Android 2.3 User Manual

Android basics

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Android User’s Guide

Locking your screen

You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access your 
data, buy applications, and so on. You may also be required to lock your screen by a 
policy set by an email or other account you add to your phone. 

See “Location & security settings” on page 365 for other ways to protect your phone 
and privacy.

Lock your screen

1

On the Home screen, press Menu

 and touch 

Settings > Location & 

security.

2

Touch 

Set up screen lock.

If you already have a screen lock configured, touch 

Change screen lock to 

change how you lock your screen or to turn off screen locking.

3

Touch 

Pattern, PIN, or Password.

If you touch 

Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you must draw to unlock 

the screen. The first time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an unlock 
pattern appears. You can press Menu

 and touch 

Help at any time for a 

refresher. Then you’re prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern.

If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a password 
you must enter to unlock your screen.

The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you must draw your 
unlock pattern or to enter your PIN or password to unlock it.