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Settings Enable App Lock Go to Settings > Security > App Lock > Enable, follow the onscreen instructions to set an App Lock password, and select an app to be locked. If you have enabled face or fingerprint unlock, you can link App Lock with a face ID or fingerprint ID as prompted. Change the App Lock Password or Security Questions Enter the App Lock settings screen, go to > Password type, and select Lock screen password or Custom PIN as the App Lock password. If you select Custom PIN, you can go on to set a new password and security questions. Cancel or Disable App Lock On the App Lock settings screen, you can perform the following: • Cancel App Lock: On the list of locked apps, toggle off the switches besides the apps for which you want to cancel App Lock. • Disable App Lock: Go to > Disable App Lock and follow the onscreen instructions to touch DISABLE. This will cancel all locks and clear all app lock settings. Encrypt Content on the Memory Card You can encrypt files stored on the memory card. Encrypted files can only be viewed and used on your device. 1 Insert a memory card into your device and ensure that the memory card has sufficient storage space. 2 Go to Settings > Security > More settings > Encryption and credentials. 3 Touch Encrypt memory card and follow the onscreen instructions to encrypt the memory card. During the encryption, do not restart your device or forcibly remove the memory card. Otherwise, the encryption may fail or data may be lost. To decrypt a memory card, touch Decrypt memory card and follow the onscreen instructions to decrypt files on the memory card. Formatting a memory card can also decrypt the memory card, but will erase all data on the memory card. Encrypting and decrypting the memory card will not be supported if you are not logged in as the Owner. Set a SIM PIN Lock A PIN is the identity code of a SIM card, and can be set as the SIM card lock. After you set it up, you will be required to enter the correct PIN to unlock the SIM card every time you power on your device or switch to a new device to prevent unauthorised access. 156

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Enable App Lock
Go to
Settings
>
Security
>
App Lock
>
Enable
, follow the onscreen instructions to set an
App Lock password, and select an app to be locked.
If you have enabled face or
fingerprint
unlock, you can link App Lock with a face ID or
fingerprint
ID as prompted.
Change the App Lock Password or Security Questions
Enter the
App Lock
settings screen, go to
>
Password type
, and select
Lock screen
password
or
Custom PIN
as the App Lock password.
If you select
Custom PIN
, you can go on to set a new password and security questions.
Cancel or Disable App Lock
On the
App Lock
settings screen, you can perform the following:
•
Cancel App Lock: On the list of locked apps, toggle
off
the switches besides the apps for
which you want to cancel App Lock.
•
Disable App Lock: Go to
>
Disable App Lock
and follow the onscreen instructions to
touch
DISABLE
. This will cancel all locks and clear all app lock settings.
Encrypt Content on the Memory Card
You can encrypt
files
stored on the memory card. Encrypted
files
can only be viewed and
used on your device.
1
Insert a memory card into your device and ensure that the memory card has
sufficient
storage space.
2
Go to
Settings
>
Security
>
More settings
>
Encryption and credentials
.
3
Touch
Encrypt memory card
and follow the onscreen instructions to encrypt the memory
card.
During the encryption, do not restart your device or forcibly remove the memory card.
Otherwise, the encryption may fail or data may be lost.
To decrypt a memory card, touch
Decrypt memory card
and follow the onscreen instructions
to decrypt
files
on the memory card. Formatting a memory card can also decrypt the
memory card, but will erase all data on the memory card.
Encrypting and decrypting the memory card will not be supported if you are not logged
in as the Owner.
Set a SIM PIN Lock
A PIN is the identity code of a SIM card, and can be set as the SIM card lock. After you set it
up, you will be required to enter the correct PIN to unlock the SIM card every time you power
on your device or switch to a new device to prevent unauthorised access.
Settings
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