Samsung GALAXY SIII User Manual page 185

Security
From the More menu, touch Security. The Security
menu displays. The following options are available:
• Encryption:
As a security measure, you can encrypt the contents of the phone
or an installed memory card, and require a password each time
you turn on the phone or access the memory card.
Encryption may take an hour or more to complete. Start with a
charged battery, and attach the charger until encryption is
complete. Loss of power or other interruption may cause the loss of
some or all data.
Once your information is encrypted you are prompted to enter your
decryption password each time you turn the phone on.
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Encrypt device: Touch this option to encrypt accounts,
settings, downloaded applications and data, media files, and
more under a password you specify.
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Encrypt external SD card: Touch this option to encrypt All
information stored on a microSD memory card, or only files
created by your phone, under a password you specify.
• Passwords:
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Make passwords visible: When enabled, briefly displays
password characters as you enter them.
• Device Administration:
View or disable device administrators. Some applications, such as
corporate Email, may require you allow access to your device by
device administrators in certain circumstances, such as if the
phone is lost or stolen.
Some features a device administrator might control include:
Setting the number of failed password attempts before the
phone is restored to factory settings.
Automatically locking the phone.
Restoring factory settings on the phone.
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Device administrators: View, add, or remove device
administrators.
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Unknown sources: When enabled, you can install applications
from sources other than Google Play Store.
Warning! Because this device can be configured
with system software not provided by or
supported by Google or any other
company, end-users operate these
devices at their own risk.
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Verify apps: When enabled, a warning displays when your
device determines an application may harm it.
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