Using 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.
Scroll down and 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.
Tap your preferred unlock method. 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 notifications preferences and then tap Done
 - 9.
Tap Secure Lock Settings
 - 10.
Tap Smart Lock
 - 11.
Enter your PIN and then tap Next
 - 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 address from the list of suggestions
 - 20.
Tap Select 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 Home Key
 - 24.
Tap the Lock icon
 - 25.
To unlock the phone, press the Home Key
 - 26.
Swipe the lock icon upwards
 - 27.
Enter your PIN and then tap OK