Enabling The Screen Unlock Function; Changing The Password, Pin, Or Pattern - Lenovo ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Manual

2. Touch Privacy.
3. Touch the Screen lock sounds icon.

Enabling the screen unlock function

To enable the screen unlock function and set up a password, PIN, or pattern to unlock the screen, do
the following:
1. Open the Android Settings screen.
To open the Android Settings screen, do either of the following:
• From the main Home screen, touch the Android Settings icon on Lenovo Launch Zone. The Android
Settings screen is displayed.
• Touch the application icon from the action bar and then touch Settings. The Android Settings
screen is displayed.
2. Touch Location & Security ➙ Configure lock screen to open a list of options.
3. Touch one of the following options to set up the screen unlock mode:
• Not secured: No password, PIN, or pattern is required to unlock the screen.
• Pattern: A pattern is a unique way you set to unlock the screen. The first time you try to set a
pattern, a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern is displayed.
• PIN: Type a series of numbers.
• Password: Type a series of characters, numbers, or a combination of both.
• Corporate Logon: Select this option to use the same user name and password when you log on to
your company's Active Directory domain to unlock your tablet screen.
4. Touch OK to save your setting. The next time you turn on the tablet or wake up the screen, type the
password or the PIN, or draw the unlock pattern to unlock the screen.
Notes:
• For the Corporate Logon mode, after 10 incorrect attempts to unlock your tablet, your tablet will reset
itself to the factory default state. This process erases all user-created data from the tablet, including
Google or other e-mail account settings, system and application data and settings, and downloaded
applications.
• For other unlock modes, if you forget the password, PIN, or pattern, contact Lenovo support for system
reset.After 10 times of incorrect password, PIN, or pattern input, the tablet will reset itself to the factory
default settings. The reset process will erase all data from the tablet, including Google or other e-mail
account settings, system and application data and settings, and downloaded applications. Therefore,
take a note of your password, PIN, or pattern in case you forget it.

Changing the password, PIN, or pattern

To change a password, PIN, or pattern, do the following:
1. Open the Android Settings screen.
To open the Android Settings screen, do either of the following:
• From the main Home screen, touch the Android Settings icon on Lenovo Launch Zone. The Android
Settings screen is displayed.
• Touch the application icon from the action bar and then touch Settings. The Android Settings
screen is displayed.
2. Touch Location & Security ➙ Configure lock screen.
3. Touch the screen unlock mode you have set and type the password or PIN, or draw the pattern. Then
touch OK.
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