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Using Trusted Places to Unlock Your Phone
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- 1. From the home screen, tap SettingsIf you already have an unlock method set up, you can skip to step 11
- 2. Tap Display
- 3. Tap Lock Screen
- 4. Tap Select Screen Lock
- 5. Select a screen unlock method for instances when your fingerprint can’t be read. In this example, we will select PIN
- 6. Select whether a PIN is required to turn the phone on. We will select Require PIN to power on phone
- 7. Tap Next
- 8. Enter a PIN and then tap Next
- 9. Confirm the PIN and then tap OK
- 10. Select if you would like notifications displayed on the home screen. We will select Hide All Notifications
- 11. Tap OK
- 12. Tap Smart Lock
- 13. Enter your PIN and then tap Next
- 14. Tap Got It
- 15. Tap Trusted Places
- 16. Tap the location you wish to set as a trusted location. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps
- 17. Tap Turn on this location
- 18. Tap OK
- 19. To add a trusted location, tap Add Trusted Place
- 20. Tap the Search icon
- 21. Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the Search icon
- 22. Tap the address to set it as a trusted location
- 23. Tap OK
- 24. As long as the phone remains within 80 metres of a trusted location, it will remain unlocked
- 25. If you would like to manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 26. Tap the Lock icon
- 27. To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key again
- 28. Enter your PIN and then tap OK