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Using Trusted Places to Unlock Your Phone
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- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers
- 2. Tap the Settings icon
- 3. Scroll down and tap Lock Screen & SecurityIf you have already set up a PIN, you can skip to step 12
- 4. Tap Screen Lock
- 5. Tap your desired unlock method. In this example, we will select PIN
- 6. If you would like to the PIN to be required to start your phone, make sure Require PIN to start device is selected
- 7. Tap Continue
- 8. Enter a PIN and then tap Continue
- 9. Re-enter the PIN and then tap OK
- 10. Select if you would like notifications displayed on the home screen. We will select Don’t show notifications at all
- 11. Tap Done
- 12. Tap Smart Lock
- 13. Enter your PIN and then tap Continue
- 14. Tap Got It
- 15. Tap Trusted Places
- 16. Tap the location you wish to set as a trusted location. The Home and Work locations will be determined by Google Maps
- 17. Tap Turn on this location
- 18. Tap OK
- 19. To add a trusted location, tap Add Trusted Place
- 20. Tap the Search icon
- 21. Enter the address you wish to add and then tap the Search icon
- 22. Tap the address to set it as a trusted location
- 23. Tap OK
- 24. As long as the phone remains within 80 metres of a trusted location, it will remain unlocked
- 25. If you wish to manually lock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 26. Tap the Lock icon
- 27. To unlock the phone, press the Power/Lock Key
- 28. Swipe the lock icon upwards
- 29. Enter your PIN