{"id":3454,"date":"2014-12-02T08:30:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=3454"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:17:49","slug":"tuesday-tip-how-to-set-up-a-customized-lock-screen-with-a-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/tuesday-tip-how-to-set-up-a-customized-lock-screen-with-a-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: How to Set Up a Customized Lock Screen with a Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we showed you how to set up a customized PIN on your Android smartphone to protect your private information.<\/a><\/p>\n

For even better security, you can create a unique pattern that unlocks your phone instead of using a PIN number.<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to the Settings menu.\"Android\"<\/li>\n
  2. Scroll down to \u201cSecurity\u201d or \u201cSecurity and Screen Lock\u201d and tap it. (This is typically located under the \u201cPersonal\u201d section.)<\/li>\n
  3. Under the \u201cScreen Security\u201d section, tap \u201cScreen Lock.\u201d By default, this option is set to \u201cSlide,\u201d which means no password or pattern is needed.<\/li>\n
  4. Select Pattern.<\/li>\n
  5. Swipe your finger on the screen to draw an unlock pattern you want to use. If you make a mistake while entering the pattern, simply tap \u201cRetry.\u201d Otherwise, tap \u201cContinue.\u201d It will then ask you to draw the pattern again to confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Like the PIN, be sure you know your Google account password before setting up your customized lock screen in case you forget the pattern.<\/p>\n

    Check back next week for a tip for all of our iPhone users out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Last week, we showed you how to set up a customized PIN on your Android smartphone to protect your private information. For even better security, you can create a unique pattern that unlocks your phone instead of using a PIN number.   Go to the Settings menu. Scroll down to \u201cSecurity\u201d or \u201cSecurity and Screen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nHow to Set Up a Customized Lock Screen with a Pattern<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can protect your personal information by setting up a customized lock screen secured with a pattern. 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