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Find My Mobile, Unknown Sources, Other Security Settings, Encrypt Your Data, View Passwords

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Find My Mobile Protect your device from loss or theft allowing your device to be locked, tracked, and for your data to be deleted remotely. ► To access your device remotely, visit findmymobile.samsung.com. Note: You must sign up for a Samsung account and enable Google location service to use Find My Mobile. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Find My Mobile. 3. Enter your Samsung account password, or if you are not logged in to your Samsung account, tap Add account and follow the prompts. 4. The following options are available: • Remote controls: Tap to activate or deactivate Remote controls, which allows you to access your device remotely. • Google location service: Tap to activate or deactivate Google location service. This service must be on in order to find your phone. • SIM change alert: Prevent unauthorized changes to your SIM card by being alerted whenever an app or service attempts to change data on your SIM card. Unknown Sources Enable installation of non-Google Play applications. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Unknown sources to enable this option. Warning: Enabling installation of third-party applications can cause your device and personal data to be more vulnerable to attacks by unknown sources. Other Security Settings Encrypt Your Data Require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your device each time you power it on. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Other security settings. Configure the following options: • Tap Encrypt device and follow the prompts to encrypt all data on your phone. • Tap Encrypt external SD card and follow the prompts to encrypt all data on your microSD card (not included). View Passwords Display password characters briefly as you type them. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Other security settings > Make passwords visible to turn the feature on. Security Update Service Automatically receive security updates. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Other security settings for the following Security update service options: • Security policy updates: Automatically or manually check for security policy updates. • Send security reports: Send security reports to Samsung via Wi-Fi for threat analysis. Settings 74 Lock Screen and Security

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Lock Screen and Security
Settings
Find My Mobile
Protect your device from loss or theft allowing your
device to be locked, tracked, and for your data to be
deleted remotely.
►
To access your device remotely, visit
findmymobile.samsung.com
.
Note
: You must sign up for a Samsung account and
enable Google location service to use Find My Mobile.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Find My Mobile
.
3. Enter your Samsung account password, or if you
are not logged in to your Samsung account, tap
Add account
and follow the prompts.
4. The following options are available:
•
Remote controls
: Tap to activate or deactivate
Remote controls, which allows you to access
your device remotely.
•
Google location service
: Tap to activate
or deactivate Google location service. This
service must be on in order to find your
phone.
•
SIM change alert
: Prevent unauthorized
changes to your SIM card by being alerted
whenever an app or service attempts to
change data on your SIM card.
Unknown Sources
Enable installation of non-Google Play applications.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Unknown sources
to enable this option.
Warning
:
Enabling installation of third-party
applications can cause your device and personal data
to be more vulnerable to attacks by unknown sources.
Other Security Settings
Encrypt Your Data
Require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your
device each time you power it on.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Other security
settings
. Configure the following options:
•
Tap
Encrypt device
and follow the prompts to
encrypt all data on your phone.
•
Tap
Encrypt external SD card
and follow the
prompts to encrypt all data on your microSD
card (not included).
View Passwords
Display password characters briefly as you type
them.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Other security
settings
>
Make passwords visible
to turn the
feature on.
Security Update Service
Automatically receive security updates.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Other security
settings
for the following Security update
service options:
•
Security policy updates
: Automatically or
manually check for security policy updates.
•
Send security reports
: Send security reports
to Samsung via Wi-Fi for threat analysis.