Nexus 7 Guidebook seCuRe YouR TAbLeT 81
2. C harge the batter y.
3. P lug in your tablet .
4. s chedule an hour or more for the en cryption process: you
must not interrupt it or you w ill lose some or all of y our data.
When you’re ready to turn on e ncryption:
1. Tou ch S ettings > Personal > Sec urity > Encryption > E ncrypt
tablet.
2. R ead the informati on about encr yption carefu lly.
The Encrypt tablet bu tton is dimmed i f your batter y’s not
charged or your tablet ’s not plugge d in. If you change your
mind about encrypt ing your tablet, to uch the back but ton.
WArnInG: if you i nterrupt the encr yption process, you
will lose data.
3. To uch Encrypt tablet.
4. e nter your lock scr een PiN or password a nd touch Continue.
5. To uch Encrypt tablet again.
The encryption pro cess starts and d isplays its progre ss. encryp -
tion can take an hour or more , during which tim e your tablet may
restart several times.
When encryptio n is comple te, you’re p rompted to e nter your PIN
or password.
subsequently, you must en ter your PiN or password each time