The Google Pixel 6a features multiple methods in terms of how you can unlock the screen of your smartphone. You can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can change the screen lock security for this device.
How to change the screen unlock method for Pixel 6a
In order to change the screen lock security of your Google Pixel 6a, you need to take the following steps:
1. To start off, you need to turn on your phone and then unlock its screen.
2. With your smartphone accessible, you need to open the Settings App.
If you can’t find it in the home screen, then you can swipe upwards from an unoccupied space in the home screen to bring up the full list of installed applications.
3. In the Settings App, the first step you need to take is to head into Security.
4. From the Security menu, you then need to go to Screen Lock.
5. You will be asked to unlock your screen again in order to continue.
6. You should now be in the Choose a New Screen Lock menu, which will allow you to do the following:
- The first option on this list is None, which means that you won’t have any screen lock method.
- You can also select Swipe, which will unlock the screen based on a swiping gesture.
- With the Pattern option, you can pick a pattern that unlock the screen based on a drawn pattern.
- When it comes to the PIN method, you can use a four-digit number for the screen unlock.
- Last but not least, you can also use the Password method for the screen lock security.
After selecting some of the aforementioned methods, you will get a “Delete Screen Lock” notification, which warns that you currently stored screen unlock method and fingerprint profiles will be deleted when making this change.
How to make your Pixel 6a screen stay unlocked
In addition to the aforementioned manual methods, you can also make your Google Pixel 6a screen stay unlocked by doing the following:
1. Open the Settings App and then select Security.
2. You then need to select Advanced Settings from the Security menu.
3. From the Advanced Settings menu, you need to go to Smart Lock.
4. You need to unlock your phone screen in order to continue.
5. After getting to the Smart Lock menu, you have the following methods:
- You can select the On-Body Detection method, which will keep your Pixel 6a unlocked when it detects that it is near your body.
- With the Trusted Places method, your smartphone will stay unlocked once it detects that it is in a trusted location.
- With the Trusted Devices option, the phone will stay unlocked if it is connected to a trusted device.
For all three of these methods, you phone will stay unlocked for 4 hours at the maximum.