Set or change a screen lock Important: To ensure your automatic and manual backups are encrypted with your screen lock, use a PIN, pattern, or a password. Learn how to back up or restore data on …

With Android security and privacy settings, you can find: An overview of your status Alerts, when there are potential risks present and provides corrective suggestions Recommendations on how to …

Important: This feature is only available for Android N (7.0) and up, or Chrome OS versions 83 and up. You can set time limits on apps to manage how much time your child can spend on a specific app …

You can set up a screen lock to help secure access to your Android phone. Important: To make sure your automatic

When you create a Google Account for your child with Family Link, you can set screen time limits on their Android device or Chromebook. You can set your child's Android device or Chromebook to lock …

Based on the notifications you want, you can change settings for certain apps or for your whole phone. At the top of your screen, notifications show when you swipe down. Some notifications can also …

You can save sensitive photos and videos to a folder protected by your device screen lock in the Google Photos app. Items in Locked Folder won’t appear in the Photos grid, memories, search or albums …

Set up passkeys Important: When you create a passkey, you opt in to a passkey-first, password-less sign-in experience. Only create passkeys on devices you personally own and use. Even if you sign …

To quickly get to your favorite content, you can customize your Home screens. You can add and organize: Apps Shortcuts to content inside apps Widgets that show information without opening apps

On some phones, you can get info about how you spend time on your phone, like how often you unlock it and how long you use each app. You can use that info to improve your digital wellbeing. For …