Security Settings, Biometrics & Smart Lock Tutorial for Galaxy S9
Keeping your data and phone secure may be one of the most important features on a phone today. This video will show you all the ways that you can secure your phone through lock screen types, Biometrics and Smart Lock capabilities. This will help you keep it locked, or unlocked no matter where you are.
Phone Security
Under the phone security this is where you can choose your Screen lock type, Smart Lock and Secure lock screen settings.
Under Scree Lock Type you can choose:
- Swipe
- Pattern
- PIN
- Password
- None
Here you can also enable if you would like your Biometrics enabled.
Smart Lock allows you to choose when and where your phone will stay unlocked to prevent you front entering in the password over and over.
On-body detection: Keep you device unlocked while it’s on you.
Trust places: Add location where device should be unlocked.
Trusted Devices: Unlock this device when connected device is nearby.
Voice Match: Set up Voice Match
Secure Lock Settings
Under this setting you have the option to:
- Hide the pattern
- Lock automatically
- Lock Instantly with power key
- Auto factory reset
- Lock network and settings
If you have Smart Lock enabled and you turn on Lock instantly with power key it will not log immediately you long press the X or lock icon on the lock screen.
For Biometrics there are 4 options:
- Intelligent Scan
- Face Recognition
- Iris Scanner
- Fingerprint Scanner
The Intelligent Scan includes the Face & Iris unlock in one setting. You can also have the Fingerprint enabled at the same time. If you would like to only use Face unlock you must turn off the Intelligent Scan and then enable Face Recognition.
For more questions about keeping your phone secure please leave a comment below!
