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Turning Your Device Off, Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use - how to unlock

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Device Basics Turning Your Device Off 1. Press and hold for about two seconds. Note: When the screen is locked and you press , it will only turn off the screen and not the device. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold to turn the device off. See "Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use" for details. 2. On the Phone options menu, tap Power off. 3. In the Power off confirmation box, tap OK. Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use To save battery power, the device automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the device's screen is off. Tip: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see "Display Settings" on page 27. You can also turn off and lock the screen by pressing . Pressing again or receiving an incoming call will turn on your device screen and show the lock screen. To unlock the screen: Press and hold the lock screen bar and then drag it down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call. Lock screen bar Note: If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted to draw the pattern, enter the PIN, or enter the password. 1A. Device Basics 5

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1A. Device Basics
5
Device Basics
Turning Your Device Off
1.
Press and hold
for about two seconds.
2.
On the
Phone options
menu, tap
Power off
.
3.
In the
Power off
confirmation box, tap
OK
.
Turning the Screen Off When Not in Use
To save battery power, the device automatically turns
off the screen after a certain period of time when you
leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages
and calls while the device’s screen is off.
You can also turn off and lock the screen by pressing
. Pressing
again or receiving an incoming
call will turn on your device screen and show the lock
screen.
To unlock the screen:
Note:
When the screen is locked and you press
, it will
only turn off the screen and not the device. You will
need to unlock the screen first before you press and
hold
to turn the device off. See “Turning the
Screen Off When Not in Use” for details.
Tip:
For information on how to adjust the time before the
screen turns off, see “Display Settings” on page 27.
Note:
If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted
to draw the pattern, enter the PIN, or enter the
password.
Press and hold the
lock screen bar and
then drag it down to
unlock the screen
or answer an
incoming call.
Lock screen bar