This scenario plays out all the time, and if more smartphone owners only added owner information to their devices’ home screens, many more lost devices would likely be returned. A good Samaritan locates the device and wants to get it back to its rightful owner…but it’s locked and the home screen shows only a beautiful, albeit useless, ocean vista. Imagine you accidently leave your smartphone at a bar. On the following screen, locate the Screen Timeout option and pick a value–I suggest one minute or less for maximum security.Ģ) Customize Locked Home Screen with Owner Info To do so, open up the Android Settings menu, scroll down and select Display.
(Note: If you choose to employ the Pattern Lock option, it’s a good idea to frequently wipe your touch screen clean, since repeated entry of your pattern lock can leave a “trail” that can be spotted by hackers and used to gain access to your device.)Īfter you set your Android password, you should set your Screen Timeout options to a relatively low option, so your device display shuts off and locks itself shortly after you last touch it.
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