Next stepPrevious step
Using Trusted Places to Unlock Your Phone
Click each step to see the action, click the picture or use the arrow keys
- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers
- 2. Tap the Settings icon
- 3. Scroll down and tap SecurityIf you already have an unlock method set up, you can skip to step 10
- 4. Tap Screen Lock
- 5. Tap your desired unlock method. In this example, we will select Tap PIN
- 6. Enter a PIN and then tap Continue
- 7. Re-enter the PIN and then tap OK
- 8. Select what notifications you would like displayed on the lock screen. In this example, we will select Do not show notifications
- 9. Tap Done
- 10. Tap Smart Lock
- 11. Enter your PIN and then tap Continue
- 12. Tap Trusted Places
- 13. Tap the location you wish to set as a trusted location. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps.
- 14. Tap Turn on this location
- 15. Tap OK
- 16. To add a trusted location, tap Add Trusted Place
- 17. Tap the Search icon
- 18. Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the Search icon
- 19. Tap Select This Location to set it as a trusted location
- 20. Tap OK
- 21. As long as the phone remains within 80 metres of a trusted location, it will remain unlocked
- 22. If you would like to manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key twice
- 23. To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key again
- 24. Swipe the Lock icon upwards
- 25. Enter your PIN and then tap OK