Settings 181Security From the More menu, touch Security. The Securitymenu displays. The following options are available:• Encryption:As a security measure, you can encrypt the contents ofthe phone or an installed memory card, and require apassword each time you turn on the phone or access thememory card.Encryption may take an hour or more to complete. Startwith a charged battery, and attach the charger untilencryption is complete. Loss of power or otherinterruption may cause the loss of some or all data.Once your information is encrypted you are prompted toenter your decryption password each time you turn thephone on.– Encrypt device: Touch this option to encryptaccounts, settings, downloaded applications and data,media files, and more under a password you specify.– Encrypt external SD card: Touch this option toencrypt All information stored on a microSD memorycard, or only files created by your phone, under apassword you specify.• Passwords:– Make passwords visible: When enabled, brieflydisplays password characters as you enter them.• Device Administration:View or disable device administrators. Someapplications, such as corporate Email, may require youallow access to your device by device administrators incertain circumstances, such as if the phone is lost orstolen.Some features a device administrator might controlinclude:Setting the number of failed password attempts beforethe phone is restored to factory settings.Automatically locking the phone.Restoring factory settings on the phone.– Device administrators: View, add, or remove deviceadministrators.
