Since smartphones has become a necessity now days,the way we carry & store our personal data on our smartphones are now more vulnerable than before.Ever wondered what will happen if we lost our phone with thousands of photos & information on the micro sd card? In the P9 Plus, it has a built in feature that supports microSD lock with a password to protect all the content in the micro sd.
In case somebody finds your lost android phone, they might not be able to access your cell phones content because of the security lock, that is if you have set up a security lock but they still can take out your external SD card and access its content on a PC. This is the main reason why you need to lock your SD card if you have important or private data on it.
Once locked, your music, photos, apps and account data cant be read without first unjumbling the information using a unique passcode. This key is then required to lock and unlocked the micro sd card.
From a users viewpoint though, you just enter your passcode whenever you boot up to enter the micro sd card and all of your files will be accessible. This means that if your handset falls into the wrong hands, no-one else will be able to make sense of any of the data on your phone without knowing your password.
To set the password:
Insert the microSD card and go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Security > Set microSD card password. Just follow the on screen instructions.
Some settings you will find in the MicroSD card lock:
- microSD card lock (set password) and unlock
- Change or cancel password
- Clear microSD card password (this will erase all data on the microSD card)
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Only the device you set up the micro sd lock can open & view the content of the micro sd card. If you take out & put the micro sd card in other devices, it will require the password & you will not be able to view the contents.
Good luck trying! :)
In case somebody finds your lost android phone, they might not be able to access your cell phones content because of the security lock, that is if you have set up a security lock but they still can take out your external SD card and access its content on a PC. This is the main reason why you need to lock your SD card if you have important or private data on it.
Once locked, your music, photos, apps and account data cant be read without first unjumbling the information using a unique passcode. This key is then required to lock and unlocked the micro sd card.
From a users viewpoint though, you just enter your passcode whenever you boot up to enter the micro sd card and all of your files will be accessible. This means that if your handset falls into the wrong hands, no-one else will be able to make sense of any of the data on your phone without knowing your password.
To set the password:
Insert the microSD card and go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Security > Set microSD card password. Just follow the on screen instructions.
Some settings you will find in the MicroSD card lock:
- microSD card lock (set password) and unlock
- Change or cancel password
- Clear microSD card password (this will erase all data on the microSD card)
Only the device you set up the micro sd lock can open & view the content of the micro sd card. If you take out & put the micro sd card in other devices, it will require the password & you will not be able to view the contents.
Good luck trying! :)