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unlocking with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock
the screen by touching and holding any blank area of the
screen.
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.
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.
IMPORTANT: If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and
touch Forget pattern? to sign in to the Google Account you have
added on the phone and reset the screen lock. You need an
active Internet connection. You can also upgrade the phone
software. See Upgrading the Phone Software.
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts,
application data, music and other media, downloaded information,
and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or a
password each time you power on your phone.
WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to