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Chapter 13 : Preferences 155
Set options for unlocking the screen
The screen locks five seconds after it turns off automatically, or
immediately if you turn the screen off manually. Use Secure Unlock if you
want to require a PIN or a password to unlock the screen.
1 Open Screen & Lock .
2 To turn Secure Unlock on: In Secure Unlock, tap Off. Tap Simple PIN
or Password, and do one of the following:
Simple PIN: Enter a PIN of any length. This is a PIN that you make
up. Enter the PIN again to confirm, and then tap Done.
Password: Enter a password containing any combination of letters
and numbers, and then tap Done. Enter the password again to
confirm, and then tap Done.
IMPORTANT Be sure to write down your PIN or password and keep it
somewhere safe. If you forget your PIN or password, you need to remotely reset
your device and may lose data.
3Tap Lock After to choose whether the screen locks after a designated
time, or after the screen turns off.
4 To turn Secure Unlock off: In Secure Unlock, tap the currently
displayed option (Simple PIN or Password), and then tap Off. Enter
the PIN or password, and then tap Done.
Change your Secure Unlock password
1 Open Screen & Lock .
2In Secure Unlock, tap Change PIN or Change Password.
3 Enter the old PIN/password and the new PIN/password.
4Tap Done.
Get notifications when the screen is locked
1 Open Screen & Lock .
2In Show When Locked, tap On or Off to set whether notifications are
displayed when the screen is locked.
Turn blink notifications on/off
If blink notifications are turned on, when the screen is off, the Center
button blinks when a notification arrives and continues to blink until you
tap the notification or turn on the screen. Blink notifications are on by
default.
1 Open Screen & Lock .
2In Blink Notifications, tap On or Off.
Sounds & Ringtones
Set sound options
You can turn all sounds on or off. You can also turn a particular group of
sounds, including keyboard clicks, notification alerts, and system sounds
such as transition sounds, on or off. When sounds are on, you can set the
sound volume.
Sounds are turned on by default.
TIP If your company issued your device to you, check with your system
administrator about whether the company has its own settings for locking and
unlocking the screen of your device.