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Protect your phone
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, swipe up > Settings > Display >
Advanced > Sleep.
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see Emergency calls). A
locked phone still rings, and you do not need to enter a PIN or password to answer a
call.
Unlock with your fingerprint
You can use the fingerprint sensor to unlock your phone.
Find it: Swipe up
> Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint
Unlock with your face
Unlock your phone just by looking at it.
Note: Face unlock is less secure than a PIN or password.
Find it: Swipe up
> Settings > Security & location > Face unlock
Can’t unlock?
If you forget your pattern, PIN, or password, you can enter your Google account email
and password on another device to unlock the phone.
If you don’t have a Google account on your phone, contact your service provider to
have your phone factory reset.
Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, like a boarding pass or shopping coupon? Pin
the screen for easy access.
To set up screen pinning, swipe up
> Settings > Security & location > Advanced
> Screen pinning, then tap the switch to turn it on.
To pin a screen, tap Recents
and scroll to an app. Tap the icon at the top of the app
and tap Pin.
To unpin the screen, touch and hold Back
and Recents until you see Screen
unpinned.
Tip: To secure your phone when you activate screen pinning, tap Ask for PIN before
unpinning.
Backup & restore
Find it: Swipe up > Settings > System > Backup > Back up to Google Drive
Your Google account data is backed up online. If you reset or replace your phone, just
log in to your Google account to restore the contacts, events, and other details you
synced with the account.
To restore your Google Play apps, see Take care of your apps.
Encrypt your phone
Caution: If you forget your encryption code, you cannot recover the data stored on
your phone or memory card. Encrypting your files can take an hour or more. Leave your
phone plugged in, and be careful not to interrupt the process.
Encryption protects the accounts, settings, apps, and files on your phone, so that
people cannot access them if your phone is stolen.
You shouldn’t need to use this feature, but to encrypt your phone and require a PIN or
password whenever you turn on your phone, swipe up
> Settings > Security &
location > Advanced > Encryption & credentials > Encrypt phone.
Your privacy
Location
Some apps, such as Map, request your location in order to provide information, like
directions or helping you find a nearby gas station.
» To turn location on or o: Swipe up > Settings > Security & location >
Location.
» To see which apps have access to your location, tap App-level permissions.
Passwords
Your phone briefly shows password characters as you type. To turn this o, swipe up
>
Settings > Security & location > Advanced > Show passwords.
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