Sony Ericsson Xperia XA Ultra User Guide - Page 13

Resetting a forgotten screen lock, Finding a lost device

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accounts for enterprise security reasons. Contact the network administrator of your company or organisation to check what network security policies are implemented for mobile devices. Fingerprint functionality is not available in the US market. To change screen lock type 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen lock. 3 Follow the instructions on your device. To create a screen lock pattern 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen lock > Pattern. 3 Follow the instructions on your device. If you enter an incorrect lock pattern five times in a row, you must wait 30 seconds before trying again. To change the screen lock pattern 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings> Lock screen & security > Screen lock. 3 Draw your screen unlock pattern. 4 Tap Pattern and follow the instructions on your device. To create a screen lock PIN 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen lock > PIN. 3 Enter a numeric PIN, then tap Continue. 4 Re-enter and confirm your PIN, then tap OK. To create a screen lock password 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen lock > Password. 3 Enter a password, then tap Continue. 4 Re-enter and confirm your password, then tap OK. To activate the Swipe unlock function 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen lock. 3 Draw your screen unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or password depending on which of these screen lock types is enabled. 4 Tap Swipe. Resetting a forgotten screen lock If you've forgotten your screen lock PIN, password or pattern, you may be able to reset it using the Protection by my Xperia service. No content on your device is lost after you have performed a screen lock reset using this service. To activate the Protection by my Xperia service, see Finding a lost device on page 19 . 13 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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accounts for enterprise security reasons. Contact the network administrator of your company
or organisation to check what network security policies are implemented for mobile devices.
Fingerprint functionality is not available in the US market.
To change screen lock type
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
.
3
Follow the instructions on your device.
To create a screen lock pattern
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
>
Pattern
.
3
Follow the instructions on your device.
If you enter an incorrect lock pattern five times in a row, you must wait 30 seconds before
trying again.
To change the screen lock pattern
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
.
3
Draw your screen unlock pattern.
4
Tap
Pattern
and follow the instructions on your device.
To create a screen lock PIN
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
>
PIN
.
3
Enter a numeric PIN, then tap
Continue
.
4
Re-enter and confirm your PIN, then tap
OK
.
To create a screen lock password
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
>
Password
.
3
Enter a password, then tap
Continue
.
4
Re-enter and confirm your password, then tap
OK
.
To activate the Swipe unlock function
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Screen lock
.
3
Draw your screen unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or password depending on
which of these screen lock types is enabled.
4
Tap
Swipe
.
Resetting a forgotten screen lock
If you’ve forgotten your screen lock PIN, password or pattern, you may be able to
reset it using the Protection by my Xperia service. No content on your device is lost
after you have performed a screen lock reset using this service.
To activate the Protection by my Xperia service, see
Finding a lost device
on
page 19 .
13
This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.