Dell Streak Pro User's Manual 1.6 - Page 99

Protecting Your Dell™ Streak, Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern

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Protecting Your Dell™ Streak Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern You can protect your device data against unauthorized access by locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen. After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern, follow these steps to unlock your screen: 1 Touch Forgot pattern. 2 When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your Google account name and password. 3 Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in To create a screen unlock pattern. 4 If you fail to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above steps, visit support.dell.com. To create a screen unlock pattern 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button location Set unlock pattern, or   Settings Security & touch the Application button  Settings icon location Set unlock pattern.  Security & 2 Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next. Protecting Your Dell™ Streak 99

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Protecting Your Dell™ Streak
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Protecting Your Dell™ Streak
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock
Pattern
You can protect your device data against unauthorized access by locking the
touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the unlock pattern is enabled
and the screen is locked, you need to draw the correct unlock pattern to
unlock the screen.
After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five
consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you can try
again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern, follow these
steps to unlock your screen:
1
Touch
Forgot pattern
.
2
When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your Google
account name and password.
3
Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in To create a screen unlock
pattern.
4
If you fail to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above steps, visit
support.dell.com
.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1
Touch the Home button
Menu button
Settings
Security &
location
Set unlock pattern
, or
touch the Application button
Settings
icon
Security &
location
Set unlock pattern
.
2
Read the instructions on the screen and then touch
Next
.