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Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card, Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out

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164 Settings and security Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card You can help to protect your SIM card by assigning a PIN (personal identification number) that you enter before accessing your SIM. Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before continuing. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security. 2. Tap Set up SIM card lock, then select Lock SIM card. 3. Enter the default SIM card PIN, and then tap OK. 4. To change the SIM card PIN, tap Change SIM PIN. Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your SIM card will become "PUK-locked." You need a PUK code to restore access to HTC One mini. Contact your mobile operator for this code. 1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap Next. 2. Enter the new PIN you want to use, and then tap Next. 3. Enter the new PIN again, and then tap OK. Setting a screen lock to help protect HTC One mini Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC One mini without your permission. Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One mini is turned on or when it's idle for a certain period of time. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security. 2. Tap Screen lock. 3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock. 4. Tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked. You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don't want your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.

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Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card
You can help to protect your SIM card by assigning a PIN (personal identification
number) that you enter before accessing your SIM.
Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before
continuing.
1.
Go to Settings, and then tap
Security
.
2.
Tap
Set up SIM card lock
, then select
Lock SIM card
.
3.
Enter the default SIM card PIN, and then tap
OK
.
4.
To change the SIM card PIN, tap
Change SIM PIN
.
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts
allowed, your SIM card will become “PUK-locked.”
You need a PUK code to restore access to HTC One mini. Contact your mobile
operator for this code.
1.
On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap
Next
.
2.
Enter the new PIN you want to use, and then tap
Next
.
3.
Enter the new PIN again, and then tap
OK
.
Setting a screen lock to help protect
HTC One mini
Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using
HTC One mini without your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your
phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One mini is turned on or
when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
1.
Go to Settings, and then tap
Security
.
2.
Tap
Screen lock
.
3.
Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
4.
Tap
Lock phone after
, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
You can also clear
Make pattern visible
or
Make passwords visible
if you don’t want
your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.
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Settings and security