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Tips & tricks
• Face unlock: Unlock your phone by looking at it!
Touch Apps >
Settings
>
Security & Screen Lock
>
Screen lock
>
Face Unlock
and follow the prompts.
• Forgotten pattern: If you enter the wrong unlock
Pattern
five times, your device shows a
Forgot pattern?
option that lets you enter your Google™ account email
and password to unlock your device.
•Forgotten password: You will need to reset your
phone (see “Reset” on page 56).
Screen lock
To keep your phone secure, you can make the
touchscreen lock when it goes to sleep.
Find it: Apps >
Settings
>
Security & Screen Lock
>
Screen lock
, then select the lock type:
•
None
: turn off the screen lock.
•
Slide
: flick to the right to unlock.
•
Face Unlock
: look at your phone to unlock it.
Follow the prompts to capture your face and enter a
PIN or password (for backup or to change the lock
setting). When the screen is dark, press the
Power key, then frame your face in the square at the
bottom to unlock.
Note: This feature is less secure than a pattern, PIN, or
password.
•
Pattern
: draw a pattern to unlock.
•
PIN
: enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
•
Password
: enter four to sixteen letters, digits, or
symbols to unlock.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, see
“Power key menu” on page 7.
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone
(see “Emergency calls” on page 18). A locked phone still
rings, but you need to unlock it to answer.
Can’t unlock?
Face unlock: If your phone doesn’t recognize your face,
you’ll be prompted to enter your backup pattern or PIN
code to unlock it.
Pattern, PIN, or password: If you forget your pattern,
PIN, or password, contact your service provider.
SIM lock
Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times,
your phone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN
unlock code. Contact your service provider for your PIN
unlock code.
To set a SIM card PIN that you must enter when you turn
on your phone:
Find it: Apps >
Settings
>
Security & Screen Lock
>
Set up SIM card lock
>
Lock SIM card