Info: Location and Security Features on Your Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate

The Location and Security settings allow you to set up how the phone will determine your location and the security settings for your phone.

Use Wireless Networks

Before you use applications such as Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable the Use wireless networks option or enable the GPS satellites.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Use wireless networks to enable location information using the wireless network.

Use GPS Satellites

This option allows you to locate locations accurately to street level. To conserve power, deselect this option when not in use.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Use GPS satellites to enable the GPS satellite.

Use Sensor Aiding

This options enhances the positioning capabilities of your phone and conserves power using sensors.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Use sensor aiding to enable the positioning sensors.

Set Up Screen Lock

Creating a screen unlock pattern increases security on the phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Set up screen lock and select one of the following options:

• None: disables screen unlock security.
• Pattern: requires that you draw a pattern on the screen to unlock it. Follow the onscreen instructions.
• PIN: requires that you enter a numeric PIN number to unlock the screen. Enter a PIN number, confirm it, then tap OK.
• Password: requires that you enter a password to unlock the screen. Enter a password, confirm it, then tap OK. Password must contain at least one letter.

Disable USB Debugging Mode

1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap the Disable USB debugging mode checkbox to create a checkmark. This is necessary when device encryption is enabled.

Set Up SIM Card Lock

Prevent another user from using your SIM card to make unauthorized calls or from accessing information stored on your SIM card by protecting the information using a PIN code. When enabled, your phone will ask for a PIN number each time you use the phone. Using this option you can also change your SIM PIN number.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Set up SIM card lock.
3. Tap Lock SIM card, enter your SIM PIN code, then tap OK.
4. Tap Change SIM PIN.
5. Enter your old SIM PIN code and tap OK.
6. Enter your new SIM PIN code and tap OK.
7. Re-type your new SIM PIN code and tap OK.

Visible Passwords

When you create a phone password you can also configure the phone to display the password as you type it instead of using an asterisk (*).
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security.
2. Tap Visible passwords to create a checkmark and activate this feature.

Set up/Change Password

Use this option to set up your password when one is first required or change your current password.
1. From the Home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Location and security > Set up/Change password.
2. Enter a new password and tap Confirm.
3. Enter the new password again and tap Confirm.

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