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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