Changing Your Settings 171PasswordsWhen enabled, password characters display briefly as youtouch them while entering passwords.1. From the Settings screen, touch More ➔Security.2. Touch Make passwords visible to enable or disable briefdisplays of password characters.When enabled, a check mark appears in thecheck box.Device AdministratorsThe Device Administration feature allows you to select one ormore administration applications that control your device forsecurity purposes (for example, if your phone is lost ofstolen). These applications enforce remote or local devicesecurity policies.Some of the features a device administration applicationmight control are:• Setting the number of failed password attempts before thedevice is restored to factory settings.• Automatically locking the device.• Restoring factory settings on the device.Note: If a device uses multiple enabled administrationapplications, the strictest policy is enforced.1. From the Settings screen, touch More ➔Security.2. Touch Device administrators.3. Select a device administrator and follow the prompts. Ifno device administrators are listed, you can downloadthem from the Play Store.
