Protecting Your Phone With A Screen Unlock Pattern; Protecting Your Phone With Encryption - Zte Overture 2 User Manual

Protecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock . When enabled, you
need to press and hold certain icon, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or
password to unlock the phone's screen and keys .
1 . From the home screen, tap
2 . Tap Screen lock .
3 . Tap Long press, Pattern, PIN, or Password .
• Tap None to disable screen lock .
• Tap Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlock with a "press
and hold" gesture . You can unlock the screen by tapping and holding
on a blank area of the screen .
• Tap Pattern to create a pattern you must draw to unlock the screen .
• Tap PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must
enter to unlock your screen .

Protecting your phone with encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application
data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on . If you do,
you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you power on
your phone .
Warning! Encryption is irreversible . The only way to revert to an unencrypted
phone is to perform a factory data reset, which erases all your data .
Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen, and
may be required or recommended in some organizations . Consult your
system administrator before turning it on . In many cases the PIN or password
you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator .
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> Settings > Security .
GETTING STARTED
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
• Set a lock screen PIN or password.
• Charge the battery.
• Keep the phone connected to the charger.
• Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not
interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data .
When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1 . From the home screen, tap
2 . Read the information about encryption carefully .
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery's not charged or
your phone's not plugged in .
If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, tap
Warning! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data .
3 . Tap ENCRYPT PHONE .
4 . Enter your lock screen PIN or password and tap NEXT .
5 . Tap ENCRYPT PHONE again .
The encryption process starts and displays its progress . Encryption can take
an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times .
When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or
password .
Subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on
your phone, to decrypt it .
GETTING STARTED
> Settings > Security > Encrypt phone .
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