Protecting Your Dell™ Streak; Protect Your Device Data With A Screen Unlock Pattern - Dell Streak User Manual

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:
1 Touch Forgot pattern.
2 When prompted, sign on to the Google website using your Google
account name and password.
3 Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in To create a screen unlock
pattern.
4 If you fail to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above steps, visit
Dell.com/support.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1 Touch the Home button
location→ Set unlock pattern, or
touch the Application button
location→ Set unlock pattern.
2 Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
→ Menu button
→ Settings icon
Protecting Your Dell™ Streak
→ Settings→ Security &
→ Security &
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