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Protect
keep your phone safe
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Quick start: Protect your phone
Screen lock
Screen pinning
SIM card lock
Encrypt your phone
Backup & restore
Reset
Stolen phone?
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Quick start: Protect your phone
Make sure your information is protected in case your phone
is lost or stolen.
Find it: Apps
>
>
Settings
Security
The easiest way to protect your phone is to use
You can choose to swipe to unlock (less secure), or enter a
pattern, PIN, or passcode to unlock your phone.
Screen lock
To keep your phone secure, you can make the touchscreen
lock when it goes to sleep.
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Security
Device security
Screen lock
For a screen lock, you can use
PIN
a pattern, password, or other
option.
Automatically lock
5 seconds after sleep, except when kept
unlocked by Smart Lock
Power button instantly locks
Except when kept unlocked by Smart Lock
Add info to show
Lock screen message
None
on your lock screen.
Set up the fingerprint sensor
Fingerprint
(Moto G Plus only).
Smart Lock
Encryption
Encrypt phone
Find it: Apps
>
select the lock type:
•
None
: Turn off the screen lock.
•
: Tap
and drag up.
Swipe
•
: Draw a pattern to unlock.
Pattern
Screen lock
.
•
PIN
: Enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
•
Password
: enter four to sixteen letters, digits, or symbols
to unlock.
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Note: On Moto G
to unlock your phone. To set up the fingerprint sensor, tap
Apps
>
Settings
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, tap
Apps
>
Settings
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see
"Emergency
calls"). A locked phone still rings, and you do
not need to enter a PIN or password to answer a call.
Can't unlock?
Pattern, PIN, or password: If you forget your pattern, PIN, or
password, you can enter your Google account email and
password to unlock the phone.
If you don't have a Google account on your phone, contact
your service provider to have your device factory reset.
Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
>
>
, then
Settings
Security
Screen lock
Plus phones, you can use your fingerprint
>
>
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Security
Fingerprint
>
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