Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet SGP771 - Manual (Page 14)

To create a screen lock pattern
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock > Pattern.
3 Follow the instructions in your device.
If your lock pattern is rejected five times in a row when you try to unlock your device, you must
wait 30 seconds and then try again.
To change screen lock type
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock.
3 Follow the instructions in your device and select another screen lock type.
To change the screen lock pattern
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings> Security > Screen lock.
3 Draw your screen unlock pattern.
4 Tap Pattern and follow the instructions in your device.
To create a screen lock PIN
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN.
3 Enter a numeric PIN, then tap Continue.
4 Re-enter and confirm your PIN, then tap OK.
5 Follow the instructions in your device.
To create a screen lock password
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock > Password.
3 Enter a password, then tap Continue.
4 Re-enter and confirm your password, then tap OK.
5 Follow the instructions in your device.
To activate the Swipe unlock function
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock.
3 Draw your screen unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or password if one of these
screen lock types is enabled.
4 Tap Swipe.
Resetting a forgotten screen lock
If you’ve forgotten your screen lock PIN, password or pattern, you might be able to
reset it using the Protection by my Xperia service. No content on your device is lost
after you have performed a screen lock reset using the Protection by my Xperia
service.
To activate the Protection by my Xperia service, see
Finding a lost device on
page 20 .
To reset the screen lock using Protection by my Xperia
1 Make sure you know your Google™ account username and password and that
you have enabled the Protection by my Xperia service on your device.
2 Go to myxperia.sonymobile.com using any Internet-connected device.
3 Sign in using the same Google™ account that you have set up on your device.
4 Click the picture of your device under Your devices.
5 Select Lock or Change PIN2 to replace the current screen lock with a new PIN
code.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions provided by Protection by my Xperia.
Depending on your security settings, your device may lock after a screen lock reset. You then
need to enter your Google™ account username and password in order to use the device.
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