Motorola moto x - Manual (Page 57)

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• Pattern : Draw a pattern to unlock.
• PIN : Enter four to sixteen digits to unlock.
• Password : Enter four to sixteen letters, digits, or symbols to
unlock.
To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, see “Power
key”.
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see
“Emergency calls”). A locked phone still rings, but you need
to unlock it to answer.
Can’t unlock?
Face unlock: If your phone doesn’t recognize your face, you’ll
be prompted to enter your backup pattern or PIN code to
unlock it.
Pattern, PIN, or password: If you forget your pattern, PIN, or
password, contact your service provider.
SIM lock
Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times, your
phone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN unlock code.
Contact your service provider for your PIN unlock code.
To set a SIM card PIN that you must enter when you turn on
your phone:
Find it: Apps > Settings > Security > Set up SIM card
lock > Lock SIM card
To set your SIM PIN, enter a 4-digit code. To change your code,
choose
Change SIM PIN .
Encrypt your phone
Caution: If you forget your encryption code, you cannot
recover the data stored on your phone. Encrypting your files
can take an hour or more. Leave your phone plugged in, and
be careful not to interrupt the process.
Encryption protects the accounts, settings, apps, and files on
your phone, so that people cannot access them if your phone is
stolen.
To encrypt your phone and require a PIN or password
whenever you turn on your phone:
Find it: Apps > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone
Backup & restore
Your Google account data is backed up online. So, if you reset
or replace your phone, just log into your Google account to
restore the contacts, events, and other details you synced with
the account. To choose what syncs with the account, touch
Apps
> Settings > ACCOUNTS , touch your Google
account, and check things to sync. Please note that text
messages, call logs, and items stored on your phone will not be
restored. To restore your Android apps, see “Take care of your
apps”.
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SIM lock
Encrypt your phone
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