Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using
HTC Bolt without your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time
HTC Bolt is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
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From the
Home screen, tap
.
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Tap
Screen lock.
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Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
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On the Security screen, tap
, then specify the idle time before the screen locks.
Tip: Tap
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and clear
Make pattern visible if you don’t want your screen lock pattern to display as you draw it onscreen.