Privacy And Safety - Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual

Privacy and Safety

Choose from various modes
designed to hide personal
content from being accessed by
anyone else using your device,
or to aid you in an emergency.
Note: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint,
or Password) is required to use Private Mode.
Location
Some apps, such as Google maps, may require
one or more location services be turned on for full
functionality.
Locating Method
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap Locating method to select how your
location is determined:
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GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks: Use GPS,
Wi-Fi, and mobile networks.
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Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Use Wi-Fi and
mobile networks (no GPS).
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GPS only: Use GPS only.
Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed
under Recent location requests.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap an entry under Recent location requests to
view the app's settings.
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Location Reporting
Google uses Location Reporting to store and use
your device's most recent location data. Google
apps, such as Google Maps, can use this data to
improve your search results based on places that
you have visited.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Privacy and safety > Location.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services.
3. Tap Google Location Reporting for options:
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Location Reporting: Allow Google apps to
use your device's most recent location data.
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Location History: Allow Google to store a
history of your location data. Tap DELETE
LOCATION HISTORY to permanently delete
your location history.
Private Mode
Hide personal content from being accessed by
anyone else using your device. Private mode is only
available for certain applications.
Note: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint,
or Password) is required to use Private Mode.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings.
2. Tap Privacy and safety > Private mode.
3. If prompted, configure a secure lock screen. The
following options are available in Private mode:
•
Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn Private mode
on or off.
•
Tap Private mode access type to change the
lock screen type.
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Tap the ON/OFF switch for Auto off to enable
or disable this feature, which automatically
turns off Private mode when the screen turns
off.
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