Motorola edge User Guide - Page 34

Your privacy, Screen pinning, Backup & restore, App safety, Passwords, Notifications, Location

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Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your phone. Your privacy Keeping your information safe is important. Find it: Swipe up > Settings > Privacy Privacy Permission manager Show passwords Display characters briefly as you type Look screen Show all notification content Motorola Privacy Advanced Autofill service from Google Decide which apps can access your information. See more privacy options. Security screen that shows options for locking your phone's screen. Tap Permission manager to see which apps have permissions to access private information, such as calendar events, contacts, email, and your location. Tap an app, then tap one of the apps that have permissions and tap Allow or Deny. Note: Some apps, such as Map, request your location in order to provide information, like directions or helping you find a nearby gas station. Turning off permissions may cause an app not to function correctly. Passwords Your phone briefly shows password characters as you type. To turn this off, swipe up > Settings > Privacy > Show passwords. Notifications Your phone shows notifications even when it's locked. To choose which notifications show, swipe up > Settings > Privacy > Lock screen. Tap to show all, none, or only those that are not sensitive. Location Location services, like GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and sensors help estimate your phone's location. To see recent location requests and which apps can determine your phone's location, swipe up > Settings > Location. Tap App permission, then tap an app. Choose Allow only while using the app or Deny. Screen pinning Need to keep an important screen handy, like a boarding pass or shopping coupon? Pin the screen for easy access. Find it: Swipe up > Settings > Security > Advanced > Screen pinning, then tap the switch to turn it on To pin a screen, swipe up and hold to see recent apps. Tap the icon at the top of the app and tap Pin. To unpin the screen, swipe up and hold. Backup & restore Find it: Swipe up > Settings > System > Backup > Back up to Google Drive Your Google account data is backed up online. If you reset or replace your phone, just log in to your Google account to restore the contacts, events, and other details you synced with the account. To restore your Google Play apps, see Take care of your apps. App safety Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may impact your phone's performance-see Choose carefully. Protect your phone

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Protect your phone
Warning:
A factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
Your privacy
Keeping your information safe is important.
Find it:
Swipe up
>
Settings
>
Privacy
Security screen that shows options for locking your phone’s screen.
Tap
Permission manager
to see which apps have permissions to access private
information, such as calendar events, contacts, email, and your location.
Tap an app, then tap one of the apps that have permissions and tap
Allow
or
Deny
.
Note:
Some apps, such as Map, request your location in order to provide information,
like directions or helping you find a nearby gas station. Turning off permissions may
cause an app not to function correctly.
Passwords
Your phone briefly shows password characters as you type. To turn this off, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Privacy
>
Show passwords
.
Privacy
Permission manager
Show passwords
Display characters briefly as you type
Look screen
Show all notification content
Motorola Privacy
Advanced
Autofill service from Google
Decide which apps can
access your information.
See more privacy options.
Notifications
Your phone shows notifications even when it’s locked.
To choose which notifications show, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Privacy
>
Lock
screen.
Tap to show all, none, or only those that are not sensitive.
Location
Location services, like GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and sensors help estimate your
phone’s location.
To see recent location requests and which apps can determine your phone’s location,
swipe up
>
Settings
>
Location
. Tap
App permission
, then tap an app. Choose
Allow only while using the app
or
Deny
.
Screen pinning
Need to keep an important screen handy, like a boarding pass or shopping coupon? Pin
the screen for easy access.
Find it:
Swipe up
>
Settings
>
Security
>
Advanced
>
Screen pinning
, then tap
the switch to turn it on
To pin a screen, swipe up and hold to see recent apps. Tap the icon at the top of the
app and tap
Pin
.
To unpin the screen, swipe up and hold.
Backup & restore
Find it:
Swipe up
>
Settings
>
System
>
Backup
>
Back up to Google Drive
Your Google account data is backed up online. If you reset or replace your phone, just
log in to your Google account to restore the contacts, events, and other details you
synced with the account.
To restore your Google Play apps, see
Take care of your apps
.
App safety
Tip:
Choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may impact your phone’s
performance—see
Choose carefully
.