Phone lock settings – Nokia 9 User Manual

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back to original settings after the last try. If you haven't limited the number of

times, your phone requires service before you can use it again.

3 Select

Autolock

, and define the length of time after which the phone is locked

automatically.

Unlock your phone

1 Press the power key, and swipe from the outside of the screen onto the screen.

You can swipe from any direction.

2 Enter the security code, and select

OK

.

Tip: You can also tap the screen twice, and swipe from the outside of the screen onto

the screen.

Tip: When you update your phone software using the Nokia Software Updater PC app,

the language of your on-screen keyboard is set back to the default language. If your

security code includes characters that are not part of this on-screen keyboard, select

, then swipe left or right across the keyboard to change the language of the on-

screen keyboard to the one you used when creating the security code.

Tip: If you have defined a trusted person, if you ever forget your security code, you

can send them the code in a text message. Select

Device lock

>

Trusted person

>

Select trusted person

and a contact from the list. If the trusted person's phone

number changes in the contacts list, you need to change it manually

Phone lock settings
You can define a security code and set your phone to automatically lock itself when

you're not using it.

Some services, such as Mail for Exchange, may require that you define a security code

for your phone. Depending on administrator security requirements, also your phone

lock settings may be changed, such as Autolock and Number of tries.

Select and

Security

>

Device lock

, and from the following:

Autolock — Set the length of time before the phone locks automatically.
Security code — Change the security code. To use the phone lock, you need to define

a security code.
Number of tries — Set a limit for incorrect security code attempts. After the limit is

reached, the phone is reset to original settings and all user data is deleted.
Trusted person — Set one of your contacts as a trusted person. If you have defined

a trusted person, if you ever forget your security code, you can send the code to the

trusted person in a text message. After entering the incorrect security code, select

Recover

, and follow the displayed instructions.

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