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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 10
- 2. Tap Display
- 3. Tap Lock Screen
- 4. Tap Select Screen Lock
- 5. Select a screen unlock method. In this example, we will select PIN
- 6. Enter a PIN and then tap Next
- 7. Confirm the PIN and then tap OK
- 8. Select your lock screen notification settings and then tap OK
- 9. Tap Later
- 10. Tap Smart Lock
- 11. Enter your PIN and then tap OK
- 12. Tap Understood
- 13. Tap Trusted Places
- 14. Tap the location you wish to set as a trusted location. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps
- 15. Tap Turn on this location
- 16. Tap OK
- 17. To add a trusted location, tap Add Trusted Place
- 18. Tap Search
- 19. Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the address in the displayed list
- 20. Tap Select
- 21. Tap OK
- 22. As long as the phone remains within 80 metres of a trusted location, it will remain unlocked
- 23. If you would like to manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 24. Tap the Lock icon
- 25. To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key again
- 26. Enter your PIN and then tap the check mark