Using to 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
- 2.
Tap the Settings icon
- 3.
Tap Lock Screen and Security
If you have already set up an unlock method, you can skip to step 9
- 4.
Tap Screen Lock Type
- 5.
Select your unlock method. In this example, we will select PIN
- 6.
Enter a PIN and then tap Continue
- 7.
Re-enter the PIN and then tap OK
- 8.
Select your lock screen notification preferences and then tap Done
- 9.
Tap Smart Lock
- 10.
Enter your PIN and then tap Next
- 11.
Tap Got It
- 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 Search
- 18.
Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the address in the displayed list
- 19.
Tap Select to add the address 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.
To manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 23.
Tap the Lock icon
- 24.
To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 25.
Swipe the screen in any direction
- 26.
Enter your PIN and then tap OK