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Using Trusted Places to Unlock Your Phone
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- Trusted places allows the phone to remain unlocked as long as it is in a trusted location
- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen
- 2. Tap the Settings icon
- 3. Scroll down and tap Lock Screen and SecurityIf you already have a PIN set up you can skip to step 10
- 4. Tap Screen Lock Type
- 5. Tap your desired screen unlock method. In this example, we will select PIN
- 6. Enter your PIN and then tap Continue
- 7. Confirm your PIN and then tap OK
- 8. Select if you would like your notifications to be displayed when the phone is locked. In this example, we will select Hide Content
- 9. Tap Done
- 10. Tap Secure Lock Settings
- 11. Tap Smart Lock
- 12. Enter your PIN and then tap Next
- 13. Tap Trusted Places
- 14. You can select in which locations you would like the phone to remain unlocked. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps. Tap the status switch beside Home and/or Work to set that location as a trusted place
- 15. To set a different location as a trusted place, tap Add Trusted Place
- 16. Tap Search
- 17. Enter the address you would like to use and then tap the Search icon
- 18. Tap the address at the bottom of the screen to set it as a trusted location
- 19. Tap OK
- 20. As long as you are within 80 metres of the set locations, your phone will remain unlocked
- 21. To manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 22. Once you have locked the phone, to unlock it, press the Power/Lock Key
- 23. Enter your PIN and then tap OK