Lock and hide files

In addition to locking your screen, you can also lock sensitive files, with a separate unlock pattern for files.

When you have locked a file:

  • It won’t appear in any apps.
  • To access the file in any app, you’ll need to unlock it in Settings.

Set up files and unlock pattern

  1. Go to Settings > Security > Advanced > Data Protection.
  2. Follow onscreen instructions to set the unlock pattern you’ll use to access your protected files.
  3. To add files, touch , navigate to the file(s), touch to select, then touch .

Unlock files, make visible in app

  1. Go to Settings > Security > Advanced > Data Protection.
  2. Draw your unlock pattern.
  3. Open the folder containing the files, then touch .
  4. Touch files to select them, and touch .
  5. Open the appropriate app to view and use the unlocked files.

See list of locked files

  1. Go to Settings > Security > Advanced > Data Protection.
  2. Draw your unlock pattern.
  3. Review the list of locked files.

Change unlock pattern

  1. Go to Settings > Security > Advanced > Data Protection.
  2. Draw your unlock pattern.
  3. Touch > Change pattern.
  4. Follow onscreen instructions to set a new pattern.

View file unlock history

  1. Go to Settings > Security > Advanced > Data Protection.
  2. Draw your unlock pattern.
  3. Touch > Unlock history.