Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using
HTC Desire 12+ 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 Desire 12+ is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
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From the
Home screen, swipe up and then tap
.
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Under Device security, tap
Screen lock.
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Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
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Beside Screen lock, tap
, then specify the idle time before the screen locks.
Tip: If you've set up a screen lock pattern and you don't want the pattern to display onscreen as you draw it, tap
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and tap the Make pattern visible
On/Off switch to turn it off.