Settings

App shortcuts: Select apps to display shortcuts to them on the locked screen.

Find My Mobile: Activate or deactivate the Find My Mobile feature. Access the Find My Mobile website (findmymobile.samsung.com) to track and control your lost or stolen device.

Unknown sources: Set the device to allow the installation of apps from unknown sources.

Private mode: Activate private mode to prevent others from accessing your personal content. Refer to Private mode for more information.

This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider.

Encrypt device: Encrypt your device’s data to prevent others from accessing it if the device is lost or stolen. To use your encrypted device, you must decrypt the device’s data every time you turn on the device. You can set whether your device’s data will be decrypted automatically or whether an unlock code is required. It is not possible to back up or restore data when it is encrypted. If you enter the unlock code incorrectly several times in a row and reach the attempt limit, your device will perform a factory data reset.

Encrypt SD card: Set the device to encrypt files on a memory card.

If you reset your device to the factory defaults with this setting enabled, the device will not be able to read your encrypted files. Disable this setting before resetting the device.

Other security settings: Configure additional security settings.

Private mode

Hide personal content in your device to prevent others from accessing it.

Activating private mode

1 On the Settings screen, tap Lock screen and security Private mode, and then tap the switch to activate it.

If you are activating private mode for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions to set up a private mode access code.

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