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YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS
LOCKING YOUR SMARTPHONE AND INFO
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can, however, still make emergency calls
when your smartphone is locked.
IMPORTANT If you lock your smartphone,
you must enter the exact password to
unlock it. If you forget the password, you
need to perform a hard reset to resume
using your smartphone. Performing a hard
reset deletes all the entries in your
smartphone. However, you can restore all
previously synchronized info the next time
you sync (see S
ynchronizing information—
the basics).
1 Press Applications and select
Security .
2 Select the Password box.
3 Assign a password and a password hint.
4 Select the Auto Lock Device box.
5 When prompted, enter your password
and select OK.
6 Select one of the following options:
Never: Prevents your smartphone from
locking automatically.
On power off: Locks your smartphone
when you turn off the screen, or when it
shuts off with the Auto-off feature.
At a preset time: Locks your
smartphone at a specific time of day.
After a preset delay:
Locks your
smartphone after a period of inactivity.
7 Select OK.