, this feature allows you to view the text being entered into a password field as you
type it. Many times, other applications insert an asterisk (*) as you type. This can cause issues and
confusion. What if you mis-typed the password or used the wrong case? When enabled, you can
see your entry. This feature is enabled by default.
To disable visible passwords:
1. Press
and tap
2. Tap Make passwords visible (to remove the checkmark on the option).
Device Administrators
Activating this feature allows Google to administrate your phone in a way similar to IT security
settings on a corporate PC. This would be beneficial in the case that your phone was lost or stolen.
The phone could be "deactivated" or "restricted" (through administration) from a remote location.
Settings
> Settings > Security > Encrypt external SD card.
> Settings > Security.
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