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Securing your phone

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12 HTC EVO 4G 6. Securing your phone Your privacy is important to us. That's why we've given you more choices to lock your phone and prevent access to your most personal information. Locking your phone 1. On the Home screen, press and tap Settings > Security. 2. Tap Set up screen lock. If you already have a screen lock configured, touch Change screen lock to change how you lock your screen. You will be asked to draw the correct pattern, or enter the correct PIN or password. 3. Tap how you want to lock your phone:  If you tap Pattern, you're guided to create a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen. The first time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears. Then you're prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern.  If you tap PIN or Password, you're asked to enter a numeric PIN or a password. 4. The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or password to unlock the screen. Removing the pattern, PIN, or password lock 1. On the Home screen, press and tap Settings > Security. 2. Tap Change screen lock. 3. Draw the correct lock pattern or enter the PIN or password, and then touch None.

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HTC EVO 4G
6. Securing your phone
Your privacy is important to us. That’s why we’ve given
you more choices to lock your phone and prevent access
to your most personal information.
Locking your phone
1. On the Home screen, press
and tap
Settings >
Security
.
±. Tap
Set up screen lock
.
If you already have a screen lock configured, touch
Change screen lock
to change how you lock your
screen. You will be asked to draw the correct pattern, or
enter the correct PIN or password.
². Tap how you want to lock your phone:
If you tap
Pattern
, you’re guided to create a pattern
that you must draw to unlock the screen. The first
time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an
unlock pattern appears. Then you’re prompted to
draw and redraw your own pattern.
If you tap
PIN
or
Password
, you’re asked to enter a
numeric PIN or a password.
4. The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the
screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter
your PIN or password to unlock the screen.
Removing the pattern, PIN, or password lock
1. On the Home screen, press
and tap
Settings >
Security
.
±. Tap
Change screen lock
.
². Draw the correct lock pattern or enter the PIN or
password, and then touch
None
.