Privacy and security on Nexus One

Pt. 9 of 10 | 3:31 |

Nexus One - the Google Phone video tutorial

Friday January 22, 2010

We continue our

in-depth look at the Nexus One Google Phone

by choosing our

privacy and security settings

. We'll

set a lock pattern on the Nexus One

, opt in our out of location based services and do our best to ensure that if we ever

lose the Nexus One

, we'll be able to get it back.

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Show Notes

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- Hit the Menu softkey and select Privacy to turn location-based settings on or off.

- Select Location and Security to set a variety of options.

- Set an unlock pattern: This is a pattern of connecting dots you'll have to input before you (or anyone else) can use your phone.

- SIM card lock: Allows you to apply a lock code to your SIM card so it can't be used in a new phone.

- Visible passwords: When turned off, passwords will display as dots instead of as characters.

To recover a lost Android phone:

- Try AntiDroidTheft: Allows you to track a lost phone via web browser.

- Wheres My Droid: Lets you turn off Silent mode to find your lost phone.

- Phone Finder: lets you track your lost phone using another Android handset.

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