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Pinning the current screen

For added security when showing your phone to someone else, use screen pinning to lock the display on the current app.
  1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
  2. Under Advanced, tap Screen pinning, and then tap the On/Off switch to turn it on.
  3. Choose if to display the screen lock when unpinning. To require a screen lock for unpinning, do one of the following:
    • If you haven't set a screen lock yet, tap Lock device when unpinning to set your screen lock.
    • If you have set a screen lock, tap Ask for unlock pattern before unpinning if its On/Off switch is not turned on.
  4. Open the app that you want, and then press .
  5. On the thumbnail of the latest app you opened, tap .
  6. To unpin the screen, press and hold and at the same.
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