Enable / Disable Emergency Alerts:

1. On the home screen, tap “Messaging”
2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
3. Under “Advanced settings” tap “More”
4. Tap “Emergency alerts”
5. Enable or disable “Imminent severe alerts”, “Imminent extreme alerts” and / or “AMBER alerts”

NOTE: Presidential alerts are turned on by default and cannot be disabled.

Enable Device Lock:

1. Swipe the “Status” bar down on the home screen
2. Go to “Settings”
3. Scroll to and tap “Display”
4. Tap “Lock screen” > “Select lock screen”
5. Choose an available lock screen option and follow the on-screen prompts to set it up

Change Device Lock Password:

1. Open “Settings”
2. Tap “Display” > “Lock screen”
3. Tap “Select lock screen” > “Password”
4. Enter the new password and tap “Continue”
5. Enter the password again for confirmation and tap “OK”

Change Device Lock PIN:

1. Drag the “Status” bar down on the home screen
2. Open “Settings” and tap “Display”
3. Tap “Lock screen” > “Select screen lock”
4. Tap “PIN”
5. Enter the new PIN and tap “Continue”
6. Enter the PIN a second time and tap “OK”

Disable the Lock Screen:

1. Open “Settings” and tap “Display”
2. Tap “Lock screen”
3. Tap “Select screen lock” and tap “None”
4. If needed, follow the on-screen prompts to complete the setup and disable the lock screen