Android Users Guide ICS

Settings 127 AUG-3.0-100 Android User’s Guide Location & security settings Use the Location & Security settings to configure how you want the tablet to determine your location (this affects accuracy) and how you want to share your location with Google and others. You can also configure settings that help secure your tablet and its data. Use wireless networks Check to use information from Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location, for use in Maps and other geographically aware applications, when you search, and so on. When you check this option, you’re asked whether you consent to sharing your location anonymously with Google’s location service, to help improve the service. Use GPS satellites Check to use your tablet’s global positioning system (GPS) satellite receiver to pinpoint your location to within an accuracy as close as several meters (“street level”). Actual GPS accuracy depends on a clear view of the sky and other factors. Use location for Google Search Check to use include information about your location when you use Google Search, Voice Search, and so on. Configure lock screen Touch to configure your lock screen to require a pattern, PIN, or password to unlock your screen, or never to show the lock screen at all. For more information, see “Securing your tablet” on page 29. Owner info Opens a screen where you can set whether you want to display information about yourself (such as your contact information) on the lock screen and where you can enter the text you want to display. Encrypt tablet Touch to encrypt the contents of your tablet and to require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your tablet each time you power it on. For details, see “Securing your tablet” on page 29. Set up SIM card lock (Only for tablets that use a SIM card.) Opens a screen where you can configure the tablet to require entering the SIM PIN to use the tablet, and where you can change the SIM PIN.

Android Users Guide ICS

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