Table of Contents
Advertisement
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, like a boarding
pass or shopping coupon? Pin the screen for easy access.
To set up screen pinning, tap Apps
Security > Screen pinning, then tap the switch to turn it on.
To pin a screen, open the app you want to pin, touch and
hold Overview
, and scroll up. Tap
To unpin the screen, touch and hold both Back
until you see the Screen unpinned message.
Overview
Tip: To secure your phone when you activate screen
pinning, tap Lock device when unpinning.
Encrypt your phone
Caution: If you forget your encryption code, you cannot
recover the data stored on your phone or memory card.
Encrypting your files can take an hour or more. Leave
your phone plugged in, and be careful not to interrupt the
process.
Encryption protects the accounts, settings, apps, and files
on your phone, so that people cannot access them if your
phone is stolen.
You shouldn't need to use this feature, but to encrypt your
phone and require a PIN or password whenever you turn
on your phone, tap Apps
Encrypt phone.
>
Settings >
.
and
Settings > Security >
>
Backup & restore
Find it: Apps
Settings > Backup & reset, then tap
>
the Back up my data switch to turn it on
Your Google account data is backed up online. If you reset
or replace your phone, just log in to your Google account to
restore the contacts, events, and other details you synced
with the account.
To restore backed up data when reinstalling an app, tap
Apps
>
Settings > Backup & reset > Automatic
restore.
To choose what syncs with the account, tap Apps
Settings > Accounts > Google, tap your Google account,
and check things to sync.
Note: Text messages, call logs, and items stored on your
phone will not be restored. To restore your Google Play™
apps, see Take care of your apps.
Reset
To reset your phone to factory settings and erase all the
data on your phone, tap Apps
reset > Factory data reset.
Warning: All downloaded apps and user data on your
phone will be deleted. Data on the cloud will not be deleted.
>
Settings > Backup &
>
Protect
55
Advertisement
Table of Contents
