Samsung SM-N920R6 User Manual - Page 105

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. Screen Lock Type 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: A screen unlock pattern is a tap gesture you create and use 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. • Fingerprints: Use fingerprint recognition to unlock the screen. This option provides medium to high security. • None: Never use a Lock screen. 3. If choosing a secured lock screen option, select your notification settings: • Show content • Hide content • Do not show notifications 4. Configure screen lock options: • Show information: Show the dual clock, or information such as the weather information, on the lock screen. • Notifications: Set whether or not to display notifications on the lock screen. • Unlock effect: Set the visual effect used when unlocking the screen. (This option is available with Swipe only.) • Secure lock settings: Set your secure lock functions such as Secured lock time and Smart lock. 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. Settings 99 Lock Screen and Security

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Lock Screen and Security±
Secure your device and protect
your data with Lock Screen and
Security settings.
Screen Lock Type
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
: A screen unlock pattern is a tap
gesture you create and use 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.
Fingerprints
: Use fngerprint recognition
to unlock the screen. This option provides
medium to high security.
None
: Never use a Lock screen.
3. IF choosing a secured lock screen option, select
your notifcation settings:
Show content
Hide content
Do not show noti³cations
4. Confgure screen lock options:
Show information
: Show the dual clock, or
inFormation such as the weather inFormation,
on the lock screen.
Noti³cations
: Set whether or not to display
notifcations on the lock screen.
Unlock e²ect
: Set the visual e³ect used when
unlocking the screen. (This option is available
with Swipe only.)
Secure lock settings
: Set your secure lock
Functions such as Secured lock time and
Smart lock.
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 ³ngerprint that is similar
to a registered ³ngerprint
.
Settings
99
Lock Screen and Security