Locking your phone and info :: 193
To permanently unlock your SIM card:
1. Press Phone/Send .
2. Open the menus .
3. Select Options, and then select Phone Lock.
4. Uncheck the Lock SIM box.
5. When prompted, enter the current PIN and select OK.
Locking your smartphone
To protect your personal information, you can lock your smartphone so that you need
to enter your password to access any of your information or use other features of
your smartphone.
1. Go to 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.
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.
Important: If you lock your
system, 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 “Synchronizing
information” on page 28).
To lock your system
manually, select Lock &
Turn Off, and then select
Off & Lock.