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Manage security & privacy settings on your Pixel phone

You can help protect your phone by updating your security and privacy settings.

Important:

Manage your security settings

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Security.
  3. At the top, you’ll see the security status of your device and Google Account. If there are important actions to take to secure your device or accounts, a warning message will appear.

Understand your security status

No problems found: No security issues are present on your device or Google Account.

Security can be improved: You have security recommendations.

Security may be at risk: Please review the security recommendations and take action to secure your account or device. 

Security is at risk: There are critical security issues which require your attention. Please review the security recommendations and take action to secure your account or device.

Security settings you can manage

Advanced security settings

  • Smart Lock
    Set your device to stay unlocked in certain circumstances. Learn how to turn on Smart Lock.
  • Device admin apps
    Find or remove apps that can administer your phone.
  • SIM card lock:
    Require a PIN to use your device.
  • Encryption & credentials
    If your phone isn't encrypted by default, learn how to encrypt data on your phone. To manage certificates, learn how to add or remove certificates.
  • Suspicious message alerts
    Get alerts for text messages that may include a suspicious request, fake link, or potential scam.
  • Trust agents
    Let your phone use automatic-unlock options like Trusted Places or Voice Match. Learn how to turn on automatic unlock.
  • App pinning
    You can pin a screen to keep it in view until you unpin it. Learn how to pin screens.
  • Confirm SIM deletion
    Verify it’s you before erasing a downloaded SIM.
  • Open source licenses
    View the Android open source licenses associated with your device.

Work profile security

If you use a work profile on your device, you can also manage these settings:

  • Use one lock: Use the same device screen lock as your personal account on this device.
  • Work profile lock: Set up a different screen lock than your personal account on this device. 
  • Face & fingerprint unlock for work: Only access your work profile by unlocking your device with your face or fingerprint lock. 

Manage your privacy settings

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy.

Privacy settings you can manage

  • Privacy Dashboard
    Show which apps recently used permissions.
  • Permission manager
    Control app access to your data.
  • Camera access
    Control camera access for all apps and services.
  • Microphone access
    Control microphone access for all apps and services.
  • Show passwords
    To help you use passwords that are more complex and secure, you can see what you type.
  • Notifications on lock screen
    Decide which notifications to show on lockscreen.
  • Private Compute Core
    Get suggestions based on the people, apps, and content you interact with. Learn more about device learning.
  • Personalize with app data
    Allow apps to send content to the Android system.
  • Show clipboard access
    Show a message when apps access text, images, or other content you’ve copied.
  • Autofill service from Google
    Manage saved passwords, credit cards, and addresses.
  • Google location history
    Save where you go with your device.
  • Activity controls
    Choose the activities and info you allow Google to save.
  • Ads
    Personalize ads and manage your advertising ID.
  • Usage & diagnostics
    Share data to help improve Android.
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