128 Protecting Your Dell™ Streak

Protecting Your Dell™ Streak

Protect Your Device Data With a Screen

Unlock Pattern

You can protect your device data against unauthorized access by
locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the
unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw
the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen.
After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five
consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you
can try again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern,
follow these steps to unlock your screen:
1Touch Forgot pattern.
2When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your
Google account name and password.
3Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in To create a
screen unlock pattern.
4If you fail to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above
steps, visit support.dell.com.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern, or
touch the Launcher button Settings icon
Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern.
2Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
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