Device Settings
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Note
: Charge the battery enough and connect the device to an electrical outlet.
Note
: You cannot use other features including making or receiving phone calls during
encryption.
1. Press
Home
>
Menu
, and touch
System settings
>
Security
>
Encrypt data
.
2. Select the following options.
Phone & SD card
to encrypt your device and the SD card installed in your device
.
Phone
to encrypt your device only.
SD card
to encrypt the installed SD card only.
3. Read the message and touch
Next
.
4. If you use the security lock with a PIN or password, enter it and touch
Next
.
5. Read the message and touch
Encrypt
.
Warning
: Do not remove the SD card during the encryption of the SD card, otherwise you will
lose some or all of your data.
Warning
: If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose some or all of your data.
Passwords
You can hide your password or PIN number as you type it.
1. Press
Home
>
Menu
, and touch
System settings
>
Security
.
2. Clear the
Make passwords visible
check box.
Device Administration
You can disable the authority to be a device administrator of certain applications. If disabled,
you will typically lose some functionality in those applications, such as the ability to sync new
email or calendar events to your device.
1. Press
Home
>
Menu
, and touch
System settings
>
Security
>
Device
administrators
.
2. Touch an application you want to disable the authority to be a device administrator.
Unknown Sources
Follow the steps below to install non-Google Play store applications:
1. Press
Home
>
Menu
, and touch
System settings
>
Security
.