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Connecting to Trusted Places, Using Custom Locations, To Add Your Home Location, To Add a Custom Place

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Connecting to Trusted Places When the Trusted places feature is set up, the lockscreen security on your Xperia™ device gets disabled when you are in a designated trusted location. For this feature to work, you must have an Internet connection (preferably over Wi-Fi®) and allow your device to use your current location. To set up trusted places, first make sure high-accuracy location mode or battery-saving location mode is enabled on your device before you add home or custom locations. The exact dimensions of a trusted location are an estimate and may extend beyond the physical walls of your home or other area you have added as a trusted location. This feature can keep your device unlocked within a radius of up to 260 feet (80 meters). Also, be aware that location signals can be replicated or manipulated. Someone with access to specialized equipment could unlock your device. To Add Your Home Location 1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy or Battery saving setting. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock >Trusted places > Home. 4 Tap Turn on this location. To Edit Your Home Location 1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy or Battery saving setting. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Select your home location. 5 Tap Edit. 6 In the search bar, enter the location you want to use as your home location. If your home has multiple buildings at the same address, the trusted place you want to add might be different from the actual address. To ensure better location accuracy, you can add the actual location of your home within the building complex as a custom place. To Remove Your Home Location 1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy or Battery saving setting. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock >Trusted places > Home. 4 Tap Turn off this location. Using Custom Locations You can add any location as a trusted, custom place where your device can remain unlocked. To Add a Custom Place 1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy or Battery saving setting. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Tap Add trusted place. 5 To use your current location as a trusted, custom place, tap Select this location. 6 Alternately, to enter another location, tap the magnification glass icon and type the address. Your device searches for the entered location. To use the suggested address, tap the address. 7 To fine-tune the location, tap the back arrow next to the address, then drag the location pin to the desired location and tap Select this location. 47 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Connecting to Trusted Places
When the Trusted places feature is set up, the lockscreen security on your Xperia™
device gets disabled when you are in a designated trusted location. For this feature to
work, you must have an Internet connection (preferably over Wi-Fi®) and allow your
device to use your current location.
To set up trusted places,
first
make sure high-accuracy location mode or battery-saving
location mode is enabled on your device before you add home or custom locations.
The exact dimensions of a trusted location are an estimate and may extend beyond the
physical walls of your home or other area you have added as a trusted location. This feature
can keep your device unlocked within a radius of up to 260 feet (80 meters). Also, be aware
that location signals can be replicated or manipulated. Someone with access to specialized
equipment could unlock your device.
To Add Your Home Location
1
Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the
High accuracy
or
Battery saving
setting.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Security
>
Smart Lock
>
Trusted places
>
Home
.
4
Tap
Turn on this location
.
To Edit Your Home Location
1
Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the
High accuracy
or
Battery saving
setting.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Security
>
Smart Lock
>
Trusted places
.
4
Select your home location.
5
Tap
Edit
.
6
In the search bar, enter the location you want to use as your home location.
If your home has multiple buildings at the same address, the trusted place you want to add
might be different from the actual address. To ensure better location accuracy, you can add
the actual location of your home within the building complex as a custom place.
To Remove Your Home Location
1
Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the
High accuracy
or
Battery saving
setting.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Security
>
Smart Lock
>
Trusted places
>
Home
.
4
Tap
Turn off this location
.
Using Custom Locations
You can add any location as a trusted, custom place where your device can remain
unlocked.
To Add a Custom Place
1
Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the
High accuracy
or
Battery saving
setting.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Security
>
Smart Lock
>
Trusted places
.
4
Tap
Add trusted place
.
5
To use your current location as a trusted, custom place, tap
Select this location
.
6
Alternately, to enter another location, tap the
magnification
glass icon and type the
address. Your device searches for the entered location. To use the suggested
address, tap the address.
7
To
fine-tune
the location, tap the back arrow next to the address, then drag the
location pin to the desired location and tap
Select this location
.
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