Using Trusted Places to Unlock Your Phone
Click each step to see the action, click the picture or use the arrow keys
- 1.
From the home screen, tap Settings
If 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 the Search icon
- 19.
Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the Search icon
- 20.
Tap the address to set it as a trusted location
- 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.
Swipe the screen in any direction
- 27.
Enter your PIN and then tap OK