Tutorials - #556 - How to turn on visible passwords on your Android phone

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#556 / February 2, 2010 / 1:22 min.

How to turn on visible passwords on your Android phone

In most software programs on computers and mobile devices password are generally show as asterisks. If you want to be able to

see your password as you enter it

though, you can

make your passwords visible on your Android phone.

This is handy if you have complicated passwords and find you too often mistype them on your handset.

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- Tap on Settings and in Settings tap on Location and security.

- Under Location and security tap on Visible passwords.

- The check mark will turn green indicating it's on.

- Now, when you type in passwords your Android phone will briefly display the character before hiding it.

- In the default setting you never see the character that's entered.

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