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Using Trusted Places to Lock Your Phone
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- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen
- 2. Tap the Settings icon
- 3. Tap Lock ScreenIf 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 the arrow beside Lock Screen
- 11. Scroll down and tap Security
- 12. Scroll down and tap Smart Lock
- 13. Enter your PIN and then tap Continue
- 14. Tap Trusted Places
- 15. Tap the location you wish to set as a trusted location. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps
- 16. Tap Turn on this location
- 17. Tap OK
- 18. To add a trusted location, tap Add Trusted Place
- 19. Tap the Search icon
- 20. Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the Search icon
- 21. Tap Select This Location to set it as a trusted location
- 22. Tap OK
- 23. As long as the phone remains within 80 metres of a trusted location, it will remain unlocked
- 24. If you would like to manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 25. To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key again
- 26. Swipe the lock icon upwards
- 27. Enter your PIN and then tap OK