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Privacy and Safety, Choose from various modes, designed to hide personal

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Privacy and Safety Choose from various modes designed to hide personal content from being accessed by anyone else using your device, or to aid you in an emergency. Note: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint, or Password) is required to use Private Mode. Location Some apps, such as Google maps, may require one or more location services be turned on for full functionality. Locating Method 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Privacy and safety > Location. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services. 3. Tap Locating method to select how your location is determined: • GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks: Use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks. • Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Use Wi-Fi and mobile networks (no GPS). • GPS only: Use GPS only. Recent Location Requests Apps that have requested your location are listed under Recent location requests. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Privacy and safety > Location. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services. 3. Tap an entry under Recent location requests to view the app's settings. Location Reporting Google uses Location Reporting to store and use your device's most recent location data. Google apps, such as Google Maps, can use this data to improve your search results based on places that you have visited. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Privacy and safety > Location. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Location services. 3. Tap Google Location Reporting for options: • Location Reporting: Allow Google apps to use your device's most recent location data. • Location History: Allow Google to store a history of your location data. Tap DELETE LOCATION HISTORY to permanently delete your location history. Private Mode Hide personal content from being accessed by anyone else using your device. Private mode is only available for certain applications. Note: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint, or Password) is required to use Private Mode. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Privacy and safety > Private mode. 3. If prompted, configure a secure lock screen. The following options are available in Private mode: • Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn Private mode on or off. • Tap Private mode access type to change the lock screen type. • Tap the ON/OFF switch for Auto off to enable or disable this feature, which automatically turns off Private mode when the screen turns off. Settings 91 Privacy and Safety

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Privacy and Safety
Settings
 
 
 
 
Privacy and Safety±
Choose from various modes
designed to hide personal
content from being accessed by
anyone else using your device,
or to aid you in an emergency.
Note
: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint,
or Password) is required to use Private Mode.
Location
Some apps, such as Google maps, may require
one or more location services be turned on For Full
Functionality.
Locating Method
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Location services.
3. Tap
Locating method
to select how your
location is determined:
GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks
: Use GPS,
Wi-±i, and mobile networks.
Wi-Fi and mobile networks
: Use Wi-±i and
mobile networks (no GPS).
GPS only
: Use GPS only.
Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed
under Recent location requests.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Location services.
3. Tap an entry under
Recent location requests
to
view the app’s settings.
Location Reporting
Google uses Location Reporting to store and use
your device’s most recent location data. Google
apps, such as Google Maps, can use this data to
improve your search results based on places that
you have visited.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Privacy and safety
>
Location
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Location services.
3. Tap
Google Location Reporting
For options:
Location Reporting
: Allow Google apps to
use your device’s most recent location data.
Location History
: Allow Google to store a
history oF your location data. Tap
DELETE
LOCATION HISTORY
to permanently delete
your location history.
Private Mode
Hide personal content From being accessed by
anyone else using your device. Private mode is only
available For certain applications.
Note
: A secure screen lock (Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint,
or Password) is required to use Private Mode.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Privacy and safety
>
Private mode
.
3. IF prompted, confgure a secure lock screen. The
Following options are available in Private mode:
Tap the
ON/OFF
switch to turn Private mode
on or o³.
Tap
Private mode access type
to change the
lock screen type.
Tap the
ON/OFF
switch For
Auto o²
to enable
or disable this Feature, which automatically
turns o³ Private mode when the screen turns
o³.