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Lock Screen and Security, Secure your device and protect, your data with Lock Screen

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Lock Screen and Security Secure your device and protect your data with Lock Screen and Security settings. Set a Screen Lock It is recommended that you secure your device using a Screen lock. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Lock screen and security > Screen lock type to select a screen lock and level of security: • Swipe: Swipe the screen to unlock it. This option provides no security. • Pattern: Create a pattern that you draw on the screen to unlock your device. This option provides medium security. • PIN: Select a PIN to use for unlocking the screen. This option provides medium to high security. • Password: Create a password for unlocking the screen. This option provides high security. • None: Never use a Lock screen. • Fingerprints: Use fingerprint recognition to unlock the screen. This option provides medium to high security. 3. If you choose a secured lock screen option, select your notification preferences: • Show content • Hide content • Do not show notifications 4. Tap Set up to set up and use fingerprints to unlock the device in addition to a PIN, pattern, or password. Tap Later to skip fingerprints setup. 5. Choose a screen lock option: • Info and app shortcuts: Display a dual clock, or information such as the weather, on the Lock screen. • Notifications on lock screen: Show notifications on the Lock screen. • Secure lock settings: Set your secure lock functions such as Secured lock time, and Smart lock. - This option is not available with Swipe. Note: Options vary based on the screen lock type. Fingerprints Use fingerprint recognition as an alternative to entering passwords in certain apps. You can also use your fingerprint to verify your identity when logging in to your Samsung account. Note: Fingerprint recognition uses the unique characteristics of each fingerprint to enhance the security of your device. The likelihood of the fingerprint sensor confusing even small areas of two different fingerprints is very low. But in rare cases, the sensor may recognize a fingerprint that is similar to a registered fingerprint. To use fingerprints to unlock the device, you must set a pattern, PIN, or password. ► If you do not currently have a secure screen lock, tap Pattern, PIN, or Password and follow the prompts. Settings 97 Lock Screen and Security

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97
Lock Screen and Security
Settings
Lock Screen and Security±
Secure your device and protect
your data with Lock Screen and
Security settings.
Set a Screen Lock
It is recommended that you secure your device
using a Screen lock.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
.
2. Tap
Lock screen and security
>
Screen lock
type
to select a screen lock and level oF security:
•
Swipe
: Swipe the screen to unlock it. This
option provides no security.
•
Pattern
: Create a pattern that you draw on
the screen to unlock your device. This option
provides medium security.
•
PIN
: Select a PIN to use For unlocking the
screen. This option provides medium to high
security.
•
Password
: Create a password For unlocking
the screen. This option provides high security.
•
None
: Never use a Lock screen.
•
Fingerprints
: Use fngerprint recognition
to unlock the screen. This option provides
medium to high security.
3. IF you choose a secured lock screen option,
select your notifcation preFerences:
•
Show content
•
Hide content
•
Do not show notifcations
4. Tap
Set up
to set up and use fngerprints to
unlock the device in addition to a PIN, pattern, or
password. Tap
Later
to skip fngerprints setup.
5. Choose a screen lock option:
•
Info and app shortcuts
: Display a dual clock,
or inFormation such as the weather, on the
Lock screen.
•
Noti²cations on lock screen
: Show ²
notifcations on the Lock screen.²
•
Secure lock settings
: Set your secure lock
Functions such as Secured lock time, and
Smart lock.
-
This option is not available with Swipe.
Note
: Options vary based on the screen lock type.
±ingerprints
Use fngerprint recognition as an alternative to
entering passwords in certain apps.
You can also use your fngerprint to veriFy your
identity when logging in to your Samsung account.
Note
: Fingerprint recognition uses the unique
characteristics of each ²ngerprint to enhance the
security of your device. The likelihood of the ²ngerprint
sensor confusing even small areas of two di³erent
²ngerprints is very low.
But in rare cases, the
sensor may recognize a ²ngerprint that is similar
to a registered ²ngerprint
.
To use fngerprints to unlock the device, you must
set a pattern, PIN, or password.
►
IF you do not currently have a secure screen
lock, tap
Pattern
,
PIN
, or
Password
and Follow
the prompts.